Perennial Public League power Whitney Young seeks new girls’ volleyball coach

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Whitney M. Young Magnet High School is looking for a Girls Varsity Head Volleyball Coach. Interested candidates should contact Athletic Director Chris Cassidy. Please email your resume to cgcassidy@cps.edu.Requirements: ISBE, NFHS or ASEP certified. Candidates must submit a background check, TB test and be CPS processed. College playing experience, high school and club coaching experience are preferred.Whitney Young’s varsity volleyball team went 20-13 in 2018, reaching the Class 4A supersectional before falling to eventual state champion M...

O’Fallon emerges as team to beat down south

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Coach Joe Nesbit and his Belleville East Lancers The O'Fallon Panthers under first-year coach Amy Sheehan are 9-0 and have emerged as the team to beat in Southern Illinois. O'Fallon, led by Justin Hovick and Bryce Backus, edged Southwestern Conference rival Edwardsville 26-25, 31-29 on March 29. Edwardsville was coming off a 25-20, 25-14 victory over Belleville East two nights earlier. Last weekend, the Panthers went 5-0 to win the Rockwood Summit Tournament in Missouri. The three Belleville schools have taken turns beating up an each ...

That’s a wrap: East Aurora: plus St. Charles East, Bishop McNamara statistics

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East Aurora finished the regular season with a 4-31 record including 1-8 (eighth place) in the Upstate Eight Conference. “The girls played a tougher than usual schedule this season, putting up some good points against opposing teams,” said head coach Jennifer Wilson. “We played rival West Aurora and put up some good numbers (in a 25-19, 25-14 loss), some of the best scores the program has seen in a number of years.”East Aurora was a mixed team with seven seniors, two juniors and five sophomores.Junior middle hitter Barakat Adekola was sel...

Catholic League stars best ESCC

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The Chicago Catholic League all stars defeated the East Suburban Catholic Conference all stars 25-21, 25-22, 25-23 in a match played June 4 at Brother Rice. ...

Yaconis commits to Akron; Michio 15 Premier wins Silver on the court; Batavia’s Garrett is gold in the classroom; 1st Alliance 17 White is white-hot

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Michio Chicago 15 Premier Batavia's Jenna Garrett Batavia’s 6-foot senior middle hitter Hannah Yaconis, who plays for SPVB 18 Blue during the club season, has verbally committed to study and play at the University of Akron. Yaconis was an all-tournament selection at the Waubonsie Valley Blast, a first-team all-Upstate Eight River Conference selection, and was voted the All Program Player of the Year at Batavia. “I think that Hannah will do very well at the University of Akron and will be able to help them right away,” Batavia coach Lor...