VC United 182 Elite defeated 1st Alliance 18 White in the championship match of the 18 American division at the Windy CIty Girls 18s National Qualifier in Schaumburg to earn a bid to the 2023 USAV Girls 18s Junior National Championships in Columbus, Ohio, April 28-30. https://youtu.be/ViX7WUS68nQ By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorVC United 182 Elite was a resolute band of warriors during its journey through the 18 American division of the 2023 Windy City Girls 18s National Qualifier at the Schaumburg Convention Center this weekend,...
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...
Genoa-Kingston begins title defense; Normal West, York, more ’23 previews
Genoa-Kingston's Alayna Pierce (16) and the Cogs are preparing to defend their IHSA Class 2A championship, but they will face stiff competition from teams like IC Catholic Prep, Fairfield and Timothy Christian. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe Illinois girls high school volleyball season is underway this week with the start of practice, and today Illprepvb.com continues its annual series of previews of the teams, players and coaches whose ultimate goal is a trip to Redbird (now CEFCU) Arena on the campus of ...
MOD's acquisition by 3STEP provides greater opportunity for growth, says Jensen
MOD Elite G16 Blue outside hitter Sofia Rossi (11) of Maine South tries to avoid the block attempt of an Ultimate Asics G15 Gold defender during the Windy City Power League 16/15 Open division seeding event Sunday at the 1st Alliance Training Center in Darien. MOD Volleyball is the first Illinois club purchased by 3STEP Sports, a company that specializes in operating youth sports clubs and events. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorFirst step? Marriage. Second step? 3STEP.A little more than two years after the ...
There’s no place like home, but if you can’t play here, then it’s ‘Viva Las Vegas’
Barrington's Jenna Meitzler (back row, fourth from left) and her Sky HIgh Adidas 17 Elite teammates opted to stay downtown during the USAV Girls Junior National Championship at McCormick Place this week, but some clocal lubs chose the creature comforts of home. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIt’s easy to forget that with more than 50,000 people from all parts of the country descending on Chicago to participate as a player, coach or spectator at the 2023 USAV Girls Junior National Championship at McCormick Place, there were also ma...
Tuesday, August 22 results
Pleasant Plains' 26-24, 25-12 victory over Decatur St. Teresa on Tuesday was the 1,000th win in program history. Tuesday, August 22 results (updated 9:42 a.m., Wednesday, August 23)Annawan def. Alleman 25-21, 25-13Alleman (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Western Big Six): Ashley Wood (2 kills, 1 block, 3 digs), Delaney Orendorff (1 kill), Emilyn Polich (2 blocks), Megan Hulke (1 kill, 1 block, 7 assists, 3 digs), Ashlyn Sullivan (1 assist, 6 digs), Carson Wendt (1 kill), Audrey Erickson (1 kill, 1 block, 1 dig), Clair Hulke (7 kills, 3 blocks, 1 di...
Tuesday, September 5 results
Members of the all-tournament team at Saturday's Oregon invite included Rhiannon Robertson and Rachel Nevdal of Durand, Alayna Pierce, Hannah Langton and Alivia Keegan of Genoa-Kingston, and Molly Amendt of Lena-Winslow. Tuesday, September 5 results (updated 8:35 p.m., Wednesday, September 6)Aquin Catholic def. Orangeville 16-25, 25-18, 25-18Aquin Catholic (7-1 overall, 1-0 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Ainsley Stovall (20 kills, 1 block), Megan Holder (28 assists, 3 kills, 2 blocks).JV: Orangeville won 25-13, 25-18Athens...
Benet Academy plays rotation roulette, wins twice at Wheaton North tournament
Benet Academy rolled out a few dfferent lineups Wednesday in the opening round of the Wheaton North Blue & Gold Invitational, but won both of its matches against Kaneland and West Aurora. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorSetters playing outside. Middles playing rightside. So many substitutions you needed a GPS tracker to keep pace.Simply put, to quote one of the greatest movie lines of all time, it was, “Madness.”“We thought we had a lineup, but then we had an injury, so now we've had a few days to try to mix and match a little...
