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Girls Volleyball: Benet holds off Cary-Grove for 4A title

There were just too many Haggertys for Cary-Grove to deal with Saturday at Redbird Arena. Six-foot-3 senior middle hitter Meghan Haggerty had 18 kills and …

  • Nov 19, 2011

Girls Volleyball: Benet advances past St Charles East

NORMAL – Benet’s Jenna Jendryk said she’s always had bragging rights at home. Friday just gave her a little more cause for bravado. Jendryk, whose …

  • May 8, 2012

Girls volleyball state preview

If familiarity breeds contempt, there could be a lot of chippiness when Benet and St. Charles East meet in a Class 4A semifinal at 7:30 …

  • May 8, 2012

All-area girls volleyball team

Led by University of Illinois recruit and 2010 state champion Alexis Viliunas of Lyons, the 2011 Sun-Times All-Area girls volleyball team reflects the hotbed of …

  • May 8, 2012

Girls Volleyball: Benet blows by Plainfield Central, closes in on state

Meghan Haggerty, Jenna Jendryk and their Benet teammates will be taking the long road south to Normal Saturday. It’s a trip they hope to make …

  • May 8, 2012

Girls Volleyball: Benet breezes past Oswego, Plainfield Central tops Lockport

Benet had one goal Tuesday night – get to 25 as quickly as possible, twice. “It doesn’t matter who is on the other side of …

  • May 8, 2012

Benet blows by West Aurora

This was a different West Aurora team. Only the outcome was the same. Meghan Haggerty had nine kills and two aces, Maddie Haggerty added seven …

  • Nov 9, 2011

Benet upend tough Joliet Catholic squad

It’s tough enough being outsized by a team like Benet, but with 5-foot-11 senior outside hitter Kelly Feigh sidelined by back spasms, Joliet Catholic was …

  • Oct 25, 2011

Benet gets revenge on St Charles East

Think Benet has forgotten losing to St. Charles East in the state championship back in 2008? Think again. “We owe to them,” said Benet junior …

  • Oct 20, 2011

Marist rallies to top Benet

Marist did a little soul-searching after back-to-back losses to Sandburg in its Asics Challenge finale and to Providence on Tuesday. That, a few minor lineup …

  • Oct 19, 2011

Benet topples ESCC foe Marian Catholic

Benet doesn’t lose very often, but when the Redwings suffer a defeat it doesn’t sit well with them. Last week’s loss to Providence Catholic hurt …

  • Oct 4, 2011

O’Brien’s serving streak leads to Benet win

Shannon O’Brien has been working on her serving and it certainly paid off on Monday as the Benet senior put away 11 straight points from …

  • Oct 11, 2011

Host Waubonsie Valley showing improvement

They’re getting there. An improving Waubonsie Valley volleyball team will plays host to 11 other teams Friday and Saturday in its Warrior Blast Tournament. “For …

  • Oct 4, 2011

Jendryk leads Benet to title

Jenna Jendryk insisted she wasn’t thinking about Benet’s excrutiating three-set loss to Hinsdale South in last year’s sectional championship when the two teams meet Saturday …

  • Sep 29, 2011

Pavich gets her chance for Benet

You never know when you are going to get your chance. Benet’s 6-foot-2 sophomore Brittany Pavich began the season as the Redwings’ No. 4 middle …

  • Sep 28, 2011

Girls volleyball rankings

Sun-Times Girls Volleyball Rankings (Last week’s ranking in parenthesis) 1. Benet 7-1 (5) Hannah Kaminsky finding her attackers. 2. York 8-2 (1) Caroline Rose, Melissa …

  • Nov 14, 2011

Pavich shines in first Benet start

Though it was Brittany Pavich’s first start for the Benet volleyball varsity, she wasn’t really nervous. That was especially apparent in Game 3 on Wednesday …

  • Sep 8, 2011

York bounces back, tops Benet

What a difference a few days make. Five days after losing to the hosts in the championship match of the Benet Invitational, No. 1-ranked York …

  • Sep 1, 2011

Benet knocks off top-ranked York

Benet junior setter Hannah Kaminsky did not panic when her team was down match point twice to York in the third set of the Benet …

  • Aug 30, 2011

Top 10 Teams 1. York: Five starters are back from a 34-6 team that finished fourth in Class 4A last season. 2. Hinsdale South: The …

  • Aug 30, 2011

Benet continues to gain momentum

Benet is starting to get it and Providence never got into it. Lara Ontko had seven kills and two aces and Meghan Haggerty added six …

  • Oct 1, 2010

Naperville Sun girls volleyball notebook

The early season wasn't going quite as well as the Benet volleyball team had planned. The Redwings, who have aspirations for a state title this …

  • Oct 5, 2010

Marist responds after tough week

Sure, 6-0 sounds nice. But Marist's match with visiting Benet on Wednesday was as much about confidence as conference. "We just wanted to pound somebody," …

  • Oct 7, 2010

Joliet Catholic mounts huge comeback

Another team night have been content to go to a third game. But two-time defending state champion Joliet Catholic is not just another team. Sophomore …

  • Oct 9, 2010

Benet offense moving on all cylinders

The fact that right-side Jenna Jendryk led Benet in kills at last weekend's Mizuno Cup was evidence that the Redwings offense is purring on all …

  • Oct 12, 2010

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