Thursday, August 29 results

Middle hitter Lilly Roach (9) and York will continue itheir pursuit of the Wheaton North tournament championship at 8:30 a.m. Saturday against Montini. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, August 29 resultsArthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond def. Tuscola 25-18, 25-11Tuscola (2-1 overall, 0-0 in the Central Illinois Conference): Sawyer Cleland (1 dig), Reese Davis (1 kill, 1 assist, 4 digs), Ayla Deleva (1 kill, 1 ace, 1 block), Chloe Fowler (1 ace, 2 digs), Bella Notaro (1 ace, 4 digs), Carly Ochs (4 kills, 4 digs), Ava Rauguth (1 kill, 8 assist...

Loyola’s Grace Kreutz is the Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb.com Player of the Week

Grace Kreutz had 10 kills to lead Loyola Academy to a 25-21, 25-17 victory over Lincoln-Way East in Saturday's championship match of the 2024 Mizuno Crimson Classic. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorLast weekend was an opportunity for every girls’ high school volleyball fan in Illinois to get reacquainted with Loyola Academy’s 5-11 outside hitter Grace Kreutz.Kreutz, who helped to lead the Ramblers to an IHSA Class 4A supersectional appearance as a sophomore, suffered a devastating knee injury that force ...

2024 Mizuno Crimson Classic

Hosted by Plainfield North, sponsored by Sports Performance VBC and Illprepvb.com(all matches played at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center, Aurora)Friday-Saturday, August 30-31 Friday's pools Saturday's brackets ...

‘Amazing’ Amalia Toliopoulos, York startle Timothy Christian in teams’ season opener

Timothy Christian led 23-21 in the second set Monday at York but could not close the game out, losing 25-23, 26-24. By Phl BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor York’sr Amalia Toliopoulos was rocking a smile that stretched from one end of Spring Road to the other.“We played amazing,” said the Dukes’ 5-9 junior setter. “We wanted to win. This was our first home game and obviously playing against an Olympian. We brought the hype.  We lost a lot of starters from last year and got a bunch of new people, but everyone played awesome.“Everyone played ...

After 18 months and three knee injuries, wait is finally over for Fremd’s Belmonte

Prior to this weel, Fremd's Victoria Belmonte had been unable to play volleyball due to three knee inuries suffered prior to her sophomore year. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorVictoria Belmonte was one of the top freshmen in the state when she made her varsity debut during the 2021 season, contributing 161 kills and 26 blocks for a 37-3 Fremd team that reached an IHSA Class 4A supersectional.But a serious knee injury prior to her sophomore year led Belmonte on an 18-month journey of frustration, rehabilitation ...