Mundelein’s Paige Prochnow is on a mission when she’s on the volleyball court.

A 5-foot-9 senior outsider hitter who produces points for the Mustangs with aces and kills, Prochnow wants to generate confidence above all.

“My main thing is always staying positive and cheering people on,” she said. “One of the biggest team downfalls in volleyball is letting your teammates get down on themselves and feel negative. So I really make an effort to build people up and build their confidence. I put 100% effort into everything.”

Prochnow celebrates her teammates at all costs — and sometimes there is a cost. She recalls a match against New Trier in September 2024.

“We had lost the first set, then we had a really, really good comeback,” she said. “It was our game point, and my teammate got a kill,

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