St. Laurence's Tim Hyland and the Vikings defeated host Stagg on Tuesday and will meet Brother Rice for the regional championship at 4:45 p.m. Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorWhat drives the Vikings’ Busse?Energy.“It’s always the energy,” said St. Laurence’s rightside hitter Alex Antikiewicz. “Sometimes we get into our heads a little bit, but we always bring it back. We find a way to keep it going. No matter what we do, it’s high energy. High energy equals victory.”Antikiewicz provided the energy Tue...
Thursday, May 23 results
There's no place like home. Bolingbrook defeated Joliet West, 17-25, 25-19, 25-17, to advance to its own sectional Saturday against Glenbard West. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, May 23 resultsBolingbrook sectionalAt Oswego EastGlenbard West def. Plainfield East 25-19, 22-25, 25-16Glenbard West (33-3 overall, 6-0 in the West Suburban Silver).Plainfield East (28-10 overall, 10-1 in the Southwest Prairie Conference).At Joliet West First-time regional champion Bolingbrook Bolingbrook def. Joliet West 17-25, 25-19, 25-17Bolingbrook ...
Tuesday, May 21 results
Tim Hyland (2) and St. Laurence will face Brother Rice at 4:45 p.m. Thursday for the regional championship at Stagg. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, May 21 resultsBolingbrook sectionalAt Oswego EastGlenbard West def. Plainfield South 25-12, 25-16Glenbard West (32-3 overall, 6-0 in the West Suburban Silver).Plainfield East def. Oswego East 17-25, 25-20, 25-20Plainfield East (28-9 overall, 10-1 in the Southwest Prairie Conference).At Joliet WestBolingbrook def. Downers Grove South 25-20, 25-19Bolingbrook (26-9 overall, 3-5 in the Southwest ...
USAV’s dance card is filled. Here are the Illinois girls’ teams heading to Las Vegas
Michio Chicago 15 National (above) will compete in the 15 USA division in Las Vegas while Sky High Adidas 17 Elite (on the home page) is headed to Mandalay Bay to compete in the 17 National division. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThere have been a number of changes to the list of local qualifiers headed to the 2024 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship 14-17s at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, from July 3-11.Teams have moved up a division or two. New faces have joined the list. And th...
Friday, May 31 IHSA quarterfinal results
Glenbard West's 6-5 middle hitter Xzavion Willett had 13 kills on 17 attempts (.765) without an error and added 7 blocks as the Hilltoppers defeated Lyons Township, 25-20, 22-25, 25-15, in the first IHSA quarterfinal Friday at Hoffman Estates. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, May 31 quarterfinal resultsGlenbard West def. Lyons Township 25-20, 22-25, 25-15Glenbard West (36-3 overall, 6-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Jack Anderson (3 kills, 32 assists, 5 digs, 2 blocks), Casey Maas (14 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs, 3 blocks), Adam Graham (5 k...
In memoriam …
Former Chicago Sun-Times sportswriter/editor Steve Tucker passed away Friday, May 10, at the age of 74. Steve “Tuck” TuckerFormer sportswriter/editor, Chicago Sun-TimesDecember 5, 1948-May 10, 2024Tucker become a stringer for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1984, often covering area sporting events. Eventually, Steve became a supervising editor for the Sun-Times’ high school sports section. He also was assigned to cover many state tournament events. In addition, Steve was involved with an Amateur Athletics Union high school girls’ basketball t...
Fishers (Indiana) seeks interested teams as it looks to expand tournament in 2025
Fishers (Indiana) is looking to expand its tournament that brings together some of the best teams in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio to 24 teams beginning in the spring of 2025. This year, the 12-team field included Lincoln-Way East and York from Illinois; Boone Grove, Brebeuf, Cathedral, Fishers, Franklin Central, Hamilton Southeastern, Roncalli and Southport from Indiana; Olentangy from Ohio; and St. Xavier from Kentucky.Lincoln-Way East defeated York, 18-25, 25-22, 15-12, in the Gold semifinals, then defeated Fishers, 20-25, 25-...
Monday, May 20 results
Plainfield South junior Chase Kreitzer (11) and the Cougars defeated Willowbrook at the Oswego East regional Monday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, May 20 resultsBolingbrook sectionalAt Oswego EastPlainfield South def. Willowbrook 25-14, 25-18Plainfield South (17-16 overall, 5-6 in the Southwest Prairie Conference).Plainfield East def. Neuqua Valley 25-21, 27-25Plainfield East (27-9 overall, 10-1 in the Southwest Prairie Conference).Oswego East def. Romeoville 25-21, 25-20Oswego East (24-12 overall, 6-5 in the Southwest Prairie Conference)...
Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb.com present the best boys H.S. volleyball teams of all time
In 2012, Wheaton Warrenville South, led by future Olympian Thomas Jaeschke, comleted a perfect 42-0 season with a 25-21, 25-13 victory over Glenbrook North in the IHSA tournament championship game. 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 EditorBoys’ volleyball is growing throughout the country. More state hi...
Wednesday, May 22 results
Conant, which won the Mid-Suburban League championship for the first time in 33 years last week, will play Fremd for the regional championship Thursday at Conant. Wednesday, May 22 results Bolingbrook sectional At Joliet Catholic Downers Grove North def. Minooka 25-14, 23-25, 25-17Downers Grove North (27-10 overall, 3-3 in the West Suburban Silver).Minooka (15-21 overall, 5-6 in the Southwest Prairie Conference).Benet Academy def. Glenbard South 25-18, 25-23Benet Academy (25-5 overall, 6-2 in the East Suburban Catholic Confere...