Glenbard West's Danny Dorsey (16), Liam O'Neill (14) and Trevor Powell (17) put up an impenetrable wall at the net against Plainfield North in the semifinals of the Glenbard East Springfest tournament Saturday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comGlenbard West coach Christine Giunta-Mayer has long known about senior setter Trevor Powell’s capabilities.Now the rest of the state is getting a glimpse of his talents.Two weeks after making his varsity debut, the 6-foot-6 Powell guided the Hilltoppers to the Springfest...
Wednesday, April 27 results
Middle blocker Tristan Lindquist (9) and Naperville North lost Wednesday to Downers Grove North, 25-21, 25-19. Wednesday, April 27 resultsAlton Marquette def. Alton 25-18, 16-25, 30-28Benet Academy def. Metea Valley 25-17, 22-25, 25-18Benet Academy (16-8 overall, 2-1 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Dominic Krzeczkowski (12 kills), Peter Shanley (11 kills), Drew Rogers (10 kills), James Buffardi (35 assists), Owen Oei (4 kills).Metea Valley (16-7 overall, 2-0 in the DuPage Valley Conference): Bartosz Chmielewski (6 kills, 3 block...
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...
There's turnover at the top of Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com boys rankings
Led by Liam O'Neill (14) and Trevor Powell (17), Glenbard West is back in familiar territory ... at the top of the boys volleyball rankings. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Where were you on Thursday, March 24? That was the day Lincoln-Way East defeated Glenbard West in both teams’ second match of the season, 22-25, 25-21, 25-23. A lot has changed since then. Actually, nothing has changed for Glenbard West. Since that day, the Hilltoppers have won 16 consecutive matches, including a 25-20, 25-15 victory over Marist in the finals of last...
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...
Thursday, May 26 results
Bolingbrook's season came to an end Thursday with a 25-16, 25-16 loss to Lincoln-Way East at the Bolingbrook regional. IHSA Boys High School Volleyball TournamentThursday, May 26 results (in bracket order)At De La Salle SectionalSaturday, May 28Match 1 at 2:00 p.m.: St. Ignatius (26-8) vs. Morton (22-10)Match 2 at 3:00 p.m.: St. Rita (27-10) vs. Whitney Young (23-7) Tuesday, May 31Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2, 6:00 p.m.At St. Rita RegionalMonday, May 23 Dunbar def. Kenwood 25-18, 25-22Hancock def. Phillips 25-8, 25-20Lindblom def...
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 ...
Wednesday, May 4 results
Downers Grove North (near court) took Oak Park-River Forest to three sets Tuesday before falling 25-19, 23-25, 25-22. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, May 4 results Bartlett def. Huntley 25-13, 25-13 Belleville Althoff def. Father McGivney 25-15, 28-26Belleville Althoff (15-2 overall): Nick Jansen (14 kills), Tom Watson (8 kills), Teddy Orlet (28 assists). Belleville East def. St. Louis Lutheran South 25-10, 25-14, 25-10Belleville East (19-5 overall, 6-1 in the Southwestern Conference).Conant def. Fremd 25-17, 25-23Fremd (15-7 ov...
Glenbard West’s streaks end, but they’re still No. 1 in Michio/Illprepvb's book
After playing 22 games in 23 days and suffering its first loss since March 24, Glenbard West entertains West Suburban Silver foe Lyons on Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) No sooner had many observers crowned Glenbard West as the inevitable IHSA champion than the Hilltoppers found themselves pushed to the brink by circumstance at the Northside Classic last weekend.All last weekend really proved is that if you take two of the top three players from even the best team in the land and put them on the shelf, it’s very difficult to beat an ...
