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Elk Grove sets aside a day for ScholtenFeb 17, 2014 12:00 AM
Last October, toward the end of the girls volleyball season, Conant High school paid tribute to Peggy Scholten, who is retiring after 37 seasons as Cougars girls volleyball coach. One of the ways she was honored was by the re-naming of the long-running Early Bird Classic to the “Peggy Scholten Invite.” Two months later, Scholten had something else named for her — a day. Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson and the village trustees issued a proclamation at the December Elk Grove Village Board meeting honoring Scholten by proclaiming Tuesday, Dec. 17 “Peggy Scholten Day” in Elk Grove Village.
Elgin CC seeks women’s volleyball coach Feb 1, 2014 12:00 AM
Loyola earns No. 1 volleyball ranking Jan 27, 2014 12:00 AM
After two impressive road wins over the weekend, Loyola’s men’s volleyball program earned its first No. 1 ranking in program history. The Ramblers, who were ranked No. 2 last week, defeated Sacred Heart on Friday and No. 13 Harvard on Saturday as No. 1 ranked Pepperdine lost Friday to No. 5 Long Beach State.
Rosemont hosting pro beach volleyball event in July Jan 20, 2014 12:00 AM
Some of the top volleyball players in the country will come to the Northwest suburbs this summer when the MB Financial Park at Rosemont hosts the EVP Pro Beach Volleyball tour. The EVP Rocks Rosemont 2014 will kick off July 10 with amateur matches in several sports leading up the professional tournament Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19.
Field leaving a champion Jan 15, 2014 12:00 AM
It would be great if all of us could be as fortunate as Jean Field. On Tuesday at IC Catholic Prep’s girls volleyball awards dinner, Field announced her retirement after 39 years as the Knights’ coach. She ranks sixth all-time on the Illinois High School Association victories list with 885, which includes a 25-15, 25-19 victory over Edwards County in the Class 2A championship in November.
Hersey’s Fuerst has a thirst for achievement Jan 7, 2014 12:00 AM
Toward the end of his junior boys volleyball season at Hersey, Mike Fuerst’s teammate mentioned there was an opening on his club team. Fuerst, whose interest in the sport began peaking at an early age when he was having fun learning the game, decided to join that club team. It turns out he was part of a team that made it to the nationals in Reno, Nevada. At those championships, college coaches noticed the skills of the middle blocker. Many liked what they saw and Fuerst liked what he saw in a school out east. The Hersey senior recently made a verbal commitment to play at the Division I level for Princeton University.
For women’s sports, 2013 loaded with great storiesDec 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Patricia Babcock McGraw reviews the top women's sports stories of 2013, touching on international soccer, the LPGA, the WNBA, college volleyball, pro tennis and college basketbal.
Harper’s Dabrowski nets All-American Honor Dec 19, 2013 12:00 AM
These athletes give freely — of themselves Dec 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Lake County high school athletes are busy - but not too busy to help others this holiday season.
St. Francis alum Robinson courting stardom Dec 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Nebraska outside hitter Kelsey Robinson, a native of Bartlett, is conference player of the year. Again. Although, this is her first such award in the Big Ten. She left her mark elsewhere, too.
Grayslake Central’s Basierak raises the bar at Dubuque Dec 2, 2013 12:00 AM
University of Dubuque sophomore Klaudia Basierak (Grayslake Central) has been named first-team All-Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in women’s volleyball for the second straight year. The Spartans outside hitter finished the season with a team high 366 kills, 1,234 attack attempts, 367 points, and 14 double-doubles (kills-digs).
Stevenson’s Radtke makes MAC all-frosh team Nov 25, 2013 12:00 AM
Jenna Radtke finished her high school career with Daily Herald all-area recognition, putting down 319 kills and 114 solo blocks as a senior for Stevenson girls volleyball coach Tim Crow. She has started her college career earning more recognition. The native of Buffalo Grove, who did not begin playing volleyball until her sophomore year of high school, has been selected to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman team along with teammate Mary Grace Kelly.
Jacobs’ Kasper will play at NC State Nov 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Jacobs junior Kassie Kasper impressed the North Carolina State women’s volleyball staff during her first unofficial campus visit last July. N.C. State, in turn, impressed Kasper during her second unofficial visit to Raleigh last weekend. Realizing she had found the right college fit, the 17-year old Algonquin resident called Wolfpack women’s volleyball coach Bryan Bunn on Tuesday and accepted N.C. State’s offer. The all-area libero will play two years as a preferred walk-on and two years on scholarship.
Girls volleyball/Top 20 Nov 18, 2013 12:00 AM
St. Francis, Benet and Crystal Lake South are the top three teams in the final Daily Herald Top 20 of the season for girls volleyball.
Images: Benet vs. Mother McAuley, 4A State Volleyball Finals Nov 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Benet Academy made it to the title match but was defeated by Mother McAuley for the 4A State Volleyball title Saturday night in Normal.
Images: Wheaton St. Francis vs. LaSalle Peru volleyball Nov 16, 2013 12:00 AM
Wheaton St. Francis defeated LaSalle Peru to claim the Class 3A state volleyball title Saturday in Normal.
St. Francis, Kopec win 10th state title Nov 16, 2013 12:00 AM
Just how dominant was St. Francis' girls volleyball team in winning its second straight Class 3A state championship Saturday? The match was over before it was scheduled to begin. Literally. With no network TV restrictions dictating start times, the IHSA started Saturday's title match between the Spartans and LaSalle-Peru at 5:30 p.m., a full 30 minutes ahead of the 6 p.m. scheduled start time. And it was over at 5:58. St. Francis rolled over L-P 25-19, 25-7 to win its 10th state title under 38th year coach Peg Kopec, the second championship of the day for the Suburban Christian Conference, following IC Catholic Prep's Class 2A title earlier in the afternoon.
Mother McAuley denies Benet the three-peat Nov 16, 2013 12:00 AM
Pretty much everyone around Illinois girls volleyball knew it would take a strong team to keep Benet from winning its third straight Class 4A state championship. Mother McAuley was that team. The Mighty Macs, the No. 8 in the latest PrepVolleyball.com national rankings, denied the Redwings the three-peat, winning 25-22, 25-19 Saturday night in the state title match at Redbird Arena.
Images: IC Catholic vs. Edwards County volleyball Nov 16, 2013 12:00 AM
IC Catholic defeated Edwards County High School to win the Class 2A state volleyball title game Saturday in Normal.
Crystal Lake S. battles, but falls to New Trier Nov 16, 2013 12:00 AM
It wasn’t the way Crystal Lake South’s girls volleyball team wanted the season to end, but the Gators are hoping their trip to the Class 4A state tournament is the start of something that becomes as frequent as it did for the program back in the mid 1990s. After battling to a win in the first set, CL South fell victim to a taller and more aggressive New Trier team in the second and third sets and fell to the Trevians 22-25, 25-17, 25-23 Saturday night in the third-place match at Redbird Arena. The fourth-place trophy is CL South’s fifth in girls volleyball and first since Pete Kottra’s 1995 team lost to Mother McAuley in the state title match.