SPVB 18 Red was the only lIllinois 18s team to win a national championship this season, claiming the 18 Club division title at The Under Armour 18U National Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 12. The national championship was the 110th for Sports Performance. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor Game over. (For most, but not all).The club careers of scores of Illinois girls volleyball players ended last month with the conclusion of The Under Armour 18U National Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 10-12,...

Aris Maurukas (10) led Benet Academy to the Silver bracket title at last weekend's Tiger Classic hosted by Wheaton Warrenville South and the Great Lakes Volleyball Center. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor Who’s No. 2? For that matter, who’s No. 3 through 25?All that remains certain about the Michio Chicago VBA/Illprepvb.com Boys High School Rankings week-to-week is that Marist has established itself as No. 1 and the remainder of the state is jockeying for position. We cannot remember another ye...

Marist celebrates its victory over Mira Costa in the championship game of the Karch Kiraly Tournament of Champions Saturday in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo courtesy of Lily Chubb/Noozhawk) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com Editor Forty-eight hours later ...Two days after getting spanked by Mira Costa (California) prior to competing in the Karch Kiraly Tournament of Champions in Santa Barbara, the RedHawks rallied from two sets down to defeat the No. 1 ranked team in the country, 20-25, 26-28, 26-24, 25-23, 15-12, to win the tourn...

Libero Rorey Donnelly is among several returnees for defending IHSA champion Marist. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) Notice: You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post, or use the content of the Site for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio, and video, without Illprepvb.com, LLC’s written permission. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe 2025 boys’ high school volleyball season tips off Monday, March 24, and today we take an early peek at who you can expect to emerge as contenders for conference ...

630 Volleyball 17-1 and the rest of the Illinois boys' club volleyball world has broken for the IHSA spring boys' season, but will return in early June to prepare fo the AAU Boys National Championships in Orlando, Florida, beginning June 30. Notice: You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post, or use the content of the Site for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio, and video, without Illprepvb.com, LLC’s written permission. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorHere are the final boys clu...

SPVB 18 Elite finished second in the 18 Open division at last weekend's Triple Crown NIT in Kansas City, Missouri, one of the most prestigious invitational tournaments in the country. Notice: You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post, or use the content of the Site for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio, and video, without Illprepvb.com, LLC’s written permission. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorPressure.Diamonds are created when carbon atoms are exposed to heat and pressure over t...

After finishing third in the 18 Premier division at the Brew City Battle, SPVB B18 Lenny will head to Pittsburgh this weekend for the 2025 Nike Steel City Boys Championships, Notice: You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post, or use the content of the Site for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio, and video, without Illprepvb.com, LLC’s written permission. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIt’s been a while (OK, make that a LONG while) since we caught up with the boys clubs, who soon,...

SPVB 18 Elite did not drop a set while winning the 18 Open division of the 25 Central Zone Invitational last weekend in Indianapolis, Indiana. Notice: You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post, or use the content of the Site for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio, and video, without Illprepvb.com, LLC’s written permission. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorIt’s not quite spring, but never too early to do a little housecleaning.Today, we present the first regular-season Michio Chicago VB...

Michio Chicago VBA's Savannah Weathers (10) of Marist is one of four players returning from the team that finished third in the 16 American division at last summer's USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Volleyball Championship in Las Vegas. On the home page is Illini Elite's Lilly Bosworth of IHSA Class 3A champion Mahomet-Seymour. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) Notice: You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post, or use the content of the Site for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio, and video, witho...

Beluse United 18 Cyclones welcomes back four players from the team that won the 18 Classic division title at the AAU Girls Junior National CHampionships in Orlando, Florida, last summer. Notice: You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post, or use the content of the Site for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio, and video, without Illprepvb.com, LLC’s written permission. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe Illinois girls’ club season will begin in earnest in less than two weeks, and ...