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...
Glenbard West, Xzavion Willett smack Marist; L-W West rules Downers South
Lake Park's Dylan Roszak tries to get past the Maine South block in a Silver bracket semifinal at the Richard Griesheim Invitational hosted by Downers Grove Soth on Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comThe opening set of Saturday's showdown between top-ranked Glenbard West and No. 2 Marist at the Brother Rice Smack Attack showed why the two teams are the best in the state. Like a heavyweight fight, the teams exchanged blows and were tied at every point between 7-7 and 17-17. Then came the X-...
Monday, April 29 results
Eli Rodda and Barrington squandered a 17-8 lead in the second set but held on to beat Highland Park, 25-19, 27-25, in a nonconference match Monday in Barrington. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, April 29 resultsBarrington def. Highland Park 25-19, 27-25Highland Park (17-5 overall, 3-2 in the Central Suburban North).Barrington (13-7 overall, 6-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Cole Hartke (5 kills, 5 digs, 5 blocks, 2 aces, 2 assists), Adrian Wu (4 assists, 2 digs, 1 ace), Carson Skinner (23 assists, 2 digs), Gavin Rohlwing (4 kills, 1 block,...
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,...
The fun is back at Barrington thanks to the leadership of senior standout Cole Hartke
Barrington's 6-10 outside hitter Cole Hartke is helping the Broncos find their way after they experienced a slow start to the 2024 season. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.comThere is a simple formula in volleyball that states, “energy plus fun equals wins.”Barrington did not display much energy at the beginning of the season and certainly wasn’t having a lot of fun.Cole Hartke is helping to change that.“We had a rough start,” said Barrington’s 6-10 outside hitter. “We weren’t playing to expectations. We really needed to t...
Thursday, April 18 results
Sebastian Schultz (6) and Belleville East weathered a one-hour delay due to a tornado warning to defeat rival O'Fallon on Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, April 18 results Barrington def. Fremd 25-19, 25-15Barrington (8-4 overall, 5-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Cole Hartke (4 kills, 5 digs, 1 block, 1 assist), Adrian Wu (12 assists, 1 dig), Carson Skinner (11 assists), Gavin Rohlwing (7 kills, 2 blocks), Eli Rodda (3 kills, 1 block, 2 digs), Aidan Gilmore (7 digs, 2 assists), Matt Louis (6 kills, 3 blocks, 1 dig), Sam Grozdic ...
Wednesday, April 17 results
Lincoln-Way West, featuring 6-4 outside hitter Connor Jaral (pictured), is the top seed at this weekend's Richard Griesheim Invitational hosted by Downers Grove South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, April 17 results Bartlett def. St. Charles North 25-20, 25-23St. Charles North (8-11 overall, 0-2 in the DuKane Conference). Bartlett (8-8 overall, 0-2 in the Upstate Eight Conference).Bolingbrook def. West Chicago 25-9, 25-17Bolingbrook (17-2 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Tristan Benbow (6 kills, 1 block, 5 dig...
