Wheaton Warrenville South has won seven state titles, but none since this team in 2012. Is this the year that the Tigers return to the top? Or perhaps, next season? Illprepvb.com's look at the upcoming boys' season continues today with previews of Wheaton Warrenville South, Lincoln-Way West, New Trier, York, Stevenson, Vernon Hills, Zion-Benton, Geneva, Marian Catholic, Fenwick, Reavis, Plainfield Central, Riverside-Brookfield, Bolingbrook, Conant, Downers Grove South, Illinois Math & Science Academy and Minooka.Wheaton Warrenvi...
2018 Illprepvb.com Illinois Boys Volleyball Preseason Top 50 Players
The problem with paring down any list of boys volleyball players in Illinois is that there are so many talented student-athletes that it is almost impossible to put a limit on it. So the perceptive person might realize that there are a few more than 50 names on this list, and even then, there are probably deserving players who have been inadvertently overlooked. But that is why they play the season. Those who have been left off have nearly three months to ensure that they are excluded from any postseason honors roster. Here they are …...
Adversity amps up for bigger, brighter future
New personnel. New facility. New energy. Founded by former USA Women’s National Sitting Volleyball and USAV CAP Level 5 coach Mike Hulett, Adversity Volleyball Club has been around for more than 20 years. But the Vernon Hills-based club is getting a complete overhaul from top to bottom. “We plan to take over the world,” said Adversity’s new boys’ program director Keith Kujawa, half-kidding and half-serious. “We have a lot of great things that will be happening here now and over the next few years.” The “overhaul” began recently with the hi...
Will it be magic, or melancholy, in Orlando?
A few Illinois girls volleyball teams still have some work to do ahead of the AAU Girls’ Junior Volleyball Nationals in Orlando, Florida, on June 16-28.SPVB 16 Elite, which went 23-1 to win the Great Lakes Power League 16 Super Open division including a 26-24, 27-25 victory in its only meeting with SPVB 16 C-Fed, stumbled in its 18 GLC Pre-Nationals 16 Open finale Sunday against its sister team, losing 25-21, 23-25, 15-11.It marked the second straight tournament that Sports Performance’s top 16s team failed to deliver on the final day. ...
Getting ready to make magic in Orlando
The 18 GLC Pre-Nationals Tournament in Aurora this weekend is one final opportunity for local teams to face live competition ahead of the AAU Girls’ Junior Volleyball Nationals in Orlando, Florida June 16-28.But not everyone competing at the Great Lakes Center this weekend is doing so with the AAU tournament in mind. “We’re not going to AAUs,” said Cyclones 16 Black Adidas coach Michael Schwerdtfeger, whose team will compete in the 2018 Asics National Jr. Volleyball Championships next weekend at Navy Pier before packing it up for ano...
Glenbard West – four-peat would be no mean feat
St. Charles North's (from left) Max DeDobbelaere, Tommy Koppang and Brendan Dal Degan. Illprepvb.com's look at the upcoming boys' season continues today with previews of Glenbard West, St. Charles North, Glenbrook South, Niles West, Naperville Central, Oak Park-River Forest and St. Viator. Glenbard West JT Ardell was cut from his junior high school team. Now the 6-foot-10 Pepperdine recruit will be counted on to lead Glenbard West to its fourth consecutive state title. Ardell (SPVB 18 Elite) is one of only two returning starters for...
Joliet Catholic crosses Mother McAuley off its calendar
By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.com The Joliet Catholic Academy girls volleyball team had this one circled on the calendar.The Angels didn’t disappoint.In a powerhouse season opener for both squads, Joliet Catholic was dominant in a 25-19, 25-13 victory over Mother McAuley before a large contingent of fans Tuesday in Joliet. The teams have combined for 15 state trophies and each has won three state titles since 2003.The combo of 6-foot-2 hitters Bella Ray and Emily Wilson put down 5 kills apiece to pace Joliet Catholic. The Mighty Macs...
1st Alliance 17 White earns bid to USA Junior Nationals
1st Alliance 17 White 1st Alliance 17 White defeated OT (Orlando/Tampa Bay) 17 W. Britt 23-25, 25-21, 16-14 on Sunday to win the 17 American division at the 18 Nike Mideast Qualifier (16-18s) at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ninety-one teams were entered in the 17 American division, and 1st Alliance White secured the only bid available to the USA Volleyball Junior National Championships June 25-July 4 in Detroit, Michigan. 1st Alliance 17 White went 10-0 on the weekend, winning 20 sets against only 1 loss...
Lincoln-Way East rallies to beat Glenbard West
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Ultra Ankle unkind to some of Illinois’ top teams
The much-anticipated showdown between SPVB 18 Elite and top-seeded Munciana 18 Samurai at the Ultra Ankle Bluegrass Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky, last weekend never happened. The Ultra Ankle Bluegrass Tournament in Lousiville, Kentucky, last weekend left a few bruises on the local entries, but Michio Chicago 18 National and Sky High Adidas 18 Black were both unbeaten at the Great Lakes Region Bid Qualifier hosted by Sky High Volleyball Club in Crystal Lake on Sunday. (Week 9 ranking in parenthesis) 18s1. SPVB 18 Elite (1)No...