(Photos of Wednesday's South Suburban Conference match between Bremen and Shepard by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comFor Lincoln-Way East, boys volleyball conference titles are old hat.But this one is extra special.Wednesday in Frankfort, the Griffins rallied past Sandburg, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, to clinch at least a share of the Southwest Suburban Conference championship. It's the 12th conference championship for Lincoln-Way East since the league formed in the fall of 2005. But it's also the Griffins’ first since wi...
Warren Township looking for two teams to fill out sophomore quad
Here are the first 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls 18 Club Rankings
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...
LaCoco, De La Salle's defense bring Montini's unblemished season to a stunning end
Montini could not protect big leads in both sets and dropped its first match of the season Monday to De La Salle. By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comIsabella LaCoco is back.That’s a good thing for De La Salle. For Montini, though, it proved to be a problem.LaCoco missed De La Salle’s home loss to Montini last week with a back injury, but the Western Illinois-bound senior setter was in fine form Monday and made Montini feel the pain.LaCoco, who also worked on the right side while splitting setting duties with Daniela Scalise, had a team-...
Presenting the Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Coaches Hall of Fame Class of '21
Fremd's Curtis Pinley (in background, left) has a combined 50 years of coaching boys and girls volleyball at Palatine and Fremd high schools. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Three years ago, Illprepvb.com was approached to collaborate on the creation of an Illinois High School Volleyball Coaches Hall of Fame.Unfortunately, nothing ever came of that phone call. But we felt then, as we do now, that the creation of a coaches’ Hall of Fame was long overdue.Last July, with input from current and former coaches, players and officials, Illprepvb.com p...
Wednesday, April 14 results
Woodstock North players celebrate after winning the first set in the match that gave the Thunder no worse than a share of the Kishwaukee River Conference title, the first conference title in school history. (Photo by Vicki Long) Wednesday, April 14 results Girls volleyball Barrington def. Fremd 25-17, 25-23Fremd (6-3 overall, 6-3 in the Mid-Suburban West): Samantha Gump (7 kills), Claudia Wala (4 kills, 3 blocks), Sarah Graham (2 kills), Deme Yainas (2 aces, 5 digs), Rian Baker (12 assists, 1 ace, 3 blocks), Maeve Miller (1 ace), Iz...
Here are the final 2021 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Boys All Club Rankings
Pipeline 18-1 advanced to the championship match of the 18 USA division at the USAV Boys Junior National Championships in Kansas City, Missouri. The party is over … for at least a few weeks.A chaotic boys’ club volleyball season – which began last fall with tryouts, took a brief hiatus during an abbreviated boys’ high school season, and resumed with practice ahead of the USAV Boys Junior National Championships, all with the specter of COVID hanging over participants and spectators alike – is finally over. Time to res...
Saturday, March 20 results
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, March 20 resultsEast Dubuque def. Polo 26-28, 25-19, 25-21Polo (0-1 overall, 0-1 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conrerence): Nicole Boelens (13 assists, 11 digs, 9 kills, 1 ace), Becca Wagner (8 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace, 1 block), Marah Blake (8 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Emileigh Williams (5 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks).Macomb def. Southeastern 25-16, 25-14Macomb (1-0 overall): Kennedy Adair (6 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks), Tatumn Lantz (5 kills), Avery Rexroat (15 assists, 2 kills, 1 ace, 8 digs).Maroa-Forsyth def. New ...
Benet's Muisenga among those to be honored on ESPN as First-Team AVCA All-Americans
Benet setter Rachel Muisenga, who plays club for Adversity, will be among the 24 AVCA First-Team All-Americans who will be honored Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Sunday on ESPN. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) A year ago on New Year’s Eve, 24 of the best high school seniors nationwide competed on the same court against one another in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Under Armour All-America match.In November, the AVCA announced that it would cancel the All-America match in Orlando, Florida, with plans to honor the athletes at a later date...
Friday, April 9 results
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, April 9 resultsBloomington def. Peoria Notre Dame 25-23, 25-23Huntley def. Woodstock North 25-18, 25-23Woodstock North (7-2 overall, 6-0 in the Kishwaukee River Conference): Alyssa Wickersheim (7 kills, 10 digs, 1 block), Kylie Schulze (15 assists, 10 digs, 1 ace, 1 kill), Faith Eddy (5 kills), Kaitlyn Wickersheim (12 digs, 1 ace), Avery Crabill (2 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace).Leyden def. Proviso West 27-25, 25-23Leyden: Jenny Herrera (6 kills).Joliet Catholic def. Minooka 25-18, 25-23Minooka (4-4 overall): Ashlyn B...