The Sports Performance volleyball program is completely dedicated to providing its athletes with the technical, tactical and physical training to reach their highest possible potential. We will strive to help each and every player regardless of age or ability to achieve maximum performance. “COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE”
Congratulations to SPVB 16 Elite for placing 3rd overall in the Great Lakes 16's Power League!
SPVB 16 Elite
Congratulations to SPVB 14 Elite for winning the 14 Open Division of the GLPL Youth Challenge!
SPVB 14 Elite
Congratulations to SPVB 14 White/Blue for winning the 14s Fusion Invite!
SPVB 14 White/Blue
Congratulations to SPVB 14 Elite for winning the 14s/13s Division of the 2013 GLPL!
SPVB 14 Elite
Congrats to SPVB 15 Elite for their 1st Place finish in the 15s Division at the 1st Alliance Spring Classic!
SPVB 15 Elite
Congrats to SPVB 18 Elite for their 1st Place finish at the JVA Elite Invite! SPVB 17 Mizuno finished in 2nd Place! SPVB 18 White and 18 Red had a strong 5th and 6th place finish, respectively.
SPVB 18 Elite
Congrats to SPVB 14 Elite for their 1st Place finish in the 14s Division at the 1st Alliance Spring Classic! SPVB 14 Red finished in 2nd Place!
SPVB 14 Elite
SPVB 14 Red
Congrats to SPVB 13 Elite for their 2nd Place finish in the 13s Division at the 1st Alliance Spring Classic!
SPVB 13 Elite
Congratulations to all the Sports Performance teams that competed in the 2013 JVA World Challenge! [more]
18 Open - 18 Elite - 1st Place
18 Open - 18 White - 9th Place
18 Open - 18 Red - 15th Place
18 Club - 18 Blue - 5th Place
18 Club - 18 Navy - 13th Place
17 Open - 17 Mizuno - 3rd Place
17 Club - 17 Runbird - 2nd Place
16 Open - 16 Elite - 7th Place
16 Club - 16 Navy - 5th Place
16 Club - 16 Red - 15th Place
16 Club - 16 Runbird - 17th Place
15 Open - 15 Elite - 2nd Place
15 Club - 15 Red - 16th Place
15 Club - 15 White - 24th Place
14 Open - 14 Red - 5th Place
14 Open - 14 Elite - 13th Place
14 Club - 14 White - 13th Place
SPVB 18 Elite
SPVB 17 Runbird
SPVB 15 Elite
Congratulations to SPVB 18 Elite for winning the 18s Division of the 2013 GLPL!
SPVB 18 Elite
Congratulations to 15 Navy for taking second in the Dunes tournament!
SPVB 15 Navy
Congrats to SPVB 18 Elite for winning the 18 Open division at the 2013 Bluegrass Tournament in Kentucky!
WISCONSIN DELLS SHOWCASE: SPORTS PERFORMANCE TEAMS IN EVERY FINAL!
Sports Performance teams brought back two championships and two runner up trophies from the recently completed Wisconsin Dells Showcase (March 1-3). The 18 Elite team behind MVP Maddie Haggerty and all-tournament performers Lauren Carlini and Alysia Baznik defeated Mizuno M1 Volleyball Club (Bloomington, MN.) in straight sets in the final. In the 17 final, Sports Performance 17 Mizuno knocked off national powers, Asics KIVA Red (Louisville, KY.) and Club Fusion Black (Marengo, IL.) to take home the Gold. Ruby Hunt was MVP with Kate Federico and Krissa Gearring also making the all-tournament team. Sports Performance 16 Elite playing shorthanded all weekend due to a concussion to setter Rachel Burau made it all the way to the finals falling to Illini Elite Volleyball Club (Bloomington, IL.). 16 Elite was led by all-tournament performers Kaitlyn Fisher, Jordan McNeill and Hailey Aguilar. In the 15's Championship Sports Performance 15 Elite last a 3 set nailbiter 15-13 in the 3rd set to Union Volleyball Club (New Albany, IN.) Molly Haggerty, Allie Lindroth and Grace Tiesman garnered all-tournament honors. We had 24 teams compete in four divisions with a combine record of 101-60.
GREAT JOB TO ALL THE SPORTS PERFORMANCE TEAMS FOR A JOB WELL DONE!
2013 Sports Performance President's Day Challenge
SPVB teams over all records for the weekend were 135-76!
7 SPVB teams finished in the top 4 in their respective divisions with 17 Runbird & 15 Elite winning championships and 18 Elite and 18 Blue reaching the championship matches!
13 SPVB players made the All Tournament teams!
18 OPEN 2nd Place - Mizuno Sports Performance 18 Elite ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM Lauren Carlini, Mizuno Sports Performance 18 Elite Alysia Baznik, Mizuno Sports Performance 18 Elite
18 CLUB 2nd Place - Mizuno Sports Performance 18 Blue ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM Brooke Antenen, Mizuno Sports Performance 18 Blue Ratasha Garbes, Mizuno Sports Performance 18 Blue
17 CLUB 1st Place - Mizuno Sports Performance 17 Runbird ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM Becca Shearer, Mizuno Sports Performance 17 Runbird (MVP) Whitney Battoe, Mizuno Sports Performance 17 Runbird Julia Shemaitis, Mizuno Sports Performance 17 Runbird
16 CLUB 3rd Place - Mizuno Sports Performance 16 Blue 4th Place - Mizuno Sports Performance 16 White ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM Aileen Griffin, Mizuno Sports Performance 16 Blue Kelly Bertrand, Mizuno Sports Performance 16 White
15 OPEN 1st Place - Mizuno Sports Performance 15 Elite ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM Molly Haggerty, Mizuno Sports Performance 15 Elite (MVP) Tiffany Clark, Mizuno Sports Performance 15 Elite MacKenzie Welsh, Mizuno Sports Performance 15 Elite
15 CLUB 4th Place - Mizuno Sports Performance 15 Blue ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM Sam Herron, Mizuno Sports Performance 15 Blue
SPVB 17 Runbird
SPVB 15 Elite
Congratulations to the following players to be named to the Prep Volleyball Frosh 59!
