Plagued by injuries and inconsistency, SPVB B18 Elite and setter Trevor Powell (far right) finished fourth at the JVA Showdown in Motown last weekend. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Detroit, Michigan – When everyone does their job, good things happen.SPVB B16 Elite crushed the 16 Open field at the JVA Showdown in Motown at Huntington Place (formerly the TCF Center) in Detroit, Michigan last weekend, wrapping up a near-perfect effort with a 25-19, 25-16 victory over HPSTL B16 Royal in the championship match.“The guys did a much better job of unde...
Illprepvb.com presents 250 or more reasons to watch girls volleyball in 2022
Springfield Lutheran's Makenna Cox (14) is among the many players who we watched in 2021 and who will return to the high school hardcourts in the fall of 2022. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorSure, the start of the 2022 fall girls’ volleyball season is months 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 looks at 250 or more reasons to watch girls high school volleyball next fall by taking a peek at some of the best playe...
Presenting the initial Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Boys 18's Club rankings of '21-22
Plagued by injuries and inconsistency, SPVB B18 Elite dropped its final three matches and finished fourth at last weekend's JVA Showdown in Motown. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorTime to play catch-up with boys’ volleyball clubs.While the girls were wrapping up their high school season, boys club teams in Illinois were quietly going about their business at THE Point Series at the Wintrust Sports Center in Bedford Park and the Third Coast Invitational at the Wisconsin Center.Last weekend, several Illinois boys’ clubs participated i...
Mitchem, Ball State are NCAA tournament-bound; and more college odds & ends
Southeast Missouri State's Laney Malloy (left) and Kayla Closset will be packing their bags for the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championships this week. Bolingbrook graduate and Sports Performance alumna Natalie Mitchem and her Ball State University teammates are headed to the NCAA Division I Volleyball Championships after defeating Bowling Green to win the Mid-American Conference championship.The 6-2 junior opposite had 11 kills, 3 blocks and 4 digs in the Cardinals’ 25-23, 29-31, 25-16, 21-25, 15-7 victory over the No. 2-seeded Fal...
Tuesday, September 7 results
Yorkville (pictured) defeated Chicago Christian to win the Joliet Central invite on Saturday. Tuesday, September 7 resultsAndrew def. Oak Lawn 25-10, 25-14Oak Lawn (1-4 overall, 1-2 in the South Suburban Conference): Amina Maali (10 digs, 3 kills), Kate Dillon (6 kills, 6 digs, 1 block), Madison Ryan (9 digs), Riley Manthey (10 assists, 5 digs, 2 kills).Aquin def. Dakota 20-25, 25-23, 25-20Aquin (7-1 overall, 1-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Lucy Arndt (18 kills, 1 block, 12 digs), Ava Hiveley (1 block, 7 kills), Megan Hol...
Two Grevengoeds are together again for one final run before college beckons
Logan Grevengoed (10) led Chicago Cjhristian to a third-place finish in the IHSA Class 3A finals this fall at Redbird Arena. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Delanie, Troy and Logan Grevengoed in 2019. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comTroy Grevengoed has a bond with all his children … all six of them, including five daughters. But he has a special bond with his oldest daughter, Logan.Troy Grevengoed, the longtime boys’ and girls’ volleyball coach at Richards High School in Oak Lawn, gave up the girls’ position this past fall to wa...
Wednesday, September 8 results
Lake Forest finished second at last weekend's Jacobs invitational, losing in three sets to unbeaten Belvidere North in the championship match. Wednesday, September 8 resultsBarrington def. Wheeling 25-12, 25-11Barrington (6-1 overall, 0-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Amanda Cleary (4 digs, 1 service point), Jessica Horwath (8 kills, 3 digs), Gwen Adler (5 assists, 2 digs), Campbell Paris (8 kills), Jenna Meitzler (3 kills, 2 blocks, 10 assists, 2 digs, 2 aces), Colette Garrels (2 digs), Sarah Jensen (6 service points, 1 ace, 3 digs), Megan Be...
Club players from southern Illinois meet in St. Louis to kick off the Gateway League
Rockwood Thunder 16 Navy features a pair of Illinois products -- Edwardsville's outside hitter Sydney Davis (back row, second from left) and Quincy Notre Dame's Emma Hoing (back row, third from left). On the cover page is Edwardsville's Gabby Saye, who plays for Rockwood Thunder 18 Elite. By PJ BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe Windy City Power League does not get underway until January 8, but that does not mean the girls’ competitive club volleyball scene involving players from Illinois has been completely dormant.The Gateway League, which ...
Hutson's heroics help Metea Valley stop Andrew; McAuley ends Willowbrook's run
Andrew's Riley Kloss (11) tries to beat the block of a pair of Metea Valley defenders during Friday's supersectional at Plainfield North. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comKira Hutson had been in pressure situations before.So the Metea Valley star didn’t stress out when the Mustangs were staring two set points in the face during the opening game of Friday’s Class 4A Plainfield North Supersectional.Hutson came up with two huge kills and block, and 30 minutes later, Metea Valley had knocked Andrew out of the state...
Plainfield Central is thinking big after beating Sandburg for its sixth straight win
Kitty Sandt (6) and Nazareth, the only team to defeat Plainfield Central this season, dropped its East Suburban Catholic Conference opener Tuesday to Benet in LaGrange Park. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comPlainfield Central kept its winning streak going.The Wildcats pulled out a very competitive match down the stretch and toppled Sandburg, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23, Tuesday in Orland Park. The Wildcats (7-1) won their sixth straight. Their only loss was to eventual runner-up Nazareth in pool play of t...