2013 Senior Season 

All-FVC volleyball teams are announced.

Chicago Sun Times Courier-News Girls Volleyball All-Area team, 1st team

Emily Westermeyer

Huntley senior outside hitter 

Notable: All-Fox Valley Conference, Valley Division selection who came made 259 kills and 38 aces for a regional championship squad. 

- See more at: http://www.highschoolcubenews.com/news_article/show/314040?referrer_id=596370

Girls Volleyball All-Area

Girls volleyball/Top 20

https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20131118/sports/711189595/

 Huntley falls in Sectional 

Huntley (25-15), however, couldn’t solve Warren’s riddles. The Blue Devils built significant leads in both sets before the Red Raiders staged comebacks that ultimately fell short. 

Class 4A Rockford Jefferson Regional Champions

 Chicago Sun Times Courier-

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

REGIONAL FINALS

CLASS 4A

JEFFERSON

Huntley d. DeKalb 25-17, 24-26, 25-13

Huntley: Emily Westermeyer 12 kills, 8 digs; Erin Lyman 11 kills; Kelsey DeWulf 31 assists, 9 digs; Rachel Shores 17 digs

 Article updated: 10/31/2013 8:54 PM

Huntley avenges last year with regional title

Huntley outlasts DeKalb to take volleyball regional crown

Daily Herald Tuesday 10/29/13

Huntley posts win in Reginal

Huntley d. Belvidere North: Erin Lyman had 7 kills and 6 digs and Emily Westermeyer added 2 aces, 3 kills and 5 digs as Huntley won 25-13, 25-19 in the semifinals of the Class 4A Rockford Jefferson regional. Kelsey DeWulf added 22 assists, 4 kills and 3 digs for the Red Raiders (23-13), who will play DeKalb Thursday at 6 p.m. for the regional title. 

 Daily Herald Thursday 10/17/13

Huntley actually held a 15-14 lead in Game 1 after a kill by Emily Westermeyer, but the Gators seized control with a 6-1 run to take a 20-16 lead on an ace by Nolan.

Westermeyer and DeWulf paced the Red Raiders with 9 kills each.

 Chicago Sun Times 10/12/13

http://www.highschoolcubenews.com/news_article/show/298684?referrer_id=997626

In the third set, Huntley got strong efforts from Emily Westermeyer and Erin Lyman on the attack and Rachel Shores in the back row and nearly staged its own comeback win. The Red Raiders trailed 15-9, stormed back and took a 22-21 lead on consecutive kills by Westermeyer and Erin Erb but two freebees left Boylan ahead again, then Varga’s kill and a quick set kill by Bryanna Weiskercher gave the Titans the title.

Huntley had 17 kills from Westermeyer in the title match and 33 for the day. Lyman, now healthy after a hand injury, had nine kills in the title match and 26 for the day. Shores had 21 digs in the finale and 76 digs on the day.

 Daily Herald Saturday 10/12/13

Huntley a strong second at own invite

Huntley fell just shy on Saturday of becoming the first girls volleyball team this season to knock off undefeated Rockford Boylan and Penn State-bound setter Bryanna Weiskircher.

After rallying from a 21-15 deficit in Game 3 to beat Marian Central in the semifinals of the 29th Annual Huntley Tournament, the hosts opened the title match against Boylan on fire. The Red Raiders did nearly everything right in winning the first game, 25-12, and their momentum translated to a 7-0 lead in Game 2.

The decisive third game was just as tight. Huntley took its last lead at 22-21 when Erin Erb slammed on overpass to the floor, but the Titans won the next 3 points. The last of Emily Westermeyer's 17 kills drew Huntley within 24-23, but Weiskircher sealed championship point by dumping a teammate's pass straight down to finalize a 25-23 win.

 NW Herald

Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013 9:50 p.m. CDT

Cary-Grove 2, Huntley 1: At Huntley, the Trojans won a narrow three-set match, 25-27, 28-26, 25-21, in Fox Valley Conference Valley Division play. Kayli Trausch had 13 blocks and 11 kills for Cary-Grove (14-13 overall, 5-4 FVC Valley). Sarah Graham added five aces.

Emily Westermeyer led the Red Raiders (11-9, 5-4) with 14 kills and 13 digs. Erin Lyman and Rachael Kisten each added 11 kills and Kelsey Dewulf had 33 assists and nine digs.