Molly Haggerty, 6-0 OH, St. Francis (Wheaton, Illinois)
MacKenzie Welsh, 6-0 S/OH, Plainfield East (Plainfield, Illinois)
Congratulations Lauren Carlini on being named to the Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 and also being listed as a feature athlete!!! [more]
Congratulations to Maddie Haggerty and Rachel Minarick on being named to the Volleyball Magazine Top 30 underclassmen to watch! [more]
Congratulations to The Sports Performance players being named to the 2012 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-Americans.
Lauren Carlini, 6-0 Sr. S/RS, West Aurora (Aurora, Illinois)
Maddie Haggerty, 6-2 Jr. OH, St. Francis (Wheaton, Illinois) - Highest Honorable Mention (75)
Jessica Brezwyn, 5-10 Sr. OH, Hinsdale South (Darien, Illinois) - High Honorable Mention (100)
Congratulations to SPVB 13 Red for winning the Club 1 Tournament!
SPVB 13 Red
Congratulations to 17 Mizuno for winning the 17's division at The Winter Classic!
SPVB 17 Mizuno
Congratulations to 15 Elite for winning the 15's division at The Winter Classic!
SPVB 15 Elite
Congratulations to Lauren Carlini for being named 1st team All American by Volleyball Magazine! [more]
Congrats to Maddie Haggerty and Rachel Minarick who are listed on Prepvolleyball.com's "Top 50 Juniors to Watch" in the country!
Congratulations to Lauren Carlini on being named the Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year and the Gatorade National Player of the year. Lauren joins Sports Performance alums Denise Boylan (1996) and Kelly Murphy (2007) in receiving Gatorade's National Player of the Year honor. [more]
2012 Sports Performance Girls High School Achievements [more]
2013 Dates Announced for AAU Girls' Volleyball Nationals [more]
Lauren Carlini announced as the #1 Ranked Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com
Watch Carlini play and be amazed. She's phenomenally dynamic in every aspect of the game, and she just might be the best player in the gym in every skill set. Her athleticism and body control shine as she flies for a ball defensively, or chases a pass down across the court. When Carlini jump sets, time seems to stand still as she delivers sweet accurate sets time and time again. She has been with Sports Performance VBC since she was in first grade (6 years old) and she has been a member of that club longer than any other player. Club director Rick Butler calls Carlini "possibly the most complete player" he has ever coached. "She does not have a single weakness on the court and her overall skill level is the highest I have seen in a junior player since Logan Tom in 1998. Not only is she an outstanding setter, but she is a great point scorer as both an attacker and a blocker and her defensive and serving skills are excellent." Carlini doesn’t just have terrific natural talent; she has a work ethic that’s second to none and an absolute will to in every competition. She never gives less than her best and she is an absolute animal in the weight room, which makes her stand out from many other high school age players who really have not learned yet how crucial that part of the training is to their long term health and development. Carlini set the USA Youth National Team in Turkey in 2011 and was also named the MVP of the USA High Performance Tournament in Tucson that same summer. She has her sights on playing in the Olympics one day. An excellent student, the intense Carlini has been a four-year starter at West Aurora. She will also be a surefire four-year starter at Wisconsin, where she has committed.
Meg McDowell named #41 on PrepVolleyball.com's list of top 100 high school players! [more]
Congratulations to Alysia Baznik and Jess Brezwyn for also making the the PrepVolleyball.com list of top recruits in the 2013 class!
SPVB 16 Elite
SPVB 14 Elite
SPVB 14 White/Blue
SPVB 14 Elite
SPVB 15 Elite
SPVB 18 Elite
SPVB 14 Elite
SPVB 14 Red
SPVB 13 Elite
SPVB 18 Elite
SPVB 17 Runbird
SPVB 15 Elite
SPVB 18 Elite
SPVB 15 Navy
SPVB 17 Runbird
SPVB 15 Elite
SPVB 13 Red
SPVB 17 Mizuno
SPVB 15 Elite
Watch Carlini play and be amazed. She's phenomenally dynamic in every aspect of the game, and she just might be the best player in the gym in every skill set. Her athleticism and body control shine as she flies for a ball defensively, or chases a pass down across the court. When Carlini jump sets, time seems to stand still as she delivers sweet accurate sets time and time again. She has been with Sports Performance VBC since she was in first grade (6 years old) and she has been a member of that club longer than any other player. Club director Rick Butler calls Carlini "possibly the most complete player" he has ever coached. "She does not have a single weakness on the court and her overall skill level is the highest I have seen in a junior player since Logan Tom in 1998. Not only is she an outstanding setter, but she is a great point scorer as both an attacker and a blocker and her defensive and serving skills are excellent." Carlini doesn’t just have terrific natural talent; she has a work ethic that’s second to none and an absolute will to in every competition. She never gives less than her best and she is an absolute animal in the weight room, which makes her stand out from many other high school age players who really have not learned yet how crucial that part of the training is to their long term health and development. Carlini set the USA Youth National Team in Turkey in 2011 and was also named the MVP of the USA High Performance Tournament in Tucson that same summer. She has her sights on playing in the Olympics one day. An excellent student, the intense Carlini has been a four-year starter at West Aurora. She will also be a surefire four-year starter at Wisconsin, where she has committed.