Illprepvb.com's photo library of 2021 regional champions

Collected from variety of social media sources, here are some 2021 IHSA regional champions ... Andrew Thunderbolts Barrington Fillies Kaneland Knights Lake Forest Scouts Lemont Indians Lockport Porters Lyons Lions Macomb Bombers Moline Maroons Normal Community West Wildcats Raymond Lincolnwood Lancers Rock Falls Rockets St. Francis Spartans Washington Panthers Wheaton Warrenville South Tigers Add your team's photo to the library by emailing us at Illprepvb@gmail.com. ...

Who survives? A not-so-brief look at all 32 sectionals from Bartlett to Wayne City

Junior Jessica Horwath (2) will try to lead Barrington to its first sectional championship since 2006 when the Fillies compete at Lake Zurich this week. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor We start the week with 128 teams. By late Friday, only 16 will remain. Who survives? Here it is, Illprepvb.com’s not-so-brief look at the 32 sectionals feeding into 16 supersectionals that will provide four fields of four semifinalists in each class November 12-13 at Redbird Arena on the campus of Illinois State Univers...

Freshman Elle Norquist puts final touches on Yorkville's run to a regional title

Naperville North's Paige Lauterwasser (14) smashed 17 kills Thursday, but it wasn't enough as Yorkville rallied for a 15-25, 25-20, 25-15 victory in the Class 4A regional championship match at Yorkville. (Photos by Dave Ruggles). Yorkville freshman Elle Norquist served the final seven points of Thursday's regional championship match. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorNervous? Who, me?It was hard to tell whether Yorkville’s 5-5 freshman defensive specialist Elle Norquist was more nervous when she stepped to the service line late in Th...

Normal West spills Champaign Central in battle of teams no longer on the bubble

Normal West, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A by Illprepvb.com, won the eighth regional in school history Thursday with a 25-17, 25-18 victory over Champaign Central at the Bloomington Class 3A Regional at the Robert Frank Sports Complex. (Photos by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comBLOOMINGTON – The Champaign Central volleyball team has improved significantly from the beginning of the season.The only problem for the Maroons in the Bloomington Class 3A Regional final Thursday was running into a Normal West squad that has impro...

IHSA tournament results for Thursday, October 28

Downers Grove South (far court), which upset Hinsdale Central in a regional semifinal Tuesday, lost to rival Downers Grove North, 25-16, 25-21, in the regional championship match Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Thursday, October 28 results Class 1A At Concord TriopiaBrown County def. Camp Point Central 16-25, 25-16, 25-23Brown County (30-3 overall): Klare Flynn (15 kills, 2 blocks, 5 digs, 1 ace), Katey Flynn (12 kills, 1 block, 10 digs), Gabby McGath (36 assist, 6 digs), Cortni Law (7 kills, 5 digs, 4 aces), Gracie Hedden (4 kills...

IHSA tournament results for Wednesday, October 27

Eureka will host (Downs) Tri-Valley for a Class 2A regional championship at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wednesday, October 27 resultsClass 1AAt Concord TriopiaBrown County def. (Concord) Triopia 25-8, 25-18Brown County (29-3 overall): Katey Flynn (9 kills, 5 digs, 1 block, 2 aces), Klare Flynn (8 kills, 3 blocks, 4 digs), Gabby McGath (22 assists, 5 digs, 2 aces), Cortni Law (2 aces), Gracie Hedden (5 kills), Cyrah Dunlap (2 aces).Note: Brown County will play the winner of Camp Point Central vs. Hardin Calhoun at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday at Triopia...

Rio rides to the rescue as Kaneland rallies past hosts at Glenbard South regional

Kaneland's Bella Rio (16) dropped 19 kills on the hosts Tuesday at the Class 3A Glenbard South Regional to help rally the Knights to a 19-25, 25-11, 25-9 victory. https://youtu.be/onEu9VSGh5o By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor In tales from medieval times, the dashing knight, positively exuding nobility and virtue, would rush to the aid of fair maidens in distress.Tuesday in Glen Ellyn, it was the other way around.Kaneland senior outside hitter Bella Rio smashed 19 kills, including six in each of the final two sets, to help...

IHSA tournament results for Tuesday, October 26

West Aurora's Izabel Valadez (2) and Maureen Pokryfke converge on a ball in the back row during Tuesday's 25-18, 25-18 regional semifinal loss to Benet at West Aurora. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, October 26 tournament results Class 1A At Clay CityNorth Clay def. Oblong 25-19, 25-16Oblong (9-26 overall): Madisyn McIntosh (2 kills, 5 assists, 1 dig), Jenna Bailey (7 kills, 1 dig), Grace Lemmon (1 kill), Grace Flexter (1 kill, 1 ace, 10 digs), Alaina Holcomb (1 kill, 1 assist, 1 dig), Jorie Weber (5 assists, 1 ace, 1 dig), Ava Manue...

IHSA tournament results for Monday, October 25

Marian Central Catholic seniors Valle Leggett, Kate Rodden, Jessa Passi, Jodie Winkelman, Hailey Piwonka and Grace Adams, who were recognized prior to last Thursday's match with Richmond-Burton, led the Hurricanes to a 25-8, 25-16 regional quarterfinal win over Wheaton Academy.. Monday, October 25 tournament resultsClass 1AAt Dwight Illinois Lutheran def. (Cullom) Tri-Point 25-8, 25-13Illinois Lutheran (18-13 overall): Sofia Biesterfeld (1 ace, 7 kills, 6 digs, 1 block), Grace Adickes (2 aces, 5 kills), Hannah Nagle (2 aces, 18 ass...

Here are the final regular-season Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com rankings

Teams like unranked Wheaton North will get a fresh start when the IHSA tournament begins tonight. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Even if you were paying attention, based on the organization’s fixation on football you probably didn’t know there was an IHSA girls’ volleyball tournament beginning this week.A television show to present pairings? Endless tweets? Shutting down the website for an entire day so as not to interrupt people going to the website to check out the pairings? An early sneak peek for the press so they can beat their deadlines...