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Girls Volleyball: ‘Student of the game’ Kelly Moran takes the reins at Hinsdale Central
May 8, 2012
Hinsdale Central athletic director Paul Moretta named former Hersey standout Kelly Moran as Hinsdale Central’s new girls volleyball coach May 3. Moran replaces Sheralynn Kellough, who stepped down after giving birth to twins in November.
Girls volleyball: Rosary names Rachel Hartmann coach
May 8, 2012
Rosary graduate Rachel Hartmann is returning to her alma mater to become the head volleyball coach. Hartmann helped lead the Royals to four regional titles during her playing days.
Girls Volleyball: Veteran Rosary coach Kasper resigns
May 8, 2012
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Rosary High School volleyball coach Lisa Kasper announced Monday she is stepping down after 18 years with the program — the last 13 as the head varsity coach. Kasper won 10 regional championships and two conference titles during her tenure. She leaves with a record of 312-159-6.
Marist’s Ashley Holder, SouthtownStar Girls Volleyball Player of the Year
May 8, 2012
The Southland area’s leader in assists, Ashley Holder also led Marist to the program’s first trip to state. The Beverly native heads up the SouthtownStar/Jenny’s Steakhouse All-Area squad.
Girls Volleyball: Stacey Perinar, the ultimate leader for Minooka
May 8, 2012
Stacey Perinar certainly got rowdy when she was on the court. The senior outside hitter finished among the state leaders with 405 kills to help the Indians to a 29-5 record and a second straight Class 4A Sweet Sixteen appearance. The 6-foot Perinar also had 49 aces, 24 blocks, and 162 digs and was named MVP of the Southwest Prairie, helping her team to a 14-0 conference mark.
Marian Catholic’s Ryan Summers’ wishes come true
May 8, 2012
Ryan Summers was a successful high school and club coach in Indiana before coming to Marian Catholic in 2011 and leading the Spartans to the school’s first state finals appearance since 2002.
Girls Volleyball: Joliet Catholic’s Christine Scheibe adapting, overcoming, winning
May 8, 2012
On the surface, this was a disappointing season for the Joliet Catholic girls volleyball team. Three state title-match appearances, two victorious, capped the preceding three seasons, so a sectional ouster wasn’t exactly what the Angels have come to expect.
Girls volleyball: Naperville Sun All-Area Team
May 8, 2012
FIRST TEAM Meghan Haggerty (Co-Player of Year) — Benet, middle hitter, 6-3 senior. Will attend Wisconsin Jenna Jendryk (Co-Player of Year) — Benet, right-side hitter, …
Girls volleyball: Sun-Times rankings
May 8, 2012
Class 4A champ Benet leads the final Sun-Times rankings of the season.
Breese Mater Dei opened Game 1 on a 9-0 run, then used a 14-4 run to extend a 5-4 lead in Game 2 on its way to a 25-9, 25-13 victory over Marian Central in the IHSA Class 3A championship match Saturday.
May 8, 2012
NORMAL – There probably wasn’t much Marian Central could have done to stop the well-oiled machine that was Breese Mater Dei Saturday at Redbird Arena. …
Girls Volleyball: Marist downed by St Charles East for third
May 8, 2012
St. Charles East and Marist most definitely didn’t go through the motions in Saturday’s Class 4A third-place match at Redbird Arena. The biggest lead either enjoyed all night was four points. There were 26 ties, 16 in Game 3.There also was a lot of satisfaction on both sides after St. Charles East prevailed 25-23, 22-25, 25-21.
Football: St Francis holds of Marian Catholic for third
May 8, 2012
Saturday’s Class 3A third-place match at Redbird Arena pretty much played out like the numbers as St. Francis held off a persistent Marian Catholic in Game 1 and eventually rolled to a 25-20, 25-11 victory.
Girls Volleyball: Chicago Christian falls in 2A final
May 8, 2012
Quincy Notre Dame was too much for Chicago Christian, taking down the Knights 21-25, 26-24, 25-21 Saturday afternoon in the Class 2A state finals.
Girls Volleyball: Benet advances past St Charles East
May 8, 2012
Sophomore Maddie Haggerty had 11 kills and three blocks, Meghan Haggerty added eight kills and two blocks and Jendryk threw down seven kills as Benet (38-3) defeated St. Charles East for the fourth time this season, 25-20, 22-25, 25-19, to advance to Saturday’s championship match.
Girls Volleyball: Abby Gilleand leads Marian Central past Marian Catholic
May 8, 2012
Abby Gilleland had 10 kills, 25 assists and a key service stretch in Game 3 that helped Marian Central overcome an early 7-4 deficit as the Hurricanes advanced to the Class 3A state championship match with a 20-25, 25-18, 25-23 victory over Marian Catholic Friday at Redbird Arena.
