Beating a team once in a year can be difficult. But beating that same team five times in a span of over a month and a half is extremely impressive and almost seemingly impossible. Continue reading
Tag Archives: boys volleyball
New Trier Bounces Back, Beats LA
New Trier Beats Evanston Again
On April 9, New Trier and Evanston faced off for the Warren Invite title with the Trevians coming away with a 25-20, 25-17 win over the Wildkits. Continue reading
Payton Keeps It Up
In what has become the fiercest volleyball rivalry in the Public League, it was no shock to see Payton face Young in the Public League playoffs. This year the Grizzlies swept the Dolphins 25-16, 25-19 in Wednesday’s semifinals at Northside. Continue reading
Payton wins 4th straight conference crown
To win one conference title is hard. To win four consecutive conference titles, as Payton was trying to do on Tuesday, is quite the accomplishment. Continue reading
Earl Schultz-led Payton has no problem with makeshift lineup, Young
Already playing with a young roster, Payton coach Casey Feeney was forced to use a different lineup thanks to numerous players on a school trip, including starting setter Lincoln Wang and starting outside Alex Brown. Continue reading
Payton creates school history
A year after becoming the first boys athletic team in school history to qualify for the state finals, the Payton volleyball team became the first in any sport, boys or girls, to qualify in consecutive years. The Grizzlies accomplished the feat by defeating St. Patrick 25-23, 25-23 for the second straight year at the Young sectional Tuesday. Continue reading
St. Patrick ousts Young
Friday marked the second year in a row St. Patrick upset Young in a sectional semifinal. Continue reading
Payton rallies past Latin, to face St. Patrick for sectional title
When a team is reeling, sometimes all it takes is a couple words of encouragement to turn everything around. With Payton down four (14-10) in the second set of its sectional semifinal match with Latin, Grizzlies coach Casey Feeney called a timeout to calm his players down. Continue reading
Tom Wesolowski propels Young to regional title
Playing against each other for the second time in a week and the fourth in the 2013 season, the Young and Lane boys volleyball teams know pretty much everything there is to know about one another. Continue reading