Saturday, May 31 sectional pairingsAt BarringtonLibertyville (30-4) vs. Barrington (24-11), 11:00 a.m.Lake Zurich (35-3) vs. New Trier (25-10), 12:00 p.m. At Hinsdale SouthGlenbard West (32-5) vs. Neuqua Valley (27-11), 1:00 p.m.Plainfield South (24-13) vs. Benet Academy (27-6), 2:00 p.m. At Belleville WestBelleville East (26-7) vs. O’Fallon (29-7), 5:00 p.m.Lincoln-Way Central (25-13) vs. Lincoln-Way East (31-6), 10:00 a.m. (at Lincoln-Way Central) At Hinsdale CentralOak Park-River Forest (30-4) vs. Lyons Township (28-8), 11:00 a.m....
Plainfield South stuns Downers North; Reavis screams, surprises Brother Rice
Matt Swiatkowski (9) and Benet Academy, who defeated Oswego, 25-20, 25-14, in the regional championship match Thursday in Oswego, will face Plainfield South in a sectional semifinal at Hinsdale South at 2:00 p.m. Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorWith their team trailing 21-16 in the third set to No. 2-ranked Downers Grove North in the regional championship match Thursday on the Trojans’ home floor, even the most fervent Plainfield South fan had to have some doubt creeping into their mind.But not Do...
Tuesday, May 27 results
Naperville North's Grant Anderson (3) had a pair of kills in the Huskies' regional semifinal loss to Downers Grove North. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, May 27 resultsRegional semifinals(In bracket order) At Barrington sectional At CarmelLibertyville def. Wheeling 20-25, 25-20, 25-16Libertyville (29-4 overall, 7-0 in the North Suburban Conference): Aarav Bamrolia (29 assists, 2 kills, 8 digs, 1 ace), Jackson Kern (1 kill, 9 digs, 3 assists, 2 aces), Justin Howell (9 kills, 7 digs, 1 block), Lukas Slesers (10 kills, 6 digs), Tyler W...
Saturday, May 24 results
Wheaton Warrenville South's Simon Bratt (10), who had 19 kills in the Tigers' 25-10, 25-12 victory over Bartlett at the regional hosted by St. Charles East, will lead his team against St. Charles North in a 5:30 p.m. regional semifinal Tuesday. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, May 24 results(in bracket order) At Vernon HillsDeerfield def. Grant 25-12, 25-17Loyola Academy def. Vernon Hills 25-16, 21-25, 25-15Loyola Academy (16-20 overall, 4-3 in the Chicago Catholic League): Drew Bevan (9 kills, 5 aces), Luke Malles (7 kills, 3 bloc...
St. Charles North bucks the 8 vs. 9 trend, defeats rival Geneva at St. Charles East
St. Charles North's Diego Torres (8) had 5 kills during the North Stars' 25-18, 25-23 victory over Geneva in Saturday's quarterfinal match at the regional hosted by St. Charles East . )File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorNobody has done a study of the IHSA boys volleyball tournament, but…Since the NCAA Division I men’s basketball field expanded to 65 teams in 1985, the No. 8 vs. No. 9 seeds have the closest head-to-head record with the No. 9 seed owning an 83-77 advantage, a 51.88 winning percentage.Somebody fo...
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...
Friday, May 16 results
Lincoln-Way East defeated Niles North and Barrington at the triangular it hosted Friday to improve to 27-5 on the season. Friday, May 16 resultsAt Lincoln-Way EastLincoln-Way East def. Niles North 21-25, 27-25 15-10Lincoln-Way East (26-5 overall, 7-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Marty Dwyer (1 ace), Madan Sundaram (3 assists), Nick Klawitter (4 kills), Joey Abbeduto (5 kills, 1 ace), Carter Geiger (5 kills), Will Hubatch (16 assists), Matthew Muehlnickel (14 kills, 1 ace, 1 assist), Hunter Tabor (7 kills), Grant Urban (4 kills), D...
Mike Hulett Spring Fling
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...