SPVB 18 White won the 18 Club division last weekend at the 25 Adidas Bluegrass Tournament. ON the home page is SPVB 19 Red, which won the 18 Premier division. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorRed, White and Blue(grass).Sports Performance’s 18 Red and 18 White teams won championships in their respective divisions at last weekend’s 25 Adidas Bluegrass Tournament at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky, which brought together 1,550 teams in 40 divisions ages 10 and up from throughout the country. SPVB 18 Red (9-0) won th...
SPVB 18 Red’s Katie Schuele is the Ultimate/Illprepvb Player of the Week
Katie Schuele (left) led Sports Performance 18 Red to the championship of the 18 Premier division att last weekend's 25 Adidas Bluegrass Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky, while Belusa United 18 Cyclones' Sara McGraw (right) was instrumental in helping her team win the 18 Club division of the 25 GLR Girls Regional Championships at the Wintrust Sports Complex. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorToday, we announce the most recent Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb.com Player of the Week for the 2025 Boys/Girls Club season.Each week during th...
Addition by subtraction at power league finale adds to 1st Alliance’s bid haul
1st Alliance 15 Gold surprised Sky High Adidas 16 Elite in a Bracket A semifinal Sunday in the Windy City Power League, securing the league's 16 National bid for 1st Alliance 16 Gold. 1st Alliance 15 Gold was also the league's top finisher among all 15s teams. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor1st Alliance 16 Gold coach Trish Samolinski said her team had to be flawless over the weekend to even be in contention for the Windy City Power League 16/15 Open championship and the National bid that went with it.Turns out, 1st Alliance 16 G...
SPVB B18 Elite’s Vince Spadoni is the Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb Player of the Week
SPVB B18 Elite's 6-6 outside hitter Vince Spadoni from West Chicago led his team past 630 Volleyball 18-1 and Adversity 18 Adidas and the championship of the 2025 Mizuno SPVB Presidents Day Challenge. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorToday, we announce the most recent Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb.com Player of the Week for the 2025 Boys/Girls Club season.Each week during the club season,we will be naming a “Player of the Week.” Coaches/club directors throughout Illinois are invited to nominate a boys’ or girls’ player in the 15-18s a...
Belusa’s Sam Bagdonaite, 1st Alliance’s Kalia Kroth share Player of the Week nod
Belusa United's Samantha Bagdonaite (left) and 1st Alliance's Kalia Kroth have been named Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb.com co-Players of the Week. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorToday, we announce the most recent Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb.com Players of the Week for the 2025 Boys/Girls Club season.Each week during the club season,we will be naming a “Player of the Week.” Coaches/club directors throughout Illinois are invited to nominate a boys’ or girls’ player in the 15-18s age groups for their outstanding performance on the court.Th...
National Federation OKs rule that could reduce disputes between coaches, officials
The rule change regarding second contact will take effect beginning with the 2025-2026 high school seasons. By the National Federation of State High School AssociationsMultiple contacts by one player attempting to play the ball will now be allowed on second contact if the next contact is by a teammate on the same side of the net. This elimination of a judgment call by officials highlights the 2025-26 high school volleyball rules changes.In all, six rules changes were recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations V...
Poof! Blue Smoke is up in a huff; the Sky (High) is falling; Gold strikes Adversity
Sky High Adidas 16 Elite was seeded No. 1 in Bracket A when the Windy City Power League 16/15 Open division resumed play Saturday at Unity Juniot High in Cicero, but Sky High lost to 1st Alliance 16 Gold in the semifinals and settled for third place. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorAh, the fickle nature of power league.Or, in the oft-quoted words of 1960’s rock-and-roll philosophers Ron Gilbert, Ralph Scala and Mike Esposito, “One day you’re up, and the next day you’re down.”Michio Chicago 16 Blue Smoke became fate’s latest vi...
Sky High’s Maizy Agnello is the Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb.com Player of the Week
Sky High Adidas G16 Elite's Maizy Agnello set a school record with 483 kills this fall while leading {rairie Ridge to a third-place finish in the IHSA Class 3A tournament. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorToday, we announce the latest Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb.com Player of the Week for the 2025 Boys/Girls Club season.Each week during the club season,we will be naming a “Player of the Week.” Coaches/club directors throughout Illinois are invited to nominate a boys’ or girls’ player in the 15-18s age groups ...
Local clubs can’t crash Brew Crew party in 2025 2nd City Showdown quarterfinals
630 Volleyball 18-1 was one of four Illinois teams to falter in the quarterfinals of the 2nd City Showdown at the Wintrust Sports Complex on Sunday, losing to MVC 18-Jake, 25-17, 25-22. On the home page is Pipeline 18-1, which fell to MVC 18-Matt, 25-20, 25-21. https://youtu.be/Us5EUhO8xts By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorPipeline 18-1. Valhalla 18 Odin. 630 Volleyball 18-1. Future 17-1.You had to figure with four local teams in the 18 Open quarterfinals of the 2025 2nd City Showdown Sunday at the Wintrust Sports Complex in Be...
Sports Performance/Illprepvb Present the 50 Best All-Time Boys High School Players
Barrington has produced some of the best middle hitters in Illinois history, among them Tommy Leonard (USC), Charlie Spicer (Lindenwood), Josh Babicz (North Dakota State, football) and TJ Murray (pictured above, Lewis University). On the home page is Wheaton Warrenville South's Thomas Jaeschke. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor Today, as we count down to the 2025 IHSA boys high school volleyball season, we revisit the 50 best Illinois boys volleyball players of all time.The list, now updated after originally published i...