Briggs Corona (10) and the Marist RedHawks are the team most likley to challenge Glenbard West for IHSA supremacy in 2027. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIn the immortal words of the late Bill Paxton … “Game over, man. Game over.” The 2026 high school season ended with Glenbard West defeating Oak Park-River Forest for its sixth IHSA championship (one behind Wheaton Warrenville South’s record seven) and first title since 2023.The Hilltoppers will enter the 2027 season as heavy favorites to repeat behind ...
OPRF’s Jimmie Chrusfield is the Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb.com Player of the Week
Oak Park-River Forest's 6-2 junior Jimmie Chrusfield led the Huskies to their first IHSA championship game appearance since 1998 and their fourth second-place finish in program history. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor Oak Park-River Forest’s 6-2 junior outside hitter Jimmie “Trayce” Chrusfield hates losing, whether he’s playing for his high school team or as a member of the U.S. Men’s U19 National Team.Three weeks ago, Chrusfield was one of three Illinois high school players to make the U19 traveling tea...
Saturday, June 6 IHSA tournament results
Glenbard West libero Brendan Markey dives for a loose ball during Saturday's IHSA champuionship match Saturday at Bolingbrook. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Saturday, June 6 IHSA tournament results Glenbard West def. Libertyville 26-28, 27-25, 25-19 (semifinal)Glenbard West (39-2 overall, 5-1 in the West Suburban Silver): Ian Hoster (1 ace), JJ Iarrobino (22 assists, 2 digs, 1 block), Lukas Wallin (13 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks), Christian Cudzillo (10 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs, 1 block), Jack Belda (8 kills), Otis Yahn (10 kills, 2 aces, 1 dig, 5 ...
Glenbard West turns back Oak Park-River Forest to claim IHSA championship No. 6
Oak Park-River Forest's Matthew Proskey (left) meets Glenbard West sophomore Jack Belda (18) at the net during play Saturday in the IHSA championship match at Bolingbrook. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorOtis Yahn does not have the complete set, but now he has the one that matters most.Yahn, Glenbard West’s 6-4 middle blocker and the team’s elder statesman, earned a bronze medal as a sophomore when the Hilltoppers finished third in the IHSA tournament in 2024, and collected a silver medal as a junior last spri...
Glenbard West, Libertyville, OPRF and Marist advance to IHSA boys semifinals
Junior setter Drew Fiedler (8) will seek to lead Marist to its third consecutive IHSA championship Saturday in Bolingbrook after the RedHawks defeated Lane Tech, 25-22, 25-19, in a quarterfinal Friday in Bolingbrook. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor “O…P…R…”“O…P…R…” “O…P…R…” “O…P…R…” “O…P…R…” Five times, the Oak Park-River Forest fans tried to count down the final point of the Huskies’ IHSA quarterfinal match against Lake Park Friday in Bolingbrook after their team had taken a 24-15 lead in...
Friday, June 5 IHSA tournament quarterfinal results
Marist coach Jordan Vidovic (left) will try to lead the RedHawks to their third consecutive IHSA boys championship Saturday when they take on Oak Park-River Forest in an 11:00 a.m. semifinal at Bolingbrook. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Friday, June 5 IHSA tournament quarterfinal resultsAt BolingbrookGlenbard West def. O’Fallon 25-19, 25-19Glenbard West (38-2 overall, 5-1 in the West Suburban Silver): Ian Hoster (1 kill), JJ Iarrobino (1 kill, 14 assists, 3 digs), Lukas Wallin (8 kills), Christian Cudzillo (8 kills, 1 assists, 5 digs, 1 block), ...
Marist looks to go back-to-back-to-back, but Glenbard West, others want their say
Junior outside htter Tommy Clifford (20_ and his Glenbard West teammates are chasing the program's sixth IHSA boys' championship this weekend in Bolingbrook. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorGlenbard West and Marist have a lot in common this weekend.They’re both chasing Wheaton Warrenville South.Wheaton Warrenville South owns the IHSA record for most boys volleyball titles with seven. Glenbard West and Marist both have five. Marist has won the last two. Glenbard West is seeking its first since the 2023 season.Mar...
Tuesday, June 2 IHSA sectional final results
Bolingbrook's Aiden Wickert (14) attempts to get past the block attempt of Glenbard West's Otis Yahn (19) and Lukas Wallin (15). (Photo by Dave Ruggles) IHSA tournament sectional final scheduleTuesday, June 2 games HINSDALE SOUTH SECTIONAL Glenbard West def. Bolingbrook 25-19, 25-14Glenbard West (37-2 overall, 5-1 in the West Suburban Silver): JJ Iarrobino (13 assists, 5 digs), Andrew Fanella (7 assists, 4 digs), Christian Cudzillo (9 kills, 2 block, 2 digs), Jack Belda (3 kills, 1 block), Lukas Wallin (6 kills, 2 ...
Chrusfield, OPRF ace Brother Rice test; Glenbard West extends state streak to 12
Bolingbrook's Dom Pietruszewski (5) looks for someone to set during the sectional championship match Tuesday at Hinsdale South. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com Jimmie Chrusfield is quite a talent. Already an outside hitter on the U.S. Men's U19 National Team, the Oak Park-River Forest junior had one thing he hadn't experienced. A trip to the IHSA state finals. But Tuesday, he helped to make sure that the drought would end.Chrusfield had 11 kills, a block and 3 aces, including the ...
Father knows best in Lincoln-Way debate; Bolingbrook, Glenbard West moving on
Joey Vellenga (11) and Lincoln-Way Central fell to Lincoln-Way East, 25-21, 24-26, 25-23, in an IHSA sectional semifinal Saturday in Frankort. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy Whalen Special to Illprepvb.comLincoln-Way East coach Kris Fiore put it best. “I was going no matter what,” Fiore said of traveling to O'Fallon for the sectional title match at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. “I just didn't know if I'd be going as a dad or a coach.”He is going as a coach.Lincoln-Way East captured a scintillating 25-21, 24-26, 25-23 victory over distri...