Boys volleyball grows in popularity among local high schools

Legend leads the way

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Boys volleyball became a sanctioned sport in Colorado three years ago and has steadily been growing.

“ e level of volleyball is rising and rising,” said Legend boys volleyball coach Ryan Lindstrom. “It’s getting better and it’s getting bigger.” When the Colorado High Schools Activities Association sanctioned boys volleyball before the start of the 2021 season, players and teams were reluctant to jump in.

“When it was rst sanctioned, Legend was the only school in Parker with a team,” Lindstrom said. “We had kids from Ponderosa and Chaparral try out for the team. is year, Douglas County made the amazing choice to go 100 percent. So all Douglas County schools have boys volleyball teams, which is fantastic.

“We’re lucky at Legend to have some really good players. We have 42 boys in the program. We didn’t cut anybody. We want them to keep playing volleyball.”

Legend’s Paxton Wright has been playing volleyball since he was youngster.

“I was super happy (when boys volleyball was sanctioned),” he said. “I have a deep passion for the sport