1st Alliance 18 Gold reached the championship match of the 18 Open division at the 2024 USAV Girls 18s Junior National Championship in Baltimore, Maryland, before falling to TAV 18 Black out of Austin, Texas. (From left) Katie Scherer, Calli Kenny and Grace Nelson were named to the 18 Open all-tourament team. Baltimore, Maryland – After staging an improbable rally from a 14-11 deficit in the third set to defeat Munciana 18 Samurai, 14-25, 25-21, 16-14, in a challenge match Saturday, 1st Alliance 18 Gold seemed destined to claim a na...
‘Cohesion’ is the reason Hersey beat Glenbrook South … that, and Arrowood’s 17 kills
Hersey improved to 22-3 with a 25-23 18-25, 16-14 victory over Glenbrook South on Saturday in Arlington Heights. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorSix-foot-2 outside hitter Justin Arrowood had a lot of friends on the other side of the net when his Huskies played Glenbrook South in the final match of the Hersey round-robin tournament Saturday in Arlington Heights.But friendships are typically set aside when the first ball is tossed in the air.“Coming into this game, everyone knew this was the game that mattered,” Arrowood said. “We lo...
Saturday, April 26 results
Max Chuluuneerde (14) and Glenbrook South fell to Hersey, 23-25, 25-18, 16-14, in the final match of the Hersey tournament Saturday in Arlington Heights. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, April 26 results Hersey Invitational Hersey def. Glenbrook South 25-23, 18-25, 16-14Hersey (22-3 overall, 6-0 in the Mid-Suburban East): Gregory Kubon (7 kills, 1 block, 1 assist), Dylan Kim (2 aces), Naveen Samuel (27 assists), Justin Arrowood (17 kills, 2 blocks, 2 aces), Oscar Boduch (2 kills), Jack Stolzer (5 kills, 3 blocks), W...
Friday, April 26 results
Friday's scores Lincoln-Way East def. Yorkville 25-15, 25-22Lincoln-Way East (16-5 overall, 2-1 in the Sutghern Suburban Conference): Trey Marek (10 kills, 10 digs), Nate Webster (5 kills), Kyle Swarens (22 assists). Lincoln-Way East def. Plainfield East 19-25, 25-18, 15-13Lincoln-Way East (17-5 overall, 2-1 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Trey Marek (19 kills, 6 digs), Matt Muehlnickel (10 kills, 6 digs), Grant Urban (4 kills), Kyle Swarens (30 assists). Lockport def. Minooka 25-9, 25-11Lockport (22...
Thursday, April 25 results
Zach White (15) and Glenbrook South tuned up for Saturday's tournament at Hersey by defeating Evanston on Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, April 25 results Belleville East def. Belleville West 25-17, 25-22Belleville East (21-2 overall, 5-0 in the Southwest Conference): Jack Byers (11 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace), Tyce Watson (3 kills, 4 digs, 2 assists), Keegan Rose (3 kills, 2 digs, 1 ace, 22 assists). Belleville West (14-6 overall, 2-4 in the Southwestern Conference).Bremen def. Shepard 27-25, 25-23Bremen (7-9 overall, 2-3 in ...
Streamwood’s Voravong proves that it’s the size of a player’s heart that matters
Streamwood, which improved to 15-3 overall with Wednesday's win at Rolling Meadows, faces a key Upstate Eight Conference game next week when it hosts Glenbard East. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorStreamwood coach Michelle Mueller admits a lot of people looked at her like she was crazy when she brought up a 5-5 sophomore outside hitter two years ago.They’re not laughing anymore.Brandon Voravong, who is somewhat generously listed at 5-5, smashed a team-high 9 kills and added an ace Wednesday to lead Streamwood (15-3 overall, 4-0 in the ...
Benet gets a lift from some surprising sources to turn back Marian Catholic
Benet Academy remained unbeaten in the East Suburban Catholic Conference Tuesday, defeating Marian Catholic despite losing Dom Krzeczkowski (second from right) to a stomach virus early in the second set. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorWith 6-8 outside hitter and leading attackerDominic Krzeczkowski battling a stomach virus and exiting the match midway through the second set Tuesday, Benet Academy coach Hector Cano was looking for a few heroes.Enter Reed Hefley and sophomore Lukas Carlsen.Hefley provided 19 assists, 7 kills and an ace,...
Wednesday, April 24 results
Lake Park hosts Conant on Thursday in a key battle for sectional seeding. Wednesday, April 24 resultsAddison Trail def. Elmwood Park 25-13, 25-13Addison Trail (4-14 overall, 0-3 in the West Suburban Gold): Frankie Giannone (4 kills, 2 digs), Joaquin Ruiz (1 ace, 5 kills, 14 digs), Jorge Molina (4 kills, 3 digs), Max Sobus (6 kills), Nathan Elakkatt (3 aces, 15 digs), Nehemiah Varghese (18 assists, 6 digs), Nick D’Antonio (3 kills), Richard Garcia (5 digs), Zachary Morris (1 ace, 7 digs).Benet Academy def. Metea Valley 25-16, 25-10Benet...
Loyola University sponsoring volleyball camps this summer for boys and girls
The Loyola University men's volleyball program is sponsoring two volleyball camps this summer and both are the exact same, running from July 29-August 3. The first camp is almost at full capacity so there is plenty of room in the second camp. We do have commuter and overnight options available for the campers, but all this information plus more can be found on our registration page at LUC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL CAMP, where details of the camp are also available. The women’s program also has a few different camps this summer as well. The link...
Tuesday, April 23 results
Marian Catholic, which has dropped back-to-back three-setters to Homewood-Flossmoor and Benet Academy, will try to get back on the winning track when it hosts Carmel on Thursday. Tuesday, April 23 resultsAndrew def. Homewood-Flossmoor 25-22, 17-25, 25-17Homewood-Flossmoor (21-5 overall, 1-1 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Bryan Ahrendt (1 kill, 9 digs), Caleb Madden (4 kills, 1 ace, 3 blocks), Timmy VanEtten (5 kills, 2 digs, 1 block), Nate Epley (8 kills, 1 ace, 4 digs), Ahmad Powell (12 kills, 5 digs, 1 block), Kai Scott (24 a...