JV finished the home quad with a 3-set win over Barrington. Freshman team got the night started with their win over Libertyville. Frosh-Soph head to Barrington on Saturday.

Cougars get out hustled by a more aggressive, hungry Demon squad and fall 25-15, 22-25, 29-31 on the road. VH now 16-4 (3-1). Gotta stay focused and hungry in the CSL.

On the night we add David Rzepa (‘23) to the Wall of Fame, he gets to watch the boys come back from a sluggish start to defeat Lakes 19-25, 25-23, 25-15. And in the second match of the night defeat Grant 25-10, 25-21. Cougars now 16-3 and return to CSL play tomorrow at Maine East

Cougars d. Highland Park 25-17, 25-19 and d. Libertyville 25-16, 25-14 in a rare Friday double header. Parker approves. Julian Rodriquez comes to play: 6 kills and a block kills against LHS. VH now 14-3 (3-0 CSL North).

Vernon Hills’ Ben Miller “wasn’t destined” to be a dynamic player. With hard work, he has become one.
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Cougars travel to Niles West and insert themselves in the conversation for the CSL North with a 25-20, 25-15 over the Wolves. Parker approves. VH now 12-3 (2-0) headed to play HP and Libertyville tomorrow.

Cougars open CSL North play with a 25-20, 25-20 win over a tough Maine West squad. Parker approves. Cougars 11-3 and travel to Niles West Thursday.

Cougars d. Prospect on the road 25-18, 25-19 to move to 10-3. Great balance: 5 guys with 3+ kills, a different 5 w/5+ digs. Sarthak had a day: 21 assists, 5 digs, 3 blocks, and an ace. Then gives a speech at NHS Induction!

Cougars take the non-conference match against Grayslake North 25-14, 25-22 and move to 6-1 on the season. Headed to the Niles West tourney this weekend where we’ll open up against Prospect.

Headed back to an old conference foe from the NSC days? Break out the gear you used to wear, apparently. Coach Zickert repping 2011 as the Cougars down Mundelein 25-19, 25-15. VH now 5-1. Kim with 17 assists. Boehme 4 kills and 2 aces.

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Cougars d. Barrington in the semis but can’t quite finish in the final vs. Loyola. Second place in the Barrington / VH Invite…not a bad way to start the season. Adkisson and Miller make the All-Tourney team. Guys showed a ton of fight this weekend. Cougars 4-1.

Barrington/VH tourney semifinal matchups, 10 am Saturday, all at VHHS.

GOLD
Barrington vs. Vernon Hills                   
Fremd vs. Loyola
SILVER
Glenbard East vs. Glenbrook North
Sandburg vs. Warren
BRONZE
Brother Rice vs. Naperville North
Palatine vs. Plainfield Central

Cougars d. Plainfield Central 25-14, 25-16 and d. Glenbard East 21-25, 25-19, 25-22 to win our pool at the Barrington / VHHS tourney. Gold semis 10 am in the Main Gym vs. #1 seed Barrington.

Cougars open the season with a 22-25, 25-21, 25-22 win over Warren. Miller with 17 kills and Boehme with 10. Kim 22 assists and Agrawal with 12 and 2 aces. Back at it Friday as we host 12 of the best teams in the state (8 of which are ranked) Play starts at 5 Friday, 10 am Sat.

Congrats to Sr. Max Adkisson for being named a Top 100 player in Illinois.

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Great to see Cougar alums playing college ball. Jack McDonald just nails for Carthage today against IWU. And we’ve got the whole program here cheering for him.