Prep Sports
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Hawks ready to make a statement in UECAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The Bartlett girls volleyball team was pushed around in the Upstate Eight Conference for years. This year the Hawks plan to push back. Traditionally not a factor in the ...
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Tupuritis courts success at Maine W.Aug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Alise Tupuritis wanted to be a basketball player when she was at Chippewa Middle School in Des Plaines. "It's weird," said the 6-foot-1 Maine West senior. "My brother an...
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Scouting: Fox Valley area girls volleyball teamsAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Maroons Coach: Keith Foster (2nd season) 2007 record: 6-24 overall; 2-8 Upstate Eight Conference Top returning players: Seniors Ellen Holton (6-1, MH), Lindse...
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Emotional U.S. ride ends with silverAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Brazil won its first gold medal in women's volleyball on Saturday, beating the U.S. 3-1 and ending an emotional run by an American team struck by tragedy hours...
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Bartlett's Hayers gets scholarship at RadfordAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Bartlett outside hitter Emily Hayes doesn't back down when faced with competition, and she has a college scholarship to show for it. First-year Radford University coach ...
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U.S. volleyball team beats Cuba, will play for gold
Aug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The U.S. women's volleyball team has advanced to the gold medal game, defeating Cuba in three sets to guarantee the Americans their best Olympic finish since ...
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Favored U.S. drops opener on the beach
Aug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser, the defending beach volleyball world champions and the overwhelming favorites to win the Olympic gold medal, lost their openin...
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U.S. volleyball beats Japan, but tragedy casts pall
Aug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - A U.S. women's volleyball team struck by tragedy just hours earlier beat Japan in an emotional Olympic opener marred by the fatal stabbing of an ex-player's fa...
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Kusner diversifies -- and thrivesJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - At a time when more high school athletes are focusing on just one sport, Mary Kusner went the other direction. The Maine West basketball and volleyball star became a mem...
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Tigers buckle down for fourth titleMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The final boys volleyball match of the season bucked the trend of its weekend predecessors. Wheaton Warrenville South, which outlasted its two previous foes in three-gam...