One of only a few holdovers from last year's IHSA Class 4A finalist, setter-turned-middle hitter Sophia Youssef of Benet Acadmey refused to let the Redwings' regional championship winning streak end last Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor Ask Benet Academy coach Brad Baker about Sophia Youssef and he will tell you she has been the Redwings’ most consistent attacker this season. Then he will tell you she doesn’t even play her natural position. Youssef, a 6-foot-1 senior, is a setter by trade. ...
Tuesday, November 2 IHSA sectional semifinals
The IHSA tournament resumes Tuesday with sectional contests at 32 sites throughout Illinois. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, November 2 IHSA sectional semifinals (all semifinals at 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated) Class 1A (in bracket order) At (Concord) Triopia sectional (Augusta) Southeastern (34-3) vs. Carrollton (30-4)Athens (30-6) vs. Barry Western (27-6)At Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg sectionalArthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond (33-4) vs. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg (26-10)(Decatur) Unity Christian (32-5)...
Benet ‘likes to give fans their money’s worth,’ extends regional streak to 19
Benet Academy players huddle one final time at Naperville Central after winning the program's 19th consecutive regional title. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor All streaks must come to an end, eventually. Just not this Thursday. Benet Academy extended its regional championship streak to 19 on Thursday at Naperville Central, bouncing back after squandering an 11-6 lead in the second set to beat the host Redhawks, 25-17, 19-25, 25-20. Benet (27-10 overall, 5-1 Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Red) advances to the Class 4A...
Thursday, October 29 IHSA tournament results
Kyla Mitchell (8) had 8 kills and a block in Lockport's regional championship win over Plainfield North. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, October 29 IHSA tournament results Class 1A (in bracket order) At (Concord) Triopia sectional At (Augusta) Southeastern(Augusta) Southeastern def. West Prairie 25-11, 25-12(Augusta) Southeastern (34-3 overall, 8-1 in the West Central North): Kara Stephens (17 kills, 6 digs, 2 assists), Morgan Wilcox (2 kills, 4 aces, 2 blocks, 8 digs), Jaelynn VanBeck (19 assists, 6 digs), Tegan Rigg (9 digs, 2 ...
Wednesday, October 28 IHSA tournament results
Wednesday, October 28 IHSA tournament results Class 1A (in bracket order) At (Concord) Triopia sectional At (Augusta) Southeastern(Augusta) Southeastern def. Lewistown 25-13, 25-11(Augusta) Southeastern (33-3 overall, 8-1 in the West Central North): Kara Stephens (11 kills, 1 block, 14 digs), Jaelynn VanBeck (21 assists), Riley Hart (8 kills, 2 aces, 2 digs), Morgan Wilcox (5 kills, 1 block, 5 digs), Tegan Rigg (6 digs), Morgan Simmons (6 digs).West Prairie def. Triopia 25-18, 25-23 At Greenview Calhoun def. Springfield Calvary ...
Homewood-Flossmoor tips Romeoville; Bolingbrook manhandles Rich Township
Oswego East fell to Oswego, 25-16, 20-25, 25-17, in a reginal semifinal Tuesday at Oswego. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor Homewood-Flossmoor had to survive a third-set scare. Bolingbrook barely broke a sweat. The two teams advanced through Tuesday’s Class 4A Bolingbrook Regional semifinals in very different fashion. Homewood-Flossmoor outlasted Romeoville 25-17, 15-25, 25-21, and the host Raiders routed Rich Township, 25-2, 25-13. Homewood-Flossmoor (15-20 overall, 3-5 in the Southwest Suburban ...
Tuesday, October 27 IHSA tournament results
Adelaide Bruns (44) broke Johnsburg’s single-season assists record and now has 656 after the Skyhawks' regional win Tuesday over River Valley Christian, passing the old mark of 652. Tuesday, October 27 IHSA results Class 1A At (Augusta) SoutheasternWest Prairie def. Astoria 25-19, 25-20Triopia def. Bluffs 25-13, 25-20At Franklin New Berlin def. Pleasant Hill 25-13, 25-14 At Gardner-South WilmingtonGardner-South Wilmington def. Tilden 25-0, 25-0 At HeyworthMidwest Central def. Lexington 25-20, 25-20Lexington (7-20-2 overall, 1...
Monday, October 26 results
Plainfield East’s Ayana Madrigal (9) and junior middle hitter Laney Jo Nawa (3) helped the Bengals defeat (Blue Island) Eisenhhower in Class 4A regional play Monday at Sandburg. Monday, October 26 IHSA quarterfinal results Class 1A At (Augusta) SoutheasternLewistown def. Mendon Unity 25-23, 18-25, 25-12 At EdinburgNokomis def. Okaw Valley 25-8, 25-13Nokomis (30-5-1 overall, 8-1 in the MSM Conference): Quincee Riebe (6 digs, 16 service points), Cloey Dirks (3 aces, 16 assists, 7 service points), Hannah Tarter (1 ace, 15 digs, 6 ser...
Ultimate/Illprep Player of the Week Matt Kravstov is ‘The Dog’ for SPVB B18 Elite
Last season, Matt Kravstov (56) helped SPVB B18 Elite finish 13th at the AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships in Orlando. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor While many girls high school volleyball fans across Illinois were anxiously awaiting the start of the postseason this week, the boys club season quietly got underway with the start of The Chicago Point Series at the Wintrust Sports Complex in Bedford Park.Among the teams making their season debut last weekend was SPVB B18 Elite, which went 7-3 and finished 13th in the 1...
Saturday, October 24 results
Saturday, October 24 resultsLincoln-Way East def. York 25-20, 19-25, 25-17Lincoln-Way East (27-8 overall, 7-1 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Kolby Ross (20 kills, 10 digs), Jayla Thomas (16 digs, 3 aces), Mary Radon (30 assists).New Berlin def. (Jacksonville) Routt 25-7, 25-14New Berlin (24-9 overall, 5-3 in the Sangamo Conference): Jenna McGath (15 kills, 11 digs, 1 ace), Ella Burgar (10 digs, 2 aces), Callie Smith (2 kills, 2 blocks), Alyssa Moore (2 blocks, 1 kill), Mackenzie Glynn (10 assists, 3 kills), Torin Brashear (8 assists), ...