(Augusta) Sourtheastern won the Lady Suns Classic on Saturday and improved to 6-0 on the young season. Saturday's resultsAt JacobsBarrington def. Crystal Lake Central 25-22, 25-21 (championship)Barrington (8-3 overall, 0-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Kalyn Brookbank (5 kills), Jaelyn Connole (2 kills, 2 aces, 2 assists), Addie Brookbank (7 kills, 1 ace), Alex Pelletiere (3 kills), Whitney Mall (9 kills, 1 ace), Eve Adler (15 assists, 1 kill), Allesandra Mirkovick (1 block).Crystal Lake Central (9-1 overall, 4-0 in the Fox Valley Conferen...
Williamsville freshman Hannah Holliday is the Ultimate/Illprepvb Player of the Week
Williamsville freshman Hannah Holiday (4) is flanked by (from left) Riley Holliday, Britni Walters and Brianna Walters, By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIt take a lot of trust for a senior setter to continue to deliver the ball to a freshman who is playing her first season on their school's varsity volleyball team. Unless that trust has been developed over, say .. 13 or 14 years. Hannah Holiday, a 5-8 freshman outside hitter for Williamsville (4-1), has a unique relationship with her setter. Hannah’s setter happens to be ...
Friday, September 6 results
Plainfield Central's Reagan McIntyre (5) slips a kill attempt past the block of Bolingbrook's Bianca Fefee during Thursday's nonconference match in Plainfield. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, September 6 results At Lady Suns Classic Illini West def. Payson Seymour 25-10, 25-16 Rushville/Industry defeated (Barry) Western 25-23, 25-23 (Augusta) Southeastern def. Liberty 25-16, 25-21(Augusta) Southeastern (4-0 overall, 0-0 in the West Central Conference): Amanda Stephens (12 kills, 12 assists), Kara Stephens (8 kills, 9 ass...
Momentum shift helps Downers Grove North avoid upset at Naperville Central
Downers Grove North's (from left) Kelly Crowley, Alyssa Walters, Emme Reid, Abby Gross, Jenny Buehler and Sarah Rutkowski. https://youtu.be/Ba3uZu1GTtg By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThings were looking mighty bleak for Downers Grove North in the third set of its match Tuesday at Naperville Central.By momentum is a fickle mistress.No sooner had Naperville Central extended an 11-9 lead to 18-13 than momentum turned its back on the hosts.“When one of our outside hitters, Adriana (Marsicano), came in to serve, she got us on a run,”...
Thursday, September 5 results
Joliet Central opened its 2024 season with a 25-10, 25-20 victory over Bloom Township on Wednesday. Thursday, September 5 results Abingdon-Avon def. Farmington 25-20, 20-25, 25-20Farmington (2-3 overall, 1-0 in the Prairieland Conference): Alayna Keefer (14 kills, 5 aces, 8 assists), Kayleigh Toombs (2 kills), Claire Hanlin (15 digs).Bolingbrook def. Plainfield Central 19-25, 25-18, 25-18Bolingbrook (5-3 overall, 0-1 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Angie Pena (13 kills, 3 aces, 12 digs), Noelle Aprati (12 kills, 10 digs), Catherin...
You can take it to the (Brook)bank, Fillies (sic) Mall Tigers for Jacobs championship
Barrington won its fourth consecutive championship at Jacobs, defeating Crystal Lake Central, 25-22, 25-21, in the final. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorAddie Brookbank wasn’t going to be the one to let the streak end.“We’ve won this every year I’ve been here,” said Barrington’s 6-0 senior outside hitter.And what happens when Barrington wins the Jacobs tournament?“Good things happen when we win this,” said Barrington coach Michelle Mayer-Jakubowski.Brookbank supplied 7 kills and an ace and Whitney Mall provided 9 kills and an ace as B...
Tremont bottles up previously unbeaten Lexington in both teams’ HOIC opener
Lexington High School outside hitter Avery Poppe (8) had difficulty penetrating Tremont's block during a 25-12, 25-12 loss to the host Turks on Thursday. Tremont finished with 7 blocks. (On the home page) Tremont High School setter Lilly Klaus (21), who recently surpassed 1,000 career assists, had 25 assists and 8 digs in Thursday's 25-12, 25-12 victory over previously unbeaten Lexington at Tremont. (Photos by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comTREMONT – Playing shorthanded against Tremont High School’s strong-armed volley...
Monday, September 2 results
Monday, September 2 results (Biggsville) West Central def. Astoria/VIT 26-24, 25-14Carterville def. Marion 25-15, 25-23Farmington def. North Fulton 21-25, 25-23, 25-21Farmington (1-2 overall, 1-0 in the Prairieland Conference): Alayna Keefer (2 aces, 6 assists), Izzy Lynn (9 kills), Kayleigh Toombs (5 blocks), Claire Hanlin (19 digs).Morton def. Tremont 25-16, 26-24Morton (2-1 overall, 0-0 in the Mid-Illini Conference): Carly Whitaker (7 kills), Rebekah Stock (11 digs), Paige Selke (4 blocks), Ella Durbin (1 ace), Leigha Kempf (9 assists).T...
Peggy Scholten Volleyball Classic
Tuesday, September 3 results
Alaina Pollard (14) had 11 kills and a block but Lincoln-Way East came up short in a 25-23, 23-25, 25-21 loss to visiting Benet Academy on Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, September 3 results Argenta-Oreana def. (Mowequa) Central A & M 26-24, 25-23(Mowequa) Central A & M (0-4 overall, 0-0 in the Central Illinois Conference): Sophie Roe (1 ace, 7 digs), Payton Schinzler (2 aces, 4 digs), Emma Snow (5 kills, 3 digs), Gwyn Hardimon (4 kills, 1 assist, 10 digs, 1 block), Holly Paradee (1 ace, 1 assist, 11 digs), Callie Robe...