Wheaton Warrenville South's Simon Bratt is surrounded by his teammates after setting a new IHSA record for career kills Monday at Neuqua Valley. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIt wasn’t flashy or spectacular. Not one of those where the player rises up over the net and slams the ball down inside the 10-foot line, drawing a chorus of "oohs" and "aahs" from the crowd.It was a simple tip kill over the outstretched arms of two defenders.But like they say about Texas leaguers in baseball, they all look the same in the scorebook.With his s...
Monday, April 20 results
Monday, April 20 results Belleville Althoff def. Whitfield (Missouri) 20-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-14 Bolingbrook def. Joliet Catholic 25-17, 17-25, 25-18Bolingbrook (14-4 overall, 1-1 in the Southwest Prairie Conference): Edison Ah-Yo (13 kills, 3 blocks), Dom Pietruszewski (12 assists, 8 digs), Aiden Wickert (7 kills, 6 digs), Daniel Kaduthodil (20 assists, 10 digs, 3 aces), Dylan Barrera (6 kills, 1 block), Liam Pitt (3 kills), Ryan Saravia (10 digs). Conant def. South Elgin 25-20, 25-21 Disney II def. Holy Trinity 25-20, 25-20Holy T...
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Dom Pietruszewski (5) and Bolingbrook return to Southwest Prairie Conference play when they host Minooka on Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorWarts.Just about everybody’s got ‘em. Few are immune.They can manifest themselves in a number of ways. Inconsistency. Inexperience. Lack of height. Lack of depth. Youth. Illness. Injuries.Warts. At any given moment, they can even appear out of nowhere.Think a team is on an upswing? Then, suddenly, the warts materialize. Think a team is trending downward? Then,...
Saturday, April 18 results
Michael Eiben (12) and Loyola Academy finished third at the Tiger Classic hosted by Wheaton Warrenville South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, April 18 results Wheaton North def. Marist 25-23, 25-22 (championship)Marist (10-4 overall, 0-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Nick Mayoski (2 aces), Max DeHoyos (5 kills, 1 block), Trevor Gurlewski (2 kills), Drew Fiedler (7 assists), Briggs Corona (11 kills, 1 assist), Billy Bochenczak (1 kill), Jay Connors (1 kill), Joey Staresinich (11 assists, 1 kill, 1 block).Wheaton North ...
Surprise! Wheaton North makes history, defeats Marist to win Tiger Classic title
Wheaton North defeated Marist to win the Tiger Classic championship Saturday at Wheaton Warrenville South. It was Wheaton North's first TIger Classic title in the tournament's current format. By Phil BroyznskiIllprepvb.com EditorThere was a chance history was going to be made Saturday at the 22nd Annual Tiger Classic hosted by Wheaton Warrenville South.However, few thought that it would be Wheaton North making it.The Falcons weathered an 8-0 run in the first set against defending champion Marist, then survived a see-saw second set behind t...
Friday, April 17 results
Lane Tech defeated St. Charles North and Metea Valley at Wheaton Warrenville South on Friday to advance to Saturday's Gold bracket of the Tiger Classic. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) At Wheaton Warrenville South Thursday-Friday Pool play results Friday, April 17 results At Wheaton Warrenville South Loyola Academy def. St. Charles East 25-19, 25-18Loyola Academy (13-2 overall, 2-0 in the Chicago Catholic League Blue): Drew Bevan (7 kills), Luke Malles (12 kills), Charlie Trapp (4 kills), Michael Eiben (4 kills), Matthew Lechman (3...
Wheaton Warrenville South takes first steps toward ending 10-year title drought
Wheaton Warrenville South's (from left) Matthew Burkly, Nathan Paige, Simon Bratt. Logan Thornton, Marko Polovina and Ryan Sweeney are looking to become the first host team to win the Tiger Classic since the Tigers defeated Sandburg, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22, in 2016. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor Wheaton Warrenville South has not won its own tournament since 2016 … about the time the Tigers’ two freshmen setters – 6-0 Matthew Burkly and 5-9 Ryan Sweeney – and 6-1 freshman outside hitter Logan Thornton were 5 years old. But afte...
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Thursday, April 16 results
Wheaton Warrenville South coach Bill Schreier huddles with his team between sets of the Tigers' 25-14, 25-22 victory over Highland Park in Tiger Classic pool play Thursday. Thursday, April 16 results Argo def. Lemont 25-22, 25-23Lemont (10-9 overall, 2-2 in the South Suburban Conference): Aiden McIntyre (7 kills), Mike Tilly (6 digs), Jacob Emini (7 assists).Barrington def. Hersey 23-25, 25-19, 25-22Barrington (8-2 overall, 3-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Matt Kravstov (21 kills, 1 ace, 3 blocks, 6 digs), Denis Kukovski (11 kills, 5 digs...
Wednesday, April 15 results
Wednesday, April 15 results Bremen def. Bloom 25-20, 25-18Bremen (3-5 overall, 1-2 in the South Suburban Conference). Brother Rice def. St. Francis 25-17 25-23Brother Rice (10-2 overall, 2-0 in the Chicago Catholic League Blue).St. Francis (9-5 overall, 1-2 in the Chicago Catholic League Blue). Downers Grove North def. Sandburg 25-19, 28-26Sandburg (4-5 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference).Downers Grove North (8-2 overall, 1-0 in the West Suburban Silver). Glenbrook South def. Marist 25-17, 25-22Marist (6-3 overall, 0...