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 ...
WW South seeks sophomore team for girls 2019 tournament
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys Club Rankings
Photos by Dave Ruggles The 2019 Boys Winter Volleyball Championship at McCormick Place is complete and there’s been a few changes in the Illinois boys’ club rankings, but the top teams in each age group remain unchanged. Here’s a look at the latest boys’ club rankings: Boys Club Rankings (preseason ranking in parenthesis) 18s 1. Ultimate B18 Gold (1) Ultimate B18 Gold rallied after dropping the first set to defeat Pac6 18 Blue 19-25, 25-19, 15-13 in the 18 Open division title match Monday at the 2019 Boys Winter Volleyball Champi...
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...
UNO Boys 18 Elite reaches Gold quarterfinals; Ultimate 18, Bounce 17 also advance
Photos by Dave Ruggles By Randy Whalen Special to Illprepvb.com It was the signature win the UNO Boys 18 Elite team has been searching for. AJ Lewis, a 6-foot-4 outside hitter from Minooka, came up with 5 kills and an ace in the final set as UNO advanced to the Gold bracket of the 2019 Boys Winter Volleyball Championship with a thrilling 27-29, 27-25, 15-12 victory over SPVB B18 Elite Sunday at McCormick Place. UNO will play archrival Ultimate B18 Gold in a Gold quarterfinal Monday at 8:00 a.m. By finishing in the top eight, both...
Adversity, Ultimate, UNO, SPVB 18s, Bounce 17s perfect at Winter Championship
Ultimate B18 Gold is among 11 unbeatens remaining in the 18 Open division of the 2019 Boys Winter Volleyball Championship at McCormick Place. Adversity 18 Adidas ran into some adversity during the first game of its match against Club 1 B18 Skronkstrong Saturday at the 2019 Boys Winter Volleyball Championship at McCormick Place. But the Vernon Hills-based club bounced back to take Games 2 and 3, then upset No. 2 seeded Bay-to-Bay 18-1 in its final match of the day to join Ultimate B18 Gold, SPVB B18 Elite and UNO Boys 18 Elite amon...
South Side powerhouse Michio Chicago serves up volleyball ‘family’ style
Family is very important to Michio Chicago Volleyball Club co-founder and owner Diane Mikulskis. She believes that it is important that each player and their parents have a sense of belonging and that a small family atmosphere is critical to achieving that end.So you won’t find 60, 70 or 80 teams on the Michio Chicago volleyball rolls. The club, founded in 2010 and with facilities in Evergreen Park, keeps its membership at about 250 girls to ensure that each girl gets the best training possible, the best coaching possible, and each pl...
Ultimate B18 Gold seeks the ultimate redemption beginning this weekend
Ultimate B18 Gold is seeded third at this week's Boys' Winter Volleyball Championship at McCormick Place. Five times. Five times a team from Ultimate Volleyball Club in Frankfort has reached the championship match at the USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships. Five times, Ultimate came up short. Last year, it was Ultimate B17 Gold, which battled through the 17 Open field at the 2018 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championship in Phoenix, Arizona, before falling to Bay-to-Bay 17-1, 15-25, 25-22, 15-13, in the de...
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings
Here are the latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Volleyball Rankings as of January 13. (preseason ranking in parenthesis) 1. SPVB 18 Elite (1) SPVB 18 Elite picked up where it left off after winning the mythical national championship last year, opening the Great Lakes Power League Division I by going 4-0 – although it got a serious challenge from SPVB 16 Elite winning a 23-25, 29-27, 25-23, 25-23 squeaker. Plainfield Central’s 6-foot-6 outside hitter Taylor Landfair, who was the AAU 18 Open MVP last year, Bolin...