NW Herald

Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013 11:50 p.m. CDT

2013 Asics Challenge:

The Red Raiders (12-8) went 2-3 with wins over Mercy and Memorial Catholic. Huntley was led by Emily Westermeyer, who had 38 kills and 29 digs. Kelsey DeWulf had 95 assists and Erin Lyman added 33 kills. Rachel Shores had 56 digs for the Red Raiders.  

Daily Herald

Girls volleyball top 20

Huntley is ranked 18th.

NW Herald

Created: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 10:39 p.m. CDT

Prairie Ridge 2, Huntley 1: At Huntley, Kennedy McNeil had 14 kills in a 16-25, 25-21, 25-20 FVC Valley win for the Wolves (10-6, 4-3 FVC Valley).

Emily Westermeyer had eight kills and ten digs for the Red Raiders (9-4, 4-2). 

 NW Herald Thursday 9/27/13

Huntley 2, McHenry 0: At Huntley, Emily Westermeyer had six kills and six digs to lead the Red Raiders (9-3, 4-1) to an FVC Valley victory over the Warriors, 25-15, 25-14. Kelsey DeWult had 20 assists, and Erin Lyman added five kills for Huntley.

 Daily Herald Thursday 9/27/13

Huntley d. McHenry: Erin Lyman (5 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs), Rachael Kisten (5 kills), Rachel Shores (5 digs, 2 kills), Kelsey DeWulf (20 assists, 3 digs) and Emily Westermeyer (6 kills, 6 digs) led the Red Raiders to a 25-15, 25-14 FVC Valley win.

 Created: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 10:29 p.m. CDT NW Herald

Huntley volleyball sweeps Cary-Grove

Watch the video highlights of the game of the week:

http://www.mchenrycountysports.com/articles/2013/09/18/82fac5fcc04e46d7b7f9f604cc3b503a/index.xml

Huntley beat Fox Valley Conference Valley Division rival C-G, 25-11, 25-22, despite forfeiting libero Rachel Shores’ five service points and a Game 2 Trojans resurgence that nearly forced a third set. 

The Trojans used an 8-2 late run to tie the score at 22 on Seymour’s block, but Huntley outside Emily Westermeyer hit down the line twice and Gundlach knocked down the final blow for match point. 

“It was good to push because teams always come back stronger in the second game,” Westermeyer said. “Cary is always good with energy and hitting the spots, so we needed to play strong.”

 Article updated: 9/17/2013 10:39 PM Daily Herald

Huntley shakes off Cary-Grove

The Red Raiders simply accepted the officials' decision, went back to work and rebuilt their big lead on the way to a 25-11, 25-22 sweep of the Trojans in a Fox Valley Conference Valley Division matchup.

Here is the newspaper article

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130917/sports/709179664/

Westermeyer led the Red Raiders with consecutive kills to put her team on the precipice of victory and senior Brittney Gundlach sealed match point with a tip kill.

 9/5/13 NW Herald newspaper

Huntley volleyball edges Prairie Ridge

They relied on a diverse attack, which featured four players finishing with at least four kills apiece. Senior outside hitter Emily Westermeyer tallied a match-high eight kills while senior outside hitter Alex Kisten and Erb each had five and six kills, respectively.

http://www.mchenrycountysports.com/articles/2013/09/06/166082ff320f45558c55697e77dcee42/index.xml

 "Communication was really key," said Erb, who matched Westermeyer's team-high 9 kills. "If we messed up, we'd just say we were going to get the next one. And it's always good to have the big Raider Nation behind us, too. They pumped us up even more and made it a whole lot better on the court."

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130903/sports/709039630/

  8/21/12

2013 Illinois Girls Volleyball Preview For PrepVolleyball.com Top 199 players

Here are a 199 reasons to watch Illinois girls volleyball in 2013:

 http://prepvolleyball.com/content/view/3611/477/

 8/21/12

2013 Illinois Girls Volleyball Preview For PrepVolleyball.com Top 25 teams

 Huntley is ranked 13th.

 http://prepvolleyball.com/content/view/3611/477/

 8/27/12 Chicago Sun Times Courier newspaper

Check out the 2013 Courier-News volleyball preview, complete with a list of the area’s top teams and players.

http://www.highschoolcubenews.com/news_article/show/280229?referrer_id=596370

   8/22/12 Chicago Sun Times newspaper

Check out Phil Brozynski's preseason top 20 girls volleyball teams here.  Huntley is ranked 13th.

