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...
Who is this week’s Illprepvb.com ‘Player of the Week?’
Each week during the season, Illprepvb.com will name a "Player of the Week" selected from nominations provided by Illinois volleyball coaches. Coaches can nominate their players by providing a 100-150 word summary of their achievement and a large quality headshot and sending it to illprepvb@gmail.com by noon on Sunday of the week for which they wish to nominate a player. Dakota’s 5-foot-11 sophomore outside hitter Tabytha Toelke is this week’s "Player of the Week." Toelke had 18 kills as Dakota (12-9 overall, 7-2 in the Northwest Upstate...
Argo Tournament
How many top seeds will survive sectional play?
No. 1 seed: Glenbard West (31-3)Favorite: Glenbard West (31-3)Darkhorse: Wheaton North (23-12)Led by 6-2 junior Ryan Swartz, 6-3 sophomore Ben Harrington and 6-6 Stone Metz, Glenbard West has rebounded from each of its three losses to go on a lengthy win streak. How long will its recent win streak last? Nick Martinski and Lake Park (28-5) are capable of ending the Hilltoppers’ season short of a fourth straight state championship, but the Lancers are vulnerable as evidenced by their recent loss to Neuqua Valley. Addison Trail (25-10) looked...
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 ...
Illprepvb.Com Final Top 20 Boys Volleyball Teams
(Preseason rankings in parenthesis) 1. Lincoln-Way East 39-3 (1) No. 1 in preseason, and No 1 at the end of season. 2. Neuqua Valley 33-8 (8) Jeremy Grove, Kevin Kauling were potent 1-2 punch. 3. Glenbard West 38-4 (2) ‘Toppers figure to challenge for state title in 2019. 4. Marist 33-5 (7) RedHawks upset in state’s toughest sectional. 5. Lake Park 31-6 (12) Nick Martinski, Jordan Haigh cap stellar careers. 6. Brother Rice 30-8 (3) Like Marist, deserved a better deal from IHSA. 7. New Trier 34-8 (13) Trevians bid fa...
Friday, October 5 tournament results
St. Charles East Scholastic Cup at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center Friday’s results Pool A Benet def. Normal West 25-17, 25-11 Naperville Central def. Addison Trail 33-31, 25-21 Benet def. Addison Trail 25-16, 25-13 Naperville Central def. Normal West 25-18, 25-21 Pool B Naperville North def. Hinsdale South 25-7, 25-19 Geneva def. Hinsdale South 26-24, 25-20 Naperville North def. Geneva 25-27, 25-10, 25-20 Pool C Waubonsie Valley def. Lincoln-Way Central 25-15, 25-11 Lincoln-Way Central def. Plainfield North 2...
Thursday, May 18 results
Benet def. Geneva 25-18, 25-20Benet (25-10, 6-2 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Jack Andringa (3 kills, 1 ace), John Folts (5 kills, 2 blocks, 4 digs), Nick Crnkovich (3 kills, 3 blocks), Connor Simchak (4 kills, 3 blocks), Augie Mazza (2 kills, 2 blocks), Tommy Kmieciak (13 assists, 1 kill, 5 digs, 1 ace) ,Sean Becker (9 digs, 1 assist). Glenbard West def. St. Charles North 27-25, 25-18Glenbard West (32-3): Connor Williams (7 kills, 2 blocks), JT Ardell (2 kills, 3 blocks),&nb
