Neuqua Valley's Gabe Scharosch slams a kill past New Trier's Emmett Burnside (24) and Zachary Salberg (11) Saturday at North Central College. (Photos by Dave Ruggles). The rankings are becoming a roll of the dice, darts thrown at the wall, drawing pieces of paper out of a hat and a multiple-guess exam. No. 2 Lincoln-Way East loses to unranked Lincoln-Way Central. No. 3 Lincoln-Way West falls to No. 23 Sandburg. No. 4 New Trier tumbles to No. 11 Barrington. No. 10 Loyola is beaten by No. 14 St. Rita. No. 8 Deerfield is stopped by No. 9 ...
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys High School Rankings
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings
The Windy City Power League 18/17s Division and the Great Lakes Power League Division I are in the books, and Illinois girls club teams are now focusing on the Mideast Qualifier this weekend in Indianapolis and the JVA World Challenge in Louisville on April 7-9. Meanwhile, here are the latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Volleyball Rankings as of March 18. (Previous ranking in parenthesis) 1. SPVB 18 Elite (1) SPVB 18 Elite wrapped up the Great Lakes Power League Division I championship with a 25-16, 25-22,...
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys High School Rankings
(photos by Dave Ruggles) The first week of the 2019 Illinois boys high school volleyball season revealed some surprises and a few not-so-surprising results. Glenbard West continues to reign at the top, but No. 2 Lincoln-Way West flaunted its depth by winning the Joliet West invite minus two starters. Meanwhile, the biggest losers included No. 4 Barrington, No. 6 Sandburg, No. 7 Oak Park-River Forest ...
Here is Illprepvb.com’s ranking of the top 25 boys volleyball teams in Illinois
Lincoln-Way East was Illprepvb.com’s No. 1 team in the preseason in 2018, and despite a couple of early-season losses, the Griffins carried home the big trophy when the dust settled at Hoffman Estates in June. Will history repeat itself? If you’re a fan of Glenbard West, which had won the previous three IHSA championships, you sure hope so. But teams like Lincoln-Way West, Barrington, Oak Park-River Forest, New Trier and the defending champions hope to have some say in the matter. Here are the top 25 teams in the preseason according t...
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.Com 2018 Week Four Girls Rankings
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Week Four Girls Rankings(Last week’s ranking in parenthesis)1. Marist (1) 16-0RedHawks win second straight Wheaton Classic title. 2. Sterling (2) 16-0Golden Warriors travel to Rochelle Tuesday, Ottawa Thursday. 3. Benet (3) 12-4Redwings second at Wheaton despite missing leading attacker.4. Marian Catholic (5) 8-3After losing to Marist, Spartans visit Joliet Catholic Tuesday.5. Plainfield Central (17) 10-4Cannot close out Marist after leading 23-21 in the third set.6. Nazareth Academy (14) 13-2...
Third-ranked SPVB 16 Elite wins JVA World Challenge 16 Open title
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Final (almost) 2019 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com boys club rankings
The 19 Dennis Lafata Gateway Boys Bid Classic is in the books and the boys’ club teams throughout Illinois are disbanding for the high school season, which begins with the first practice Monday. Here’s a look at the final 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com boys’ club rankings before USAV Junior Nationals in June: Boys Club Rankings (previous ranking in parenthesis) 18s 1. Ultimate B18 Gold (1) Ultimate B18 Gold rolled through its first eight matches at the 19 Dennis Lafata Gateway Boys Bid Classic last weekend in St. Louis...
Glenbard West claims No. 1 spot … at least for now
Glenbard West claims the No. 1 spot in the Illprepvb.com rankings after beating Neuqua Valley at Glenbard East. How to decide who is No. 1 after wild weekend at Glenbard East and Warren? Roll the dice? Heads or tails? Draw straws? How about give the defending state champion the benefit of the doubt. Glenbard West claims the top spot this week after squeaking past Neuqua Valley at Glenbard East, one week after Neuqua Valley defeated Lincoln-Way East at Wheaton Warrenville South. Lincoln-Way East and Glenbard West could meet again April ...
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings
(photo by Dave Ruggles) The 2019 Mizuno Showcase at the Wisconsin Dells is complete, and the Windy City Power League is off until the 17&18 Open resumes on March 16-17. Meanwhile, here are the latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Volleyball Rankings as of March 4. (Previous ranking in parenthesis) 1. SPVB 18 Elite (1) SPVB 18 Elite suffered a hiccup midway through the 2019 Mizuno Showcase at the Wisconsin Dells last weekend, losing back-to-back matches against Illini Elite 18 Cardinal (17-25, 25-19, 15-1...