8/20/12 Chicago Sun Times newspaper

Huntley - The Red Raiders were a Class A powerhouse in the 1990s, reaching the state quarterfinals four consecutive years between 1994-1997 and finishing fourth twice, third and second. But after losing in the quarterfinals in 2001, Huntley barely sniffed Bloomington. That was supposed to change in 2010 when Huntley was 32-4 heading into the regional final, but the Red Raiders were stunned by DeKalb 25-22, 25-21. Huntley, under second-year coach Karen Liss, is looking to return to those glory years behind a group that went 17-11 in 2012 and won the Great Lakes summer league. Top players this year include 5-9 senior outside hitter Emily Westermeyer, 5-8 senior outside Erin Lyman, 5-8 junior setter Kelsey Dewulf. 6-0 senior rightside Rachael Kisten and 5-5 senior libero Rachel Shores. Newcomers include 5-8 freshman outside hitter Ally Dion, younger sister of former Huntley great and 2011 Chicago Sun-Times All-Area selection Amy Dion (Maryland), and 5-10 junior middle Erin Erb.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/backrow/

 8/24/12 NW Herald newspaper

The NW Herald newspaper article said "Huntley returns seven players including Emily Westermeyer, a junior outside who commanded attention."

http://issuu.com/shawmedia/docs/130824101409-afbbdc9d115c4605af2fa62448465b42/29?e=6566581/4577380

Huntley

Coach: Karen Liss, second season

Last year’s record: 17-20 overall, 6-6 FVC Valley (fourth)

Top returners: Kelsey DeWulf (jr., S); Emily Westermyer (sr., OH); Erin Lyman (sr., OH); Rachel Shores (sr., L); Britney Gundlach (sr., MB); Eilish Regan (sr., DS); Rachael Kisten (sr., OH); 

Key newcomers: Ally Dion (fr., OH); Alex Kisten (so., OH); Erin Orb (jr., OH)

Outlook: Where the Red Raiders were young last year, they are experienced. Huntley is riding a wave of confidence after winning the Great Lakes summer league and shedding the program’s rebuilding tag. Liss predicts her team will be tough this season, which will match its schedule. Outside of conference play, the Raiders head to stacked tournaments including joining South and C-G at the Asics Challenge at Mother McAuley in October. 

 http://www.mchenrycountysports.com/articles/2013/08/23/52148ca3a8674ffdb722d8cf2dc00964/index.xml

2013 Great Lakes Summer league in Aurora IL.  There were forty teams but only one Champion remained, and that was Huntley HS.  Great way to start the season. Click the picture to enlarge.

 2012 Junior Season

Girls Volleyball - 2012 all-area Northwest Herald team(11/22/12)

Girls Volleyball - 2012 NW Herald all-Valley Conference team (11/8/12)

Girls Volleyball - 2012 Daily Herald  Fox Valley all-area team

Emily was selected to the Fox Valley region all area team!

https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20121025/sports/710259775/

Emily Westermeyer, MaxPreps posted 2012 final regular season Huntley HS stats:

 http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/vPgUslCojkWeV3h0t0cyEw/volleyball-fall-12/stats-emily--westermeyer.htm

• Attacks Kills
  224
 
• Serving Aces
  22
 
• Total Blocks
  22
• Digs
  201
 
• Assists
  6
 
• Kills Per Set
  2.8

 PrepVolleyball.com

Huntley Upset Roils Challenge

A young Huntley squad stunned nationally-ranked Lone Peak Friday night in Chicago, upsetting what historically has been typicality on Day 1 of the Asics Challenge. 

10/1/13 Prep Volleyball.com

Asics Challenge: Third-seeded Notre Dame, playing its quarterfinal at Brother Rice across the parking lot, played even with surprising Huntley (finished 8th) until an 11-3 run broke open a close first set. Ogle, Thelen, Hallman, Klare and Micaela Stephensen were catalysts in Game 1 for the Pandas, a 25-17 win. Emily Westermeyer, Erin Lyman, Brittney Gundlach and Kelsey DeWulf had nice moments for Huntley, which lost the second set by the same score and would finish in eighth place after an 0-3 day. St. Francis bounced back from the three-set loss to JCA to sweep Huntley for seventh place. 

