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...
Downers Grove North’s Aiden Akkawi is the Ultimate/Illprepvb Player of the Week
Downers Grove North's Aiden Akkawi led the Trojans to the championship of the Downers Grove South Richard Griesheim Invitational with 13 kills in the title match against Oak Park-River Forest. (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 Do...
Lincoln-Way East Invitational
John Hersey Invite
Wednesday, April 23 results
Chicago Christian (1-1 in the Chicagoland Christian Conference) evened its overall record at 8-8 with a 25-11, 25-19 victory over Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family (Downers Grove) on Wednesday. Wednesday, April 23 results Chicago Christian def. Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family, 25-11, 25-19Chicago Christian (8-8 overall, 1-1 in the Chicagoland Christian Conference). Crete-Monee def. Tinley Park 25-23, 25-19 Evanston def. Glenbrook South 25-23, 16-25, 25-23Glenbrook South (8-5 overall, 2-1 in the Central Suburban South): Wi...
15th Annual Brother Rice Smack Attack
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...