Marist began its magical run to the 2017 Class 4A state championship when it stunned pre-season No. 1 Minooka at Plainfield North last August.“Hopefully, the is the beginning of another magical run,” said Marist’s 6-foot-2 junior rightside hitter Camryn Hannah on Saturday at Plainfield North.No. 1-ranked Marist’s 25-18, 21-25, 25-17 victory over No. 8 Marian Catholic in the Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown championship match certainly is a clear indication that despite the loss of five starters from a year ago, the RedHawks are ready to def...

Illprepvb.com is creating a list of the top juniors and seniors in Illinois who have yet to commit to a college or university to continue their volleyball careers. All coaches and club directors have been invited to provide the names of their players who should be on the list. The attached list features the names of players that have been submitted so far. If you know of a junior or senior who has yet to commit to a college or university, please contact us at Illprepvb@gmail.com. Class of 2019 Zora Barnett, 5-11, MB, Oak Park-River...

  Photos by Dave Ruggles By Randy Whalen Special to Illprepvb.com It was the signature win the UNO Boys 18 Elite team has been searching for. AJ Lewis, a 6-foot-4 outside hitter from Minooka, came up with 5 kills and an ace in the final set as UNO advanced to the Gold bracket of the 2019 Boys Winter Volleyball Championship with a thrilling 27-29, 27-25, 15-12 victory over SPVB B18 Elite Sunday at McCormick Place. UNO will play archrival Ultimate B18 Gold in a Gold quarterfinal Monday at 8:00 a.m. By finishing in the top eight, both...

Ultimate B18 Gold is among 11 unbeatens remaining in the 18 Open division of the 2019 Boys Winter Volleyball Championship at McCormick Place. Adversity 18 Adidas ran into some adversity during the first game of its match against Club 1 B18 Skronkstrong Saturday at the 2019 Boys Winter Volleyball Championship at McCormick Place. But the Vernon Hills-based club bounced back to take Games 2 and 3, then upset No. 2 seeded Bay-to-Bay 18-1 in its final match of the day to join Ultimate B18 Gold, SPVB B18 Elite and UNO Boys 18 Elite amon...

Family is very important to Michio Chicago Volleyball Club co-founder and owner Diane Mikulskis. She believes that it is important that each player and their parents have a sense of belonging and that a small family atmosphere is critical to achieving that end.So you won’t find 60, 70 or 80 teams on the Michio Chicago volleyball rolls. The club, founded in 2010 and with facilities in Evergreen Park, keeps its membership at about 250 girls to ensure that each girl gets the best training possible, the best coaching possible, and each pl...

Ultimate B18 Gold is seeded third at this week's Boys' Winter Volleyball Championship at McCormick Place. Five times. Five times a team from Ultimate Volleyball Club in Frankfort has reached the championship match at the USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships. Five times, Ultimate came up short. Last year, it was Ultimate B17 Gold, which battled through the 17 Open field at the 2018 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championship in Phoenix, Arizona, before falling to Bay-to-Bay 17-1, 15-25, 25-22, 15-13, in the de...

  Joliet Cathoic suffered its first loss of the season Saturday against fellow Class 3A power Sterling. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprevb.comIf Sterling wasn’t a household name in Illinois volleyball prior to Saturday, it should be now. The Golden Warriors lived up to their No. 4 billing in the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com preseason girls high school rankings by defeating No. 7 Joliet Catholic 25-19, 19-25, 25-19 Saturday at the Metea Valley/Oswego East Invitational. And that was just a semifinal.Led by t...