Michio Chicago 18 National won the Girls 18 USA division at last weekend's Winter Volleyball Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana. Indianapolis is in the books. And after traveling to compete in nearby states like Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana, where COVID-19 restrictions were not as severe, Illinois clubs now have the go-ahead to begin scheduling competition in-state.Meanwhile, the qualifier season continues this weekend with the Northern Lights Qualifier Friday through Sunday at the CHI-Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The qualifier o...
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...
Presenting the first Michio Chicago/Illprepvb.com girls H.S. regular-season rankings
Wheaton Warrenville South and sophomore Rebecca Bellows (17) hope to get another shot at top-seeded Loyola at this week's Wheaton Classic. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Breese Mater Dei, Illprepvb.com’s No. 1 team in Class 2A, had its own way last weekend at the Crossroads Classic at Effingham. This weekend, it’s the big schools' turn.The annual Wheaton Classic begins Wednesday with pool play at Wheaton Warrenville South and Wheaton North. And if all goes well, the championship match should wrap up sometime Saturday before midnight.Loyola, un...
Middle, outside or back row, DGN's Wolkow excels everywhere she goes
As a freshman, Downers Grove North's Gwen Wolkow (back row, fourth from right) was a starting middle hitter on the team that finished second in the state in Class 4A. Downers Grove North's Gwen Wolkow Gwen Wolkow loves to fish. She doesn’t like fish. But she loves fishing.Wolkow also loves volleyball. Since her freshman year, when she was a starting middle hitter on the Downers Grove North team that finished second in the state in Class 4A, she has developed into one of the top outside hitters and all-around players in Illinois.“She's th...
SPVB 15 Elite wins 15/16 Open division at Birmingham (Ala.) Blitz
Presenting the Michio Chicago VBA Illprepvb.com 2021 Girls All-State Team
Willowbrook is the 2021 Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Team of the Year after starting the season with 30 consecutive wins, handing eventual Class 4A champion Metea Valley one of its two losses and reaching the sectional finals at Class 4A runner-up Mother McAuley. Today, we are pleased to announce the Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com 2021 Girls All-State Volleyball Team. Coaches across Illinois were invited to nominate players to the all-state team. Team members were selected based upon their accomplishments on the court and in the clas...
Tuesday, September 21 results
Ella Ramsay (14) and her Moline teammates handed Quincy Notre Dame its first loss of the season last Saturday, then defeated Newark on Tuesday. Tuesday, September 21 results Addison Trail def. Proviso East 25-8; 25-11Addison Trail (8-9 overall, 2-1 in the West Suburban Gold): Emilee Groer (hit .333), Stephanie Petrbok (hit .375, passed 2.5), Sam Bartosik (passed 2.5, 6 digs), Charlotte Cahill (5 aces).Aquin def. Pearl City 18-25, 25-15, 25-19Aquin (15-2 overall, 5-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference) Lucy Arndt (17 kills, 14 dig...
Wednesday, September 1 results
Illini West split two matches Wednesday at the Suns Classic and will play Western at 5:00 p.m. Thursday as the tournament continues. Wednesday, September 1 resultsAntioch def. Marian Central Catholic 25-20, 23-25, 15-25Marian Central Catholic (0-2 overall): Kate Rodden (2 blocks, 3 aces, 8 kills, 8 digs), Valle Leggett (2 blocks, 1 ace, 10 kills, 4 digs), Ella Conlon (4 blocks, 4 kills), Kaitlyn Mullen (1 block, 1 kill, 10 assists), Grace Adams (career high 14 assists, 1 kill).Antioch (4-1 overall).Marian Central Catholic coach Robin Secris...
Former St. Francis star shares passion, knowledge as coach with U.S. team
Former St. Francis star and U.S. national team associate coach Erin Virtue (back row, third from right) said the team's goal this year is to do something the women have never done -- win an Olympic gold medal. Erin Virtue coached on the collegiate level for 12 years before accepting a position with the U.S. national team. By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comEven though she played for legendary coach St. Francis coach Peg Kopec in high school, Erin Virtue didn’t think about coaching until her senior year at Illinois.The star setter w...
Friday, September 10 results
Downers Grove South's senior outside hitter Kayden Dempsey (8) tools a kill off the block by a pair of Leyden defenders in action earlier this week. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, September 10 results Antioch def. Mundelein 25-11, 25-17Mundelein (2-9 overall, 1-0 in the North Suburban Conference): Isabella Feijoo (2 aces, 7 digs), Sydney Cox (3 digs), Micah Holly (2 kills, 1 dig), Millicent Rehm (1 dig), Skyler Brown (7 digs, 5 assists), Olivia Benjamin (1 kill, 2 digs), Libby Fritz (1 dig), Margaret O’Brien (3 kills, 1 bock, 1 dig), J...