Lake Park (far court) defeated Benet Academy to win the Silver bracket at the Richard Griesheim Invitational hosted by Downers Grove South on Saturday. (Photo by Mike Cocat). Saturday, April 25 results At Downers Grove South Oak Park-River Forest def. Wheaton Warrenville South 25-22, 25-18 (championship)Wheaton Warrenville South (23-2 overall, 3-0 in the DuKane Conference): Ryan Sweeney (12 assists), Matthew Burkly (4 assists), Simon Bratt (14 kills, 3 aces, 2 assists), Liam Noonan (1 kill), Logan Thornton (4 kills), Marko Polovi...
Forget last year, Oak Park-River Forest tops WW South to win at Downers South
Wheaton Warrenville South's Simon Bratt had 14 kills and 3 aces in a losing effort against Oak Park-River Forest in Saturday's championship match of the Richard Griesheim Invitational at Downers Grove South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor Matthew Proskey remembers last year’s disappointment at Downers Grove South. “This means a lot to us,” said Oak Park-River Forest’s 6-2 veteran setter. “Last year, we got second, so we were hungry. We were glad to come back this year and win.”Proskey and Co. wanted desp...
Friday, April 24 results
Friday, April 24 results Pool play results Barrington def. West Aurora 25-23, 25-13Barrington (10-3 overall, 3-1 in the Mid-Suburban West): Garrett Rohlwing (6 kills, 2 aces, 3 blocks, 2 digs), Matt Kravstov (7 kills), Darius Voth (3 kills, 12 assists, 1 ace, 1 block), Robert Jensen (1 kill, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 2 digs), Denis Kukovski (6 kills, 3 digs), John Kane (1 ace, 2 digs), Luke Gresham (1 kill). Barrington def. Naperville North 25-19, 25-18Barrington (11-3 overall, 3-1 in the Mid-Suburban Wes...
Oh, brother! Brother Rice wins a wild Catholic League clash over Loyola
Loyola Academy libero Todd Pham was a busy man Tuesday at Brother Rice, but his 14 digs were not enough as the Ramblers fell to the host Crusaders. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com Coming off an emotional match the previous night, Brother Rice knew that Tuesday’s matchup was more important. After all, it was a Chicago Catholic League Blue division contest. In a topsy-turvy match, the host Crusaders remained unbeaten in the league with a 25-23, 22-25, 25-20 victory over visiting Loyola Acade...
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Thursday, April 23 results
West Aurora and Bolingbrook will be among the teams competing this weekend at the Richard Griesheim Invitational hosted by Downers Grove South and Downers Grove North. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, April 23 results Belleville West def. Belleville Althoff 27-25, 25-17Belleville Althoff (18-3 overall, 4-0 in the Gateway Metro Conference). Benet Academy def. Marian Catholic 25-19, 25-17Marian Catholic (1-9 overall, 0-2 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): David Barlow (9 kills, 4 digs), Diego Belmontes (13 assists). Next u...
Wednesaday, April 22 results
Wednesday, April 22 results Amundsen def. Kennedy 25-20, 25-8Amundsen (14-4 overall, 2-3 in the Chicago Public League Gold). Barrington def. Fremd 25-22, 25-17Barrington (9-3 overall, 3-1 in the Mid-Suburban West): Matt Kravstov (12 kills, 3 aces, 1 dig), Denis Kukovski (7 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig), Robert Jensen (2 kills, 3 assists, 3 digs), Darius Voth (2 kills, 22 assists, 1 dig), Garrett Rohlwing (3 kills), Julien Vargas (1 kill), John Kane (1 ace, 7 digs), Nathan Yoo (1 dig).Fremd (6-8 overall 1-4 in the Mid-Suburban West): Chase Hinojos...
Tuesday, April 21 results
Tuesday, April 21 results Belleville Althoff def. (Glen Carbon) Fr. McGivney 25-20, 25-18 Brother Rice def. Loyola Academy 25-23, 22-25, 25-20Loyola Academy (16-4 overall, 2-1 in the Chicago Catholic League Blue): Drew Bevan (10 kills), Luke Malles (10 kills, 2 blocks), Charlie Trapp (4 kills, 2 blocks), Michael Eiben (5 kills), Matthew Lechman (2 kills), Aldis Kins (30 assists), Todd Pham (14 digs).Brother Rice (11-3 overall, 3-0 in the Chicago Catholic League Blue): Quinn Nolan (10 kills, 3 blocks), Ben Adamski (6 kills, 2 bl...