as of 08.04.08 ----------BOYS VOLLEYBALL The annual HT Sports Awards evening took place June 4, 2008. Over 110 student/athletes were honored. Click here for 2008 schedule as found on Instasports ---THE CLASS A CHALLENGE RETIRES AFTER SEVEN-YEAR RUN: With the start of the 2005 season, the Class A Challenge ends its run as the Chicago-area's small school boys volleyball premier tourney. In it's place starting with the spring of 2005, a new name for this end-of-the-season event becomes the LAKESHORE CLASSIC, sponsored by the Latin School. ---TOURNEY NOTES FROM THE 2004 CLASS A CHALLENGE (MAY, 2004): Holy Trinity high’s Victor Vargas gained double honors at this year’s annual “Class A Challenge” boys volleyball tourney, gaining first Chicago Prep All-Conference honors for his play during the regular season of play and All-Tourney accolades for his efforts both Friday and Saturday in the just completed “small-school” tourney. ---Vargas joins a long list of Tigers who have been so honored for their efforts during this prestigious six-year tournament. ---The complete list of the 2004 Chicago Prep All-Conference Boys’ Volleyball team is found below along with the final All-Tournament selections. -----2004 CHICAGO PREP ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM ---WHEATON, ST. FRANCIS: Frank Torres – senior – setter; John Tibble – senior – defensive specialist; ILLIANA CHRISTIAN: Scott Piersma – senior – setter; LAKE FOREST ACADEMY: Zach Myers; (ELGIN), ST. EDWARD: Thom Debrooke – senior – outside hitter; LATIN SCHOOL: Michael Hartt – senior – middle hitter; QUIGLEY PREP: Michael Carillo – senior – setter; LATIN JV: Jeff Kahn – sophomore – setter; HOLY TRINITY: Victor Vargas – junior – middle hitter; LUTHER EAST: Jonathan Schweiger – senior – setter; and CRISTO REY: Xavier Arias – junior – setter. ---IN THE FINALS of the 2004 Class A Challenge, Wheaton, St. Francis, seeded #1 for the tourney, prevailed for the third straight year, defeating annual rival Lansing, Illiana Christian in two games to take this year’s title by scores of 25-22, 25-17. It marked a record fourth overall championship for the Spartans in the six year history of the event. ---In tourney history it should be noted that Holy Trinity advanced to the title match in both the first and second year’s the event was run (1999 and 2000) falling in ’99 to initial title-holder, Illiana Christian and in 2000 to the first championship captured by Wheaton, St. Francis. ---The year-by-year results looks like this: -----1999 – first place – Illiana Christian second place – Holy Trinity -----2000 – first place – Wheatin, St. Francis second place – Holy Trinity -----2001 – first palce – Illiana Christian second place – Wheaton, St. Francis -----2002 – first place – Wheaton, St. Francis second place – St. Benedict -----2003 – first place – Wheaton, St. Francis second place – Illiana Christian ----2004 – first place – Wheaton, St. Francis second place – Illiana Christian ---AND NAMED TO THIS YEAR’S ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM from: WHEATON, ST. FRANCIS – Dan Zibton and Danny Sheridan; ILLIANA CHRISTIAN – Josh Nymeyer and Scott Piersma; LAKE FOREST ACADEMY – Lindy Alo; LATIN SCHOOL – Emidio Oceguera; ELGIN, ST. EDWARD – Mike Stojanovich; QUIGLEY PREP – Brian Rose; LATIN JV – Jeff Kahn and from HOLY TRINITY – Victor Vargas. Full results of this year’s Class A (small-school) tourney: -----Pool I St. Francis d. Holy Trinity 25-2, 25-12 Holy Trinity d. Luther East 25-22, 25-23 St. Francis d. Luther East 25-3, 25-4 Latin d. St. Edward 25-15, 25-21 St. Francis d. St. Edward 25-14, 25-9 Latin d. Luther East 25-14, 25-3 Latin d. Holy Trinity 25-10, 25-10 St. Edward d. Luther East 25-11, 25-13 St. Edward d. Holy Trinity 25-23, 25-16 -----Pool II Quigley d. Latin II 23-25, 25-13, 15-7 Illiana Christian d. Lake Forest Aca. 25-20, 25-18 Quigley d. Cristo Rey 25-11, 25-5 Illiana Christian d. Latin II 25-11, 25-10 Lake Forest Aca. d. Cristo Rey 25-3, 25-5 Latin II d. Cristo Rey 25-23, 25-16 Illian Christian d. Quigley 25-15, 25-12 Lake Forest Aca. d. Latin II 25-8, 25-2 Illiana Christian d. Cristo Rey 25-2, 25-2 Lake Forest Aca d. Quigley 25-14, 25-6 -----Playoffs: Latin II d. Holy Trinity 21-25, 25-18, 15-12 (7th) St. Edward d. Quigley 25-15, 25-17 (5th place) Lake Forest Aca d. Latin 25-14, 25-16 (3rd place) St. Francis d. Illiana Christian 25-22, 25-17 (title) CARDINAL RULES OF SERVING FOR VOLLEYBAL by John Kasik 1. Never miss the first serve of the game. 2. Never miss after a time out. 3. Never miss right after the teammate before you has. 4. Never miss after the opposing team has missed. 5. Never miss after a long rally. 6. Never miss after ten points. 7. Never miss on game point. 8. Never miss after tied or taking the lead. |