#high-school-volleyball

#high-school-volleyball

Welcome to February's gym crunch time, when winter sports teams such as basketball are busy with playoffs and spring sports teams such as volleyball are gearing up for the start of their season. "It's pretty brutal," said 6-foot-8 volleyball standout Blake Fahlbusch, who would prefer surfing in the morning and practicing volleyball in the afternoon. Veteran coach Michael Boehle, sipping coffee, understands the routine is only temporary and does his best to get his players focused on their early morning routine.

Going up for that kill I just knew I had to do it for the team,

CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS THURSDAY'S RESULTS Quarterfinals DIVISION I #1 L.A. University d. #9 Larchmont Charter, 25-12, 25-12, 25-16 #4 L.A. Marshall d. #5 Sherman Oaks CES, 25-23, 25-23, 25-19 #3 Granada Hills Kennedy d. #11 San Pedro, 27-25, 28-26, 25-22 #2 Grant d. #10 South Gate, 25-12, 25-19, 25-16 DIVISION II #1 East Valley d. #8 GALA, 25-13, 20-25, 25-20, 25-15

The court wasn't quite perfect. Just about everything else was, though, as Harker hosted Branham in the first of its kind, Battle on the Turf homecoming volleyball match on Harker's football field. The weather cooperated, producing a gorgeously cloudless, nearly windless fall evening. Later in the match, some condensation accumulated on the court and made things a little bit touch and go for the players.