Norris City-Omaha-Enfield hopes to return to Redbird Arena after losing to Cobden in the 2017 sectional finals. 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Final Regular Season Girls Rankings(Last week’s ranking in parenthesis. Rankings will not be updated again until after the state tournament.)1. Marist (1) 32-2Closes out regular season with big win over Nazareth. Next: vs. Bremen/Eisenhower winner Tuesday at Bradley-Bourbonnais.2. Benet (5) 30-5Puts Huntley loss in rearview mirror, beats Marist. Next: vs. Romeoville/Oswego Eas...
Neuqua Valley claims No. 1 spot in latest boys’ poll
Tiger Classic MVP Jeremy Grove and all-tournament selection Kevin Kauling are two big reasons Neuqua Valley climbed to No. 1 in the latest Illprepvb.com poll. Illprepvb.com Top 25 Boys Volleyball Teams (Week One rankings in parenthesis) 1. Neuqua Valley 7-0 (7)Could see Glenbard West, Lake Park at Springfest. 2. Lake Park 4-1 (13)Reaches Tiger Classic title match behind Nick Martinski. 3. Lincoln-Way East 6-1 (1)Upset (?) by Neuqua Valley in Tiger Classic semifinals. 4. Glenbard West 1-1 (2)Hilltoppers seek Springfest championship Sat...
Illprepvb.com Final Girls Club Volleyball Rankings
Michio Chicago 17 National (pictured at top) won the 17 National division and Uno Girls 17 Elite (pictured below) won the 17 American division at the 2018 USAV Girls Junior National Championships in Detroit, Michigan. Michio Chicago 17 National and Uno Girls 17 Elite joined the national championship parade Tuesday, winning the 17 National and 17 American divisions, respectively, at the 2018 USAV Girls Junior National Championships in Detroit, Michigan.Six Illinois teams ranked by Illprepvb.com won national championships at either the AAU...
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Week Eight Girls Rankings
1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Week Eight Girls Rankings(Last week’s ranking in parenthesis)1. Marist (1) 31-2Camryn Hannah, RedHawks are not in Kansas anymore. Next: at Benet Tuesday, hosts Nazareth Thursday.2. Nazareth Academy (7) 26-3Finishes off St. Charles North without Leilani Dodson.Next: hosts St. Francis Monday, at Marist Thursday.3. Huntley (14) 30-3Seton Hall recruit Taylor Jakubowski is MVP of Autumnfest.Next: hosts Hampshire Tuesday, hosts Harvest Christian Thursday.4. St. Charles North (11) 28-5Gigi Crescenzo, N...
Illprepvb.com set to release 2018 preseason rankings
Belleville Althoff, which won the IHSA Class 3A title in 2017, finished fifth in the Illprepvb.com final rankings published last November. Illprepvb.com will begin releasing its 2018 preseason rankings on Tuesday, August 14. This season's weekly rankings are being sponsored by 1st Alliance Volleyball Club and will expand to include 25 teams statewide and a teams to watch category. Meanwhile, here are last year’s final rankings: Illprepvb.com 2017 Final Top 20 Rankings (Preseason rank in parenthesis) 1. Marist (41-1) 3 2...
Here they are … the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com top 5 teams in 2018
State title record-holder Mother McAuley opens the season ranked No. 2 in the preseason by Illprepvb.com. Here it is ... the final installment of the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club/Illprepvb.com 2018 Illinois girls high school volleyball rankings, which features teams ranked Nos. 1-5. These are the teams that Illprepvb.com determines to be the best of the best this fall. Last spring, we named Lincoln-Way East to be the No. 1 boys team in the preseason, and the Griffins came through. How accurate will these predictions prove? 1. Marist ...
Three teams enter, three teams exit the Illprepvb.com boys’ volleyball rankings
Palatine is riding high after winning the Hoffman Estates tournament last weekend. Three teams drop out. Three teams join the fray. More teams take a tumble. One week into the boys high school season, there is a shakeup in the Illprepvb.com rankings. But Lincoln-Way East has clearly established itself as the team to beat in 2018 ... or at least the team to beat this weekend at the Tiger Classic hosted by Wheaton Warrenville South. Illprepvb.com Top 25 Boys Volleyball Teams (preseason rankings in parenthesis) 1. Lincoln-Way East 2...
Illprepvb.Com Final Top 20 Boys Volleyball Teams
(Preseason rankings in parenthesis) 1. Lincoln-Way East 39-3 (1) No. 1 in preseason, and No 1 at the end of season. 2. Neuqua Valley 33-8 (8) Jeremy Grove, Kevin Kauling were potent 1-2 punch. 3. Glenbard West 38-4 (2) ‘Toppers figure to challenge for state title in 2019. 4. Marist 33-5 (7) RedHawks upset in state’s toughest sectional. 5. Lake Park 31-6 (12) Nick Martinski, Jordan Haigh cap stellar careers. 6. Brother Rice 30-8 (3) Like Marist, deserved a better deal from IHSA. 7. New Trier 34-8 (13) Trevians bid fa...
Illprepvb.com Final Top 20 Girls Volleyball Teams
Class 3A champion Belleville Althoff. Illprepvb.com Final Top 20 Rankings (Preseason rank) 1. Marist (41-1) 3 Loses four great seniors, but underclass levels were undefeated. 2. Minooka (39-3) 1 Loses five great seniors. Who will sophomore Zoey Seput set next year? 3. Mother McAuley (35-5) 2 Mighty Macs don’t rebuild, they reload. But Charley Niego is a huge loss. 4. Benet (32-7) 7 Alli Van Eekeren, Hattie Monson, Rachel Muisenga, Kyla Kenney will return. 5. Belleville Althoff (41-1) 16 Sophom...
Illprepvb.com Week 18 Girls Club Rankings
Illprepvb.com Week 18 Girls Club Rankings(Week 17 rankings in parenthesis) 18s 1. SPVB 18 Elite (1)Next: National Junior Classic May 26-28 at the Great Lakes Center in Aurora, Illinois. 2. Michio Chicago 18 National (2)Next: Nothing scheduled. 3. Uno Girls 18 Elite (3)Next: National Junior Classic May 26-28 at the Great Lakes Center in Aurora, Illinois. 4. Illini Elite 18 Cardinal (4)Next: Nothing scheduled. 5. (tie) Sky High Adidas 18 Black (5)Next: Nothing scheduled. 5. (tie) IL STLHP (Illinois St. L...