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...
The Volleyball Institute/Illprepvb.com present the top boys in the Class of 2024
Barrington's 6-10 sophomore outside hitter Cole Hartke (15) led Pipeline 17-1 to the championship match of the 2022 Dennis Lafata Boys Bid Classic. (Photo courtesy of Daily Herald) Today, we rank the top boys in the Class of 2024. The list is headed by the most impactful freshman from the 2021 high school season, Lockport's 5-foot-10 setter Evan Dziadkowiec, who led the Porters to their first-ever appearance in the IHSA quarterfinals and continued to flash his brilliance this winter at the reigns of Ultimate B16 Gold. Just behind...
Heavy graduation losses aside, Lockport not missing a beat, drums Joliet West
Joliet West, which won its own tournament last weekend by defeating Stevenson and Lincoln-Way West, suffered its first loss of the season Tuesday at Lockport. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comEvan Dziadkowiec is the captain of the Lockport boys’ volleyball team. He’s also one of four sophomore starters for the Porters. Dziadkowiec dished out 23 assists as the new look Porters continued their good start by defeating Joliet West, 25-18, 25-20, in a Tuesday morning matinee in Lockport. It was Joliet West’s first loss of t...