1st Alliance 16 Gold reached the championship match of the 16 Open division at the USAV Girls Junior National Championship at McCormick Place on Thursday, but suffered a heartbreaking 27-25, 25-23 loss to sixth-seeded Arizona Storm 16 Thunder (Phoenix, Arizona). By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comA journey that started last November ended Thursday before a packed crowd on a highlighted court at McCormick Place. There, the 1st Alliance 16 Gold volleyball team lived up to its billing as the top-ranked team in the country and advanced...
Thursday, October 12 results
Riverside-Brookfield clinched the Metro Suburban Conference championship on Wednesday. Thursday, October 12 results (updated 12:50 p.m., Friday, October 13)Aquin Catholic def. Pecatonica 25-20, 25-20Aquin Catholic (18-5 overall, 8-2 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference): Ainsley Stovall (14 kills, 1 ace, 9 digs), Megan Holder (20 assists, 4 kills).JV: Aquin Catholic won 19-25, 25-21, 25-18Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond def. (Broadlands) Heritage 25-14, 25-20Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond (12-15 overall, 6-3 in the Lincoln Prairie C...
Catching up with the girls’ club scene, including rankings and qualifiers
SPVB 18 White dropped only two sets while going 9-0 and winning the 18 Club division at last weekend's JVA World Challenge in Louisville, Kentucky. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIt’s time to catch up with the girls’ club teams from Illinois or that feature several players from Illinois.To date, 11 teams in the 18s age group, ten 17s teams and six 16s have punched their tickets to the 2023 USAV Girls 18s Junior National Championship in Columbus, Ohio, on April 28-30, and the 2023 USAV Girls Junior 14s-17s National Championship at ...
Joliet West puts the clamps on Lockport; Willowbrook silences the doubters
Lockport's Haley Rak (3) soars to clear the block attempt by Joliet West's Peyton Darguzis (18) during the Tigers' sectional championship victory Wednesday at Oswego. Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comWith his team having an excellent first half of the season, Joliet West girls' volleyball coach Chris Lincoln had some prophetic words. "No coach is going to be upset at being 18-1," he said on September 26 following a close win over Minooka. "But we have to get every girl playing on the same level at the same tim...
Where are Illinois’ top girls’ volleyball recruits in the Class of ’23, ’24, ’25 headed?
(Updated 7/26) Benet Academy's 5-8 junior libero Aniya Warren from the Class of 2025 and 1st Alliance VBC has committed to Indiana University. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Illprepvb.com is creating a list of the top players in Illinois in the Classes of 2023, 2024 and 2025 who have committed to a college or university to continue their volleyball careers. All coaches and club directors have been invited to provide the names of their players who should be on the list. The attached list features the names of players that have been submitted so fa...
Nathan Grutza does it all as Plainfield East stops Plainfield North in SPC finale
Plainfield East's Kendall Killins (2) had 11 kills in the Bengals' victory Thursday at Plainfield North. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comPlainfield East coach Jeff Wilkie left nothing to chance going into Thursday’s regular season finale against host Plainfield North.“We’ve been preparing for this all week, watching film,” Wilkie said. “I found a whole lot of crowd noise on a YouTube video and played it in our gym one day, just because of how loud it was in our gym last year when they were at our house.“I...
Presenting the Michio Chicago/Illprepvb First, Second and Third All-State Teams
One of the best liberos in the country, Benet Academy's Aniya Warren was named the MVP of every tournament in which the Redwings competed this season. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Today, we are pleased to announce the Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com 2023 Girls First, Second and Third All-State Volleyball Teams. Coaches across Illinois were invited to nominate players to the all-state team. Team members were selected based upon their accomplishments on the court and in the classroom as high school student-athletes, not on any future pote...
Presenting the preseason Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com girls rankings
Mother McAuley and Benet Academy could be headed toward another IHSA Class 4A championship match clash, or will the folks downstate pair the two big-school powerhouses in a supersectional smashup like they did in 2014? Stay tuned. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Notice: You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post, or use the content of the Site for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio, and video, without Illprepvb.com, LLC’s written permission.By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorLet the (guessing) games be...
Saturday, April 22 results
Cole Hartke (19) and Barrington finished third Saturday at the Richard Griesheim Invitational hosted by Downers Grove South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, April 22 results At Brother Rice Glenbard West def. Marist 25-22, 25-21Glenbard West (17-1 overall, 3-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Parker Moorhead (13 kills, 7 digs), Liam O'Neil (7 kills, 3 blocks, dig), Adam Graham (5 kills, 6 digs), Casey Mass (4 blocks, 4 digs), Xzavion Willett (3 kills, 3 blocks), Jack Anderson (30 assists, 2 kills), Andrew Ellis (9 digs)...
Tuesday, September 19 results
Crystal Lake South freshman Emma Feinberg and the Gators were defeated by Jacobs in a Fox Valley Conference match Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, September 19 results (Updated 2:40 p.m., Wednesday, September 20).Addison Trail def. Proviso East 25-11, 25-13Barrington def. Hoffman Estates 25-20, 25-12Barrington (14-1 overall, 3-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Molly Kozak (4 digs, 2 aces, 8 service points), Whitney Mall (6 kills), Gwen Adler (15 assists, 2 digs, 8 service points, 1 kill, 1 ace), Jenna Meitzler (12 assists, 11 kills,...