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Way-too-early look at some of the best girls’ volleyball players in Classes 1A-4A
There are hundreds of extremely talented girls' volleyball players in Illinois, but here is a place to start when listing some of the best of the best. More food for thought...The 2019 Illinois high school girls volleyball season doesn’t officially kick off until the first day of practice on August 12, but it’s never too early to list some of the best players in each class. Here is an early look at some of the best girls in Classes 1A-4A who you should hear -- and read -- a lot about this season. Plainfield Central's Taylor Landfair. ...
LaSalle-Peru’s Haberkorn chasing history, Olson chasing elusive super berth
LaSalle-Peru has been one of the state's best Class 3A volleyball programs during Mark Haberkorn's 29 years at the helm and looks to continue that success in 2019. LaSalle-Peru's (from left) Kamryn Olson, Anna Quesse and Arika Richardson. A few years ago, someone asked LaSalle-Peru’s Mark Haberkorn when he was going to retire from coaching. Now they ask him if he’s going to stick around until he picks up win No. 1,000. “It’s funny,” he said. “You win 900, and all of a sudden the conversation switches.” Haberkorn, 68, who retired from tea...
Final 2019 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Boys Club Rankings
Ultimate B18 Gold tops the final 2019 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys Club Rankings. Another club season is in the books. Congratulations to all the teams that qualified for the 2019 USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championships in Dallas, Texas. Here are the final 2019 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Boys Club Rankings (with pre-tournament rankings in parenthesis). SPVB B18 Elite 18s 1. Ultimate B18 Gold (1)Ultimate B18 Gold never could get anything going at the 2019 USA Volleyball Junior National Championships ...
Way-too-early look at some of the best girls high school teams in each class in 2019
Can Marist become the first team in IHSA to repeat in Class 4A? That will be one of the storylines to follow during the 2019 Illinois girls high school volleyball season. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Food for thought...The 2019 Illinois high school girls volleyball season doesn’t kick off until August 26. But it’s never too early to speculate who some of the best teams in each class will be. A few notable schools have changed classes in 2019 thanks to the IHSA’s new classification system and the success factor, the latter affecting two school...
Minooka, Newark share a court at UNO, expectations for mid-November
Megan Williams and Newark, who rate as heavy favorites to repeat as IHSA Class 1A champions, are getting ready for the regular season at the UNO Summer League. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Newark's Madi Malone is expected to be at full strength when the regular season begins August 26. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com Two girls’ volleyball programs that have experienced a lot of recent success were on the court together Wednesday at the UNO Volleyball Center in Joliet. Although neither Minooka nor Newark were at full stre...
Final 2019 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings
Adversity G16 Adidas was the only team from Illinois to qualify in the 16 Open division at the 2019 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships. Adversity ranks second in the final 2019 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings. Another club season is in the books. Congratulations to all the teams that qualified for the USA Volleyball Junior National Championships and all the teams that competed in the AAU Girls Junior National Championships. Here are the final 2019 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings...
‘Help for Heidi’ established to help family of mom battling stage 4 breast cancer
Michio Chicago 17 National wore pink at the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships in Indianapolis to honor all the club's mothers who are battling breast cancer, including Heidi Jendry, the mother of Avery Jedry from Marist. Michio Chicago 17 National finished third in the 17 Open division. ...
A step up in class will challenge St. Thomas More, new coach
Alabama recruit Allie Trame is the only senior who will take the floor this fall for St. Thomas More, which was bumped up to Class 3A by the IHSA's "success factor." (Photo by Dave Ruggles) St. Thomas More's Allie Trame pounded down 17 kills in the 2018 Class 3A third-place match. New coach. New class. Pretty much the same cast. Founded in the fall of 2000 with an enrollment of 18 students, (Champaign) St. Thomas More has recently established itself as a powerhouse in Illinois high school girls’ volleyball. In 2017, the Sabres ...
Nazareth adds new face to familiar cast in quest to make run at Class 3A title
Nazareth saw its 2018 season end with a loss to St. Francis in a Class 3A sectional semifinal. Six of seven starters from that team return in 2019. Nazareth Academy has one goal this fall, and that's to finish the job. Nazareth middle hitter and BYU recruit Leilani Dodson Despite many years of success under Wayne Saunders and Melissa Masterson, the Roadrunners have yet to advance to Redbird Arena. Nazareth has only one sectional title (2009) to its credit, and that season ended with a 13-25, 25-15, 25-13 loss to Crystal Lake Central ...