VC United 171 Elite, seeded No. 2 in the 17 Open division, found out that a few points can make a big difference. Orlando, Florida – VC United 171 Elite learned a valuable lesson the hard way at the 48th AAU Girls Junior National Volleyball Championships at the Orange County Convention Center. “I guess when coaches say every point matters, this is an example why,” said VC United club director/owner Eric Schulze. VC United, seeded second in the 17 Open division, rolled through its first eight matches at the Orange County Convention...
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Normal West wins nail-biter over district rival, wins first outright Intercity title
Averie Hernandez (10), a 6-foot-2 Northwestern recruit, totaled 57 kills while leading her Normal West volleyball team to a 4-0 record in the Bloomington-Normal Intercity Tournament at Normal West on Saturday. After a 25-17, 25-15 victory over Bloomington Central Catholic (pictured on defense), the Wildcats improved to 17-3 on the season. (Photo by Randy Sharer) By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comNORMAL – Normal West’s first outright title in the 42nd Bloomington-Normal Intercity Volleyball Tournament on Saturday featured a ...
Presenting the Michio Chicago/Illprepvb.com 2021 girls H.S. preseason rankings
Plainfield North's Ella Wrobel (17, far right) is widely considered the best player in the state and will join Big Ten power Wisconsin after graduating this spring. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) You know the season is thisclose when somebody starts asking about rankings. So here we go. Maybe not the answer they’re looking for, but by all calculations, our best guess.Marist, Illprepvb.com’s No. 1 Class 4A team in the preseason in 2018 and again in 2019, is the preseason favorite in 4A again this fall. Marist went on to win it all in 2018, b...
Pickering, Montini too much for Macander-less Macs; Shepard wins a wild one
Montini's Paige Pickering collected her 1,000th career kill during the Broncos' 25-17, 25-20 victory over Mother McAuley Thursday in Lombard. https://youtu.be/Hi8akNHRwu0 By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorYes, it was a huge moment for Montini’s 5-11 outside hitter Paige Pickering, who collected the 1,000th kill of her high school career late in the first set.Yes, it was a huge night for Pickering and five other Montini seniors – Reeghan Boyer, Lucy D’Anca, Ariana Joubert, Maddie Kasallis and Emily Labno – who were honored before th...
K-8th graders invited to learn and develop basic skills at Club Fusion
Single day per week sessions committed to teaching and developing basic volleyball skills to K-8th graders through high repetition drills formatted solely for youth volleyball. Players will be split up based on their grade. FVA is the youth volleyball academy of Club Fusion Volleyball, one of the nation's top volleyball clubs. Visit www.fusion4kids.com to learn more, or to get registered! Spots are limited so don't wait to get registered! ...
UNO volleyball tryouts set for August 29
Tuesday, June 8 results
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, June 8 results Regional semifinals (in bracket order) Marist Sectional At BolingbrookMarist def. Tinley Park 25-12, 25-13Bolingbrook def. Bremen 25-13, 25-16At CorlissHomewood-Flossmoor def. Andrew 18-25, 25-15, 25-22Homewood-Flossmoor (12-11 overall): Kenyon Haynes (1 kill, 27 assists, 12 digs, 1 block), Christian Van Vorhees (6 kills), Charlie Van Etten (4 kills, 3 aces, 2 digs, 1 block), Marquel Flanagan (10 digs), Ramon Martinez (2 assists, 14 digs), Elijah Jean-Simon (2 kills, 2 blocks, 4 digs)...
Tuesday, March 23 results
Downers Grove South entertained York in a West Suburban Conference crossover match Monday won by York in three sets. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, March 23 results Addison Trail def. Leyden 25-9, 25-16Leyden (0-2 overall): Jasmine Figueroa (3 kills), Hannah Stocks (4 kills).Addison Trail (1-1 overall): Ally Severino (10 kills, 1 bock, 3 digs), Caitlin Muhr (1 ace, 2 kills, 3 assists, 1 dig), Charlotte Cahill (1 ace, 1 kill), Diana Villegas (1 kill), Gia Napoli (2 assists, 7 digs), Jessica Villasnor (1 kill, 1 block), Juliana Nasti (1...
'Underdog' Plainfield East surprises Minooka in Southwest Prairie finale
Plainfield East defeated Southwest Prairie Conference regular-season champion Minooka on Saturday to win the league's season-ending tournament in Minooka. Minooka’s plaque might be bigger, but Plainfield East got the last word.Plainfield East overcame a 24-21 deficit in the first set and fought back after squandering an early 9-5 led in the second to defeat regular-season champion Minooka, 28-26, 25-21, and win the season-ending Southwest Prairie Conference Tournament Saturday in Minooka.“It's absolutely amazing,” said Plainfield East se...