Illpolo.com News Archives

 2011 Updates

 2011 Preseason Information

 2010 Updates

 • US Olympian Genai Kerr Hosting Clinic on Sunday, Nov 21

 • 2010 IWP Summer League Information/Schedules

 • 2010 All-Star Game Report

 • Francisco, Himmel Lift Boys' All-Stars To 13-12 Shootout Win

 • Abbey Kerth and Emily Tylka Lead Girls' All-Stars To 8-7 Win

 • 2010 All-Illpolo Boys Team | 2010 All-Illpolo Girls Team

 • 2010 All-State Teams:  Boys Results | Girls Results

 • Postseason Info: Awards Banquet | All-Star Game/Clinic

 • Age Group Clinic Begins Summer of Water Polo

 State Tournament Extras

 • 2010 State Tournament and Regular Season Videos

 • Super Ballers 11: Fenwick's Leaders and the LT Starters

 • Week 11 Ballers: Top State Tournament Performers

 • The 2010 Illpolo.com All-State Tournament Teams

 • Updated 2010 State Tournament Brackets

 • Wednesday's Feature: Girls' State Quarterfinal Previews

 • Tuesday's Feature: Boys' State Quarterfinal Previews

 State Final Game Recaps

 • Fenwick Beats Central 11-8 to Claim Seventh Straight Title

 • Lyons Finishes Perfect Season With 13-8 Win Over Ignatius

 Girls' State Semifinal Recaps

 • St Ignatius Outlasts H-F In 14-11 Overtime Thriller

 • Lyons Holds Off Naperville Central 7-6 In Overtime

 Boys' State Semifinal Recaps

 • Fenwick Overcomes Early Deficit To Beat St Ignatius 16-8

 • Redhawks Overpower Mundelein To Advance to Title Game

 Girls' State Quarterfinal Recaps

 • H-F Shocks Defending Champions Fenwick 9-6 on Friday

 • St Ignatius Comes From Behind To Stun Fremd 10-9

 • Lyons Remains Perfect After Solid 11-3 Win Over New Trier

 • Redhawks Control Mundelein in 7-4 Victory on Friday

 Boys' State Quarterfinal Recaps

 • St Ignatius Earns First State Tourney Win Over McHenry

 • Fenwick Shows Champion's Resolve In 10-8 Win Over Rice

 • Mundelein Starts and Finishes Strong In Win Over Loyola

 • Redhawks Earn 20-6 Win Over H-F on Thursday Night

 REGULAR SEASON/SECTIONALS NEWS

 • 2010 Final Illpolo Rankings: Boys Top 25 | Girls Top 25

 • Thursday Videos: IG-MC | FEN-RICE | MUND-LOY | NC-HF

 • Fenwick Shows Champion's Resolve In 10-8 Win Over Rice

 • St Ignatius Earns First State Tourney Win Over McHenry

 • Mundelein Starts and Finishes Strong In Win Over Loyola

 • Redhawks Earn 20-6 Win Over H-F on Thursday Night

 • Updated 2010 State Tournament Brackets

 • Wednesday's Feature: Girls' State Quarterfinal Previews

 • Tuesday's Feature: Boys' State Quarterfinal Previews

 • NEW! 2010 All-Sectional Teams Listed in Sectional Center

 • Illpolo.com Site Update: 4.9 Million Hits and Counting...

 • IWP To Host All-Star Games, Age Group Clinic on June 6

 • Week 10 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Super Ballers 10: Banton, Mayer, Ongman, and Mathews

 • 2010 Illpolo Rankings: Boys Top 25 | Girls Top 25

 • Boys Preview: #1 vs #2 and Sectional Finals Questions

 • Girls Preview: LT Seeks Perfection and Other Questions

 • Friday Article #3: There's Nothing Like the Postseason

 • Friday Article #2: Boys' Semifinal Previews

 • Friday Article #1: Girls' Semifinal Previews

 • Thursday's Feature Article: Girls' Sectional Previews

 • Wednesday's Feature Article: Boys' Sectional Previews

 • Illpolo TV presents...#1 Fenwick vs #4 Brother Rice

 • Tuesday's Feature Article: A Call For More Information

 • Monday's Feature Article: The "Biggest" Game of the Season

 • Super Ballers 9: Sam Buchman and Stephanie Ovalle

 • Week 9 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • 2010 Illpolo Rankings: Boys Top 25 | Girls Top 25

 • Week 9 Update: Conference Tournament Previews

 • Super Ballers 8: Francisco, Menis, Apantaku, Palmer, Ovalle

 • Week 8 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Week 8 Preview: Every Week Is The Biggest Week

 • Week 7 Super Ballers: Osborne, Farmer, Rigali, O'Connor

 • Week 7 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Friday's Feature Article: Showdown Saturday!