9/30/12 NW Herald

 Asics Challenge: At Chicago, Huntley won one of its five matches, finished 8th in the Gold bracket out of 24 teams, defeating Lone Peak (Utah), 25-17, 25-20. Emily Westermeyer led the Red Raiders (7-12) with nine kills in the victory, and Rachel Shores added 17 digs.

9/30/12 Daily Herald

Huntley was the surprise story of Friday pool play.

The young Red Raiders, seeded 22nd out of 24 teams with the worst record of the teams playing at the Asics, stunned nationally ranked Lone Peak (Utah) 25-17, 25-20 to make the Gold playoffs and finished in 8th place.

On Saturday Huntley (7-10) dropped a 25-17, 25-17 decision to Notre Dame Academy (Ky.) and lost to Pius XI (Wisc.) 25-10, 17-25, 25-18 before falling to St. Francis. Matching up against the best still was what Huntley coach Karen Liss hoped for. 

“This was a great opportunity for us to see some of the best of the best,” Liss said. “Our goal this whole season is playing consistent and we showed Friday night when playing consistent and minimizing errors what we could do. When that doesn’t we struggle against teams like St. Francis. You can’t give a team like that four or five points and expect to come back. They’re too good.”

Liss noted that her team’s serve-receive was flawless Friday and thought outsides Emily Westermeyer and Erin Lyman played consistently all weekend.

“We passed on system and we could run our fast offense,” Liss said. “We are a fast team. We’re not a team that’s going to bounce balls and throw them down; we’re not that big. But offensively we spread it out and run a fast offense. Last night our opponents didn’t know where the ball was going.” 

MaxPreps.com

Emily Westermeyer 

MaxPreps.com

Emily Westermeyer 

Player of the Match

9/28/12  PrepVolleyball.com Preview

Asics Challege Analysis for Pool 6

Huntley was a nationally-ranked team a year ago, but graduation took a heavy toll on the Red Raiders, who are just 6-9 so far in 2012. Huntley has a freshman starting at setter, Kelsey DeWulf, but is otherwise junior dominated, with Emily Westermeyer, Erin Lyman, Rachael Kisten and Rachel Shores key players.

 10/25/12 Daily Herald Rockford East regional Championship

Dekalb scrapped past Huntley 26-24 and 28-26 Erin Lyman led Huntley with 8 kills. Hailey Vitacco added 7 and Emily Westermeyer 6 for the Red Raiders (15-20).

 10/23/12 NW HERALD

Huntley volleyball upsets Belvidere North

ROCKFORD – The Huntley girls volleyball team pulled off an upset Tuesday.

The third-seeded Red Raiders came back from a one-set disadvantage to defeat second-seeded Belvidere North, 23-25, 25-23, 25-9, in the IHSA Class 4A Rockford East regional semifinals.

Huntley (16-14) will face face top-seeded DeKalb in the regional finals on Thursday at 6 p.m.

Junior Rachael Kisten had a team-high 11 kills, and junior outside hitters Erin Lyman had 10 kills to go with 10 digs and Emily Westermeyer had 8 kills and 2 aces. Sophomore Kelsey DeWulf delivered two aces and 30 assists for Huntley.

 10/23/12 Rockford East Regional

No. 2 Belvidere North vs. No. 3 Huntley, 7 p.m. Tuesday

About the Red Raiders: In the competitive FVC Valley Division, Huntley finished .500 in conference play (6-6). The all-around play of Erin Lyman and Emily Westermeyer can fuel the Red Raiders to an upset against Belvidere North.

http://www.mchenrycountysports.com/articles/2012/10/22/r_prmbmbiktpgnpn1x2nfimg/index.xml

 10/18/12 NW HERALD

Huntley 2, McHenry 0: At McHenry, Emily Westermeyer had six kills and 10 digs, and Rachael Shores added nine digs for the Red Raiders (16-19, 6-6) in their 25-16, 25-23 FVC Valley Division win.

10/11/12 Daily Herald

 Huntley d. Cary-Grove: Emily Westermeyer had 10 kills and Rachel Shores added 9 digs to lead the Red Raiders to a 26-24, 29-27 Fox Valley Conference Valley Division win. Ellish Reagan added 3 aces and 5 digs and Kelsey DeWulf had 18 assists for Huntley (12-15, 5-6).