Girls Volleyball: Cary-Grove too much for Marist
May 8, 2012
Cary-Grove was too much for Marist’s, downing the RedHawks 35-33, 25-19 Friday night to advance to the finals of the Class 4A state tournament.
Girls Volleyball: St Francis falls in state semis
May 8, 2012
Breese Mater Dei rallied from a 10-6 deficit in Game 1 and never slowed down, defeating St. Francis 25-19, 25-11 to advance to Saturday’s 5:30 p.m. championship game.
Girls volleyball state preview
May 8, 2012
If familiarity breeds contempt, there could be a lot of chippiness when Benet and St. Charles East meet in a Class 4A semifinal at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the IHSA state tournament at Redbird Arena. The meeting will be the fourth between the two teams this season. Benet has won the previous three.
All-area girls volleyball team
May 8, 2012
Player of the year Alexis Viliunas of Lyons heads a group of elite-level volleyball players that make up the Sun-Times All-Area volleyball team.
Alexis Viliunas, the heart of the Lyons
May 8, 2012
Lyons’ Alexis Viliunas finished the regular season with 272 kills, 551 assists, 43 aces and 278 digs. The 6-1 senior had 13 kills and 18 assists in a 25-22, 21-25, 25-23 loss to Marist in the Class 4A supersectional at Hinsdale South. For her efforts, Viliunas has been named the 2011 Sun-Times Player of the Year.
Girls Volleyball: All-area second, third team
May 8, 2012
The girls volleyball all-area second and third teams.
Girls Volleyball: Chicago Christian putting up its best defense
May 8, 2012
Chicago Christian’s Class 2A semifinal foe, Breese Central, is the team it beat for the 2010 state title. Sophomore setter Emily Workman will dish to several Knights hitters in the effort to repeat.
Girls Volleyball: Marian Catholic feeling young, feeling strong
May 8, 2012
Marian Catholic’s Spartans enter state finals weekend with youthful enthusiasm, featuring two sophomores and a freshman in an otherwise all-junior starting lineup. The Spartans face Woodstock Marian in one of Friday’s Class 3A semifinals at Redbird Arena in Normal.
Girls Volleyball: New Trier toppled in sectional semifinals
May 8, 2012
Despite bringing back only two starters, the Trevians produced a better record than last year’s 27-12 squad. Coach Hannah Hsieh reluctantly will bid adieu to six seniors,
Football: Ridgewood bounced from playoffs
May 8, 2012
Ridgewood loses 25-16, 25-18 decision to Lakes in Wauconda Regional.
Q-and-A with Colleen Rynne, Marian Catholic volleyball
May 8, 2012
Rynne, 16, of Oak Forest, is a junior setter in her first full season as a varsity player. She also plays soccer at Marian. How …
Girls volleyball: Joliet Catholic’s run undone
May 8, 2012
For three straight seasons, Joliet Catholic had ended the year playing for the Class 3A state championship. This season the Angels will not be making …
Girls Volleyball: Chicago Christian rallies to top Timothy Christian
May 8, 2012
Emily Workman had 20 assists, five aces, two kills and two huge blocks as Chicago Christian rallied to defeat Timothy Christian 21-25, 25-14, 25-21 in the Class 2A supersectional Saturday at Lisle.
Girls Volleyball: St Charles East takes down Glenbrook South
May 8, 2012
St. Charles East standout Meghan Niski wanted no part of having an off night that might end her stellar high school career. But after not playing her best volleyball, the James Madison-bound outside hitter saw her team drop the first game of Saturday’s Class 4A Elmhurst supersectional to Glenbrook South by a 25-21 count.
Girls Volleyball: Marian Catholic has no problem with Payton
May 8, 2012
Marian Catholic, welcome back to the big show. The Spartans — volleyballwise — earned their first ticket to the state finals in Normal since 2002, dominating Payton 25-18, 25-13 in the Class 3A Rich East Supersectional.
Girls Volleyball: Marist rallies back to top Lyons
May 8, 2012
Marist’s rallied back for a dramatic 25-22, 21-25, 25-23 victory over Lyons Saturday in the Class 4A Hinsdale South Supersectional.
Girls Volleyball: St Francis breezes past Metamora
May 8, 2012
St. Francis buzzed through the Redbirds 25-12, 25-8 on its way to a state berth in Normal. St. Francis opened the game with an aggressive net attack Metamora could not reciprocate or slow down.
Girls Volleyball: Postseason ride ends for Harvest Christian Academy
May 8, 2012
Harvest Christian Academy’s run in the Class 1A state playoffs ended with a straight-set defeat against Dakota at Saturday’s River Ridge Supersectional.
Girls Volleyball: St Charles East pulls upset win over York
May 8, 2012
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: St. Charles East defeated visiting York 25-21, 23-25, 25-22 to win its own Class 4A sectional championship Thursday night.