 • Fill Out and Print Your Own 2010 State Tournament Brackets

 • Girls' Recap: #3 St Ignatius Holds Off #2 Naperville Central

 • 2010 Sectional Seeds: Boys | Girls

 • IHSA Announces State Quarterfinal Brackets on April 21

 • Article #10: Preparing for Some Important Sectional News

 • Article #9: Rankings...Why They Matter and Why They Don't

 • Article #8: Making Sense of Week 6 By Looking Ahead

 • Week 6 Super Ballers: Galainena, Martiniak, and Virella

 • Week 6 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Players To Watch, Vol. II: More Players To Look For In 2010

 • Exclusive Interview: 'Behind the Scenes at Illpolo.com'

 • 'What If' Article IV: Boys/Girls State On Different Weekends?

 • Week 5 Super Ballers: Anderson, Lee, Trilla, and LT's "D"

 • Week 5 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Wednesday's Feature Article: The Road Traveled

 • Article #7: How the Site Started as an Undercover Operation

 • Week 4 Super Ballers: Jeremy Stanton & Danijela Jackovich

 • Week 4 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • 2010 Illpolo Rankings: Boys Top 25 | Girls Top 25

 • Thursday's Article: Lyons Girls Team Off To Impressive Start

 • Wednesday's Article: 2010 Sectional Assignment Analysis

 • 'What If' Article III: What If The Polo Season Was a Movie

 • 2010 Sectional Hosts/Assignments: Boys | Girls

 • Week 3 Super Ballers: Mundelein's Falconer and Tylka

 • Week 3 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Illpolo TV presents...#3 Lyons vs #9 Stevenson

 • 'What If' Article II: What If Fantasy Water Polo Existed

 • Illpolo TV presents...#1 Oak Park vs #3 Fenwick

 • Feature Article #5: The Importance of a Defensive Player

 • 'What If' Article: DirecTV Announces 'IL Water Polo' Package

 • Players To Watch, Vol. I: Ten Players To Keep An Eye On

 • Week 2 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Week 2 Super Ballers: O'Connell, Poulos and Fleming

 • Illpolo TV presents...#1 Oak Park vs #2 Naperville Central

 • Feature Article #4: 'The REAL March Madness'

 • Feature Article #3: What Is Your Pregame Ritual?

 • Feature Article #2: An Inside Look at illpolo.com

 • Feature Article #1: Wide Open Race No Surprise In 2010

 • Week 1 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Week 1 Super Ballers: Brendan Moore and Erika Lauraitis

 • Chicago Public Schools will participate in water polo in 2010

 • Girls Preview: Several teams in contention for 2010 title

 • Boys Preview: No. 1 Oak Park returns entire lineup in '10

 • 2010 Preseason All-Illpolo Teams | Boys | Girls

 • Donations needed to continue improved coverage

 • Updated e-mail address & contact information for Illpolo.com

 2009 Updates

 • 2009 Postseason All-Illpolo Teams | Boys | Girls

 • 2009 All-State Teams announced by IWP: Boys | Girls

 • 2009 Final Illpolo Rankings: Boys Top 25 | Girls Top 25

 • 2009 All-State Awards Banquet set for June 4th in Elmhurst

 • 2009 All-Sectional Team listings for all eight playoff sites

 • Week 9 Super Ballers: Bill Farmer and Gabriela Cabrera

 • Week 9 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Week 8 Super Ballers: Zuponeck, Chavez, Wallace, Moy

 • Week 8 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Bruno Aquatics Water Polo Camp set for July 16-17

 • Week 8 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • 2009 Illpolo Rankings: Boys Top 25 | Girls Top 25

 • Follow along with our 2009 Illpolo.com playoff brackets

 • Week 7 Super Ballers: Shaw, Wendt, Almarez, and Pike

 • Week 7 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Week 6 Super Ballers: Poulos, Cavanaugh, Connor, Chen

 • Week 6 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Week 5 SuperBallin: Fenwick, Bresnahan, Montijo, Reardon

 • Week 5 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Week 4 SuprBallin: Perry, Marotta, Servatius, Tynan, Bonk

 • Week 4 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Poolside: Interview with IHSA referee Mike Mitchell

 • IHSA's sectional assignments for 2009: Boys | Girls

 • Week 3 Super Ballers: Karl Zoellick and Katie Doyle

 • Week 3 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Poolside: Interview with Schaumburg's Tom Gallagher

