Carter Gibbons (14) and Lake Park were upset by Benet Academy in pool play Friday of the Richard Griesheim Invitaitonal hosted by Downers Grove South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, April 19 results St. Francis def. Barrington 25-23, 25-23Barrington (8-5 overall, 5-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Cole Hartke (12 kills, 3 digs, 3 blocks), Adrian Wu (12 assists, 2 digs), Carson Skinner (5 assists, 1 ace, 1 dig), Gavin Rohlwing (3 kills, 3 blocks, 1 dig), Eli Rodda (1 kill), ...
Who’s going to Baltimore? No. 1 seed VC United heads list of local hopefuls
Katie Scherer and her 1st Alliance 18 Gold teammates are the only local competitors in the the 18 Open division at this weekend's USA Volleyball Girls 18's Junior National Championship in Baltimore, Maryland. On the homepage is Sky High Adidas 18 Elite's Ruth Ziegler. (File photos by Dave Ruggles). By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorBALTIMORE, MARYLAND – Twelve area teams will be heading to Baltimore, Maryland, this weekend for the USA Volleyball Girls 18's Junior National Championship. It’s the final stop for many of these girls ...
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-...
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...
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Glenbard West stays under control, rallies to defeat Oak Park-River Forest
Glenbard West dropped the first set to Oak Park-River Forest Tuesday in Glen Ellyn, then rallied from a late deficit in the third to hand the Huskies their first loss of the season. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comA bus delay caused Oak Park-River Forest to arrive more than an hour late for its showdown with Glenbard West in Glen Ellyn on Tuesday.When the highly anticipated match finally got started, it proved to be worth the wait.Senior opposite Adam Graham smashed all nine of his kills in the final two ...