Aquin will make its first appearance in the state semifinals at Redbird Arena after defeating Milford at the Willows Academy supersectional Friday. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThink the powers that be will give the (Freeport) Aquin student body the day off from classes next Friday so they can attend the Class 1A semifinals at Redbird Arena in Normal?All 75 of them?Sixty-one if you subtract the 14 girls on the volleyball team. They made certain Friday that they'd be going.Aquin defeated Milford, 25-12, 25-14, on Friday to win the C...

Willowbrook continued its amazing run through the 2021 season Wednesday, defeating Wheaton Warrenville South, 19-25, 25-21, 27-25, at the Class 4A Bartlett Sectional. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe last point.When would it come?Who would it come from?How about the least likely person on the court?“I just felt like, ‘Should I do it?’” said Willowbrook’s 5-7 setter Katie Linnig. “I did it once in the beginning (of the match), but not toward the end. I thought, ‘We’re winning this game.’ I knew they weren’t going to get to it.“I b...

Six-foot-3 junior and Florida recruit Kira Hutson has led Metea Valley to the first regional, sectional and supersectional titles in school history. Can she add a state championship trophy to the school's trophy case? (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorNORMAL – Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters.Pleasant Plains has five of them who watched their older siblings win an IHSA Class 2A championship in 2018 –  Kylee Garrett (Jade), Adi Fraase (Ali), Jaycee Smith (McKenzie), Lauren Buxton (Madaly...

Andrew's Riley Kloss (11) tries to beat the block of a pair of Metea Valley defenders during Friday's supersectional at Plainfield North. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comKira Hutson had been in pressure situations before.So the Metea Valley star didn’t stress out when the Mustangs were staring two set points in the face during the opening game of Friday’s Class 4A Plainfield North Supersectional.Hutson came up with two huge kills and block, and 30 minutes later, Metea Valley had knocked Andrew out of the state...

Montini's Jordan Haverly falls to one knee after her team defeated Pleasant Plains to win the IHSA Class 2A championship. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Today, we are pleased to announce the Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com 2021 Girls All-State Volleyball Team and those players selected as “Special Mention.” Coaches across Illinois were invited to nominate players to theall-state team. Team members were selected based upon their accomplishments on the court and in the classroom as high school student-athletes, not on any future potential or ...

Pleasant Plains setter Hannah Smith (2) had 26 assists and eight blocks in a 14-25, 25-12, 25-23 Class 3A Clinton Super-sectional victory over Quincy Notre Dame. (Photos by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comCLINTON – Rarely do volleyball teams as good as Pleasant Plains get the opportunity to prove they can overcome a 21-15 deficit in the third set.So there was some doubt when Quincy Notre Dame built such an advantage in the Class 2A Clinton Supersectional on Friday.The Lady Cardinals, however, simply fed their top hitt...