Barrington's 6-2 junior outside hitter Whitney Mall had 8 kills and 3 blocks in the Fillies' 25-14, 25-19 victory Monday at Wheaton Warrenville South. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThere are times when you can only shrug your shoulders.“I'm so flabbergasted,” said Barrington’s 6-2 junior outside hitter Whitney Mall. “How did that even go over?”Mall’s kill attempt late in the second set was blocked at the net by a pair of defenders, but she had the presence of mind to push the ball back over net off on...
Get better? You could say that about ASICS Challenge champion Mother McAuley
Mother McAuley junior Abigail Willilams slams a kill past a Divine Savior Holy Angels defender during Saturday's semifinal. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorMother McAuley coach Jen DeJarld’s goal for her team this weekend at the ASICS Challenge was two-fold: get better and advance to the final four.“Where we go from there (the final four), I wasn't sure,” she said. “We've been working on a defense and blocking. I think we’re a pretty strong team offensively, but defensively, we needed to be better.“I ...
Video highlights of day one of the St. Charles East Scholastic Cup at Great Lakes
Oswego lost to St. Charles North, 25-21, 18-25, 15-10, at the St. Charles East Scholastic Cup at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center on Friday and will play for the Silver championship on Saturday. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) https://youtu.be/WTKYURn4A_8 Live results and bracket information can be found here: https://results.advancedeventsystems.com/event/U3RfX0NoYXJsZXNfRWFzdF9TY2hvbGFzdGljX0N1cA2/home?_gl=11eddrhg_gaMTQ4MTI1MDcyMC4xNjM2NDYyNzcw_ga_PQ25JN9PJ8*MTY5NTMxNzgxNC4yNzMuMS4xNjk1MzE3OTM1LjAuMC4w&_ga=2.24165...
Wednesday, October 11 results
Naperville North's Ammecy Ray (7) watches libero Allison HIggs send a pass to the front row during the Huskies' victory over DeKalb on Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Wednesday, October 11 results (updated 12:40 p.m., Thursday, October 12)Brown County def. West Hancock 25-15, 25-20Brown County (13-19 overall, 3-3 in the Western Illinois Valley): Kenzie Kassing (10 kills, 1 block), Brooke Garthaus (6 kills, 4 digs), Grace Boylen (10 digs, 4 aces), Adalyn Wagner (19 assists), Jayden Fink (6 digs). De La Salle def. Jones College Prep 27-25, ...
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Wednesday, October 4 results
Lena-Winslow held its "Pink Out" match Tuesday, raising breast cancer awareness and honoring two members of the Lena-Winslow community, libero tracker and former player Rose Black, a breast cancer survivor, and Jeri Strohecker, who is currrently battling cancer. Wednesday, October 4 results (updated 4:15 p.m., Thursday, October 5)(Augusta) Southeastern def. West Prairie 25-20, 25-15(Augusta) Southeastern (18-4 overall, 1-2 in the West Central Conference): Amanda Stephens (12 kills, 12 digs), Abigail Shaffer (16 assists, 13 digs).Benet Acade...
Friday, September 22 results
Friday, September 22 results At Kaneland Pool AKaneland def. Neuqua Valley 26-24, 25-16Kaneland def. Batavia 25-15, 25-13Kenwood def. Batavia 10-25, 25-13, 15-12 Kaneland (13-6 overall, 2-1 in the Interstate Eight Conference).Pool BGeneseo def. Aurora Central Catholic 25-10, 19-25, 15-9Downers Grove North def. Geneseo 25-11, 25-14Downers Grove North def. Yorkville 25-18, 25-14Note: Play resumes Saturday at 8:00 a.m.At Champaign CentralChampaign Central def. Decatur St. Teresa 23-25, 25-18, 25-8Decatur St. Teresa (3-13 overall...
Monday, October 16 results
Unity Christian of Decatur (formerly Lutheran School Association of Decatur) is currently 27-4 and 9-0 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference. Led by Maggye Smith, who has career records of more than 1,000 digs and 1,000 kills, and freshman Mallory Harrison, who has racked up more than 116 aces this season, Unity Christian has won three tournaments – the Central Illinois Traveling Tournament, the Unity Tournament and the Lincoln Prairie Conference tournament. Monday, October 16 results (updated 10:25 a.m., Tuesday, October 17)(...
Wednesday, September 27 results
Defending IHSA Class 3A champion St. Francis is one of the Illinois teams competing in the ASICS Challenge this weekend at Mother McAuley. Wednesday, September 27 results(Augusta) Southeastern def. Macomb 23-25, 25-23, 25-22(Augusta) Southeastern (16-3 overall, 2-1 in the West Central Conference): Amanda Stephens (20 kills, 18 assists), Kenzie Griswold (10 kills), Abigail Shaffer (9 kills, 25 assists, 18 digs), Savannah Ramsey (14 digs).Macomb (13-4 overall, 5-0 in the Prairieland Conference): Kylie Robinson (3 aces, 10 digs), Madeline McCl...