Glenbard South's Tristan Sounthala (far right, pictured last year) had 5 kills in the Raiders' win Thursday over Willowbrook. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, March 23 resultsElgin Academy def. St. Edward 25-8, 25-19Elgin Academy (2-0 overall, unaffiliated conference): Kaden Saurer (8 kills, .375 hitting percentage, 7 aces, 9 digs, 2.38 passer rating), Kyle Saurer (10 assists, 6 kills, 1.000 hitting percentage, 4 digs, 3 aces, 4 blocks), AJ Ireland (3 aces, 2 kills, 6 digs), Aari Singh (2 kills, 3 blocks), Hisham Shirazi (1 block,...
Wednesday, March 22 results
Wednesday, March 22 resultsBelleville East def. Alton Marquette 25-17, 25-12Deerfield def. Grayslake North 25-14, 25-22Grayslake North (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Northern Lake County Conference): Jack Calhoun (53/53 setting, 15 assists, 2 kills, 3 digs, 4 blocks), Luke Conover (15/20 attacking, 8 kills, 4 digs), Eli Wetter (9/10 attacking, 2 kills), Evan McMahon (5/6 attacking, 2 kills), Ryan Rhodes (9 digs, 1 assist), Caden Smith (6 digs).Fremd def. Stevenson 20-25, 25-20, 25-20Stevenson (0-2 overall, 0-0 in the North Suburban Conference): Dyla...
Friday, March 24 results
Friday, March 24 results Barrington def. Deerfield 25-16, 25-14Barrington (2-0 overall, 0-0 in the Mid Suburban League Conference): Cole Hartke (3 kills, 1 block), Quinn Kozak (2 kills, 1 block, 2 digs), Adrian Wu (15 assists, 1 ace), Marc Gryzlo (2 aces, 1 dig), Gavin Rohlwing (3 kills, 3 blocks), Matt Louis (2 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace), Eli Rodda (5 kills, 1 aces, 1 dig).Barrington def. Naperville North 25-10, 26-24Barrington (3-0 overall, 0-0 in the Mid Suburban League Conference): Cole Hartke (9 kills, 5 blocks, 3 di...
Tuesday, March 21 results
Downers Grove North outside hitter Theo Pawlik (6) slips a kill past a pair of Naperville Central defenders during the Trojans' victory Monday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, March 21 resultsBarrington def. Elk Grove 25-15, 25-10Barrington (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Cole Hartke (7 kills), Quinn Kozak (5 kills, 3 aces), Adrian Wu (17 assists, 1 ace), Marc Gryzlo (2 digs, 1 ace, 1 assist), Gavin Rohlwing (4 kills, 1 block), Matt Louis (1 kill, 1 block), Eli Rodda (1 kill, 1 block), John Sun (8 aces), Josh Lau (1 b...
SPVB 18 Kahl prevents 1st Alliance sweep in showdown at Champions Cup
1st Alliance 18 Silver (far court) took down Soprts Performance's No. 1 18s team, 25-20, 19-25, 15-13, but it could not get past the home club's No. 2 team, SPVB 18 Kahl, Saturday at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. (File photos by Dave Ruggles) https://youtu.be/SiT1dmieQfs By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorSometimes, there’s no rhyme or reason in volleyball.Just ask fans of 1st Alliance 18 Silver.Moments after watching their team ease past Sports Performance 18 Elite, 25-20, 19-25, 15-13, Saturday at the Champions Cup a...
Who’s in? Who’s out? Here is the latest list of Illinois girls USAV qualifiers
Michio Chicago 15 National earned a bid in the 15 Open division at the 2023 adidas Windy City National Qualifier last weekend at McCormick Place. (Updated 4/17)Who’s in? Who’s out?The 2023 USAV Girls 18s Junior National Championship will be held in Columbus, Ohio, April 28-30, the 2023 USAV Girls Junior 14s-17s National Championship will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, June 28-July 6, the 2023 USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championship will be held at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 29-Ju...
Presenting the latest 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings
1st Alliance 17 Silver won the 17 Select diviison of the Triple Crown NIT in Kansas City, Missouri, om February 18-20. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe onset of spring on March 20 can only mean two things – the threat of cold, snow and freezing rain will linger for a few more weeks, and the girls club season will heat up for the stretch drive to AAU and USAV nationals in three months. Meanwhile, here are the latest 1st Alliance VBC/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings of the 2022-23 season:1. 1st Alliance 18 Gold (1) 21-6The Tripl...
Friday, March 31 results
Friday, March 31 results At ArgoLockport def. Mt. Carmel 25-21, 25-15Lockport (7-2 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Azzy King (6 kills), Evan Dziadkowiec (16 assists), Braden DeBlecourt (5 aces).Lockport def. Payton 25-17, 25-16Lockport (8-2 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Josh Bluhm (12 kills, .857 hitting efficiency), Wade Welke (7 kills), Evan Dziadkowiec (30 assists), Kevin Rodriguez (8 digs).Lyons def. Shepard 25-17, 25-9Lyons (3-0 overall, 0-0 in the West Suburban Silver).Shepard (2-...
Need a reason to watch boys high school volleyball this spring? Here are 100
Six-foot-7 junior David Wolff (30) returns seeking to lead New Trier to its eighth IHSA quarterrfinal appearance in the last nine years .On the home page, O'Fallon's 6-4 outside Camryn Sheehan hopes to bring the Panthers back to Hoffman Estates in June. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe Illinois boys high school season kicks off Monday, and here are 100 reasons to watch (in alphabetical order):Max Adkisson, 5-8, Jr., L, Vernon HillsAidan Akkawi, 6-4, So., OH, Downers Grove NorthKristaps Andersons, ...
The Connors are a hit for Lincoln-Way West; Brother Rice rides the middle road
Stevenson's Ramiz Izzatov (14) slaps a kill past Lincoln-Way West's Connor Studer (9) and Will Pluskota (10) during the championship match of the Joliet West invite. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comComing off of its first loss of the season, Lincoln-Way West was looking to play more consistently. Connor squared made sure the Warriors did just that.Outside hitters Connor Studer and Connor Jaral combined for 26 kills and both earned all-tournament honors as Lincoln-Way West outlasted Stevenson, 25-16, 2...