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Girls Volleyball: Joliet Catholic’s Christine Scheibe adapting, overcoming, winning

On the surface, this was a disappointing season for the Joliet Catholic girls volleyball team. Three state title-match appearances, two victorious, capped the preceding three …

  • May 8, 2012

Girls volleyball: Joliet Catholic’s run undone

For three straight seasons, Joliet Catholic had ended the year playing for the Class 3A state championship. This season the Angels will not be making …

  • May 8, 2012

Girls Volleyball: St Francis denies Joliet Cathlolic’s efforts

When Joliet Catholic’s Lauren Robertson, Emily Schoenstedt and Hailey Pennington lined up at the net with Kelly Feigh, Jillian Hickey and Morgan Reardon along the …

  • May 8, 2012

Girls Volleyball: Something familiar for Joliet Catholic

Part of the reason Joliet Catholic has success in the state volleyball playoffs is the Angels don’t dwell on the past. “I let myself celebrate …

  • May 8, 2012

Girls volleyball: Joliet Catholic overruns Nazareth

The vocal Joliet Catholic student section responded with a “Drop the hammer’’ chant when the host Angels built a 9-2 lead Tuesday night over Nazareth …

  • Nov 16, 2011

Joliet Catholic hangs on to top Rosary

Joliet Catholic girls volleyball coach Christine Scheibe has been at the helm for over a decade, and in that time, her decorated program has never …

  • Nov 5, 2011

Marist’s win clinches ESCC share

Marist will jump on a jet in a few days and fly to Phoenix, Ariz., for a two-day tournament in the hot, dry desert. Joliet …

  • Oct 27, 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

Angels take down Providence

Volleyball powers Joliet Catholic and Providence matched considerable skill in an East Suburban Catholic showdown Tuesday night in Joliet, but home court didn’t necessarily give …

  • Oct 24, 2011

Joliet Catholic assistants are real player-coaches

When you’re the top-ranked team and are playing 22 matches in a 22-day span, it helps to have good assistant coaches. Especially ones who know …

  • Oct 17, 2011

Joliet Catholic streaks past Hinsdale Central

After suffering its first losses of the season Saturday, Joliet Catholic regained that winning formula Monday night. It didn’t take long for No. 5 Joliet …

  • Oct 17, 2011

Joliet Catholic blows by Marian Catholic

Starting on one of the state’s most talented teams, Joliet Catholic’s Kelly Feigh and her Angels teammates do not have to take matches over on …

  • Sep 22, 2011

Joliet Catholic’s Lincoln home in middle

Just over a year ago, Gianna Lincoln was pretty devastated. After playing lower-level volleyball at Joliet Catholic her freshman and sophomore seasons, Lincoln had tried …

  • Sep 20, 2011

Joliet Cathlic holds ground against Bolingbrook

With nagging injuries limiting the team, Joliet Catholic has only been able to play its expected strongest starting lineup once through nine matches. Looking for …

  • Sep 13, 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

Joliet Catholic tops Hinsdale South

Joliet Catholic is showing off a killer instinct, and that’s only in the second match of the season. The Angels, ranked fourth in the preseason …

  • Sep 1, 2011

Joliet Catholic outlasts Minooka

In a spirited, three-game match between two programs that combined for 60 victories last season, Joliet Catholic and Minooka put on an early-season display Wednesday …

  • Sep 3, 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

Joliet Catholic has all the ‘angles’ in win

The rosters handed out Thursday night at Mother McAuley had visiting Joliet Catholic listed as the “Angles.” “That’s funny,” Angels coach Christine Scheibe said. “Everybody …

  • Aug 30, 2011

Joliet Catholic impressive vs. Marist

You don't have to be flashy to be impressive. Nobody recognized that more than Joliet Catholic coach Chris Scheibe after host Marist posted a 25-20, …

  • Oct 20, 2010

JCA advances past Ottawa

OTTAWA - As the famous Queen song, "We Are the Champions" blared over the public address system, the Joliet Catholic Academy volleyball team hoisted yet …

  • Nov 7, 2010

Three-peat falls short for Angels

NORMAL, Ill. - A slick floor and an unfortunate hitting error ended Joliet Catholic's bid to become just the fourth school in Illinois history to …

  • Nov 14, 2010

McAuley downs two-time champ Joliet Catholic

Sydney McPhillips was nervous. Who wouldn't be before her first varsity contest? Never mind that the opponent was two-time state champion Joliet Catholic. Her teammates …

  • Aug 27, 2010

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