Joliet West Tiger Challenge, Friday-Saturday, March 25-26 ...
No. 1 in Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com rankings, is SPVB 18 Elite No. 1 in nation?
SPVB 18 Elite defeated two of the top three finishers at the NIT Triple Crown tournament, including NIT champion Munciana 18 Samurai, to win the 22 Adidas Bluegrass Tournament in Louisville last weekend. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorNo. 1 in the nation?SPVB 18 Elite stated its case emphatically at last weekend’s 22 Adidas Bluegrass Tournament in Louisville, crushing the teams that finished first and third at the Triple Crown NIT tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, thought by many to be the most prestigious tournament in the na...
The Volleyball Institute/Illprepvb.com present the top 100 boys in the Class of 2022
Libero Paul Wyszynski of Glenbrook North and Sports Performance begins his fourth year as a starter for the defending IHSA champions. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Today, we rank the top 100 boys in the Class of 2022. Among those at the top of the list are Barrington’s 6-8 outside hitter and Ohio State recruit Jack O’Riordan, St. Ignatius’ 6-6 outside hitter Lucas Mack, who was second among all sophomores in kills last spring, and Loyola-Chicago recruit Ryan McElligott, a 6-5 setter/outside hitter from Mundelein.Also breaking the top 10 a...
Wednesday, March 30 results
Bolingbrook's Andy Stone tries to drive the ball past two Plainfield East defenders during the Bengals' 25-19, 22-25, 25-20 victory Wednesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, March 30 results Belleville Althoff def. Alton 25-17, 25-17 Carmel def. Lake Forest 25-15, 25-20Carmel (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Keelen Douglas (7 kills), Tommy Sulfridge (2 kills), Carter Esteban (2 kills), Zach Marcheschi (2 kills), Will Niese (4 blocks), Dylan Franada (3 kills), Ryan Hogan (12 digs, 1 ace), Bobby Szamocki ...
West Aurora Boys Volleyball Invite
6th (almost) Annual Barrington/Vernon Hills Boys Volleyball Invitational
Argo Boys Volleyball Invitational
Work harder, get better — that's life in the Windy City Power League's nether regions
Mission 15 Elite has been without one of its top players throughout much of league play, but showed promise at the President's Day Classic in St. Louis recently. https://youtu.be/jLB6h8JQRAE By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorFew teams that compete in the Windy City Power League have a realistic shot at earning one of the league’s automatics bids to the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship. Goals become particularly incremental for those teams exiled to Bracket D or E.“We definitely had to change our priorities being i...
Oswego Boys Volleyball Invitational
Top Notch 17 Elite places second in Stratman Sports Series 18s Tournament
Top Notch 17 Elite Top Notch 17 Elite finished second in the Stratman Sports Series 18s Tournament on March 19 at the Legacy Volleyball Training Center in Fenton, Missouri, falling to Rockwood Thunder 17 Navy, 23-21, 16-19, 15-8, in the championship match. Top Notch 17 Elite features 5-6 libero Kyra Staples (Sacred Heart-Griffin), 5-10 outside hitter Peyton Bergschneider (Pleasant Plains), 6-1 outside hitter Lauren Buxton (Pleasant Plains), 5-10 outside/opposite Olivia Gumz (Springfield) and 6-0 middle blocker Kalyn Keiser (Chatham Glenwood...