Lyons - girlsvolleyball

« Back to Lyons home page

Alexis Viliunas, the heart of the Lyons

Lyons could have fallen out of the spotlight this fall after graduating 10 seniors from its 2010 state championship team, including 6-foot-3 Illinois recruit Jocelyn …

May 8, 2012

All-area girls volleyball team

Led by University of Illinois recruit and 2010 state champion Alexis Viliunas of Lyons, the 2011 Sun-Times All-Area girls volleyball team reflects the hotbed of …

May 8, 2012

Girls Volleyball: Marist rallies back to top Lyons

Marist’s quest Saturday to beat Lyons at the Class 4A Hinsdale South Supersectional and earn the program’s first-ever trip to state finals weekend turned into …

May 8, 2012

Girls Volleyball: Lyons survives Young’s upset bid

Laura Williams and Alexis Viliunas form an unorthodox and devastating offensive combination. Williams is a superb outside hitter and Viliunas is a 6-foot hitter who …

May 8, 2012

Girls Volleyball: Hinsdale Central falls to Lyons in sectional, Young downs Downers North

This time the defending Class 4A state champions left no doubt who was the better team. After suffering an upset loss to Hinsdale Central Oct. …

Nov 16, 2011

Mother McAuley breaks out of slump

Mother McAuley has been in something of a funk recently, and Wednesday at Lyons seemed like a good time to snap out of it. It …

Oct 27, 2011

Best friends swap records for Lyons

Digs are not the most popular statistic in the game of volleyball, which makes sense that neither Laura Williams or Megan Miller knew that they …

Oct 15, 2011

Mother McAuley stays up, takes Lyons down

The most important thing Mother McAuley had to remember to take into Saturday’s Rich East Volleyball Tournament championship match against Lyons Township was its adrenaline. …

Oct 8, 2011

Lyons downs Glenbard West in three games

Glenbard West wants to get where Lyons was last year and still is until proven otherwise, but there were two very good reasons the Hilltoppers …

Oct 3, 2011

Lyons loses to York again

Alyssa Keeve is quick to eliminate any comparisons to last year’s state championship team. “We had one loss last year. We have four losses this …

Sep 29, 2011

York gets revenge on Lyons

York did not have to wait long to get back at Lyons for the pasting the Lions handed the Dukes two weeks ago. And Lyons …

Sep 15, 2011

Lyons teammates to become rivals

A pair of future college volleyball careers started with informal games of pepper on Caroline Avenue in Western Springs. Lyons seniors Megan Miller and Laura …

Sep 14, 2011

Seniors lead Lyons past Willowbrook

Last year, Lyons’ Alexis Viliunas, Laura Williams and Megan Miller ruled the roost. This year, they are playing mother hen. The three seniors and only …

Sep 10, 2011

Lyons looks to defend title

It has been a while since Joann Pyritz has prepared Lyons’ girls volleyball team for a state title defense. The Lions last won State in …

Aug 30, 2011

Top 10 Teams 1. York: Five starters are back from a 34-6 team that finished fourth in Class 4A last season. 2. Hinsdale South: The …

Aug 30, 2011

Lyons’ Williams preps for Atlanta

Laura Williams is preparing to fill some pretty big shoes for Lyons’ girls volleyball team this fall. Williams ranked second in kills last season for …

Aug 23, 2011

Lyons continues torrid run

Lyons has two of the most potent outside hitters around in 6-foot-2 Illinois-bound senior Jocelyn Birks and 5-10 junior Laura Williams. But their combined 18 …

Oct 21, 2010

Lyons one step closer to repeat trip

Lyons moved one step closer to a return trip to the IHSA Class 4A finals, when the top-seeded and sectional host Lions claimed a 25-13, …

Nov 5, 2010

Lyons gets revenge against Marist

A few of the digs were nothing short of ridiculous. To Lyons Township senior outside hitter Jocelyn Birks, however, the amazing plays by Marist libero …