 • Week 2 Super Ballers: Byron, Lauraitis, and Wilson

 • Week 2 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • Week 1 SuperBallin: Corbett, Vockerath, Bornhoff, Fleming

 • Week 1 Updates: Blog | Ballers | The Illpolo Report

 • The IHSA has announced the eight sectional hosts for 2009

 • Poolside: Complete interview with official Perry Korbakis

 • Poolside: Complete interview with Fenwick's Dave Perry

 • Girls Preview: Fenwick leads list of contenders in 2009

 • Boys Preview: No. 1 Fenwick looks for sixth straight title

 • Donations needed to continue improved coverage

 • 2009 Preseason All-Illpolo Teams | Boys | Girls

 • Updated e-mail & contact information for Illpolo.com

 2008 Updates

 • Speedo Cup season gets underway on September 7 

 • Illpolo.com 2008 All-Illpolo Teams | Boys | Girls

 • 2008 Postseason Awards | Boys | Girls

 • Illpolo.com 2008 All-Underrated Teams | Boys | Girls

 • 2008 Rankings: Complete media polls | Boys | Girls

 • All-Sectional (B): Fen | GBN | HE | HF | LT | NV | VH | Y

 • All-Sectional (G): Fen | GBN | HE | HF | LT | NV | VH | Y

 • All-Conference Awards: CSL | MSL | SWSC Girls

 • All-Conference Awards: MCAC Boys | MCAC Girls

 • Sectional Ballers: Eight players earn honors at Sectionals

 • Rankings: Complete media polls updated | Boys | Girls

 • Sectional Ballers...top performers for the 2008 playoffs

 • UPDATE: 2008 State Tournament brackets (5/11)

