Last year's tournament runner-up Glenbard West is hoping to finish on top at this year's Wheaton North Blue and Gold Tournament behind (from left) Cara Herbert, Farryn Burridge, Phoebe Risner, Ella Rowe and Kayla Street. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe Wheaton North 40th Annual Blue and Gold Tournament has a definite West Suburban Silver vibe going.With defending champion Benet Academy exiting for the Mizuno Crimson Classic this weekend, Glenbard West pulled down the No. 1 seed in the 12-team tournament that opened Wednesday and w...
Wednesday, August 27 results
Barrington won its season opener Wednesday by defeating visiting Stevenson, 25-23, 25-22. Wednesday, August 27 results Barrington def. Stevenson 25-23, 25-22Stevenson (1-1 overall, 0-0 in the North Suburban Conference): Abby Inman (7 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 7 digs), Ryler Bondad (9 assists, 6 digs), Jane Tan (7 assists, 4 digs) , Audri Linnane ( 6 kills, 3 blocks, 2 digs), Maya Patryarcha (2 kills, 3 blocks, 2 digs), Nomin Baterdene (1 kill, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 5 digs), Zuzanna Wal (4 digs), Alexa Karcz (3 k...
Pontiac Livingston County Tournament
Westmont/Timothy Christian Invite
Monday, August 25 results
Bella Potempa had 9 kills, 2 blocks, 2 aces and 4 digs as Timothy Christian, which finished third in Class 2A last season, made its debut in Class 3A on Monday by knocking off Class 4A York, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21. (Photo by Dave Ruggles), Monday, August 25 resultsAthens def. Havana 25-22, 25-19Athens (0-0 overall, 0-0 in the Sangamo Conference): Milee Austin (3 aces, 3 kills, 1 block), Devan Barrett (3 aces, 4 kills, 1 block), Chloe Barrett (2 aces, 3 digs, 5 kills), Talya Baker (2 aces, 5 digs), Lydia Hart (4 kills, 1 block), Arabelle Cun...
2025 Evergreen Park Invitational
2025 Mizuno Crimson Classic
A hot basketball recruit, Carmel frosh Liv Johnson can heat up volleyball courts, too
Carmel freshman Liv Johnson plays club basketball for All Iowa Attack and already has offers from Illlnois, Iowa, Marquette and DePaul, among others. By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comCarmel freshman Liv Johnson knows how to make a good first impression. And a second.Carmel coach David Pazely first saw the 6-foot-1 middle hitter play last season.“I actually watched her play in a tournament in Milwaukee for her club team,” Pazely said. “She was in the middle of her eighth-grade year and she was playing right side and I was impressed b...
These 100 high school players in the Class of ’27 do not take a backseat to anyone
Mia Lamberti helped (Bartonville) Limestone reach the IHSA Class 3A championship game opposite Mahomet-Seymour in 2024, (Photo 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 EditorLast time out, we looked at 200 girls among the best in the graduating Class of 2026.Today, we present 100 players among the be...
Saturday, August 30 results
Benet Academy's Brooklynn Brass goes over the block attempt of two St. Ignatius defenders in a quarterfinal match of the 2025 Mizuno Crimson Classic. Top-seeded Benet Academy squandered a 22-15 lead in the first set of its 29-27, 18-25, 15-10 loss to Lockport in the semifinals, eventually settling for third place. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, August 30 results Marist def. Lockport 29-27, 25-17 (championship)Marist (6-0 overall, 0-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference): Maggie Kurpeikis (6 kills, 2 bl...