St. Francis lost its season opener Wednesday at Wheaton North, 21-25, 25-20, 25-23. Wednesday, March 20 results Benet Academy def. Glenbard South 25-15, 25-20Benet Academy (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Aris Maurukas (7 kills), Dominic Krzeczkowski (4 kills), Matt Swiatkowski (3 kills).Bolingbrook def. Whitney Young 25-17, 25-17Bolingbrook (2-0 overall. 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Trevor Wardlow (5 kills, 3 digs), Tristan Caminar (8 kills, 5 digs), Tristan Benbow (6 kills), Charlie Bialek (4 ...
Saturday, November 11, IHSA championship results
Galena's Addie Hefel had 14 kills in the Pirates' 25-23, 25-16 victory over Hartsburg-Emden in the IHSA Class 1A championship game. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Saturday, November 11, IHSA finals resultsClass 1AEffingham St. Anthony def. Cissna Park 25-15, 23-25, 25-23 (third place)Effingham St. Anthony (33-9 overall, 6-0 in the National Trail Conference): Addi Wernsing (15 assists, 6 digs), Andrea Rudolph (13 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs, 1 block), Laney Coffin (2 digs, 1 block), Stacey Vonderheide (8 assists, 1 ace, 4 digs), Abbi Hatton (9 kills, 1 a...
Friday, November 10, IHSA semifinal results
Breese Mater Dei's 6-5 Alyssa Koerkenmeier had 7 kills in the Knights' semifinal win over Rock Falls. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Friday, November 10 IHSA semifinal resultsClass 1A Cissna Park's Brooklyn Stadeli slips a kill past Hartsburg-Emden's Ellie Klokkenga during the Stags' semifinal win. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Hartsburg-Emden def. Cissna Park 25-17, 25-13Cissna Park (37-4 overall, 12-0 in the Vermilion Valley Conference): Ava Morrical (16 assists, 2 digs), Regan King (1 dig), Brooklyn Stadeli (6 kills, 1 assist, 7 digs), Addison...
Friday, November 3 results
Joliet West's Ava Grevengoed (1) had 10 kills Friday in the Class 4A supersectional at Bolingbrook, but it was not enough as the Tigers fell to Willowbrook, 25-18, 25-14. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, November 3, IHSA supersectional results Class 1AAt (Bushnell) Prairie CityHartsburg-Emden def. Annawan 25-17, 16-25, 25-19Hartsburg-Emden (32-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).Annawan (29-7 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Trail Conference).At MilfordCissna Park def. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 25-16, 19-25, 28-26Cissna Park (37-3 ove...
Monday, April 1 results
Monday, April 1 results Althoff Catholic def. Granite City 25-10, 25-11 Althoff Catholic (7-3 overall, 2-0 in the Gateway Metro Conference): Andy Weir (11 kills, 1 dig), Brady Leuchtefeld (9 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs), Rhett Neville (23 assists). Belleville East def. Father McGivney 25-19, 25-20 Belleville East (9-0 overall, 1-0 in the Southwestern Conference): August Werner (13 kills, 6 digs, 5 aces), Jack Byers (6 kills, 1 block, 5 digs, 2 aces, 1 assist), Tyce Watson (5 kills, 1 dig, 2 aces), Keegan Rose (5 digs, 1 ace, 23 assists). Bolingbroo
Tuesday, March 19 results
Plainfield South 6-1 junior outside hitter Chase Kreitzer (11) goes up against the block of Bishop McNamara's Carter Leversque (3) during the Cougars' victory Monday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, March 19 results Barrington def. Buffalo Grove 25-21, 25-20Barrington (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Cole Hartke (10 kills, 1 block, 6 digs), Adrian Wu (8 assists, 2 digs), Carson Skinner (13 assists, 2 digs), Gavin Rohlwing (3 kills), John Sun (1 kill), Eli Rodda (3 kills, 3 aces, 2 digs), Aidan Gilmore (3 digs, 1 ace), Ma...
Friday, November 10, IHSA semifinal pairings
Mother McAuley will be making its third consecutive trip to the IHSA Class 4A semifinals in Normal. (Photo by Randy Sharer) Friday, November 10, IHSA semifinal pairings Class 1AHartsburg-Emden vs. Cissna Park, 9:00 a.m.Hartsburg-Emden (32-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).Cissna Park (37-3 overall, 12-0 in the Vermilion Valley Conference).Effingham St. Anthony vs. Galena, 10:30 a.m.Effingham St. Anthony (32-8 overall, 6-0 in the National Trail Conference).Galena (34-4 overall, 10-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference).Class ...
2023 IHSA Girls Sectional Championship Pairings
The Lockport bench hopes to be doing more of this Wednesday when the Porters meet Joliet West for the Class 4A sectional championship at Oswego. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, November 1, IHSA sectional championship pairings (Sectional championship matches begin at 6:00 p.m.)Class 1AAt (Concord) Triopia(Decatur) Unity Christian vs. Hartsburg-Emden(Decatur) Unity Christian (32-5 overall, 10-1 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference).Hartsburg-Emden (29-7 overall, 5-0 in the Tomahawk Conference).At PrincevilleIllini Bluffs vs. AnnawanIlli...
Monday, March 25 results
Tyrus Cloat (above) and Oswego East will be back in action this Saturday at the West Aurora invite. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, March 25 resultBelleville East def. Belleville Althoff 25-14, 25-15Belleville East (7-0 overall, 0-0 in the Southwestern Conference).Bolingbrook def. Romeoville 25-18, 25-14Bolingbrook (7-1 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Tristan Benbow (8 kills), Tavares Campbell (6 kills), Connor Dmochowski (21 assists, 2 aces, 6 digs), Tyler Vasquez (11 digs, 2 assists, 1 ace).Chica...
Thursday, August 24 results
Bloomington Central Catholic's Kampbell Niepagen (8), a 6-foot-2 freshman, had 4 kills during a 25-11, 25-19 loss at No. 6-ranked Downs Tri-Valley on Thursday. Attempting to put up a block were Ella Cryer (14) and Hailey Warfel (9). (Photo by Randy Sharer) Thursday, August 24 results (updated 12:12 p.m., Friiday, August 25)Antioch def. Vernon Hills 25-23, 25-19Vernon Hills (0-2 overall, 0-0 in the Central Suburban North): Maya Raval (14 assists, 4 digs, 3 kills), Morgan Hart (3 kills, 1 ace, 2 digs), Ronnie Ramirez (4 kills, 4 digs, 2 a...