Girls volleyball/Top 20
Girls volleyball
Team Comment
1. St. Francis (35-7) Adding Haggertys make Spartans 3A favorite
2. Hersey (31-6) Coach Lill needs 20 wins for 800
3. Glenbard West (31-6) Huge expectations for Ryan-led Hilltoppers
4. Libertyville (28-9) Webb, Michigan-bound Zhou power Wildcats
5. West Aurora (23-14) Wisconsin recruit Carlini leads DVC co-champs
6. Naperville Central (21-15) Baznik leads a senior-laden bunch
7. Barrington (28-8) Defending MSL champs have talent
8. Jacobs (24-12) Returnees Ehrhardt, Smith fuel title aspirations
9. Hinsdale South (27-10) Brezwyn and Anderson form a nice core
10. Benet (39-3) Defending 4A champs must replace lots of firepower
11. Cary-Grove (37-5) Bartczyszn, Wilczinski aiming for another FVC title
12. Lake Zurich (26-13) Rhode Island-bound Layne Self leads Bears
13. Naperville North (29-8) Gajcak, Huskies will be in DVC hunt again
14. Fremd (26-10) All-area libero Scott is back
15. St. Charles East (35-7) Barry back for 4A third-place finisher
16. Waubonsie Valley (23-13) Minarick sets the tone for Warriors
17. Palatine (19-17) 5 returning starters for Gavin
18. Vernon Hills (22-16) Shannon Nugent leads Cougars' attack
19. Rolling Meadows (19-14) All-area Mickey, Vilet return
20. Stevenson (31-9) Pats have to overcome loss of Baader (ACL)