Illprepvb.com 2018 Boys All-State Volleyball Team Team of the Year: Lincoln-Way East Coach of the Year: Kris Fiore, Lincoln-Way East Player of the Year: Jacob Grygo, Addison Trail First Team Jeremy Grove, 6-3, Sr., OH, Neuqua Valley Jacob Grygo, 6-5, Sr., S, Addison TrailMarty Jepsen, 6-0, Jr., OH, MaristNick Martinski, 6-7, Sr., OH, Lake ParkMichael O’Toole, 6-5, Sr., OH, BarringtonJack Stevens, 6-3, Sr., OH, Libertyville Second Team Nick Cookingham, 6-3, Sr., S, WillowbrookTrey Cowan, 6-4, Sr., OH, Plainf...
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Grygo heads Illprepvb.com all-state team
Where would Addison Trail have been without Jacob Grygo? The 6-foot-5 senior setter did it all for the Trail Blazers – setting hitting, digging, blocking, selling concessions, hawking programs in the stands. OK, maybe not the last two. But the 2018 Illprepvb.com Player of the Year defined the word “all-around volleyball player.” “This guy is undoubtedly the Most Valuable Player on any team,” Addison Trail coach Chad Grant said. “We really only won four matches comfortably and lost once badly, so all of our matches were competitive a...
Unbeaten Belleville East hoping to prove itself at the 20th Annual Tiger Classic
Caleb Day (2), Jack Byers (24), August Werner (9) and Kamden DeJournett (7) have led an otherwise young and inexperienced Belleville East team to a record 16-0 start. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorDon’t ask August Werner about Belleville East’s three losses to O’Fallon last year.“It haunts me,” said the Lancers’ 6-1 outside hitter. “It haunts me. I’ve lost nine times to them. I haven’t won a single time against them playing varsity.”Belleville East will find out soon enough how they stack up against their Southwestern Confere...
York defeats Riverside-Brookfield to open a season brimming with lofty expectations
York features six seniors who have been on varsity since their sophomore year, (from left), Zach Brown, Owen Reifenrath, Luke Shorter, Jack Bute, Logan Rice and Jack Zitek. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorDisappointing.That’s the word York’s 6-5 outside hitter and three-year veteran Jack Bute used to describe the season-ending losses the Dukes have suffered since he and five other seniors were elevated to the varsity as sophomores.Last year, York was the No. 3 seed in the Oswego sectional, but was upset by regional host and No. 14 ...
Chicago Elite VBC/Illprepvb.com present the 100 all-time best Illinois girls players
West Aurora graduate Lauren Carlini was named the 2012-2013 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year and was ranked as the nation’s No. 1 recruit by PrepVolleyball.com before moving on to the University of Wisconsin, where she became the school’s first four-time AVCA All-American and a three-time First Team selection. She has since played professionally overseas and for the US Women's National Team. By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorVolleyball has come a long way since the IHSA began sponsoring a state tournament se...
The race begins … here’s a look at some of the teams that will take the floor in ’24
Barrington head coach Charlie Spry and the Broncos will seek their fourth IHSA quarterfinal berth in five years in 2024. (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 EditorEvery team in Illinois has a story to tell, so we want to send out a big “Thank-you” to all those coaches who took the time to tell us the...
Six returning starters with a ‘chip on their shoulders’ bodes well for York Dukes
York's Luke Shorter is one of several players back from last year's team hoping to make a run at the school's first IHSA quarterfinal appearance since 1999. (File photo by Dave Ruggles) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorHow long has it been?There is not a single player on the York roster this season who was born the last time the Dukes appeared in an IHSA boys’ quarterfinal. There is a greater possibility that their parents were still in college, or perhaps in some cases, had not even met yet.The year was 1999. Behind Tim Geigner, Rich S...
Top Notch notches top St. Louis finish; stars come out in Kansas City, Aurora
Competing in the Open division for the first time at last weekend's President's Day in St. Louis, Springfield-based Top Notch 15U Elite finished in third place. (Photo courtesy of Top Notch VBC) By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorThe Presidents’ Day weekend produced a number of medal-winning team efforts and outstanding individual performances – from VC United 181 Elite’s perfect 10 in the 18 Open division at the Presidents Day Classic in St. Lous to 1st Alliance 17 Gold’s runner-up run at the 2024 Triple Crown NIT in Kansas City.But per...
Illprepvb.com presents a first look at Illinois’ top 2024 club teams … the 18s
Illini Elite 18 Cardinal setter Olivia Price (30) of Normal Communtiy, a Grand Canyon University recruit, is one of four players who return from last year's Illini Elite 17 Cardinal team that competed in the 17 Open division at the 50th annual AAU Girls Junior National Championships in Orlando, Florida, last summer. (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, LL...
Illprepvb.com dusts off the crystal ball to peer into the ’24 girls’ high school season
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield's Hayden Knight (13) and the Cardinals were ambushed in an IHSA Class 1A supersectional by Effingham St. Anthony, but Jaclyn Melton's crew should be back in the championship hunt in 2024. (File photo by SDave Ruggles). By Phil BrozynskiIllprepvb.com EditorBefore the girls’ club season begins in earnest, it’s time to peer into the crystal ball and foretell which girls’ high school volleyball teams could make a run at the former Redbird (now CEFCU) Arena in the fall of ‘24.But first, some thoughts to ponder:Now that ...