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 ...

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 ...

Sports Performance girls immersed in culture, family life during visit to Brazil

Sports Performance competed in the COPA Internacional U18 Tournament in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, during its recent trip to the South American country. The girls from Aurora went 7-0 to win the tournament. By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comSports Performance athletes are no stranger to international travel.But Ellie Stiernagle, Haley Burgdorf and Faith Jordan stand out for their recent experiences.The trio took their third trip abroad in as many years when Sports Performance owner Troy Gilb put together a group of 16 players to compete ...

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...

SPVB B18 Elite beats 630 Volleyball 18-1 to claim 18 Open at Windy City Round-up

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...

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...

Here are the final 2025 Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings

Cassidy Cage (87) and her SPVB 17 Elite teammates finished third in the 17 Open division at the 2025 AAU Girls Junior National Volleyball Championships at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) Notice: You may not distribute, modify, transmit, re-use, 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 EditorCongratulations to 1st Alliance...