MaxPreps.com

Huntley vs. Jacobs

Emily Westermeyer  Player of the Match

.440 hitting percentage (13/25 with 2 errors) with no serve receive errors in 7 attempts

 10/9/12 Daily Herald

Huntley d. Jacobs: Huntley pulled off a mild Fox Valley Conference Valley Division win, 19-25, 25-17, 31-29. Emily Westermeyer (8 kills, 2 aces), Erin Lyman (12 kills), Kelsey DeWulf (20 assists, 14 digs) and Rachel Shores (16 digs) led the Red Raiders (11-15, 4-6). Alyssa Ehrhardt had 14 kills, 9 digs and 6 aces and Katie Kasper had 11 digs for the Golden Eagles. Taylor Lauder (13 assists, 10 digs), Maris Smith (3 kills, 7 digs), Rachel Arceneaux (3 kills), Mackie Trauv (12 assists, 4 digs), Katie Mahoney (4 kills) and Bridget Wallenberger (3 kills, 3 blocks) also contributed for Jacobs (25-7, 6-3). 

 10/9/12 NW HERALD

Huntley 2, Jacobs 1: At Huntley, the Red Raiders dropped the first game and needed 31 points to win the third game in a 19-25, 25-17, 31-29 FVC Valley win. Emily Westermeyer had eight kills and 13 digs to lead Huntley.

 10/5-6/12 Huntley Invite: Daily Herald

Huntley 4th: The host Red Raiders took fourth place at their own invite, beating Round Lake, Harlem and Belvidere and losing to Jacobs and Richmond-Burton. Erin Lyman (41 digs, 27 kills, 11 aces), Emily Westermeyer (40 kills, 20 digs), Rachel Shores (39 digs), Haley Vitacco (24 kills, 9 digs), Kelsey DeWulf (101 assists, 9 kills) and Elish Reagan (36 digs, 10 aces) led Huntley (10-15) in the tournament.

 MaxPreps.com

Huntley @ Crystal Lake SouthEmily Westermeyer  Player of the Match

.400 hitting percentage with 2 aces and 7 digs

10/2/12 Daily Herald

 Crystal Lake South d. Huntley: Nicole Jurkash had 9 kills and Lindsey Murphy finished with 22 assists and 8 digs to lead Crystal Lake South to a 25-19, 25-23 victory over Fox Valley (Valley) Conference opponent Huntley. Kylie Portera had 5 kills and 3 blocks for the Gators (20-6, 7-1). The Red Raiders (7-13, 1-5) were led by Erin Lyman (8 kills, 7 digs), Rachel Shores (12 digs), Kelsey DeWulf (22 assists, 3 digs), and Emily Westermeyer (7 digs, 5 kills, 2 aces).

 9/27/12 Daily Herald

Prairie Ridge d. Huntley: Rachel Shores had 8 digs, Elish Reagan 6 digs, Emily Westermeyer 4 digs and an ace and Kelsey DeWulf 6 digs for Huntley (6-9, 2-5) in an FVC Valley loss.

 MaxPreps.com

Emily Westermeyer

9/25/12 NW Herald

 Huntley 2, McHenry 1: At Huntley, Emily Westermeyer had 14 kills, a block and six digs en route to the Red Raiders’ FVC Valley Division win, 22-25, 25-22, 25-16. Kelsey De-Wulf contributed 30 assists, and Hailey Vitacco had nine kills and three aces for Huntley (6-8, 2-4).

 MaxPreps.com

Emily Westermeyer

9/20/12 Daily Herald

Huntley d. Woodstock: Emily Westermeyer had 11 kills and 7 digs and Erin Lyman added 5 kills, 7 digs and 3 aces to lead Huntley to a 25-11, 25-17 FVC crossover win. Hailey Vitacco (2 aces, 2 kills, 3 digs), Elish Reagan (4 aces, 5 digs) and Rachel Kisten (4 kills) also contributed for the Red Raiders.

9/13/12 Daily Herald

Emily Westermeyer paced the Red Raiders with 12 kills and 13 digs while Rachel Kisten and Vitacco contributed 9 kills apiece. Rachel Shores had 14 digs and Kelsey DeWulf collected 31 assists for the Red Raiders.

