The much-anticipated showdown between SPVB 18 Elite and top-seeded Munciana 18 Samurai at the Ultra Ankle Bluegrass Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky, last weekend never happened. The Ultra Ankle Bluegrass Tournament in Lousiville, Kentucky, last weekend left a few bruises on the local entries, but Michio Chicago 18 National and Sky High Adidas 18 Black were both unbeaten at the Great Lakes Region Bid Qualifier hosted by Sky High Volleyball Club in Crystal Lake on Sunday. (Week 9 ranking in parenthesis) 18s1. SPVB 18 Elite (1)No...
Boys’ volleyball is growing in Southern Illinois
Coach Joe Nesbit and Belleville East are starting over after graduating five starters from 2017 and losing another starter to a knee injury. Stephanie KaegebeinBoys volleyball in Southern Illinois is growing. 2018 marks the 10th season of play for Belleville East, Belleville West, East St. Louis and Edwardsville, the latter reaching the state quarterfinals in 2011 and 2014. Programs at Belleville Althoff, O'Fallon and Granite City made their debut a few years earlier. Since then, Alton and Metro-East Lutheran have started pr...
Argo Tournament
Babicz gone, but Barrington still has some pop
Celebrating regional titles, like this one in 2016, is becoming commonplace at Barrington. Illprepvb.com’s look at the 2018 Illinois high school boys’ volleyball season continues today with Barrington, Wheaton North, Addison Trail, Glenbard East and boys’ volleyball newcomer Tinley Park. Barrington Since 2000, Barrington has become one of the dominant programs in the northwest suburbs, winning eight regional titles and qualifying for the state quarterfinals twice, finishing second in 2005 and third in 2012. Last season, the Broncos ...
March 22nd, 2018
Faster, higher, scarier … Folts has challenged them all
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2017 4A IHSA Girls Sectional Map
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Loyola, St. Patrick hope to be major players in 2018
Although attackers get most of the glory, coaches know the value of a strong defense. The 2018 Illinois high school boys’ volleyball season kicked off with the first day of practice Monday. Here’s a look at Loyola, St. Patrick, Stagg, Leyden, Montini and Mundelein. Loyola Academy Loyola will seek its seventh regional title in the last 10 years – and possibly more – behind a veteran crew led by three-year starter Jack Howard. Howard, a 6-foot-5 junior outside hitter and an all-Catholic League selection the past two years who play...
Thursday, March 22 results
Addison Trail def. St. Patrick 18-25, 25-15, 25-20Addison Trail (3-0): Jacob Grygo (21 assists, 10 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace), David Zielinski (8 kills, 2 aces), Justin Werderitch (5 kills), Mikey Strycharz (3 kills, 6 digs), Michael Pudlo (4 kills, 2 aces), Joe Mosny (1 kill, 3 blocks, 1 ace), Bryan Florian (10 digs). Bremen def. Chicago Christian 25-15, 23-25, 25-22Note: Bremen (1-0) gets first boys' volleyball victory in school history. Brother Rice def. Fenwick 25-13, 23-25, 25-13Brother Rice (2-0): Kyle Springer (10 kills), Dan Littleto...
Can Marist contend in the rugged south suburbs?
The 2018 Illinois high school boys’ volleyball season kicked off with the first day of practice Monday. Here’s a look at Marist, Glenbrook North, Naperville North, St. Ignatius, Sandburg, Lyons and Neuqua Valley. Marist Marist perennially fields some of the top teams in the state. The RedHawks won state titles in 2002 and 2010 – stunning Wheaton Warrenville South 25-22, 25-23 to win its most recent title – and qualified for state on three other occasions. But the emergence of Lincoln-Way North (prior to its closing) and the presence of th