 • 2008 Sectional Center - Complete Updates

 • 2008 IHSA state game times and weekend schedule

 • Donations needed to continue Illpolo.com coverage

 • 'The Illpolo Report' summarizes the action from Week 9

 • Super Ballers 9 - McKernin, Barron, Wendt, Kaulus, Wallace

 • Week 9 Ballers...top performers for the 2008 season

 • 'The Illpolo Report' summarizes the action from Week 8

 • Bruno Aquatics Water Polo Camp set for July 25-27

 • Week 8 Super Ballers - McKernin, Cliburn, and Chernova

 • Week 8 Ballers...top performers for the 2008 season

 • 'The Illpolo Report' summarizes the action from Week 7

 • Farmer, Corbett, Servatius named Week 7 Super Ballers

 • Palac, Clarke, and O'Connor named Week 6 Super Ballers

 • Barron, Steininger, Grimes named Week 5 Super Ballers

 • Super Ballers 4 - Kryzminski, Siemeck, Bonk, Calderon

 • Week 3 Super Ballers - Joslyn, Bornhoff, Shopiro, Michelau

 • Week 2 Super Ballers - Ryan Oldendorf and Erika Lauraitis

 • Week 1 Super Ballers - Ben Hengels and Kara Wilson

 • Week 1 Ballers...top performers for the 2008 season

 • 'The Illpolo Report' summarizes the action from Week 1

 • Ben Hengels and Kara Wilson named Week 1 Super Ballers

 • Rankings: Complete media polls updated | Boys | Girls

 • GBN girls' looking for tournament participants for April 19

 • LWE girls' looking for two additional games

 • Updated information on how to send scores/game reports

 • Girls Preview: Fenwick and McAuley fight for top spot

 • Boys Preview: No. 1 Fenwick looking for fifth straight title

 • 2008 Preseason All-Illpolo Teams | Boys | Girls

 • Sectional hosts announced for 2008 season | Analysis

 • Brown University hosting water polo camp later this year

 • Donations needed to continue Illpolo.com coverage

 2007 Updates

 • Illpolo.com 2007 All-Illpolo Teams | Boys | Girls

 • 2008 IHSA state game times and weekend schedule

 • 2007 Rankings: Complete media polls | Boys | Girls

 • 2007 All-Sectional Teams: Results from all eight sites

 • All-Conference Teams | MCAC Boys | MCAC Girls

 • IHSA state quarterfinal game times and weekend schedule

 • 2007 Sectional Center update: Schedules and matchups

 • Week 9 Ballers...top performers for the 2007 season

 • Wilkie, Pavlik, and Larsen named Week 9 Super Ballers

 • Week 8 Ballers...top performers for the 2007 season

 • Buck and Provow named Week 8 Super Ballers

 • Follow along with our 2007 Illpolo.com playoff brackets

 • Week 7 Ballers...top performers for the 2007 season

 • Barrett, Kennelly, and Wilson named Week 7 Super Ballers

 • Week 6 Ballers...top performers for the 2007 season

 • Farmer, Pappas, and Byron named Week 6 Super Ballers

 • Illpolo.com Midseason All-Illpolo Teams | Boys | Girls

 • Week 5 Ballers...top performers for the 2007 season

 • Ridgeway and Shaw named Week 5 Super Ballers

 • Week 4 Ballers...top performers for the 2007 season

 • Ginger and Wood named Week 4 Super Ballers

 • Week 3 Ballers...top performers for the 2007 season

 • Parolin, Wendt, and Poulos named Week 3 Super Ballers

 • Laning, Gronkowski selected to IHSA All-Academic Team

 • IHSA Announces 2007 Sectional Assignments | Girls

 • Special Blog Section: Fenwick Girls Tournament recaps

 • Special Blog Section: Naperville Girls Tournament recaps

 • IHSA announces sectional hosts for 2007 postseason

 • Donations needed to continue Illpolo.com coverage

 • New e-mail address and contact information for Illpolo.com

 2006 Updates

 • Follow along with our 2006 Illpolo.com playoff brackets

 • Super Ballers 8...Coghlan, Krahn, Walk, and Maloney

 • Week 8 Ballers...top performers for the 2006 season

 • Check Illpolo TV link for complete video footage

 • Super Ballers 7...Ovcina, Jones, Larsen, Rowley, Poulos

 • Week 7 Ballers...top performers for the 2006 season

 • 2006 All-Sectional Ballot available for printing

 • Browse the latest SOS Rankings | RPI Rankings

 • Week 6 Ballers...top performers for the 2006 season

 • 2006 Players To Watch List | Boys | Girls

 • Fyfe, Martin, Osmalak named IHSA All-Academic

 • Week 5 Super Ballers...Steinberger, Shaw, and Fischl

 • Week 5 Ballers...top performers for the 2006 season

 • 2006 Midseason All-Illpolo Teams | Boys | Girls

 • Week 4 Ballers...top performers for the 2006 season

 • Week 4 Super Ballers...Perry, Reilly, Peyton

 • The Illpolo Recap Show provides Week 1 highlights

 • Sectional sites, assignments, and analysis

 • Week 1 Super Ballers...Rayomme, Mulhall, Twigg

 • Week 1 Ballers...top performers for the 2006 season

 • Weekly schedules finally complete as season begins

 • Donations needed to continue improved Illpolo.com

 • 2006 Girls Season Preview

 • 2006 Girls Preseason All-Illpolo Teams

 • 2006 Boys Season Preview

 • Fenwick, Latin top the 2006 boys preseason rankings

 • 2006 Girls Season Preview

 • Fenwick, Stevenson lead 2006 girls preseason rankings

 • Illpolo.com blog details the 'ins and outs' of the season

 • Donations needed to continue improved coverage

 • York boys' team seeking games and tournaments

 Pre-2006 Updates

 • Coaches meeting scheduled for late September

 • Next IWP and high school coaches meetings scheduled

 • Official All-State results listed for both boys and girls

 • Illpolo.com teams up with ISNet Chicago for live audio

 • State tournament schedule | Playoff brackets

 • State tourney ticket prices and session information

 • Illinois Water Polo All-State Banquet information

 • Illinois Water Polo banquet sponsorship information

 • Four players recognized as Week 8 'Super Ballers'

 • Rudolph sparks WV's 7-6 comeback win over Latin

 • Friedland nets game-winner as Latin beats Waubonsie

 • Central bounces back with 10-8 win over Evanston

 • Flossmoor upsets Central | Central girls upend H-F

 • Waubonsie tips Stevenson in overtime | SHS girls win

 • Third quarter awards handed out to players and teams

 • Two goalies recognized as Week 7 'Super Ballers'

 • Stevenson Tourney a prelude to state | Recaps

 • Sectional game schedules and times | Boys | Girls

 • Paulson saves Evanston, leads Wildkits to win over NT

 • Fenwick's girls hand Flossmoor their second loss

 • Live recap of Lyons' 7-6 win over Naperville Central

 • Updated summer tournament information and news

 • Illpolo.com's exclusive 2005 Sectional Analysis

 • Coaches: All-Sectional and All-State Information

 • Sandburg dominant in 13-6 victory over Central

 • Lyons and Bremen added as final sectional host sites

 • Fenwick girls hold off challenge from Stevenson 7-6

 • Northside Prep pulls off 9-5 upset over Loyola

 • Mundelein comes from behind to stun Evanston 9-7

 • Three athletes recognized as Week 5 'Super Ballers'

