Here are the final regular-season 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls rankings

Macomb's Kennedy Adair recorded her 1,000th career kill during Saturday's tournament at Quincy Notre Dame. That’s a wrap on the 2022 regular season. Now the real fun begins.Less than three weeks from today, the IHSA will crown champions in four classes. The road to Redbird Arena has more potholes than an Illinois winter. Who will navigate it best?That question, and more, will be answered in the next few weeks.Meanwhile, here are the final regular-season 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls High School Rankings:Class 4A (last week’s rank...

IHSA Girls Volleyball Sectional Pairings

St. Viator's Marcelina Gorny will try to add to her school block record when the Lions play Lake Forest at the Vernon Hills Class 3A Sectional on Monday. Monday, October 31 pairings All games are at 6:00 and 7:00 p.m.) Class 1A Bluford Webber Sectional Effingham St. Anthony vs. Edwards CountyEffingham St. Anthony (27-8 overall, 7-1 in the National Trail Conference).Edwards County (27-11 overall, 8-2 in the Black Diamond East). Norris City-Omaha-Enfield vs. South CentralNorris City-Omaha-Enfield (35-2 overall, 10-0 in the Gre...

Saturday, October 22 results

O'Fallon went 12-0 to win the 2022 Southwestern Conference championship. Saturday, October 22 results At Ashton-Franklin CenterSerena def. Somonauk 25-16, 25-15Somonauk def. Hiawatha 23-25, 25-22Ashton-Franklin Center def. Somonauk 25-21, 25-19Sterling JV def. Somonauk 25-20, 25-16Somonauk (7-18 overall, 3-7 in the Little Ten Conference): Haley McCoy (19 kills, 43 digs), Josie Rader (16 kills, 41 digs), Ame Grace (7 aces, 40 digs), Ali McBride (31 digs, 4 aces), Morgan Potter (11 kills), Riley Snider (27 assists, 6 aces). ...

Illprepvb.com presents 70 heavenly players in the freshman Class of 2026

Montini's 5-11 freshman middle hitter Francesca Lorenzo is part of a young lineup that could challenge for another Class 2A championship this fall. On the home page is St. Charles North's outside hitter Haley Burgdorf, one of the leading attackers in the Class of 2026. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Today, we complete our look at some of the top players in Illinois by listing (alphabetically) players in the Class of 2026.The list features players who are making an impact on their high school varsity teams this fall – either in the starting r...

Tuesday, October 18 results

Bolingbrook defeated Lincoln-Way East on Tuesday to win its first-ever Southwest Suburban Conference championship. Tuesday, October 18 results Aquin Catholic def. Orangeville 25-10, 25-12Aquin Catholic (29-1 overall, 12-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Lucy Arndt (15 kills, 1 block), Bentleah Stovall (9 kills, 1 block), Ainsley Stovall (5 kills, 1 ace), Megan Holder (24 assists, 1 kill). Augusta Southeastern def. Illini West 26-24, 25-12Illini West (27-7 overall, 5-1 in the West Central Conference): Reagan Reed (12 k...

Monday, October 17 results

Lost in the crush of humanity is Glenbard West's 5-foot libero Demi Carpio (5), who registered her 1,000th career dig last week. Monday, October 17 results Breese Mater Dei def. Edwardsville 25-18, 25-20Breese Mater Dei (23-8 overall).Edwardsville (22-12 overall, 10-1 in the Southwestern Conference).Brimfield def. North Fulton 26-24, 25-22North Fulton (18-9 overall, 4-4 in the Prairieland Conference): Sadie Arnett (8 service points, 2 aces), Olivia Miller (14 assists), Cali Hanson (4 blocks), Katie Baker (5 kills), Sam Munson (16 digs)....