Ready for volleyball season? Here are five girls volleyball players to watch in the Northwest Herald area this season.
@HuntleyVB@CLCVB@CaryGroveVB @HDJVolleyball
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Huge congrats to our two senior setters for signing last night! Lauren Passaglia off to Hillsdale College and Jenna Splitt to University of Iowa! Sending the best of wishes to these two!! @PassagliaLauren @JSplitty6 #webecgvb
2016 CG alumm, Alli Splitt, named University of Illinois Springfield assistant coach! She will be a great addition to the program and we are so proud of her! Keep up the good work Splitty! @UISVolleyball @McHenryCoSports @AthleticsCG
Congrats to our amazing seniors on (virtual) graduation today! We will miss you so much next year but can’t wait to see what you all will do in the future! Love you guys 💙🤍 @evynn_layshock@alexisgerman__@CaryGroveHS
I'd also like to give a hats off to @CaryGroveVB. They turned a corner this season and scared the daylights out of everyone they played this postseason. They were a real fun wildcard to watch in the Class 4A field. It would've been fun to see the Trojans get that one game.
Voting for the Northwest Herald Female Athlete of the Week is now open! Nominees include:
@CaryGroveVB's Lauren Passaglia
@CLsouthathletic's Bella Gonzalez
@HuntleySwimming's Sydney McGuine
@CLCVB's Karina Simatos
Vote here: https://t.co/ZnF2IQFaB7
I've seen teams have better or more dominant matches. But Cary-Grove's precision and finesse and calm was like a work of art completely under control tonight. Typing my story now.
.@CaryGroveVB knocked off Crystal Lake Central on Thursday in FVC play.
"This moment, this win ... it means a lot," C-G's Evynn Layshock said. "I've been waiting like three years to beat them." https://t.co/XqR6EzuaQR
Despite the loss tonight, I still think Crystal Lake Central is a legit state contender in 3A this postseason. The Trojans just played with a 1980 Olympic hockey team kind of flawlessness tonight that told the world, "Hey, we've arrived," and I suspect it caught CLC off-guard.
After the match, @CaryGroveVB coach Patty Langanis said to me: "Bet you didn't expect to see that happen." No, I certainly didn't. Cary-Grove girls volleyball has turned a corner and arrived, folks.