Mount Pulaski ranks No. 4 in the Top 50 IHSA Volleyball Programs

MPHS set to recognize legendary volleyball coach Donna Dulle and her former players and coaches

 

[November 25, 2024]  The Mount Pulaski High School volleyball program has a long history of success that began with the hiring of Donna Dulle back in 1981. Hundreds of athletes went through the program and achieved great success under Dulle, and for that, they are being recognized on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Gym at Mount Pulaski High School.

Mount Pulaski was recently named the fourth best volleyball program in the history of the IHSA state tournament, surrounded by teams on the list from the Chicago and St. Louis areas. That is very impressive for the small school that has long been known as a volleyball powerhouse in central Illinois.

“We are so excited to recognize Coach Dulle, the student-athletes, and the other coaches throughout the program’s history,” said Johnathan Jordan, athletic director at MPHS.

“It is impressive that our program has been recognized at No. 4 and we wanted to make sure that the coach and the student-athletes had a chance to be recognized for their achievements. The timing this Wednesday with the Bill Rucks Tournament and Thanksgiving seemed like a perfect time to get the community together.”

The public is invited to attend the ceremony on Wednesday evening.

Cake by Donna Vaughan will also be served.

Please check out the IHSA press release for more details on the success of the Mount Pulaski volleyball program.

Here is the list of the top 10 volleyball programs:

1. Mother McAuley
2. Wheaton St. Francis
3. Breese Mater Dei
4. Mt. Pulaski
5. Joliet Catholic Academy
6. Downers Grove South
7. Breese Central
8. Normal University High
9. Belleville West
10. Quincy Notre Dame

[Teena Lowery]