After finishing third at its own tournament last weekend, Downers Grove South returns to West Suburban Gold play Tuesday when the Mustangs host Leyden. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, September 15 results Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond def. Tri-County 25-23, 25-16Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond (9-2 overall, 1-0 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference): Karaline Vanausdoll (10 digs, 1 assist), Morgan Casteel (1 dig, 10 assists), Annabelle Vanausdoll (2 aces, 1 kill, 3 digs, 13 assists), Brynlee Moore (1 ace, 1 dig), Summer Melton (5 kills, 1 ...
Wednesday, September 10 results
Plainfield Central hosts Lockport next Tuesday before opening Southwest Prairie Conference play next Thursday against Oswego. Wednesday, September 10 results Benet Academy def. Nazareth Academy 25-16, 25-18Benet Academy (9-1 overall, 1-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Ellie Stiernagle (23 assists), Molly Welge (8 kills), Brooklynn Brass (5 kills, 1 dig), Lynney Tarnow (5 kills, Sophia Chinetti (2 kills), Sophia Yousseff (3 kills, 1 assist), Claire Weathers (3 digs), Abby Lee (3 digs), Erin Johnson (2 digs), Sophia Hattas (3 d...
Presenting the latest Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Girls H.S. Rankings
DePaul College Prep and St. Ignatius went outdoors and under the lights on Saturday, September 6, DePaul eeked out a 27-25, 30-28 victory. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIf you’re looking for the latest trends, you probably wouldn’t go to Nebraska, which is best known for being the birthplace of Arbor Day, hosting the Sandhills Crane migration, and being the home of innovations like the Vice Grip wrench and the Enola Gay.But Nebraska did give us something totally new recently – indoor volleyball played outdoors – when mo...
Saturday, September 13 results
Joliet West defeated the hosts in one semifinal to advance to the championship match of the tournament at Downers Grove South on Saturday, but the Tigers succumbed to Oak Park-River Forest in the finals. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, September 13 results At Downers Grove SouthOak Park-River Forest def. Joliet West 25-19, 25-17Oak Park-River Forest (9-4 overall, 1-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Emmi Bozarth (9 kills, 4 service points, 1 ace), Erin Dwyer (22 assists, 4 service points, 1 ace), Samantha Shelton (6 kills, 5 service poi...
2025 Benton Rangerette Classic
Friday, September 12 results
York had plenty of reasons to celebrate Friday, winning its three matches at the Niles West invite. Friday, September 12 results Nonconference Benet Academy def. Downers Grove North 25-19, 20-25, 25-14Benet (Academy 10-1 overall, 1-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference).Downers Grove North (6-3 overall, 1-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Nicole Liu (10 kills, 1 ace), Kelley Crowley (8 kills), Nora Benjamin (7 kills), Ellery Cabaj (14 assists), Madi Mastalarz (9 assists). (Big Rock) Crossroads Christian def. Harvest-...
Here are the first Michio Chicago VBA/ Illprepvb 2025 regular-season rankings
Laney Snow (18) and Normal U-High welcome back libero Emma Jean Lehnen this week. Lehnen missed the Pioneers' first sveven matches. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorJust when you think you’ve got it all figured out.The first regular-season edition of the Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com 2025 Girls H.S. Rankings saw some shuffling among the top 10 in each class, including the fall from grace by several teams hit hard by injuries.Meanwhile, we are about a week away from learning the sectional assignments for ea...
Thursday, September 11 results
Ava Lampe and Breese Mater Dei will compete in the Effingham Crossroads Classic which gets underway Friday. St. Charles North is the top seed in the 24-team field. Thursday, September 11 results Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond def. Argeanta 25-13, 25-21Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond (8-2 overall, 1-0 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference): Karaline Vanausdoll (1 ace, 7 digs), Morgan Casteel (9 assists), Annabelle Vanausdoll (3 aces, 1 kill, 4 digs, 6 assists), Brynlee Moore (3 digs), Summer Melton (1 dig), Bella Romine (2 aces, 6 kills, 2 ...
