Adversity South 18 Adidas coach Dalton Solbrig huddles with his players after their 25-18, 29-27 loss to SPVB 18 Elite in an 18 Open division semifinal of the AAU/JVA Windy City Round-up Sunday at McCormick Place. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorWhat’s next for Vince Spadoni and SPVB 18 Elite?“We just want to win a national championship,” said the 6-6 outside hitter by way of West Chicago.“We need to focus on one point at a time, and do what we can to fix the things we need to fix,” he added. “We’ve only got one week left (before headi...
Eastside takes fifth in 18 Club in Orlando; Belusa United wins 18 Classic consolation
Addison Pacha (10) and ESVBC 18 Ninjas finished fifth in the 18 Club division at the AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships Friday in Orlando, Florida. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepb.com EditorOrlando, Florida – Ouch, ouch, ow-wee and wow.Three Illinois teams advanced to challenge matches in the 18 Classic division Thursday at the AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. However, all three – Belusa United 18 Cyclones, EVC 18 Elite and Precision 18 Bl...
MOD Elite earns three Bronze medals, UNO Boys wins one as AAUs wrap up
MOD Elite B17 Blue was one of six entries from the Northbrook club to reach the championship bracket during Wave 2 of the 2025 AAU Boys National Volleryball Championships in Orlando, Florida. On the home page is MOD Elite B15 Blue, which advanced to the semifinals of the 15 Open division in Orlando. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorOrlando, Florida – Many are called, but few are chosen.Wave 2 of the 2025 AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, wrapped up Monday with the ...
Presenting the 2025 Sports Performance VBC/Illprepvb.com Boys All-State Team
Lyons Township junior Brody Lee-Caracci led his team to a regional title with 342 kills this spring. On the home page is Glenbard West's Charlie Clifford. (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 EditorToday, we are pleased to announce the 2025 Sports Performance VBC/Illprepvb.com Boys A...
Here are the final 2025 Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Boys H.S. Rankings
Mohamed Abdelradi helped Lane Tech become the first team from the Chicago Public League to win a quarterfinal match at Hoffman Estates in the tournament's 33-year history. The Champions defeated O'Fallon to place third. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorHey, nobody’s perfect.Looking back at our preseason rankings, we had five teams in the top 25 that finished out of the money by season’s end. In addition, we had 10 teams that were not ranked in the top 25 who broke into the rankings by the time the dust sett...
Wheaton Warrenville South seeking girls, boys freshman tournaments
Wheaton Warrenville South is seeking an opening in a Frosh B tournament this upcoming fall and a Frosh A or B tournament this upcoming spring 2026. Please contact Wheaton Warrenville South head girls and boys coach William Schreier at william.schreier@cusd200.org. ...
Friday, June 6 IHSA quarterfinal results
Lake Park honors America prior to its IHSA quarterfinal match with No. 1-ranked Marist Friday at Hoffman Estates (Photo by Mike Cocat), IHSA Friday, June 6 quarterfinal resultsGlenbard West def. New Trier 25-21, 29-27New Trier (27-12, 7-3 in the Central Suburban South): Trevor Jung (2 digs), Sean Sheppach (16 assists, 4 digs), Colin Kim (17 assists, 3 digs), Keenan Broderick (1 assist, 11 digs), Charlie Tinsley (5 kills, 1 block), Henry Brandenberger (4 kills, 2 digs), Michael Ryan (1 kill, 1 dig, 3 blocks), Oliver Potterfield (14 kills, 1...
SPVB/Illprepvb.com Player of the Year Simon Bratt rewriting the record books
Whearton Warrenville South's Simon Bratt led the Tigers to the IHSA quarterfinals for the first time since 2012 with 655 kills, which ranks second all-time in Illinois history and was third in the nation this spring. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Note: The entire 2025 Sports Performance VBC/Illprepvb.com 2025 Boys H.S. All-State Team will be announced Wednesday, June 18. By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comAs hard as it may be to believe, Wheaton Warrenville South outside hitter Simon Bratt has only been playing club volleyball for fo...
Marist looking to go back-to-back, but the rest of the field has other weekend plans
Junior setter Andrew Fanella (3) and his Glenbard West teammates will be looking to bring home the school's sixth IHSA boys championship from Hoffman Estates this weekend. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThere will be some new faces taking the floor when the 2025 IHSA boys volleyball quarterfinals get underway Friday at Hoffman Estates.Defending champion Marist and last year’s third-place finisher Glenbard West are the only teams among the eight quarterfinalists returning from year ago, and there is some though...
Saturday, June 7 IHSA finals results
Marist's Devlin Biggs had 5 kills and a block in the RedHawks' 25-20, 25-20 victory over Glenbard West in the IHSA championship match Saturday at Hoffman Estates. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, June 7 IHSA finals resultsSemifinals 2025 IHSA runner-up Glenbard West Glenbard West def. O’Fallon 25-17, 25-8Glenbard West (36-5 overall, 5-1 in the West Suburban Silver): Andrew Fanella (6 assists), Brendan Markey (5 assists, 1 ace, 5 digs), Luke Bachman (4 kills, 1 block), Charlie Clifford (10 kills, 5 aces, 2 digs), Owen Bare (1 kill, 10...