November 2007 Archives

By Phil Brozynski

NORMAL - It’s safe to say that only some reasonably entertaining championship matches saved what otherwise would have been a weekend of anguish for even the most dedicated volleyball fan watching the Illinois High School Association girls volleyball tournament at Illinois State’s Redbird Arena.

By Phil Brozynski

NORMAL - Geneva, Lemont, Hinsdale Central and Immaculate Conception.

You won’t find them in the program for the IHSA 2007 girls volleyball tournament at Illinois State University’s Redbird Arena. But you might next year.

By Phil Brozynski

Benet and Downers Grove South will be heard from again.

Benet walked a tightrope in front of a packed house November 1 in the first of two Class 4A sectional semifinals at Naperville North. But the fourth-seeded Redwings held on behind Natalie Patzin (14 kills) and Jessica Jendryk (nine kills, two blocks) to upset the top-seeded hosts 27-25, 15-25, 25-23.