Bella Bullington had 16 kills to lead Marist to its first IHSA Class 4A championship since going back-to-back in 2017 and 2018. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Editor’s note: Before we begin to preview the 2025 season, we thought we’d take a little stroll down memory lane to the final day of the 2024 season.By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorNORMAL – Someone along press row asked, “How do you explain it?”Sheer toughness, that’s how.“That’s an upset for the ages right there,” said Marist coach Jordan Vidovic. “No question about it. All toughn...
Here are 90 sophomores worth watching during the 2025 girls high school season
Wheaton Warrenville South's sophomore setter/rightside hitter Allie Coyne led the Tigers with 349 assists last fall. (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 Editor Today, we take our final look at some of the top high school players in Illinois with 90 who are among the best in the Class of 20...
DePaul College Prep, St. Ignatius meet under the lights on Saturday, September 6
DePaul College Prep's Kalia Kroth will lead last year's IHSA Class 3A semifinalist against St. Ignatius under the lights at DePaul's football stadium on Saturday, September 6. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) DePaul College Prep is hosting the city’s first-ever outdoor volleyball match under the lights at the school's football stadium on Saturday, September 6, when the Rams host St. Ignatius. DePaul College Prep, led by 5-9 junior Kalia Kroth, is coming off a fourth-place finish at last year’s IHSA Class 3A tournament. St. Ignatius, ...
Here are the final 2025 Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Boys Club Rankings
Adversity South 18 Adidas finished fifth in the 18 Open division at the AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships in Orlando. 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 EditorGame over.The boys’ club season, which began in October, was interrupted by the high school season, resumed with the 2025 AAU/JVA Windy City Round-U...
Adversity G15 Adidas, 1st Alliance 16 Ruby win national titles; SPVB 15 C-Fed is third
SPVB 15 C-Fed took an unusual path to a third-place finish at the 2025 AAU Girls Junior National Colleyball Championships in Orlando, Florida. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorOrlando, Florida – See if you can follow the math.Twelve teams from Illinois competed in the quarterfinal feed-in matches of their respective divisions Saturday at the 2025 AAU Girls Junior National Volleyball Championships at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.Six lost, and six won.Seven local teams competed in the quarterfinal round of thei...
Marshall lays down the law; 1st Alliance 17 White, Stateline Pride also win at AAUs
Sports Performance 17 Elite finished third in the 18 Open division at the AAU Girls Volleyball National Championships in Orlando, Florida, losing to eventual champion WPVC 18 Armour Black 26-24, 25-23. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorOrlando, Florida – Make that 111.Gritty SPVB 17 Marshall defeated River City Jrs. 17 Navy (LaVista, Nebraska), 22-25, 25-19, 15-10, to win the 17 Club division Tuesday at the AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships at the Orange County Convention Center.The national championship was the 111th for the ...
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...
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...
Tuesday, June 3 sectional final results
Glenbard West's Henry Truitt (12) goes up to block Plainfield South's Emilio Lagunes (7) during the sectional championship match Tuesday at Hinsdale South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, June 3 sectional final resultsAt Barrington Barrington Sectional champion New Trier. New Trier def. Libertyville 23-25, 25-23, 25-19At Hinsdale SouthGlenbard West def. Plainfield South 25-17, 25-17Plainfield South (25-14 overall, 7-4 in the Southwest Prairie Conference): George Jimenez (1 assist), Emilio Lagunes (2 kills), Paapa Adansi-Ofori (4 kill...
Saturday, May 31 sectional results; Tuesday, June 3 pairings
Oak Park-River Forest libero Gus Leman turns setter during Saturday's 25-19, 22-25, 26-24 victory over Lyons Township in a sectional semifinal at Hinsdale Central. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, May 31 sectional results; Tuesday, June 3 pairingsAt BarringtonLibertyville def. Barrington 25-19, 25-19Libertyville (31-4 overall, 7-0 in the North Suburban Conference): Aarav Bamrolia (19 assists, 4 kills, 2 blocks, 2 aces, 4 digs), Lukas Slesers (5 kills, 3 blocks, 5 digs), Justin Howell (2 kills, 8 digs), Nate Knight (6 kills, 6 blocks), ...