Willowbrook's Matt Ciesinski (42) had 10 kills, but Belleville East won the teams' meeting at the Willowbrook invite, 15-25, 25-21, 15-12. (Photo courtesy of PiehouseSix.com/Sports) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.com Some teams can get off the bus ready to rock. That wasn’t the case for Belleville East on Friday. For the second time this season, the Lancers made the trip up Interstate 55 to play in the Chicago area, this time to make their debut at the Willowbrook Invite. “It’s a four-and-a-half hour drive,” said Belleville Ea...
Thursday, May 17 results
Thursday, May 7 resultsBelleville Althoff def. Freeburg 22-25, 25-22, 25-15Belleville Althoff (23-5 overall, 5-0 in the Gateway Metro Conference). Belleville East def. Alton 25-14, 25-11Belleville East (20-6 overall, 6-1 in the Southwestern Conference).Bolingbrook def. Oswego 25-18, 31-29Bolingbrook (23-6 overall, 6-1 in the Southwest Prairie Conference): Edison Ah-Yo (15 kills, 5 digs), Daniel Kaduthodil (2 kills, 16 assists, 1 ace, 1 block, 5 digs), Aiden Wickert (6 kills, 8 digs), Dom Pietruszewski (11 assists, 1 kill, 2 blocks, 5 digs),...
What’s not to like about the IHSA’s RPI seeding system in boys volleyball? Plenty.
Oak Park-River Forest's standout junior Jimmie Chrusfield III missed Saturday's semifinal loss to Glenbard West at Lincoln-Way East while heading to California to train with the USAV U19 Men's National Team. Fortunately, that loss did not affect the Huskies' sectional seeding. But what if it did? (Photo by Dave Ruggles). By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor Do you hear those shrieks of shock, disbelief and desperation emanating from throughout Illinois? That’s the sound of volleyball coaches and athletic directors racing to their em...
Wednesday, May 6 results
Wednesday, May 6 results Addison Trail def. Nazareth Academy 25-19, 25-14Addison Trail (10-14 overall, 3-2 in the West Suburban Gold).Andrew def. Willowbrook 25-17, 32-30Willowbrook (7-17 overall, 1-3 in the West Suburban Gold): Matt Ciesinski (7 kills, 1 block, 5 digs), Evan Kase (8 kills), Andrew Schrader (12 assists, 4 digs), Ryan Franz (11 assists), Sean Stramaglia (5 kills, 1 block). Bradley-Bourbonnais def. IC Catholic Prep 25-20, 24-26, 25-17Bradley-Boubonnais (5-15 overall, 0-3 in the Southwest Suburban Conference).IC Catholic Pr...
Tuesday, May 5 results
Tuesday, May 5 results Addison Trail def. Willowbrook 26-24, 26-24Willowbrook (7-16 overall, 1-3 in the West Suburban Gold): Matt Ciesinski (9 kills, 3 digs, 3 aces), Evan Kase (4 kills, 5 digs), Andrew Schrader (12 assists, 5 digs), Ryan Franz (9 assists, 3 digs), Sean Stramaglia (4 kills), Ben Perry (5 digs, 4 assists).Argo def. Evergreen Park 23-25, 25-21, 25-19Evergreen Park (12-13 overall, 5-3 in the South Suburban Conference): Rahsaan Davis (11 kills), Michael Bruno (27 assists), Charlie Farrell (8 kills).Bolingbrook def. Joliet Centr...
Monday, May 4 results
Monday, May 4 results Agricultural Science def. IC Catholic Prep 25-19,25-15 Belleville West def. Maryville Christian 25-19, 25-11Belleville West (18-9 overall, 2-3 in the Southwestern Conference). Buffalo Grove def. Rolling Meadows 25-16, 25-23Rolling Meadows (14-8 overall, 5-3 in the Mid-Suburban East).Buffalo Grove (21-8 overall, 7-1 in the Mid-Suburban East).Elmwood Park def. Northtown 25-14, 22-25, 25-23Elmwood Park (11-9 overall, 1-2 in the Upstate Eight Conference East).Glenbrook South def. Evanston 25-17, 25-15Glenbrook South ...
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Glenbard West sophomore Lukas Wallin (15) looks to go over the block of Marist junior middle blocker Michael Forbes (6) during the championship match of the Lincoln-Way East Invitational on Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) (Updated, 2:13 p.m., Tuesday, May 5)By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorCan one day make a difference? The IHSA is expected to release the brackets, seedings and regional pairings for the boys volleyball tournament later this week. Seedings will be based on the IHSA RPI Formula (40/40/20) where RPI = (0.40 x team’s w...
Ultimate/Illprepvb Player of the Week Michal Marcisz making up for lost time
Glenbrook South's 6-5 opposite/setter Michal Marcisz led the Titans to a 7-1 record last weekn including a fifth-place finish at the Lincoln-Way East Invitational. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor Glenbrook South’s 6-5 opposite/setter Michal Marcisz sat out last season with an injury, and the Titans are delighted to have him back.The same cannot be said of Glenbrook South’s opponents. Marcisz, a 6-5 senior, is on a tear. Last week, he averaged better than 10 kills and 7 assists per match to lead the Titans...