 • Ignatius Tourney Results | H-F beats St Ignatius 6-5

 • LIVE REPORT: Stevenson handcuffs Evanston 11-6

 • Thatcher scores game-winner as H-F beats St Ignatius

 • Stevenson bounces back with 9-4 win over Loyola

 • Live updates from Sandburg's 9-8 win over Flossmoor

 • Bukofzer and Gibson lead Stevenson past Latin 10-3

 • Week 4 Strength of Schedule rankings |  Boys | Girls

 • St Viator cruises past Fremd 14-2 on Monday night 

 • Three athletes recognized as Week 4 'Super Ballers'

 • Illpolo.com site news and updates (4/04)

 • Fenwick girls win Tourney | All-Tourney Teams

 • What If? New 2005 Fantasy Water Polo Brackets

 • Scholarships available to female water polo players

 • Evanston escapes Oak Park with 14-12 victory

 • Cody, Srutowski lead Sandburg over Stagg 12-3

 • Northside Prep beats Lane 11-10 with penalty shot

 • Water polo athletes selected to All-Academic Team

 • Updated: Complete Illpolo.com Media Poll (3/26)

 • Cruse, Zusag lead York past Neuqua; Fremd tops York

 • Lyons-Evanston, New Trier-Mundelein game recaps

 • Brother Rice wins second straight over Fenwick 8-7

 • Mother McAuley scores 8-5 win over St Ignatius

 • Brother Rice wins Fenwick Tourney | Tourney Recap

 • Daily Audio and Flash Intro combined **WATCH**

 • Rixter and Baldwin Lead Fenwick Past McAuley 16-3

 • Fenwick makes statement in 17-8 win over Lyons

 • St Ignatius prevents upset bid from St Viator 13-9

 • Ballers of the Week - Week 2

 • Help needed! Important laptop donation information

 • Super Ballers - Week 1  ***NEW***

 • Scheduling updates and site notes (3/14/05)

 • Rankings: Important Information For Coaches Poll

 • Leclair lifts Naperville Central past Waubonsie 12-11

 • Ballers of the Week - Week 1  ***NEW***

 • Negronida leads Evanston past Mundelein 9-7

 • Important Flash intro update and web site alternatives

 • Conant escapes Hoffman with 9-8 overtime win

 • Redhawks open season with 11-8 win over New Trier

 • Score reporting and updated fax information (3/7/05)

 • Sectional host schools announced by the IHSA

 • Fenwick's Dave Perry earns regional coaching award

 • Scheduling updates and site notes (3/3/05)

 • Important 2005 Illpolo.com Website Updates

 • Next IWP Meeting slated for March 5 | IWP Mission

 • Open coaching positions remain | Classifieds

 • Sandburg seeks team for April tourney | Open Dates

 • Coaches Clinic at Fenwick scheduled for March 5th/6th

 • IWP announces 2005 T-shirt design competition

 • Summer league information continues to progress

 • IWP adds 'Knowing and Using NCAA Resources'

 • New 'College Guide' lists all teams at the next level

 • Advertise your business on Illpolo.com

 • Updated Midwest Zone Team tryout dates and sites

 • Local teams and colleges flock to NIU for tournament

 • Miami earns trip to Nationals after winning Ohio Valley

 • Michigan beats MSU to claim Big Ten Championship

 • Speedo Cup All-Tournament Teams and awards 

 • Speedo Cup tournaments | 14 Boys | 14 Girls

 • Loyola seeking head girls' coach for the 2005 season

 • Speedo Cup results | 14 Coed | 12 Coed

 • Development and Beginner Team Tryout Information

 • Coaching position available at Waubonsie Valley

 • IWP initiates 'Practical Guide To Playing In College'

 • No Limit takes third place at Ohio tournament

 • Illpolo.com to offer scholarship awards in 2005

 • New 'College Guide' lists all teams at the next level

 • Age group tryout information for USWP camp

 • Coaches meeting scheduled for September 27

 • Speedo Cup schedule, sites and dates for 2004

 • Positions available at Vernon Hills and Libertyville

 • Zone Youth Team tryout information and forms

 • Stevenson Tournament starts off Speedo Cup season

 • Speedo Cup season gets underway on September 12

 • Andrew seeking two coaches for the 2005 season

 • NWO wins Midwest Open Championship | Full Results

 • Illinois Water Polo promoted on Illpolo.com

 • Illpolo site set to provide improved coverage in '05