Articles filed under Volleyball
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Suburban volleyball players savor national championship at Wisconsin
Dec 25, 2021 11:00 AM - Former Geneva High School girls volleyball standout Grace Loberg recalls the University of Wisconsin being one of the first colleges that expressed interest in her. And it's a school that Loberg and three other Chicago-area natives helped bring an NCAA women's volleyball national championship to earlier this month in Columbus, Ohio. -
Team USA Olympic Volleyball Gold Medalists join Aurora city leaders in saluting Metea Valley's state champs
Dec 16, 2021 12:44 PM - It was a night of state and world champions at Aurora City Hall Dec. 14 when two leaders of the 2020 Team USA Volleyball Team offered virtual congratulations for the Metea Valley team's historic state championship win. -
Girls volleyball: Fontana stepping down as coach at Crystal Lake SouthDec 8, 2021 1:36 PM - Jorie Fontana is stepping down as the head girls volleyball coach at Crystal Lake South High School after 17 years at the helm of the program.
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Director for Vernon Hills volleyball club suspended for racial remarkNov 26, 2021 2:00 PM - A director at a Vernon Hills-based youth volleyball club has been suspended by one of the sport's national associations after using racially insensitive language at an event in south suburban Bedford Park in late October.
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Girls volleyball: Metea Valley rallies to win Class 4A state title
Nov 14, 2021 11:15 AM - Not even the most storied girls volleyball program in state history could derail the Metea Valley express on the campus of Illinois State University Saturday night. Mother McAuley has more state championships (15) than the Aurora high school has years of existence. But the Mustangs capped an extraordinary postseason run by winning its 24th consecutive match on a stage unlike any other. When the final McAuley kill attempt sailed wide of the left sideline, Metea Valley earned the first state championship for any sport for either gender with a 15-25, 25-18, 25-17 triumph. -
Girls volleyball: Barrington holds off Edwardsville for 3rd place in Class 4A
Nov 13, 2021 10:08 PM - Berkely Ploder was not exactly thrilled with her overall play for parts of the Class 4A third-place match at the girls volleyball state finals Saturday night at Illinois State University. "It wasn't going too well at first," the Barrington sophomore said. But Ploder had perhaps the defensive play of her athletic career to give the Fillies the epitome of a hard-fought win. With Edwardsville desperately seeking to extend the third-set overtime thriller, Ploder denied a Tiger kill attempt with a brilliant block. The ball violently struck the Edwardsville side of the net to give the Fillies a 25-22, 15-25 and 26-24 triumph. -
Girls volleyball: Montini caps 40-1 season with 2A state title
Nov 13, 2021 6:39 PM - Montini won the Class 2A state title with a 25-16, 25-17 straight-sets victory over downstate Pleasant Plains. Montini earned its first state title in program history with a 40-1 record; Glenbard West was the lone school to defeat the Broncos -- in the fourth match of the regular season. -
Girls volleyball: Metea Valley downs Barrington to reach 4A championship
Nov 13, 2021 7:30 AM - Metea Valley will face state juggernaut Mother McAuley for the state title Saturday night after its 25-23 and 25-13 victory over the Fillies. -
Girls volleyball: Montini rolls into Class 2A state title game
Nov 12, 2021 3:13 PM - The traditional suburban St. Louis girls volleyball power was essentially rendered powerless by Montini Friday afternoon. With its resounding 25-11 and 25-10 straight-sets victory at Redbird Arena on the campus of Illinois State University, Montini not only extended its winning streak to 36 matches in a row but also earned its first state-title appearance. -
Girls volleyball: Stevenson's Holsen: A great competitor, teammate
Nov 11, 2021 9:30 PM - Forget all the lofty numbers and accolades -- things Stevenson senior outside hitter Amanda Holsen has in spades. In the mind of Patriots coach Tim Crow, Holsen's greatest asset has nothing to do with volleyball. But Holsen's volleyball talents have led to her being selected as the captain of the Daily Herald's Lake County All-Area Team for 2021.
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