Tuesday, April 3 results

Addison Trail def. Willowbrook 26-24, 25-23Addison Trail (7-2, 1-0 in the West Suburban Gold): David Zielinski (10 kills, 10 digs, 1 block), Mikey Strycharz (4 kills, 12 digs, 1 ace), Justin Werderitch (6 kills, 1 block), Jacob Grygo (23 assists, 4 kills). Barrington def. Schaumburg 25-16, 25-20Barrington (9-3, 1-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Gabe Hartke (13 kills), Michael O'Toole (6 kills, 2 aces), Ben Ridgway (5 kills), Petar Lumovic (2 blocks, 1 ace), Evan Carroll (22 assists, 2 blocks, 6 digs), Ricky Gibson (2 blocks), Kyle Vasquez (7...

Piet, Herlihy help Lincoln-Way East dominate Brother Rice

Lincoln-Way East's Wil McPhillips, Ian Piet and Mike Herlihy By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com There's no holding back for the Lincoln-Way East boys volleyball team. In a battle of two of the top teams in the state, East totally dominated in a 25-18, 25-13 victory over Brother Rice on Wednesday, April 11 in Chicago.  It was the second of a possible five meetings between the two powerhouse teams this season. They met in the third place match on Saturday, March 31 at the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic. There, East edg...

Sky High Adidas 15 Black makes strong showing at Windy City National Qualifier

Sky High Adidas 15 Black's Maddie Timmerman and Peyton O'Brien Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings(Week 12 rankings in parenthesis) 18s 1. SPVB 18 Elite (1)Next: JVA World Challenge April 6-8 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.  2. Michio Chicago 18 National (2)Note: After finishing in a tie for fifth place at the 18 Nike Mideast Qualifier in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 23-25, Michio Chicago 18 National accepted a bid in the 18 Open division at the USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships...

Thursday, March 29 results

Plainfield Central def. Nazareth Academy 25-21, 25-18Plainfield Central (1-0): Brendan Burns (8 kills, 5 digs), Marc Arsenault (4 kills), Finn McCue (5 digs), Harry Khaira (12 assists). ...

Monday, April 2 results

Lakes def. Lake Zurich 25-18, 25-12Lakes (2-4): Connor Clowers (11 kills, 7 digs), Clayton Nix (7 kills), Tyler Donovan (17 assists, 2 aces), Eric Jones (11 assists, 3 digs). Lemont def. IMSA 25-10, 25-13Lemont (4-3): Colin Nicholson (7 kills), Peter Sniezko (19 assists), Anthony Kostrubala (6 digs). Lincoln-Way West def. York 21-25, 27-25, 25-12York (4-2): John Nosek (10 kills, 5 blocks), Matt Howlett (7 kills, 2 blocks, 6 digs), Michael Dirmish (6 kills), Collin McCarville (9 digs), Ryan Schaner (24 assists, 2 kills).Lockport def. Jolie...

Neuqua Valley claims No. 1 spot in latest boys’ poll

Tiger Classic MVP Jeremy Grove and all-tournament selection Kevin Kauling are two big reasons Neuqua Valley climbed to No. 1 in the latest Illprepvb.com poll. Illprepvb.com Top 25 Boys Volleyball Teams (Week One rankings in parenthesis) 1. Neuqua Valley 7-0 (7)Could see Glenbard West, Lake Park at Springfest. 2. Lake Park 4-1 (13)Reaches Tiger Classic title match behind Nick Martinski. 3. Lincoln-Way East 6-1 (1)Upset (?) by Neuqua Valley in Tiger Classic semifinals. 4. Glenbard West 1-1 (2)Hilltoppers seek Springfest championship Sat...

Illprepvb.com Week Six Top 20 Boys Volleyball Teams

Illprepvb.com Top 20 Boys Volleyball Teams (Week Five rankings in parenthesis) 1. Marist 25-4 (1)RedHawks have case of St. Louis University (Missouri) blues. 2. Glenbard West 21-2 (2)Hilltoppers beat Naperville Central twice to win Benet invite. 3. Lincoln-Way East 26-3 (3)Griffins stung by Brother Rice in finals of own invite. 4. Brother Rice 24-5 (6)MVP Dan Littleton, Crusaders finally beat Lincoln-Way East. 5. Neuqua Valley 20-4 (4)Mark Borghesi steps in at L1 for injured Jeremy Grove. 6. Lake Park 22-4 (5)Lancer...