Photos by Dave Ruggles Sky High Adidas 17 Black pulled off the ultimate Houdini act Sunday at the Windy City Power League. One day after “disappearing” in a 25-17, 17-25, 25-16 loss to Wildcats Jrs. 18 Black, in Round 2 of the Windy City Power League 17-18 Open division, Sky High "re-emerged" to beat Michio Chicago 18 National, 25-16, 25-20, Adversity G16 Adidas, 25-18, 25-18, and 1st Alliance 18 Silver, 25-17, 25-18, at Velocity Volleyball Club in Mokena. “Honestly, all of the girls on our team work incredibly hard,” said Sky High Adida...
Lemont handles Evergreen Park, sets sights on Richards
Lemont’s Ella Pelen, Amanda Rice and Mary Kate Arundel. By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comEverything is coming up aces for a young Lemont squad.The Indians served 8 aces and cruised to a 25-12, 25-18 victory over the host Mustangs in a South Suburban Conference clash Thursday in Evergreen Park.The win kept Lemont (6-4 overall, 3-0 in the South Suburban Conference), which has no seniors on the team, undefeated in conference play heading into Tuesday's home showdown with Richards. Last year, Richards beat ...
Newton features mix of young and old; West Aurora youngsters rising
Newton would like to get back to Redbird Arena in 2018, but the Lady Eagles will have to get there without last year's leading attacker Abby Frohning. School: Champaign CentennialConference: Big TwelveHead coach: Taylor Swords Last season’s highlights: 10-25 overall, 4-5 in conference, lost 25-17, 25-14 to Pekin in a Class 4A regional semifinal. Top returnees: Senior defensive specialist Hannah Luchinski, sophomore setter Leah Luchinski, senior setter Jenna Woods.Coach’s quote: “We are very excited to have a...
Marist repeats as Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown champion
Marist began its magical run to the 2017 Class 4A state championship when it stunned pre-season No. 1 Minooka at Plainfield North last August.“Hopefully, the is the beginning of another magical run,” said Marist’s 6-foot-2 junior rightside hitter Camryn Hannah on Saturday at Plainfield North.No. 1-ranked Marist’s 25-18, 21-25, 25-17 victory over No. 8 Marian Catholic in the Illprepvb.com Crosstown Showdown championship match certainly is a clear indication that despite the loss of five starters from a year ago, the RedHawks are ready to def...
Glenbard West best in the West? Valmeyer set to make big leap
Glenbrook South graduated eight seniors from last year's regional semifinalist that took New Trier to three sets.School: Glenbard West Conference: West Suburban SilverHead coach: Pete Mastandrea Last season’s highlights: 29-10 overall, 5-1 in conference (second place), finished second at the Effingham Crossroads Classic, won sixth consecutive regional title, reached the Sweet 16 for the third straight year, lost 18-25, 25-18, 25-23 to Downers Grove North in a Class 4A sectional championship.Top returnees: 5-11 senior all-conference mi...
Who are some of the top unsigned junior and senior girls in Illinois? (updated 2/3)
Illprepvb.com is creating a list of the top juniors and seniors in Illinois who have yet to commit to a college or university to continue their volleyball careers. All coaches and club directors have been invited to provide the names of their players who should be on the list. The attached list features the names of players that have been submitted so far. If you know of a junior or senior who has yet to commit to a college or university, please contact us at Illprepvb@gmail.com. Class of 2019 Zora Barnett, 5-11, MB, Oak Park-River...
Naperville Central stuns Belleville Althoff, St. Francis to reach Effingham finals
Naperville Central took home the second-place trophy from the Crossroad Classic at Effingham. Special to Illprepvb.comNaperville Central coach Brie Isaacson said following Wednesday’s loss to St. Charles North that her team’s goal was to be a better team in November than it is today.Winter came early for the Redhawks.Naperville Central (6-4) surprised Illinois powers Belleville Althoff 19-25, 25-20, 30-28 and St. Francis 25-23, 19-25, 25-17 in Gold bracket play to reach the championship match of Saturday’s Crossroads Classic ...
UNO Boys 18 Elite reaches Gold quarterfinals; Ultimate 18, Bounce 17 also advance
Photos by Dave Ruggles By Randy Whalen Special to Illprepvb.com It was the signature win the UNO Boys 18 Elite team has been searching for. AJ Lewis, a 6-foot-4 outside hitter from Minooka, came up with 5 kills and an ace in the final set as UNO advanced to the Gold bracket of the 2019 Boys Winter Volleyball Championship with a thrilling 27-29, 27-25, 15-12 victory over SPVB B18 Elite Sunday at McCormick Place. UNO will play archrival Ultimate B18 Gold in a Gold quarterfinal Monday at 8:00 a.m. By finishing in the top eight, both...
Adversity, Ultimate, UNO, SPVB 18s, Bounce 17s perfect at Winter Championship
Ultimate B18 Gold is among 11 unbeatens remaining in the 18 Open division of the 2019 Boys Winter Volleyball Championship at McCormick Place. Adversity 18 Adidas ran into some adversity during the first game of its match against Club 1 B18 Skronkstrong Saturday at the 2019 Boys Winter Volleyball Championship at McCormick Place. But the Vernon Hills-based club bounced back to take Games 2 and 3, then upset No. 2 seeded Bay-to-Bay 18-1 in its final match of the day to join Ultimate B18 Gold, SPVB B18 Elite and UNO Boys 18 Elite amon...
South Side powerhouse Michio Chicago serves up volleyball ‘family’ style
Family is very important to Michio Chicago Volleyball Club co-founder and owner Diane Mikulskis. She believes that it is important that each player and their parents have a sense of belonging and that a small family atmosphere is critical to achieving that end.So you won’t find 60, 70 or 80 teams on the Michio Chicago volleyball rolls. The club, founded in 2010 and with facilities in Evergreen Park, keeps its membership at about 250 girls to ensure that each girl gets the best training possible, the best coaching possible, and each pl...