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...
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...