Brother Rice is the second seed at this weekend's Smack Attack hosted by the Crusaders. Thursday, April 24 results Althoff Catholic def. Belleville West 25-8, 25-7Belleville East def. O’Fallon 25-19, 25-27, 26-24Belleville East (15-5 overall, 4-0 in the Southwestern Conference): Keegan Rose (5 kills, 1 block, 10 digs, 35 assists), Tyce Watson (11 kills, 1 block, 4 digs), Jackson Byers (6 kills, 2 blocks, 13 digs, 1 assist), August Enriquez (9 kills, 5 digs), Elija Lopina (10 kills), Chase Nesbit (1 kill, 5 blocks), Hayden Neutzling (10 ...
Tuesday, April 29 results
Benet Academy (far court) dropped its East Suburban Catholic Conference match against visiting Marist on Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, April 29 results Addison Trail def. Leyden 25-23; 25-21Addison Trail (7-11 overall, 1-2 in the West Suburban Gold): Max Sobus (4 kills, 1 block), Juaquin Ruiz (8 kills), Chris Agguilera (18 assists), Richard Garcia (13 digs).Leyden (8-9 overall, 1-3 in the West Suburban Gold). Althoff Catholic def. Fr. McGivney 25-16, 25-10Barrington def. Schaumburg 25-21, 21-25, 25-13Barrington (13-4 over...
Naperville North goes three sets (of course) to beat rival Naperville Central
Of course, Naperville Central and Naperville North went the distance Thursday. What else would you expect from this neighbrohood rivalry? The teams are represented by (front row) Justin Wang and Isaac Merz (Naperville Central) flanking Ermuun Batchuluun (Naperville North), and (back row) Grant Anderson and Owen Hoag (Naperville North) flanking Naperville Central's Teddy Bramlett. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorNaperville North has not fared well in three-set matches this season.Entering Thursday’s home contest against crosstown rival ...
Thursday, April 17 results
Ethan Schnabel and his Lake Park teammates won their pool Thursday to advance to the Gold bracket of the 2025 Tiger Classic Saturday at Wheaton Warrenville South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, April 17 results At Wheaton Warrenville South Lake Park def. Lincoln-Way Central 25-15, 25-23Lincoln-Way Central def. Payton College Prep 25-11, 25-17Lincoln- Way Central (9-4 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference): Ben Pryor (12 kills), Braeden Fawcett (13 kills), Braeden Fiore (31 assists). Wheaton North def. ...
Too much time on their hands? No. 1 seed Belleville East falls in Tiger Classic opener
Belleville East's (from left) Jack Byers, Tyce Watson, Keegan Rose, Drew Neutzling and Chase Nesbit will chase Silver, not Gold, when the Tiger Classic resumes Saturday. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorMaybe Thursday's two-and-a-half bus ride from Northbrook to Aurora wasn't such a bad thing after all for Glenbrook North at the 21st Annual Tiger Classic.Certainly, waiting around the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora for an hour-and-a-half for their opponents to show up probably did not do top-seeded Belleville East any favors...
2025 Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic
Wednesday, April 16 results
St. Charles North (far court) and Cooper Meadows (15) will compete in the 24-team 2025 Tiger Classic on Thursday and Saturday at Wheaton Warrenville South and the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Wednesday, April 16 results (updated Thursday, April 17, 9:50 a.m.)Barrington def. Conant 25-19, 25-21Barrington (8-2 overall, 4-0 in the Mid-Suburban West): Carson Skinner (9 assists, 1 dig), Jimmy Lau (13 assists), Sam Grozdic (6 kills, 4 blocks, 1 dig), John Sun (2 kills, 3 blocks, 3 digs), Aidan Gilmore (5 digs)...
Glenbard West working for each other, defeats West Aurora to win Springfest title
Glenbard West's Henry Truitt throws up a set under the watchful eyes of West Aurora's Quinn Reynolds' during the championship match Saturday at Glenbard East. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorFifty-six years ago, at an outdoor concert in front of 300,000 people on Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York, Country Joe and the Fish asked the question, “What are we fighting for?”Saturday at Springfest hosted by Glenbard East, Glenbard West’s Henry Truitt had the answer … each other.“We all work for each other,” said th...
Maine South’s Trespeces-Winck is the Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb Player of the Week
Glenbard West's Henry Truitt (12) was named MVP of the Springfest tournament at Glenbard East last weekend. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorEach week during the volleyball season, we announce an Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb.com Player of the Week. Coaches throughout Illinois are invited to nominate a player for their outstanding performance on and off the court.This week, the honor goes to Maine South’s 6-1 outside hitter Leo Trespeces-Winck. Maine South's Leo Trespeces-Winck Trespeces-Winck led the Haw...
Edison (Ah-Yo) lights up Plainfield Central, Bolingbrook survives Prairie league debut
Plainfield Central's 6-4 junior Milo Nelson (4) led the Wildcats with 11 kills during Thursday's loss to visiting Bolingbrook. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorBolingbrook’s 6-1 senior outside hitter Trevor Wardlow, who began his varsity career as a freshman, does not mind taking a backseat to another freshman this spring.“He's playing amazing,” Wardlow said. “It’s a big leap for sure, especially for freshman. He’s definitely leading the team on the stat sheet, which is a really cool thing to do as a freshma...