West Chicago improved to 1-1 on the season by defeating Elmwood Park on Tuesday. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor West Chicago did not exactly roll out the welcome mat Tuesday for Elmwood Park.Next year, Elmwood Park, one of four remaining members of the Metro Suburban Conference, will join the Upstate Eight Conference. Two of the other three remaining members of the Metro Suburban – Ridgewood and Riverside-Brookfield – will also join the Upstate Eight.So Tuesday’s trip to West Chicago was an introduction of sorts to their new c...
Tuesday, April 2 results
Geneva's Michael Loberg (9) goes up for a kill during the Vikings' visit to Oswego for a nonconference match Monday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, April 2 resultsBarrington def. Hoffman Estates 25-12, 25-14Barrington (4-3 overall, 1-0 in the Mid Suburban West): Cole Hartke (7 kills, 1 dig, 1 block), Adrian Wu (11 assists, 2 digs, 1 ace), Carson Skinner (5 assists, 1 dig, 3 aces), Gavin Rohlwing (4 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Eli Rodda (2 kills, 3 aces, 1 block, 2 digs), Aidan Gilmore (4 digs, 1 ace, 2 assists), Matt Louis (4 blocks, 1 dig, 1...
Who’s ‘kaboom-ing’ who at the Windy City Power League, GLC Challenge Series?
St. Ignatius setter Audrey Schabes and her Adversity G16 Adidas teammates were looking to move up the ladder during 2024 Windy City Power League 15/16 Open play this weekend at Connect 44 in Lombard. On the home page is Schabes' high school and club teammate Marin Thaxton. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) https://youtu.be/xHgK1Q4jCKU 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.c...
Wednesday, March 27 results
Wednesday, March 27 resultsAlthoff Catholic def. Alton 25-16, 25-19Alton (1-3 overall, 0-0 in the Southwestern Conference).Althoff Catholic (6-3 overall, 2-0 in the Gateway Metro Conference).Bolingbrook def. Plainfield East 25-23, 19-25, 25-18Plainfield East (4-3 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Prairie Conference).Bolingbrook (8-1, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Trevor Wardlow (17 kills, 2 blocks), Tristan Benbow (10 kills, 2 blocks), Charlie Bialek (8 kills, 1 block), Jacqson LeSure (9 kills, 1 block), Connor Dmochowski (40 assists,...
Who balled out at the WCPL seeding event, GLC pre-season scrimmage?
SPVB 18 Elite's Ava Grevengoed goes to her knees to dig a ball under the watchful eyes of teammate Addison Torain during the Great Lakes Center Pre-season Scrimmage Sunday in Aurora. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) https://youtu.be/4pBGHa2HsIw 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 EditorToday, we’re taking a look at some...
An official’s impact: Rachel Kirk helps others to learn the game that she loves
There is an overwhelming need for officials on the local, state and national levels. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) As a young child, Rachel Kirk watched her mom play in adult volleyball leagues at the YMCA and begged her to sign her up for a team. They would pepper together on the sidelines before the games began.During middle school, Kirk started playing volleyball for a parochial team and then joined a club when she was 13.She remembers officiating matches during club season and getting on the stand for club tournaments as an R1. Her coach was...
Belleville East Tournament, March 22-23
Saturday, April 6 results
Carter Gibbons (14) and Lake Park finished third Saturday at Springfest, defeating Glenbard East in both teams' tournament finale. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, April 6 results New Trier def. Wheaton North 25-11, 29-27 (championship)New Trier (8-0 overall, 0-0 in the Central Suburban South) Shane Sullivan (13 assists), Joseph Jackier (12 assists, 2 aces), Griffin Furmin (1 assist), Nikola Dugandzic (1 kill), David Wolff (14 kills, 1 block, 1 ace), Hudson Nachtwey (2 kills, 1 block), Henry Brand...
Volleyball community joins UNO as it mourns the tragic loss of Alonnah Nance
Alonnah Nance, a student at Joliet West and member of UNO's 16 Elite volleyball team, died in a mass shooting at her home in Joliet earlier this week. (Photo courtesy of UNO VBC). By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorDeath, any death, is always tragic. But the senseless loss of a young life is particularly difficult to understand.Alonnah Nance, a student at Joliet West and member of the UNO Volleyball Club family, was only 16 years old when her life was cut tragically last weekend in a senseless mass shooting that also claimed the lives of ...
