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Saturday, May 3 results
Maine West defeated Metea Valley, 25-20, 25-17, to win the Geneva invite Saturday. Saturday, May 3 results At Lincoln-Way East Glenbard West def. Lincoln-Way East 24-26, 25-8, 25-21 (championship)Glenbard West (21-3 overall, 2-1 in the West Suburban Silver): Owen Bare (22 assists, 10 digs), Andrew Fanella (16 assists, 8 digs, 1 ace), Charles Clifford (16 kills, 2 blocks, 9 digs, 2 aces), Henry Truitt (5 kills, 11 digs), Graham Van Ek (1 kill, 1 dig), Otis Yahn (5 kills, 1 dig), Luke Bachman (5 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Lucas Wa...
Glenbard West’s ‘D’ bests hosts at East; ‘Always ready’ Maine West wins at Geneva
Maine West's junior libero Aidan Vega digs a ball under the watchful eyes of teammate Ronan Cusack (8) Saturday at the Geneva Invitational. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comGlenbard West’s players enjoyed competing at the Lincoln-Way East Invitational on Saturday.You could even say they dug it. The Hilltoppers rode some great defensive play plus the hitting and serving of tournament MVP Charlie Clifford to a see-saw 24-26, 25-8, 25-20 victory over host Lincoln-Way East in the championship match.Even Lin...
Wednesday, May 21 results
Wednesday, May 21 results Benet Academy def. Glenbard East 25-18, 25-20Glenbard East (20-15 overall, 5-1 in the Upstate Eight Conference): Gloire Emena (4 kills, 7 digs), Gabe Polyak (5 kills, 3 digs), Jake Hayes (7 digs), Max McDermott (5 digs, 10 assists), Charlie Cooper (4 assists), Nate Lynch (3 kills, 1 block), Nick Sommesi (1 kills, 2 dig, 1 assist), Ryan Ghannem (3 kills, 2 blocks), Michael Hoffmann (1 kill, 1 block).Benet Academy (26-6 overall, 7-1 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Reed Hefley (8 kills), Matt Swiatkowski (7...
Wednesday, May 14 results
Wednesday, May 14 results Belleville East def. O’Fallon 25-20, 25-20Belleville East (23-7 overall, 9-0 in the Southwestern Conference): Noah Applegate (2 aces, 2 digs), Keegan Rose (1 kill, 3 digs, 25 assists), Tyce Watson (9 kills, 1 dig), Jackson Byers (8 kills, 3 digs, 3 assists ), August Enriquez (7 kills, 4 digs), Jordon Jackson (1 kill, 1 dig), Elija Lopina (6 kills, 1 dig, 1 assist), Hayden Neutzling (2 digs, 1 assist), Andrew Neutzling (7 digs, 1 assist). Note: Belleville East clinched the Southwestern Conference title.Benet Academ...
Pawel Greczek, Reavis (sur)pass Argo in battle of South Suburban unbeatens
Mason Lupima (2) and Joliet Central defeated Southwest Prairie Conference rival Romeoville, 25-12, 25-19, on Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorReavis’ Pawel Greczek is no stranger to Argo. When he was a member of the Reavis JV team as a freshman, his team defeated Argo to win the conference championship.Tuesday in Summit, Greczek and the Rams added another notch to their belt, defeating Argo, 25-18, 25-18, in a battle of South Suburban Conference unbeatens, clinching no worse than a share of the league...
Tuesday, May 13 results
Joliet Central's Mason Lipuma (2) pushes the ball over the net to defeat the block of a pair of Romeoville defenders during the Steelmen's 25-12, 25-19 victory Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Tuesday, May 13 results Barrington def. Hoffman Estates 25-16, 25-17Barrington (19-9 overall, 9-1 in the Mid-Suburban West): Carson Skinner (11 assists, 2 digs, 1 ace), Jimmy Lau (9 assists), Sam Grozdic (6 kills, 4 digs, 1 block), Oliver Halvey (4 kills, 1 dig), John Sun (4 kills, 3 digs), Matt Louis (6 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Eric Zastawny (1...
Owen Bare, Glenbard West’s ‘fixer,’ is the Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb Player of the Week
Owen Bare (far left) watches Otis Yahn convert one of his sets into a kill during Glenbard West's run to the championship of Springfest at Glenbard East earlier this season. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorEach week during the volleyball season, we announce an Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb.com Player of the Week. Coaches throughout Illinois are invited to nominate a player for their outstanding performance on and off the court.This week, the Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb.com Player of the Week is Glenbard West’s 6-0 s...
Glenbard West lies down for no one, tops Oak Park-River Forest at Northside Classic
Glenbard West celebrated its victory over Oak Oak-River Forest by lying down in a circle on the Glenbrook North court with their feet facing toward each other. https://youtu.be/ovDweBeWGaM By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorWhat’s the old adage? Familiarity breeds contempt?But in this case, familiarity bred respect.“We talked before the game,” said Glenbard West’s 6-0 setter Owen Bare. “We knew them. We knew the last time we played them, they came back super strong in the second set. So, we were ready for that.“We came together a...
Saturday, May 10 results
Glenbard West defeated Oak Park-River Forest, 25-14, 25-20, to win the Northside Classic hosted by Glenbrook North and New Trier on Saturday. Saturday, May 10 results At Northside Classic Glenbard West def. Oak Park-River Forest 25-14, 25-20 (championship)Glenbard West (27-3 overall, 3-1 in the West Suburban Silver): Andrew Fanella (7 assists), Luke Bachman (5 kills), Charlie Clifford (7 kills), Grahan Van Ek (1 kill), Owen Bare (14 assists, 1 ace), Henry Truitt (1 kill, 4 aces), Ryan Gritis (2 kills, 3 blocks), Lukas Wallin (...