Lions 15-1 defeated Adversity G15 Adidas, 25-18, 25-11, to win the 15 Girls division at the GLR Girls Regional Qualifier Sunday at the UNO Volleyball Club in Joliet. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) https://youtu.be/vFmlDefwjn8 Photos from Lions 15-1 vs. Adversity G15 Adidas championship match and Sky High Adidas 15 Black vs. Sky High Adidas 15-1 NS fifth-place semifinal. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil Brozynskifor Illprepvb.comWhat came over Ellie White?“Thank you,” was all the Lions 15-1 setter/outside hitter could say after her hot star...
Illprepvb.com's look at the 2021 season begins (and hopefully does not end) today
Fairfield's 5-10 sophomore Emersyn Robbins is one of the top players in southern Illinois ... regardless of class or classification. Beginning with the first day of practice Monday, August 9, folks across Illinois will be keeping one eye on their home team and the other eye on Bloomington waiting to see if the IHSA pulls the plug on the 2021 girls volleyball season.COVID-19 has not gone away.New coronavirus cases leaped in Illinois during the week ending August 1, rising 46 percent as 11,682 cases were reported after 7,983 new cases were r...
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IHSA board of directors OKs state series for boys volleyball this spring
Marist was the last boys state volleyball champion crown by the IHSA back in 2019. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). It’s on. The IHSA board of directors Wednesday approved a full state series for boys’ volleyball, adding the sectional and state final levels.Regional tournaments will be held June 7-10. The eight traditional boys’ volleyball sectionals will take place Saturday, June 12 and Tuesday, June 15. Sites are still being finalized. Schools that are interested in hosting are asked to contact Stacy Lambert slambert@ihsa.org at the IH...
Monday, April 12 results
(Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, April 12 resultsBarrington def. Palatine 25-14, 25-19Barrington (10-1 overall, 8-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Amanda Cleary (7 digs, 2 aces), Jessica Horwath (7 kills), Felicia Guagliardo (6 assists), Campbell Paris (7 kills), Jenna Meitzler (6 kills, 2 blocks, 2 assists), Colette Garrels (3 digs, 5 service points), Sarah Jensen (10 service points, 2 aces), Amelia Sigaev (4 service points, 13 assists), Bre Dunn (1 kill, 2 blocks).Palatine: Kendall Friel (2 kills, 3 digs, 1 block), Jill Smith (2 kills, 6 ...
Schuele answers the call to the pen; Lenny takes the road less desired to advance
Future 18 Elite advanced to the Gold bracket of the Boys 18 Open division at the Winter Volleyball Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana, despite its late Sunday afternoon loss to SPVB B18 Elite. Gavin Swartz and his SPVB 18 Lenny teammates took the hard road to the Gold semifinals of the 18 USA division. Indianapolis, Indiana – Four points into its match with Academy 18 Adidas early Sunday at the Winter Volleyball Championship, Sports Performance 18 Elite had to go the bullpen. Kevin Schuele turned out to be quite a reliever.Schuele,...
Adversity G18 Adidas holds on to top spot in latest 1st Alliance/Illprepvb.com Rankings
Ella Wrobel and her SPVB 18 Elite teammates won last weekend's 21 Adidas Bluegrass Tournament Week 2 event, and are eyeing a rematch with Asics Munciana 18 Samurai in two weeks at the Showdown in the Smokies. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) The high school and club volleyball careers of hundreds of Illinois girls are ending in the next few weeks.A few fortunate ones will compete at the 2021 USAV Girls 18s Junior National Championship in Columbus, Ohio, April 23-25, while others will don their high school uniforms for the final time in the days...
Volleyball 'kind of runs in the family,' says coach's 'independent' daughter
Ella Strausberger (front row, far right) and her Sports Performance 15 Elite teammates. Naperville Central boys volleyball coach Roger Strausberger and his daughter, Ella. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorShe grew up in the gym watching her dad coach.She played soccer and volleyball as a youngster, but decided to focus on volleyball because she said it "kind of runs in the family.”She’s training as a setter, and sometimes father and daughter sit down and talk about strategy and how to run an offense.Naperville Central boys’ volleybal...
Illprepvb.com presents 570 reasons to watch girls high school volleyball this fall, Pt. III
Mother McAuley's Ellie White (8) played a big part in the Mighty Macs' success as a freshman last winter and figures to anchor the south side powerhouse for the next three years. On the home page is Wheaton Warrenville South's Rebecca Bellows. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Yes, the start of the 2021 fall girls’ volleyball season is still a few weeks away, but it’s never too early to speculate about what or who we’ll be seeing on high school courts across Illinois. Today, Illprepvb.com continues its look at 570 reasons to watch girls high...
Barnes named Big Ten's top defender; Wuensch fuels Wichita State's hot start
St. Francis graduate Laney Malloy (7) leads Southeast Missouri State in kills. (Photo courtesy of Southeast Missouri State) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comSenior Lauren Barnes continues to impress for the top-ranked Wisconsin, which improved to 10-0 with a 25-10, 25-16, 21-25, 25-22 victory over Michigan State on February 21.Barnes, a Naperville resident who replaced fellow Benet graduate Tiffany Clark as the Badgers’ libero, recorded a career-high 28 digs in that match and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.“Defensi...