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Final (almost) 2019 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com boys club rankings

The 19 Dennis Lafata Gateway Boys Bid Classic is in the books and the boys’ club teams throughout Illinois are disbanding for the high school season, which begins with the first practice Monday. Here’s a look at the final 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com boys’ club rankings before USAV Junior Nationals in June: Boys Club Rankings (previous ranking in parenthesis) 18s 1. Ultimate B18 Gold (1) Ultimate B18 Gold rolled through its first eight matches at the 19 Dennis Lafata Gateway Boys Bid Classic last weekend in St. Louis...

Lake Park, Wheaton North hit hard by graduation; Rockford Boylan eyes history

Illprepvb.com continues its look at the 2019 boys' high school volleyball season with previews of Lake Park, Naperville Central, Rockford Boylan, West Aurora and Wheaton North. Illprepvb.com will continue to provide the best in boys volleyball coverage throughout the season. School: Lake Park Conference: DuKane Head coach: Brian Fischer  Last season’s highlights: 32-6 overall, 7-1 in conference (first place), second place at the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic, third place t Glenbard East Springfest, first place at Downers Gr...

Downers North, Lockport have big shoes to fill when boys’ season gets underway

Illprepvb.com kicks off the 2019 boys' high school volleyball season today with the first round of team previews featuring Antioch, Downers Grove North, Lincoln-Way Central, Lockport and Niles West. Illprepvb.com will continue to provide the best in boys volleyball coverage throughout the season. School: Antioch Conference: Northern Lake County Conference Head coach: Jamie Atkinson Last season’s highlights: 11-21 overall, 5-5 in conference, lost to Grant, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21, in a regional quarterfinal. Top returnees: 5-11 senior set...

Beth Dunlap 18 Fund established to help underprivileged youth volleyball players

Beth Dunlap (far left), who played for Downers Grove North and 1st Alliance Volleyball Club, died from injuries she sustained after being struck by a car outside school February 19.   “Do 18 for 18 … 18 extra sets, hits, sprints, whatever.” That was the message from the father of Beth Dunlap to the players from any club or age while his daughter was fighting for her life after being struck by a car outside the school early last Tuesday morning. “Beth is No. 18 for her high school volleyball team at Downers Grove North,”...

Sheehan, Sellers pace HPSTL B17 Royal to third place at Lafata

Max Sellers (holding plaque) from Edwardsville and Connor Sheehan (No. 40) from O'Fallon helped to lead HPSTL B17 Royal to a third-place finish in St. Louis this weekend. Five-foot-10 setter Connor Sheehan from O’Fallon and Edwardsville’s 5-8  libero Max Sellers led HPSTL B17 Royal to a third-place finish in the 17 Open division of the 19 Dennis Lafata Boys Bid Qualifier in St. Louis, Missouri, this weekend. HPSTL B17 Royal opened the tournament Friday by losing to TORRI 17-1 from Puerto Rico, 25-17, 25-21, and defeating Vortex 17 Sto...

Illini Elite’s Matthews passes the eye test; Wrobel steps up for SPVB 16 Elite

Six-foot-2 junior middle hitter Linnea Dale (No. 76) from Naperville North will miss the rest of the season for SPVB 18 Elite after tearing her right ACL at the President's Day Tournament on February 18. Photos by Dave Ruggles Savannah Matthews is the type of athlete who tried every sport growing up. She even gave flag football a shot. Her natural jumping ability might have guided her toward a career in basketball, but there was one problem. “I could jump and get the rebound and stuff, but I could not dribble for the life of me,” s...

Sky High 17s, Adversity 16s making noise at Windy City Power League

Camryn Hausler and Sky High Adidas 17 Black finished third in Bracket A of the 18 Open division Saturday at the Windy City Power League hosted by Sky High Volleyball Club in Crystal Lake. Photos by Dave Ruggles “Win the first and stay in A.” That’s the goal whenever Sky High Adidas 17 Black and Adversity G16 Adidas take the court in the 18 Open division of the Windy City Power League. Both teams achieved their mission of remaining among the top teams in the division by winning their openers Saturday, and will again compete i...

Where are the boys from the Illinois high school Class of 2019 heading?

Michael Papes (No. 99, pictured above) of UNO Boys 18 Elite and Providence Catholic is committed to William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Photos by Dave Ruggles Illprepvb.com is creating a list of the top boys players in Illinois who have committed to a college or university to continue their volleyball careers. If you are a coach, club director or parent and know of a player who should be on this list, please contact us at Illprepvb@gmail.com. Class of 2019 Ryne Anders, 5-7, L, Oswego/Club 1 B18 Skronkstrong, Loras College M...