Girls Volleyball: Benet blows by Plainfield Central, closes in on state
May 8, 2012
Benet moved one step closer to returning to Redbird Arena for the first time since 2008 by defeating Plainfield Central 25-17, 25-14 in the Class 4A sectional Thursday at Aurora West.
Girls Volleyball: Lyons survives Young’s upset bid
May 8, 2012
Laura Williams registered 19 kills, six assists, a block and ace and Alexis Viliunas added 13 kills and 24 assists as the defending Class 4A state champion Lyons survived host Young’s upset bid with the thrilling 27-25, 22-25, 25-16 Sectional championship Thursday night.
Girls Volleyball: St Francis denies Joliet Cathlolic’s efforts
May 8, 2012
Despite rallying from a 10-3 deficit to gain a 12-all tie in Game 2, Joliet Catholic saw its season end with a 25-23, 25-19 loss to St. Francis in the Angels’ Class 3A sectional championship match.
Girls Volleyball: Glenbrook South advances past Loyola
May 8, 2012
Glenbrook South took another step toward getting back to the state tournament by beating Loyola 25-19, 25-12 to win the sectional championship at home Thursday.
Girls Volleyball: Marist downs Sandburg in thriller
May 8, 2012
Because Kirsten Ivkovic was just in time, the third time was Marist time Thursday in a thrilling 28-26, 26-24 victory over Sandburg in the Class 4A Andrew Sectional title match.
Girls Volleyball: Marian Catholic edges out Illiana Christian
May 8, 2012
Clay had a match-high 12 kills and Clark had back-to-back kills to close out Marian’s 25-23, 25-21 win over Illiana Christian at Thursday’s Class 3A sectional final.
Girls Volleyball: Inspired Carmel squad downs Lakes
May 8, 2012
Carmel dominated Lakes 25-21, 25-15 to earn a spot in the Elite 8 where it will face Marian Central at 6:30 Saturday at Woodstock North.
Girls Volleyball: Chicago Christian rolls past Noble Street
May 8, 2012
This time Chicago Christian did not underestimate its opponent. Two nights after having to rally from deficits in both sets to defeat Gordon Tech, host Chicago Christian roared out of the gate against Noble Street Charter Thursday and easily won its own sectional 25-11, 25-8.
Girls Volleyball: Cary-Grove ends Huntley’s dream run
May 8, 2012
Cary-Grove senior Melanie Jereb had a lot to do with it, fiercely serving the Trojans to a 25-11, 25-17 victory Thursday night in the IHSA Class 4A Prairie Ridge Sectional.
Girls Volleyball: Wilmington stopped by Allhands, Watseka
May 8, 2012
Jessica Allhands nearly was a one-girl wrecking crew Thursday night as her 17 kills led Watseka past Wilmington 25-14, 25-21 for the Class 2A Prairie Central Sectional championship.
Girls Volleyball: St Edward bows out in sectional final
May 8, 2012
Timothy Christian’s volleyball players have been winning for so long it seems they’ve forgotten what losing is. The Trojans on Thursday fought off a first set challenge from St. Edward to take the Winnebago Class 2A Sectional title, 25-23, 25-18 and extend their unbeaten string to 35.
Girls Volleyball: Harvest Christian continues to roll, tops Luther North
May 8, 2012
The Lions continued to roll through the postseason on Thursday night, capturing the Class 1A sectional title at Westminster Christian with a 25-17, 25-12 victory over Luther North.
Girls Volleyball: Stevenson finally gets past Lake Forest
May 8, 2012
The saying, “a third time’s a charm” definitely held true for Stevenson Thursday night as it defeated Lake Forest 18-25, 25-20, 25-23 Thursday evening to win the Buffalo Grove Sectional. The Scouts had previously defeated the Patriots twice this season.
Girls Volleyball: Something familiar for Joliet Catholic
May 8, 2012
Part of the reason Joliet Catholic has success in the state volleyball playoffs is because Joliet Catholic doesn’t dwell on the past.
Girls Volleyball: Benet breezes past Oswego, Plainfield Central tops Lockport
May 8, 2012
Oswego (19-18), which upset Waubonsie Valley in the regional final, was not exactly roadkill in the path of Benet’s 85-mile-per-hour 18-wheeler, but the Panthers came close, falling 25-13, 25-16 in a 35-minute Class 4A sectional semifinal Tuesday at Aurora West. Plainfield Central also advances, defeating Lockport in three games
Girls volleyball: Sandburg gets revenge on Lincoln-Way Central
May 8, 2012
With a more typical spread-it-around offense clicking on all cylinders, Sandburg prevailed 25-20, 25-16 over Lincoln-Way Central to earn a spot in Thursday’s sectional title match against No. 3 Marist.
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