 9/4/12 Daily Herald

Prairie Ridge d. Huntley: Erin Lyman had 4 kills and 9 digs, Rachel Shores added 10 digs and Emily Westermeyer added 4 kills and 10 digs but Huntley lost a tough FVC Valley match 23-25, 25-20, 25-14. Kelsey DeWulf had 15 assists for the Red Raiders (3-5, 0-1).

MaxPreps.com

Emily Westermeyer

 8/30/12 NW Herald GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

HUNTLEY D. GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL 25-10, 25-15

Huntley 2, Grayslake Central 0: At Huntley, Emily Westermeyer was 10 of 19 in kills and made eight digs to lead the Red Raiders (3-4) to a, 25-11, 25-14, FVC crossover win.

Also for Huntley, Kelsey DeWulf had 20 assists.

Go to the link below and down the page halfway to title of girls volleyball:

http://www.mchenrycountysports.com/articles/2012/08/31/r_7yioav5itzsxebey2ruyug/index.xml

8/30/12 Daily Herald

HUNTLEY D. GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL 25-10, 25-15

Huntley d. Grayslake Central: Emily Westermeyer had 10 kills and Erin Erb added 9 as the Red Raiders win this FVC crossover 25-11, 25-14. Westermeyer and Rachel Shores each had 8 digs for Huntley (3-4) and Kelsey DeWulf added 20 assists and 7 service points.

Go to the link below and down the page halfway to Huntley girls volleyball match

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120830/sports/708309547/

 MaxPreps.com

Emily Westermeyer

8/29/12 Sun Times newspaper

Huntley has been a traditional power in the FVC Valley, but its success depends on the development of players like freshman middle Erin Erb and sophomore Kelsey DeWulf to complement returning standout middle blocker Hailey Vitacco, junior outside hitter Erin Lyman, and junior hitter Emily Westermeyer.

“Our quickness and scrappy defense will make us very competitive,” Whitehouse said.

 8/25/12 Daily Herald newspaper

Huntley Red Raiders

Coach: Karen Liss (seventh season, first at Huntley)

Conference: Fox Valley (Valley)

Last year: 31-7, 9-3 FVC Valley

Top players: seniors Haley Ream (MB), Hailey Vitacco (MB); juniors Rachel Kisten (RH), Erin Lyman (OH), Eilish Reagan (DS), Rachel Shores (DS), Emily Westermeyer (OH); sophomore Kelsey DeWulf (S); freshman Erin Erb (MB)

Outlook: A complete overhaul. That’s the best description of the Huntley girls volleyball program this year. New coach Karen Liss takes over Michelle Jakubowski, now the school’s athletic director. Liss inherits a rebuilding program following the graduation of multiple senior stars from last season’s sectional finalist, including hitter Samantha Boesch (Wake Forest) and all-area team honorary captain Amy Dion (Maryland). Senior Hailey Vitacco (6-0) is the only member of the rotation returning, though defender Erin Lyman and Emily Westermeyer did see some playing time. The Red Raiders get an influx of new blood, including junior right-side hitter Rachel Kisten (6-0), sophomore setter Kelsey DeWulf and freshman middle Erin Erb (5-11). “We have a lot of rebuilding to do,” Liss said. “This year we’re really the underdog. Nobody really expects much from us, so I hope we can come in and surprise a lot of teams. This group works very hard. A strength is our speed. We can catch some teams off-guard.”

2012 Northwest Herald newspaper Girls Volleyball Time Capsule

 Huntley

Coach Karen Liss (1st Season)

2011 record:31-7 overall, 9-3 (FVC Valley)

Top returners: Hailey Vitacco Sr., MH; Emily Westermeyer, Jr., OH; Erin Lyman, Jr., OH

Key Newcomers: Kelsey DeWulf So., S; Rachel Shores, Jr., L

What to expect:  Former Hampshire coach Liss takes over a Huntley club that has won 20 or more games in four straight seasons. Vitacco a Division-I prospect, Westermeyer and Lyman, which are go to outside hitters, could lead the Red Raiders past that win total once again. But Huntley will have to make up for the loss of several key seniors from last year's 31-win team."We are a young team and have to rebuild from losing (those) seniors," Liss said. "But the girls are a very dedicated group who want to be successful."

2011 Sophomore Season

Current Huntley High School national rankings (9/23/11):

#58 PrepVolleyball.com

#41 ESPNRise.com

#44 MaxPreps.com Freeman Ranking (#1 in Illinois)

Red Raiders defeat Barrington to win 2011 Regional Championship