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...
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com girls high school rankings, Pt. V
Here is the fifth installment of the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Illinois girls high school volleyball rankings, which features teams ranked Nos. 6-10. The rankings include teams from Classes 1A-4A. Coming Sunday: teams ranked Nos. 1-5. 6. Sandburg (29-9) – That a split squad Sandburg team defeated another Sandburg split squad team to win the Palos Courts Summer League was no fluke. Coach David Vales has one of his deepest teams ever. Will it be enough to overtake Marist, Marian Catholic and Mother McAuley in the s...
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com girls high school rankings, Pt. IV
Here is the fourth installment of the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Illinois girls high school volleyball rankings, which features teams ranked Nos. 11-15. The rankings include teams from Classes 1A-4A. Coming Saturday: teams ranked No. 6-10.11. Crystal Lake Central (33-4) – Gone are the Kelly twins – Emily and Megan – who you could argue were the heart and soul of last year’s run to the Class 4A state semifinals. So is Olivia Doak, the team leader in assists. But just about everyone else of consequence is back, including ...
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings
Club 1 Volleyball Club out of Plainfield, Illinois, sent its four top teams to compete in the 19 Nike President’s Day Classic in St. Louis, Missouri, last weekend. Club 1 17 Skronkstrong (pictured above) finished first in the 17 Premier division, Club 1 16 Skronkstrong took third in the 16 Premier division, Club 1 18 Skronkstrong placed fifth in the 18 Club division and Club 1 15 Skronkstrong took ninth place in the 15 Club division. The President’s Day tournaments are in the books, and the power leagues are ready to resume...
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com girls high school rankings, Pt. III
Here is the third installment of the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Illinois girls high school volleyball rankings, which features teams ranked Nos. 16-20. The rankings include teams from Classes 1A-4A. Coming Friday: teams ranked No. 11-15. 16. Mt. Zion (35-5) – The Braves return their top five players from a team that lost 25=20, 25-21 to eventual state champion Belleville Althoff in a Class 3A supersectional, including 5-9 junior outside hitter Karlee McAtee (287 kills, 20 blocks, 327 digs), 6-1 senior middle hitte...
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys Club Rankings
Photos by Dave Ruggles The Palos Point Series #4 is complete, and most teams are gearing up for the Gateway Boys Bid Classic in St. Louis later this month before disbanding for the high school season. Here’s a look at the latest boys’ club rankings: Boys Club Rankings (previous ranking in parenthesis) 18s 1. Ultimate B18 Gold (1) You can’t win them all. After beating SPVB 18 Elite, 25-20, 25-16, in its Bracket A finale and Hitman 18 Elite twice – 15-6 in the third set the second time around in the semifinals of Bracket AA – Ultimat...
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Rankings
Photo by Dave Ruggles Here are the latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Girls Club Volleyball Rankings as of February 4. (Previous ranking in parenthesis). 1. SPVB 18 Elite (1) SPVB 18 Elite just keeps rolling, going 4-0 over the weekend in the Great Lakes Power League Division I. Plainfield Central’s 6-foot-6 outside hitter Taylor Landfair, Bolingbrook’s 6-2 outside/rightside hitter Natalie Mitchem, 6-foot setter McKenna Slavik of St. Charles East and 5-10 Sarah Kushner did their typical yeoman’s work at the net ...
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com girls high school rankings, Pt. II
Here is the second installment of the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Illinois girls high school volleyball rankings, which features teams ranked Nos. 21-25. The rankings include teams from Classes 1A-4A. Coming Thursday: teams ranked No. 16-20.21. Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (29-4) – Six-foot senior middle blocker Halle Everett, the school’s all-time kill leader, and 5-10 junior middle blocker and third-year starter Emilee Bishop were members of the NCOE team that went 28-8 and finished fourth in Class 1A in 2016. They’d like...
The Latest 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com Boys Club Rankings
Photos by Dave Ruggles The 2019 Boys Winter Volleyball Championship at McCormick Place is complete and there’s been a few changes in the Illinois boys’ club rankings, but the top teams in each age group remain unchanged. Here’s a look at the latest boys’ club rankings: Boys Club Rankings (preseason ranking in parenthesis) 18s 1. Ultimate B18 Gold (1) Ultimate B18 Gold rallied after dropping the first set to defeat Pac6 18 Blue 19-25, 25-19, 15-13 in the 18 Open division title match Monday at the 2019 Boys Winter Volleyball Champi...