Joliet West junior setter Sam Racutt dives to make a dig during the championship match versus Wheaton North at the Joliet West invitational. Wheaton North won 25-23, 25-17, to improve to 6-0. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com With six regular rotation players returning from last season's squad, which placed fourth in the state, O'Fallon is expecting great things this season. In the opening weekend, the Panthers got them. Behind tournament MVP Nathan McBride, O'Fallon captured the title of ...
Thursday, March 26 results
Plainfield East (far court) defeated Lincoln-Way West Wednesday in Plainfield. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Thursday, March 26 results Argo def. Andrew 25-16, 25-21Glenbard East def. Metea Valley 22-25, 25-19, 26-24 Glenbard East (2-0 overall, 0-0 in the Upstate Eight Conference): Gabe Polyak (9 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks), Max Waldschmidt (5 kills, 2 digs), Jackson Yates (7 kills, 3 blocks), Michael Hoffmann (1 kill), Nate Lynch (4 kills), Jake Hayes (18 d...
Wednesday, March 25 results
Holy Trinity HIgh School in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago. Wednesday, March 25 results Belleville Althoff def. Alton 25-8, 25-9Alton (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Southwestern Conference).Belleville Althoff (2-0 overall, 0-0 in the Gateway Metro Conference).Chicago Christian def. Richards 25-10, 25-18Richards (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the South Suburban Conference).Chicago Christian (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Chicagoland Christian Conference). Glenbard North def. West Chicago 25-23, 25-17West Chicago (0-2 overall, 0-0 in the Upstate Eight...
Tuesday, March 24 results
Wheaton Warrenville South's Simon Bratt (10), pictured with his parents and younger brother, libero Jonah Bratt (20), passed Sean Rooney and Zack Meyer on Tuesday to become the school's all-time kill leader with his 1,319th career kill. Tuesday, March 24 results Belleville Althoff def. St. Pius X 25-8, 25-8, 25-13Belleville Althoff (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Gateway League). Belleville East def. Granite City 25-17, 22-25, 25-17Granite City (0-1 overall).Belleville East (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Southwestern Conference).Bolingbrook def. N...
Here is an updated list of teams that have qualified for the USAV national championships
1st Alliance VBC has qualified 13 teams for the USA Volleyball Girls Junior Nationals. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorHere is an updated list as of April 13, 2026, of the local teams that have qualified for the USA Volleyball Girls National Championships in the 15s-18s age groups. The 2026 USA Volleyball Girls 18s National Championship will be held in Reno, Nevada, on May 1-3, and the 2026 USA Volleyball Girls Junior 14s-17s National Championship will be held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, June 25-July 3...
Simon’s alright, the kids are alright, it’s not weird that WW South stays perfect at 4-0
PLainfield East junior outside hitter Benjamin Salama (29) hits over the outstretched hands of Lincoln-Way West's junior middle hitter David Neylon (20) during the Bengals' victory Wednesday. (PHoto by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor Wheaton Warrenville South’s Simon Bratt is not the kind of player who yells at his teammates after a game. But then again, he’s never played alongside two freshmen and two sophomores.“The Nazareth game (Wednesday) was pretty bad,” he said. “We made a lot of unnecessary errors. I told the...
Young Edison is electric as Bolingbrook pulls the plug on visiting Neuqua Valley
Bolingbrook sophomore Edison Ah-Yo had 9 kills to lead the Raiders past visiting Neuqua Valley on Tuesday. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Matt Le CrenSpecial to Illprepvb.comEdison Ah-Yo and his Bolingbrook teammates have an extra incentive to do well this season.For the first time, Bolingbrook is hosting the state finals. Does that get the juices flowing a little more?“Absolutely,” Ah-Yo said. “We wall want to play our last games on our wood court.“You know home field advantage – that’s what it is for us. We just want to come here and pla...
Let the guesswork begin! Here’s the Michio/Illprep HS boys preseason poll
Richard Barwicki and Lane Tech broke the Public League's 32-year quartertfinal winless drought at the IHSA tournament last spring. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor Putting together a preseason poll is part guesswork, part conjecture and part Ouija board.However, looking back at last year’s preseason pool, we did pick the final two teams – Marist and Glenbard West – correctly at Nos. 1-2. The rest of the poll? Eh.We did have IHSA quarterfinalists Lake Park and Wheaton Warrenville South in the top 10, San...
Marist RedHawk Invitational
Monday, March 23 results
Monday, March 23 resultsBelleville West def. Gateway Tech (St. Louis, Missouri) 25-15, 25-5 Brother Rice def. Sandburg 25-15, 25-20Sandburg (0-1 overall, 0-0 in the Southwest Suburban Conference).Brother Rice (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the Chicago Catholic League).Cristo Rey St. Martin def. Round Lake 25-17, 25-21Downers Grove North def. Naperville Central 25-22, 25-8Downers Grove North (1-0 overall, 0-0 in the West Suburban Silver): Emperor Pratts (7 kills), Ethan Weiner (12 service points, 11 assists), Jude Caldwell (10 assists, 6 service point...