St. Charles North won the Silver bracket at last weekend's tournament at West Aurora, the program's first hardware since the 2018 season. Monday, April 3 resultsBolingbrook def. Neuqua Valley 25-23, 25-20Bolingbrook (8-5 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Tristan Caminar (7 kills, 4 digs), Tristan Benbow (7 kills, 1 ace), Diego Loya (5 kills), Connor Dmochowski (17 assists), Trevor Wardlow (5 digs).Glenbard North def. Bartlett 25-23, 22-25, 25-21Bartlett (4-2 overall, 0-0 in the Upstate Eight Conference).Glenbard ...
Lyons Township teaches York that to err is human, but to be consistent is divine
York players gathered prior to their West Suburban Silver match with visiting Lyons on Tuesday, won by the Lions, 25-23, 25-20. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorWhat’s the difference between a good team and a great team?“Consistency,” said Lyons Township’s 6-6 junior outside hitter Luka Kostic. “We’ve really been focusing on consistency because early in the season we were having our ups and downs. We want to be a very good team at all times and not have ups and downs or loops or hills or anything like that.“Consistency … that’s the ma...
Sports Performance’s 18 girls, boys win 2023 SPVB Presidents Day Challenge titles
SPVB 18 Elite's Audrey Brcka (Wheaton North) overcomes the block of a pair of defenders during action at the 2023 SPVB Presidents Day Challenge. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorKitty Sandt was happy simply to be back on the court.Winning the 18/17 Girls division at the 2023 SPVB Presidents Day Challenge was a bonus.“We had a month off,” said Sandt, SPVB 18 Elite’s 5-11 setter and the tournament MVP. “I think we really improved since then because we've been really training hard. But it was nice to finally play so...
Life is a highway for Illini Elite; Michio, Team One roll on day one of 16/15 seeding
The Windy City Power League 16/15 Open division seeding event got underway Saturday. Two weeks ago, Mission 17 Elite (pictured) went 3-3 at the 18/17 Open division seeding event, finishing 21st overall and 12th among the 17s. https://youtu.be/4IfrKftYYYQ By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe 1st Alliance Volleyball Club training facility in Darien is just a hop, skip and jump for Bloomington-based Illini Elite Volleyball Club owner/director and Illini Elite 16 Cardinal coach Andy Erins.“What I like about this (location) is that I ...
Saturday, April 8 results
Benet Academy's 6-4 junior middle hitter Nicholas Gonnella skies to put a ball away during the Redwings' victory over Rolling Meadows on Saturday at the Rolling Meadows Invite. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) At Glenbard EastGlenbard West def. Downers Grove South 25-12, 25-13 (championship)Glenbard West (7-1 overall, 1-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Vasey Maas (2 kills, 1 block, 1 ace), Andrew Ellis (1 ace), Jack Anderson (21 assists, 2 kills, 2 aces), Adam Graham (7 kills, 1 ace), Parker Moorhead (9 kills), Liam O’Neill (1 kill, 1 ace), Xavion ...
1st Alliance 16 Gold wins WCPL 16/15 Open; Illini Elite 16 Black is a family matter
1st Alliance 16 Gold's Jenna Kolosta (Lockport) skies over an Adversity defender in earlier Windy City Power League action. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) https://youtu.be/2dvSCVZf9Xo By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorAdversity G16 Adidas coach Lucas Yanez believes that some club teams will eventually catch up to 1st Alliance VBC’s 16s and 15s at the Windy City Power League.But that someday was not Sunday.1st Alliance 16 Gold held off 1st Alliance 16 Silver, 24-26, 25-17, 15-9, Sunday at Connect44 in Lombard to finish 12-0 a...
SPVB 18 Kahl, 18 Red eye Orlando; Xtreme 16U rocks, 15 Thunder rolls, 18 Theta wins
Yuliia Shchepkina (Neuqua Valley) and her SPVB 18 Kahl teammates went 3-0 Saturday during pool play at the Champions Cup hosted by the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) https://youtu.be/ioVBnWsnKW0 By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorWhen Bria Lomax looks to her left, glances to her right or peeks behind her, she doesn’t see many familiar faces.“Yes, I am the sole survivor,” she said.Lomax, a 6-0 middle hitter, is the only returning player from the Sports Performance 18 Kahl roster that finished second ...
Same old song: another year and nothing has been done to address disparities
Downers Grove South and New Trier locked horns in an IHSA quarterfinal at Hoffman Estates in 2022. The road to Hoffman in 2023 is laden with pitfall for both teams, while it's just an easy pass away for others whose main qualification is geography. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorHey, boys’ volleyball fans, once again it’s time to play, “Pick the Winner.”Can you pick the winner of the Jones College Prep sectional?Acero/Garcia, Acero/Soto, Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville, Hope Academy, Cristo Rey J...
Tagtmeyer stands tall as Plainfield East makes short work of Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook junior middle hitter Jacqson LeSure (13) had 3 kills, but the Raiders fell to Plainfield East in a nonconference match Wednesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Plainfield East's Thomas Tagtmeyer By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comPlainfield East setter Thomas Tagtmeyer isn’t going to intimidate anyone with his height.The junior is listed at 5-foot-8, though he noted that he stands “5-9 in shoes.”That height might be merely average, but there was nothing average about his play Wednesday.Tagtmeyer did a masterful...
Saturday, April 15 results
Lincoln-Way East middle hitter Joey Glennon (14) was named to the all-tournament team Saturday at the Wheaton Wasrrenville South Tiger Classic. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, April 15 results At Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic Barrington def. Lincoln-Way East 25-18, 25-19 (championship)Barrington (13-2 overall, 4-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Carsten Wegh (10 assists, 4 digs, 1 ace), John Sun (2 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace), Adrian Wu (6 assists, 1 dig), Quinn Kozak (3 kills), Gavin Rohlwing (1 kill, ...