Darren Day

Vernon Hills' Elli Amjadi passes the ball during a match at Deerfield on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.

Serving or receiving, senior libero Elli Amjadi delivers for Vernon Hills: ‘We have been spoiled the last four seasons in having a player like Elli.’

September 21, 2022 at 1:23 p.m.

Vernon Hills coach Chris Curry doesn't have to look far to see the value of a good libero. Senior Elli Amjadi might be the best libero the Cougars have had....

Warren's Ruth Ziegler (8) spikes the ball for a kill during a match against Lake Forest in Gurnee on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021.

Darren Day’s girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Lake County

September 21, 2022 at 1:24 p.m.

Top 10 With records through Tuesday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Lake Zurich 10-4 (1) Madelyn Elsen and Chelsea Williams shine on defense as the Bears keep winning. 2....

Grayslake North's Tess Buckley (17) sets the ball during a match at Highland Park on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.

Darren Day’s girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Lake County

September 14, 2022 at 1:35 p.m.

Top 10 With records through Tuesday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Lake Zurich 9-4 (4) Akpevwe Akpoigbe's solid play at the net helped the Bears beat Stevenson. 2. Stevenson...

Waukegan's Mia Carani, right, spikes the ball past Antioch's Emma Crow, left, and Brynn Glauser during a match in Waukegan on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.

Outside hitter Mia Carani grows into the kind of player she once relied upon for Waukegan: ‘Mia really deserves all the success in the world.’

September 14, 2022 at 1:34 p.m.

Waukegan outside hitter Mia Carani could be a little hard on herself in the past. "I wanted to do so well that I would get mad and frustrated that things...

Warren's Lauren Shaw goes up for a block during a match at Libertyville on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.

Darren Day’s girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Lake County

September 7, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.

Top 10 With records through Tuesday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Stevenson 8-4 (2) Sparked by setter Abby Minin, the Patriots finished Conant's invitational in third place with a...

Lake Forest's Mackenzie Pitera, left, goes up to spike the ball past Grayslake North's Morgan Nielsen, center, and Chanea Butler during a match in Grayslake on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.

Lafayette recruit Mackenzie Pitera upstages the unexpected, and it’s music to Lake Forest’s ears: ‘We lean on her in big situations.’

September 7, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.

Broadway music suddenly came out of the loudspeakers in Grayslake North's gymnasium during the middle of the first game against Lake Forest on Tuesday. If the music was trying to...

Libertyille's Keira Kasten (22) celebrates Tuesday's win at Carmel, August 30, 2022. Libertyville won the match, 25-13, 25-19. (Brian O'Mahoney for the News-Sun)

Elon commit Keira Kasten gets Libertyville back on track against Carmel: ‘She just seems to raise her game on nights like this.’

August 31, 2022 at 1:32 p.m.

Keira Kasten has worn a Libertyville uniform long enough to know this isn't the time to panic. Even though the Wildcats' season-opening five-match winning streak ended Saturday with losses to...

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Serving or receiving, senior libero Elli Amjadi delivers for Vernon Hills: ‘We have been spoiled the last four seasons in having a player like Elli.’

Darren Day’s girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Lake County

Darren Day’s girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Lake County

Outside hitter Mia Carani grows into the kind of player she once relied upon for Waukegan: ‘Mia really deserves all the success in the world.’

Darren Day’s girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Lake County

Lafayette recruit Mackenzie Pitera upstages the unexpected, and it’s music to Lake Forest’s ears: ‘We lean on her in big situations.’

Elon commit Keira Kasten gets Libertyville back on track against Carmel: ‘She just seems to raise her game on nights like this.’

Darren Day’s girls volleyball rankings for Lake County

GabriElle Brewer sets the tone for Warren in her fourth varsity season. ‘She will help your team win any way possible.’

Introducing the 2022 News-Sun Boys Volleyball All-Area Team