Former St. Charles East coach Jennifer Kull (shown here coaching the Saints at Mother McAuley last fall) has taken on a new challenge at Club Fusion. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorRetirement? That’s a word that’s not in Jennie Kull’s vocabulary.Kull, who won nearly 800 games at Champaign Central and St. Charles East during a coaching career that spanned 36 years before she stepped down following the 2022 season, is taking on a new challenge at Club Fusion in Batavia.Kull has agreed to join the Fusion team as a...

Camryn Sheehan (3) and O'Fallon rallied to defeat Barrington and become the only quarterfinal entry to crash the otherwise all-West Subuurban Silver semifinals. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThey should flash a graphic on the big screen inside the Hoffman Estates High School gymnasium … “Welcome to the West Suburban Silver Conference Tournament.”West Suburban Silver conference members Glenbard West, Oak Park-River Forest and Lyons Township all advanced to the IHSA boys’ tournament semifinals Saturday at Hoffm...

Sophomore Bella Potempa (10) and Timothy Christian teammate Abby VanderWal (left) hope to lead the Trojans to their first IHSA Class 2A semifinal berth since 2015. On the homepage is St. Charles North's Haley Burgdorf. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe start of practice for the 2023 Illinois girls high school season is just a little more than a week away. Today, Illprepvb.com takes a look ahead to some of the players we expect to make an impact during the upcoming season.So here they are, the Michio Chicago...

Brendan McCarthy and Bbrother Rice rebounded from Tuesday's loss at Loyola Academy to defeat visiting De La Salle on Thursday. (Photo by Dave Ruggles) By Randy WhalenSpecial to Illprepvb.comOak Lawn's youth movement is going strong.Freshman Marco Budzak and sophomore Simon Komperda had 7 kills apiece as the host Spartans watched their young players come through during a 25 -13, 25-19 victory over Shepard in a South Suburban Red clash Thursday in Oak Lawn.The defending South Suburban Conference Red champion Spartans (16-14 overall, 4-2 in c...

Sam Levinson and Lyons Township defeated Downers Grove North Tuesday at Oswego to advance to the IHSA quarterfinals Friday at Hoffman Estates. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) At Lincoln-Way WestMother knows best.So, when Camryn Sheehan woke up not feeling well this morning, his mom, Amy Sheehan, knew what to do to get him better. After all, she had a personal stake in his health. Not only as his mom, but as his coach on the O'Fallon boys' volleyball team.It worked. Sheehan smacked a team-high 12 kills, many of them in a key second-set bu...

Benet Academy has won four IHSA Class 4A championships, finished second three times and third once since 2008, winning 555 matches during that span. The Redwings will be looking for more hardware this fall under coach Brad Baker. (Photo by Dave Ruggles). On the homepage, Barrington is seeking its third consecutive IHSA Class 4A semifinal berth. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe 2023 girls high school volleyball season is finally underway with the start of practice/tryouts, and today Illprepvb.com begins its annual series of previews...

Glenbard West's Parker Moorhead (12) had 9 kills in the championship match against Roncalli (Indianapolis, Indiana) Saturday at the Lincoln-Way East Invitational. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThat gentleman wearing a black tuxedo with a gray vest and red tie at Glenbard West’s prom Saturday night requesting that the DJ play a little classical fare?That would be the Hilltoppers’ 6-4 outside hitter Parker Moorhead."I'm going to ask the DJ to play some Mozart," he said. Moorhead and his Glenbard West teammates ...

Plainfield North outside hitter Lauren Jansen has helped SPVB 18 Elite remain unbeaten through six matches at the 2023 SPVB Presidents Day CHallenge at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center in Aurora. (Photos by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorYou can’t tell the players without a scorecard. At least not all of them.The 2023 SPVB Presidents Day Challenge at the Great Lakes Volleyball Center on Saturday is proving challenging not only for the players, but for fans as well as a number of players from the host club have ...

Glenbard West defeated Downers Grove South to win the Springfest tournament Saturday at Glenbard East. https://youtu.be/o6Pn-i7POXs By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorGlenbard West’s 6-5 veteran outside hitter Parker Moorhead hates doing wind sprints in practice.“Running sucks,” he said. “But it’s good for tournaments, that’s for sure.”Moorhead and the Hilltoppers ran circles around the field at Springfest hosted by Glenbard East on Saturday, never yielding more than 19 points in any set and blowing past a weary Downers Grove South...