Odds & ends: Sky High stars motivated; Staunton, Jablonski still shopping

Photos by Dave Ruggles Sky High Adidas 17 Black pulled off the ultimate Houdini act Sunday at the Windy City Power League. One day after “disappearing” in a 25-17, 17-25, 25-16 loss to Wildcats Jrs. 18 Black, in Round 2 of the Windy City Power League 17-18 Open division, Sky High "re-emerged" to beat Michio Chicago 18 National, 25-16, 25-20, Adversity G16 Adidas, 25-18, 25-18, and 1st Alliance 18 Silver, 25-17, 25-18, at Velocity Volleyball Club in Mokena. “Honestly, all of the girls on our team work incredibly hard,” said Sky High Adida...

The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys Club Rankings

Photos by Dave Ruggles The Palos Point Series #4 is complete, and most teams are gearing up for the Gateway Boys Bid Classic in St. Louis later this month before disbanding for the high school season. Here’s a look at the latest boys’ club rankings: Boys Club Rankings (previous ranking in parenthesis) 18s 1. Ultimate B18 Gold (1) You can’t win them all. After beating SPVB 18 Elite, 25-20, 25-16, in its Bracket A finale and Hitman 18 Elite twice – 15-6 in the third set the second time around in the semifinals of Bracket AA – Ultimat...

The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings

  Photo by Dave Ruggles Here are the latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Volleyball Rankings as of February 4. (Previous ranking in parenthesis). 1. SPVB 18 Elite (1) SPVB 18 Elite just keeps rolling, going 4-0 over the weekend in the Great Lakes Power League Division I. Plainfield Central’s 6-foot-6 outside hitter Taylor Landfair, Bolingbrook’s 6-2 outside/rightside hitter Natalie Mitchem, 6-foot setter McKenna Slavik of St. Charles East and 5-10 Sarah Kushner did their typical yeoman’s work at the net ...

Who are some of the top unsigned junior and senior girls in Illinois? (updated 2/3)

Illprepvb.com is creating a list of the top juniors and seniors in Illinois who have yet to commit to a college or university to continue their volleyball careers. All coaches and club directors have been invited to provide the names of their players who should be on the list. The attached list features the names of players that have been submitted so far. If you know of a junior or senior who has yet to commit to a college or university, please contact us at Illprepvb@gmail.com. Class of 2019 Zora Barnett, 5-11, MB, Oak Park-River...