Monday, November 12, 2012
The St. Francis girls volleyball team wins the ninth state title for the Spartans, the first since 2006.
The St. Francis High School girls volleyball team won the school's ninth state title Saturday with a 25-21, 25-20 over Richmond-Burton. Molly Haggerty had 12 kills, Maddie Haggerty had seven and Mary Boken had three, according to the Chicago Tribune. The Spartans, led by coach Peg Kopec, last won a state title in 2006 when Megan Boken, the victim of a fatal shooting Aug. 18 in St. Louis, led the team to a victory. Mary Boken, who told the Tribune she was just a little girl when Megan Boken's team won in 2006, said her teammates have been like sisters to her this year, "It means so much to me," she said. Kopec told the Tribune: "We've though a lot about Megan this year... It wasn't much that we spoke out a lot about this year until right …
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Outside hitter leads team with nine kills, 12 digs as Wheaton North wins 25-21, 25-20.
Standing between 5-6 and 5-7, Wheaton North's Laura Drabant isn't your prototypical tall hitter in the high school volleyball scene. But she packs an awful wallop, as Wheaton Warrenville South can attest. Drabant's final kill yesterday, Tuesday, Oct. 12—she had nine for the evening—closed out Game 2 and gave Wheaton North a 25-21, 25-20 triumph over the Tigers at Wheaton North's home court. It was a welcome victory for the Falcons, who came into the contest with a 1-3 record over the past two weeks. The win also avenaged a loss to the Tigers earlier this season. "We had a rough game against West Aurora (last Thursday), so it was really nice to get this one," said Drabant, who added 12 digs and two serving aces. Drabant recorded three of …
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
Tennessee-bound senior middle hitter is focused on helping WWS reach new heights in 2010.
The accolades keep pouring in for Wheaton Warrenville South senior middle hitter Shealyn Kolosky. No matter what type of prep volleyball-related lists newspapers and websites compile—top area players, top state players or top college recruits—chances are very good Kolosky will be on the list. For example, Kolosky has been: listed on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Under Armour Girls High School all-America Watch List, named one of the top 50 players in the Chicago area by a the Chicago Sun Times, named PrepVolleyball.com's list of top players in Illinois, and listed among the top 12 volleyball players in DuPage County by The Daily Herald. So what does Kolosky think of all this recognition? "It's amazing," she said before…
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