Top Notch club director Jen Holliday, a former All-American at Florida and standout at Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin, knows when it's time to be serious and when it's time to have fun. Top Notch 16-1 setter Megan Becker from Springfield High School. By Randy SharerSpecial to Illprepvb.comSPRINGFIELD – As a measure of coaching excellence, few statistics reveal more than the number of invitations to weddings.Great coaches win, of course, but the best also win when wedding invitations arrive from former players, clear evidence a coach ...
Saturday, September 18 results
Saturday, September 18 resultsAt Galesburg Galesburg def. (Rock Island) Alleman 25-22, 25-14(Rock Island) Alleman: Anne VanDerHeede (1 ace, 10 assists, 2 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Clair Hulke (5 kills, 3 blocks), Claire Sottos (1 ace, 3 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Colleen Kenney (2 aces, 2 kills, 16 digs), 1 ace, 4 digs), Rhyca Fullerlove (1 ace, 1 kill, 1 block, 1 dig), Sasha Comillaud (2 kills, 1 block).United Township def. (Rock Island) Alleman 25-8, 25-23(Rock Island) Alleman: Anne VanDerHeede (1 ace, 7 assists, 1 block), Clair Hulke (1 ace, ...
Gary Lighthouse College Prep in dire need of equiment
Gary Lighthouse College Prep in Gary, Indiana, is in dire need of any volleyball equipment that you can donate, including knee pads, volleyballs, ball racks, ball bags and practice nets. If you can donate, contact Nathaniel Swopes at Gary Lighthouse College Prep, 725 Clark Rd., Gary, Indiana 46406, or by email at ndswopes@cps.edu. Thank you very much for your time and consideration. ...
Metea Valley/Oswego East invite
Michio Chicago's bid for national title ends with loss to club only 20 miles away
Michio Chicago 17 National advanced to the championship match of the 17 National division at the USAV championships in Las Vegas, but fell in three sets to Epic United/Diamond Elite from nearby Hammond, Indiana. Las Vegas, Nevada -- Michio Chicago 17 National took a circuitous route to the 17 National division finals of the 2021 USAV Girls Junior National Championships Sunday at the Las Vegas Convention Center.And after travelling 1,800 miles and weathering two must-win matches Saturday, who was waiting for south siders in the championship...
Wednesday, April 28 results
Barrington players huddle around new coach BJ Boldog. Wednesday, April 28 results Evanston def. Maine South 25-19, 25-20Evanston (4-2 overall, 1-1 in the Central Suburban South): Aidan Klein (10 kills), Jesse Ijiwola (9 kills, 3 blocks), Olu Logan (25 assists), Sam Johnson (13 digs).Glenbrook North def. New Trier 25-16, 18-25, 25-19Lemont def. Oak Lawn 25-9, 25-15Lemont (2-0 overall): Jacob TerMaat (4 kills, 6 assists), Martin Kowalczyk (4 kills), Chris Calhoun (8 digs), Ethan Calderon (6 assists).Lockport def. Lincoln-Way Central 25-15,...
Thursday, April 22 results
Barrington defeated Hersey, 25-16, 25-20, to win the Mid-Suburban League championship Thursday in Arlington Heights. Thursday, April 22 results Girls volleyball Amboy def. Polo 25-13, 25-17Polo: Nicole Boelens (1 ace, 4 kills, 2 blocks, 5 assists, 5 digs), Becca Wagner (6 kills, 1 assist), Marah Blake (1 ace, 3 kills, 3 blocks, 1 dig). Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond def. Clinton 25-20, 25-20Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond (9-5 overall, 7-4 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference): Mackenzi Bowles (4 kills, 1 dig), Cheyenne Chupp (2 ace...
Wednesday, September 29 results
Illini Bluffs won last weekend's Knoxville tournament. Wednesday, September 29 resultsBenet Academy def. Marian Central Catholic 25-8, 25-15Benet Academy (17-3 overall, 4-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference).Marian Central Catholic: Kaitlyn Mullen (7 assists), Jessa Passi (3 kills, 5 digs), Ella Conlon (3 kills, 1 ace).Deerfield def. Vernon Hills 25-21, 25-14Vernon Hills (12-13 overall, 2-4 in the Central Suburban North).Lake Zurich def. Mundelein 25-11, 23-25, 25-17Mundelein (2-14 overall, 1-3 in the North Suburban Conference): Isab...
Here are the latest 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls 15 Club Rankings
ESVBC Elite 15U Ice (Eastside Volleyball Club, East Peoria) joins the rankings after winning the Midwest Challenge at Academy Volleyball Club in Indianapolis on January 30-31. This is the last installment of Illprepvb.com’s latest look at some of the top clubs in Illinois in their respective age groups.Like we said back in December, the 15s are always the most difficult to predict for a number of reasons. This season, that uncertainty was magnified partly because many 14s experienced a shortened competitive season in 2020, and in some...
Marist unveils its better side while silencing the field at the Tiger Classic
Tournament MVP Kamryn Chaney (23) helped Marist avenge two earlier losses to Wheaton Warrenville South, two games she missed while nursing an injury, in the Tiger Classic semifinals. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorAny similarity between this Marist team and the one that started the season losing three of its first six matches is purely coincidental.“We’re completely different,” said 6-foot middle blocker Mary Clare Brusek. “We used the Plainfield North tournament as motivation. For the next three weeks, all w...