Addison Nenninger has set two IHSA championship teams for Breese Mater Dei. Can she make it three in a row? By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIf you love high school volleyball but your favorite team is eliminated from postseason contention, yet you still want to see some great volleyball, we’ve put a list together of some players you might want to catch while your team looks ahead to next year.Check them out. It promises to be the best two hours or so you’ll spend before the extended family invades your home at Thanksgiving and...
LaSalle-Peru ready to go to the mats next week after beating ‘super-hyped’ Kaneland
LaSalle-Peru earned a share of the Interstate Eight Conference title Thursday with its win over Kaneland. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorNext stop … Galesburg.LaSalle-Peru’s 5-10 junior outside hitter Aubrey Duttlinger declared the Cavaliers ready for the postseason after her team defeated Kaneland, 25-19, 25-16, Thursday in Maple Park to earn a piece of the Interstate Eight Conference championship.The win was LaSalle-Peru’s sixth in its last eight games after back-to-back losses to Morris and Sycamore earlier this month ended what h...
Looking for a darkhorse in the upcoming IHSA state tournament? Here’s 12 of them
Lincoln-Way East, which has yet to see Indiana recruit Alaina Pollard on the court, served notice that it is still a team with which to reckon in the IHSA tournament with its win over Lockport on October 14. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorLyons Township in 1989. Quincy Notre Dame in 1998. Mt. Pulaski in 2007. Chicago Christian in 2010. St. Francis in 2022.What did they have in common?They were all double-digit losers who won state championships.Today, we look at 12 teams that are not ranked. With an e...
Oops! She did it again. Brass named Ultimate VBC/Illprepvb Player of the Week
Benet Academy's Brooklynne Brass (5) was named MVP of Autumnfest at Glenbard East after leading the Redwings to the tournament championship. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorBenet Academy’s Brooklynne Brass may not catch former teammate Aniya Warren, whose impressive list of individual hardware included five tournament Most Valuable Player awards, but at least she’s making sure the MVP plaques stay in Lisle.Brass was named the MVP of Autumnfest at Glenbard East last weekend after leading Benet Academy to the ...
There’s a change at the top of Class 4A in this week’s Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb rankings
Benet Academy middle hitter Lynney Tarnow (12) and the Redwings took over the No. 1 spot in Class 4A of this week's Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Girl;s H.S. Rankings. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor There’s a new No. 1 in Class 4A after Benet Academy (31-2) defeated Marist and Mother McAuley in a span of five days last week to leapfrog the pair after sitting at No. 3 for most of the regular season. Otherwise, not much is expected to change between now and the start of the postseason next Tuesday.May...
Benet wraps up “rivalry week” by beating McAuley for Autumnfest championship
Mother McAuley sophomore outside hitter Keira McQuillan (10) hits past a pair of Huntley defenders during the Mighty Macs' 25-11, 25-14 quarterfinal victory Saturday at Autumnfest. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorRivalry week.“That’s what we called it,” said Benet Academy’s 6-2 setter Ellie Stiernagle.This week, Benet Academy faced the two teams that had beaten the Redwings in the last two IHSA Class 4A championship games – Marist (2024) and Mother McAuley (2023).Benet seniors Stiernagle, Lynney Tarnow and Soph...
Here are 50 more players to watch when the boys ’25-26 club season gets underway
Michael Johnson (77), a 6-3 rightside hitter from Waubonsie Valley, returns after helping SPVB 18 Delta finish in the top 10 of the 18 Club division at last summer's AAU national championships in Orlando. Johnson will play for SPVB 18 Alpha this season. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor The boys’ club season kicks off this weekend with THE Point Series 16/15s #1 2025 at the Wintrust Sports Complex in Bedford Park, followed by the 18/17s on October 25-26 and the 2025 AAU/JVA Chi-Town Boys Challenge at McCormick Place November 1-3....
L-W East’s Ross enjoys ‘sweet’ win over Lockport; Benet’s momentum miffs Marist
Lynney Tarnow (12) had 11 kills and a block in Benet Academy's 27-25, 25-19 win over Marist Tuesday in Lisle. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comRoss was boss. Especially on her 16th birthday.Sophomore outside hitter Kolby Ross celebrated her Sweet 16 birthday with a match-high 14 kills, Klarke Mosby added 11 kills, and Lincoln-Way East got a huge Southwest Suburban Conference win by putting together a big capping burst for a 25-15, 21-25, 25-19 triumph over Lockport on Tuesday in Frankfort.The two teams could...
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...
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...