Freshman setter Alison Coyne (3) is playing alongside her sister, senior outside hitter Lauren Coyne, while both follow in the footsteps of their mother and uncle by playing for Wheaton Warrenville South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comLauren and Alison Coyne feel at home in Wheaton Warrenville South’s gym.That’s because it’s been a second home of sorts for their family, which is synonymous with volleyball excellence.Lauren, a 6-foot-3 senior who plays outside hitter and rightside hitter, and Alison, a 5-10 f...
Wednesday, October 23 results
Normal West defeated Bloomington on Tuesday to win the Big Twelve Conference championship. Wednesday, October 23 results Athens def. Triopia/Virginia 25-17, 25-23Athens (28-7 overall, 12-3 in the Tomahawk Conference).Bolingbrook def. Batavia 18-25, 25-16, 25-15Bolingbrook (15-16 overall, 5-5 in the Southwest Prairie Conference).Coal City def. Reed-Custer 25-6, 25-20Coal City (20-15 overall, 10-4 in the Illinois Central Eight Conference): Sydney Larson (16 assists, 2 digs), Naomi Rodriguez (8 assists, 1 dig), Jaela Vasquez (4 assists, 1 d...
Lincoln-Way East rides the hot hand of Tamia Maddox to a SWSC championship
Lincoln-Way East libero Stella Drozd, freshman Kolby Ross (7) and head coach Sean Burns celebrated a Southwest Suburban Conference championship Tuesday following a 25-19, 25-18 victory over Homewood-Flossmoor. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comDuring the first set of the winner-take-all match between Homewood-Flossmoor and Lincoln-Way East for the Southwest Suburban Conference championship Tuesday, a volleyball flew into the rafters and did not come down.But the way Tamia Maddox was jumping out of th...
Monday, October 28 results
Monday, October 28 results Class 1A At Kirkland Hiawatha Elgin St. Edward def. North Shore Country Day 25-11, 25-14 At Galena Scales Mound def. River Ridge 16-25, 25-20, 25-15Scales Mound (16-17-1 overall, 6-6 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Campbell Hereau (29 assists), Grace Behlke (9 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 7 digs), Ellaina Kostenbader (8 kills, 1 block, 7 digs), Lila Anderson (5 kills, 4 blocks), Ava Wiederholt (4 kills, 4 blocks), Anika Stadel (3 aces), Halle Wiegel (1 ace, 12 digs).Next up: Scales Mound will pl...
(Chicago) Taft seeks boys JV tournament
(Chicago) Taft is looking for a junior varsity tournament in which to enter its boys JV team. The team has open dates on April 19, April 26 and May 10, 2025. If you have an opening in your JV tournament on any of those dates, please contact Payton Litney, Head JV Boys Volleyball Coach, Taft High School, at plitney@cps.edu ...
Tuesday, October 22 results
McKenna Devick (11) and the Naperville Central Redhawks lost to Metea Valley, 25-18, 25-20, in a key DuPage Valley Conference showdown Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, October 22 results Auburn def. (Mowequa) Central A & M 25-21, 25-1(Mowequa) Central A & M (6-24 overall, 0-4 in the Central Illinois Conference): Kaydence Wilkinson (1 kill, 2 blocks), Sophie Roe (1 kill), Avery Jordan (1 assist, 1 dig), Payton Schinzler (1 ace, 5 digs), Gwyn Hardimon (3 digs), Holly Paradee (3 assists, 10 digs), Callie Robertson (2 aces, ...
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Saturday, October 26 results
DeKalb went 4-1 to win the Stillman Valley tournament on Saturday. Saturday, October 26 resultsAt Heart of Illinois ConferenceEureka def. Tremont 25-23, 25-20 (championship)Eureka (26-7 overall, 10-2 in the Heart of Illinois Conference): Jessi Rokey (4 kills, 3 blocks), Josie Wiegand (6 kills, 10 digs), Kayleigh Keim 6 digs 2 aces), Elle Blunier (11 assists, 8 digs).Tremont (26-7 overall, 11-1 in the Heart of Illinois Conference). Lexington def. (Downs) Tri-Valley 25-17, 25-21 (fifth place)Lexington (26-7 overall, 7-5 in the Heart of Ill...
There’s a new No. 1 in Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Girls H.S. Rankings
Benet Academy's Ava Ledebuhr (left) and tournament MVP Aniya Warren (right) helped the Redwings defeat Mother McAuley, 25-13, 25-22, in Saturday's championship match of the Autumnfest tournament hosted by Glenbard East. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorA champions division in volleyball?Joe Trost, a former colleague at the (Chicago) Sun-Times, recently tweeted that a champions division, separating the top eight schools into their own playoff series, could be coming soon to the IHSA football playoffs.I...
Benet Academy remains perfect, defeats Mother McAuley (again) to win Autumnfest
Mother McAuley's Abbey Williams tries to beat the block of Benet Academy's Brooklynne Brass (5) and Lynney Tarnow during the championship match of Saturday's Autumnfest tournament at Glenbard East. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorTell me if you’ve heard this story before.Benet Academy defeats Mother McAuley to win the Autumnfest tournament at Glenbard East. A few weeks later, the two teams meet again in the IHSA Class 4A championship game at Redbird Arena in Normal. This time, the Mighty Macs turn the tables on...