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Lincoln-Way East Invitational
Tuesday, April 28 results
Willowbrook came out on the short end of 23-25, 25-21, 27-25 deicision to Morton on Tuesday in Villa Park as both teams chase Hinsdale South in the West Suburban Conference Gold division. Tuesday, April 28 results Belleville Althoff def. Fr. McGivney 25-18, 25-11Belleville Althoff (19-3 overall, 5-0 in the Gateway Metro Conference): Michael Peterson (12 kills), Noah Hamilton (4 aces), Nolan Karban (13 digs), Rhett Neville (24 assists). Belleville East def. Edwardsville 25-22, 22-25, 25-21Belleville East (16-6 overall, 3-1 in the Sou...
Monday, April 27 results
Monday, April 27 results Bolingbrook def. Thornridge 25-15, 25-18Bolingbrook (19-6 overall, 2-1 in the Southwest Prairie Conference).Geneva def. Yorkville 21-25, 25-20, 25-22Yorkville (15-10 overall, 1-2 in the Southwest Prairie Conference): Dylan Frieders (6 kills, 5 digs, 2 blocks), Akon Fongu-Atehnkeng (7 kills, 1 dig, 5 blocks). Glenbard South def. Wheaton Academy 25-23, 25-27, 25-20Wheaton Academy (10-1 overall, 2-0 in the Chicagoland Christian Conference).Glenbard South (14-6 overall, 2-1 in the Upstate Eight Conference East): Owen...
Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb Player of the Week Matthew Proskey of OPRF is ‘The Man’
Oak Park-River Forest setter Matthew Proskey hopes to finish his high school career where it began ... in the IHSA tournament finals. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor Anyone who has ever played baseball knows it can get lonely playing the field, particularly in the outfield. You can go batter after batter, inning after inning, without ever making a play or contributing in any meaningful way. But in volleyball, Oak Park-River Forest’s Matthew Proskey is never alone. “Matt gave up baseball to play vol...
Saturday, April 25 results
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...
