Fenwick (near court) defeated Riverside-Brookfield 22-25, 25-15, 25-18 Tuesday in Riverside. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Tuesday, October 14 resultsArthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond def. Blue Ridge 25-5, 25-3Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond (21-8 overall, 6-0 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference): Karaline Vanausdoll (1 ace, 3 digs, 2 assists), Morgan Casteel (1 aces, 1 kill, 1 dig, 5 assists), Annabelle Vanausdoll (6 aces, 3 digs, 6 assists), Brynlee Moore (1 ace), Summer Melton (5 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs), Bella Romine (2 kills, 2 blocks), Leighto...
Monday, October 13 results
Downers Grove South (far court) has a few off days to get ready to host rival Downers Grove North on Thursday. Joliet West (near court) hosts Joliet Central on Tuesday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Monday, October 13 resultsBreese Mater Dei def. Belleville Althoff 25-12, 25-19Breese Mater Dei (23-6 overall).Dakota def. West Carroll 25-14, 25-18Dakota (19-11 overall, 5-4 in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference).Dwight def. Midland 25-17, 23-25, 25-20 Edwards County def. Fairfield 20-25, 25-20, 27-25Edwards County (23-2 overall, 5-1 in the B...
Who are the top 100 boys club players in Illinois heading into the ’25-26 season?
Six-foot-8 setter Greyson Covay of Sports Performance VBC and Oswego High School is a University of Southern California recruit and arguably one of the top volleyball players in the country. 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 EditorReady or not.The boys’ club season kicks off next weekend with THE Point Series 16/1...
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Here are the most recent Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb Girls H.S. Rankings
Lockport visits Lincoln-Way East on Tuesday in a battle of Suthwest Suburban Conference unbeatens. (Phioto by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor From Northbrook to the south side, from the western suburbs to Bloomington, after putting a ton of miles on the old heap over the past eight days, it’s time to give it a rest.My car is pretty beat up, too. Meanwhile, here are this week’s Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Girls H.S. Rankings (with last week’s rankings in parenthesis): Class 4A rankings1. Mother McAu...
Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb Player of the Week Kalyn Brookbank is writing her own story
Barrington junior Kalyn Brookbank ranks among the top attackers in Illinois this fall with more than 350 kills. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorTalk about tough acts to follow.Barrington’s 6-1 junior Kalyn Brookbank hails from a strong lineage of outstanding athletes. Her mom, Betsy Spicer-Brookbank, was a two-time All-Big Ten volleyball selection at Illinois. Her aunt, Nellie Spicer-Coleman, starred at UCLA and was a member of the U.S. national team.Last season as a sophomore, Kalyn played high school ball...
Here are the best 10 things we saw at the Saints Fall Classic in Bloomington
Mascoutah finished fourth at the Saints Fall Classic Saturday in Bloomington, and had a good time doing it. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepb.com EditorHere are the best 10 things we saw (and heard) at the Saints Fall Classic Saturday in Bloomington1. The championship match.Bloomington Central Catholic and Normal U-High met up for the second and final time this season – the Saints are Class 2A-bound in the postseason and U-High is solid contender in Class 3A – in the championship match Saturday. It did not disappoint. The Saints overcame deficits o...
Where are Illinois’ top boys volleyball recruits in the Classes of ’26, ’27 headed?
Oswego's 6-8 setter/rightside hitter Greyson Covay (13), who plays club for Sports Performance VBC, has committed to the University of Southern Califonia. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). Illprepvb.com is creating a list of the top Illinois boys volleyball players from the Class of 2026 and 2027 who have committed to a college or university to continue their volleyball careers. If you are a coach, club director or parent and know of a player who should be on this list, please contact us at Illprepvb@gmail.com.Class of 2026 Oswego's Greyson Cova...
Where are Illinois’ top girls volleyball recruits in the Classes of ’26, ’27 and ’28 headed?
(Updated October 7, 2025) Haley Burgdorf, by way of St. Charles North and Sports Performance VBC, who led all Illinois girls high school players in kills last fall, has committed to Penn State. (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. Illprepvb.com is creating a list of the top players in Illinois in the Classes of 2026, 2027 and 2...