Batavia makes its way into the new DuKane Conference in 2018. School: BataviaConference: DuKaneHead coach: Lori Trippi-Payne Last season’s highlights: 22-14 overall, fourth in conference, finished second in three tournaments (Jacobs Invite, Waubonsie Valley Warrior Blast and Maine West Pumpkinfest), lost 25-23, 25-11 to DeKalb in a Class 4A regional semifinal.Top returnees: 5-11 senior outside hitter Maddy Boyer, 5-6 senior libero/outside hitter Sam Juarez, 5-7 senior setter Becca Robinson, 6-2 senior rightside hitter Melissa Kozak.Top ne...
Wednesday, April 5 results
Glenbrook North def. Wheaton Warrenville South 22-25, 25-19, 25-14Wheaton Warrenville South (4-9): Josh Gottlieb (8 kills, 3 blocks), Chase Keating (7 kills, 1 block), Zeo Meyer (12 assists, 5 aces, 4 kills, 2 blocks), Luke Sheehan (6 digs).Glenbrook North (3-3): Jack Ferber (12 kills), Ethan Brodell (9 kills, 9 digs), Timmy Lillig (8 kills), Jack Joselit (8 kills), Matt Zhang (9 digs), Jackson Weil (26 assists). Joliet Catholic def. Tinley Park 25-9, 25-17Tinley Park: Nathan Ryan (2 aces), Joel Zackavec (2 kills), Bruce Wood (1 kill). Le...
Grayslake Central Ram Slam
Illini Elite gets ready for 2019 campaign with new facility, loads of young talent
Illini Elite recently moved into its new 34,000-square-foot facility in downstate Bloomington. When lllini Elite Volleyball Club in downstate Bloomington opened its doors in 1998, 13 girls showed up for tryouts. Today, the club’s programs have grown to include more than 60 teams with more than 650 players and coaches. It is now one of the largest volleyball clubs in Illinois by membership and is widely regarded as the premier volleyball club in central Illinois. Reflecting that success and to accommodate its growth, last month the club...
Mission accomplished: Sterling beats Belleville Althoff to win Class 3A crown
Sterling defeated Belleville Althoff to win the Class 3A championship in its first appearance in the state finals. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy Whalen Special to Illprepvb.com Early in the season, Sterling sophomore Bree Borum was asked what the team's goal was this season. “To win state,” Borum said. Mission accomplished. The Golden Warriors held off a charge from defending Class 3A champion Belleville Althoff and emerged with a 25-21, 25-22 victory to capture the Class 3A state championship Saturday at Redbird Arena. “...
Willowbrook Invitational
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Final Girls Rankings
(Photo by Dave Ruggles)Sixteen teams that were ranked in the preseason made the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com final rankings for 2018. Seven teams ranked in the preseason were among the other teams worth mentioning. The final rankings are partly based on each team’s finish in the IHSA tournament, and partly based on a team’s body of work during the entire season.1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Fin...
Neuqua Valley gets in the groove behind Grove, outlasts Marist 28-30, 25-20, 25-14
Poised and aggressive New Trier rolls past Stevenson
VC United begins its second year with great expectations, opportunities
VC United, led by former Club Fusion coach Eric Schulze (far right), is providing an opportunity for Rockford-area volleyball players to get to the next level. VC United executive director/owner Eric Schulze isn’t looking to build VC United in to a “mega-club,” just an “elite” one. “We want be among the nation’s elite clubs,” said Schulze, a fixture in the Illinois club and high school scene for two decades. “I believe that were capable of doing it out here with the athletes who are in Rockford and to the south and the west of us. ...