Wednesday, May 20 results Bolingbrook def. Plainfield East 19-25, 25-7, 25-22Bolingbrook (27-6 overall, 9-1 in the Southwest Prairie Conference): Edison Ah-Yo (22 kills, 1 block, 4 digs), Aiden Wickert (7 kills, 2 blocks, 7 digs, 1 ace), Dylan Barrera (2 kills, 2 blocks, 5 digs, 2 aces), Dom Pietruszewski (12 assists, 5 blocks, 9 digs), Daniel Kaduthodil (20 assists, 8 digs), Liam Pitt (1 block), Ryan Saravia (10 digs, 6 assists). Collinsville def. Fr. McGivney 26-28, 26-24, 25-23 Geneva def. Naperville Central 26-25, 25-27, 25-17Gene...
Monday, May 18 results
Monday, May 18 results Fremd def. Hoffman Estates 25-21, 25-20Fremd (17-12 overall, 4-6 in the Mid-Suburban West): Chase Hinijosa (6 kills, 1 ace), David Otgonbat (12 assists, 5 digs), Sarem Khan (3 blocks), Aarav Parkh (6 kills, 4 assists, 6 digs), Fred Worst (1 ace, 3 blocks), Jonathan Kim (6 digs), Anrav Buddhadev (4 assists), Jerry Zhang (3 kills).JV: Hoffman Estates won 23-25, 26-24, 25-17Frosh: Fremd won 29-27, 20-25, 25-22 Geneva def. Waubonsie Valley 25-18, 26-24Geneva (17-14 overall, 1-4 in the DuKane Conference).Waubonsie Valle...
Record-setting Logan Novak discovered that sometimes mom does know best
After ignoring a little nudging from mom and once calling volleyball a "girls' sport," Logan Novak has set school records for career assists and single-game assists at Joliet Central. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com When he steps onto the volleyball court, Logan Novak isn't intimidated by anyone. After all, when you just set a number of school records, why should you be? Novak, Joliet Central’s senior setter, set Steelmen school records for most assists in a career and in a match this season. But pe...
Saturday, May 16 results
Saturday, May 16 results At Mike Hulett Spring Fling Loyola Academy def. Grayslake North 25-18, 25-18 (quarterfinal)Grayslake North (18-10 overall, 11-1 in the Northern Lake County Conference).Loyola Academy (23-8 overall, 4-3 in the Chicago Catholic League Blue): Drew Bevan (9 kills), Luke Malles (6 kills), Charlie Trapp (4 kills), Matthew Lechman (4 kills), Michael Eiben (3 kills), Aldis Kins (20 assists), Todd Pham (3 digs). Deerfield def. Loyola Academy 25-23, 16-25, 15-10 (semifinal)Loyola Academy (23-9 overall, 4-3 i...
Friday, May 15 results
Holy Trinity junior middle blocker Amarus Chamblis (2) expresses the team's gratitude to senior middle blocker William Thomas (16) for his contributions to the program during Senior Recognition Night on Thursday. Looking on is assistant coach Jacob Varvara. Friday, May 15 results At Mike Hulett Spring Fling Vernon Hills def. Boylan Catholic 29-27, 25-16Vernon Hills (9-21 overall, 1-8 in the Central Suburban League North).Boylan Catholic (13-9 overall, 11-5 in the NIC-10 Conference). Loyola Academy def. Vernon Hills 25-18, 25-...
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Shepard beats Oak Lawn for win No. 30, extends consecutive victory streak to 24
Shepard improved to 30-3 overall and won its 24th consecutive match, defeating Oak Lawn, 26-24, 25-17, Tuesday in Palos Heights. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe 2024 season must seem like a distant memory for Shepard’s 5-10 setter Conor Harkala, who was a sophomore setter on a team that finished 6-24.What a difference a few years can make.Tuesday, Harkala had 24 assists and twin brother Dylan added 10 kills as Shepard won its 24th consecutive match, improving to a program-best 30-3 overall and 10-0 in the South Suburban Conference ...
Thursday, May 14 results
Holy Trinity reciognized its three seniors -- Khang Nguyen, William Thomas and Isaac Villa -- prior to the Tigers' victory Thursday over Providence-St. Mel. Thursday, May 14 results Bolingbrook def. Joliet West 25-23, 25-16Bolingbrook (26-6 overall, 8-1 in the Southwest Prairie Conference): Edison Ah-Yo (15 kills, 4 digs, 1 block), Dylan Barrera (9 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks), Daniel Kaduthodil (15 assists, 1 kill, 2 blocks, 4 digs), Dom Pietruszewski (13 assists, 2 kills), Aiden Wickert (4 kills, 1 ace), Ryan Saravia (6 digs). DePaul Col...
Wednesday, May 13 results
Naperville North (far court) defeated Naperville Central in Tuesday's crosstown rivalry game, 25-20, 25-17. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Wednesday, May 13 results Argo def. Homewood-Flossmoor 25-20, 25-23Homewood-Flossmoor (18-13 overall, 1-4 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Diego Ramirez (1 assist, 2 digs), Will Adams (1 kill, 1 dig, 1 block), Brian Rogers (1 kill, 1 dig, 4 blocks), Surendran Heyward (10 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig, 3 blocks), Kendall Williams (13 assists, 1 ace, 3 digs, 3 blocks), Alex Wettstein (4 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig), Josi...
Student, scholar, athlete – York’s Hunter Stepanich is a modern renaissance man
As a junior tight end/defensive end, Hunter Stepanich (87) helped lead the Dukes to the IHSA championship game. By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.com Outlier. Unicorn. Throwback. These are the some of the adjectives that can be used to describe York’s Hunter Stepanich. But even they might not be sufficient to describe what the 6-foot-8, 230-pound senior has accomplished during his remarkable high school career. Stepanich, who has committed to play football and volleyball at Princeton, has led the Dukes’ football, basketball an...