VOLLEYBALL

FROM PAGE 22 ever since I was young. I just love it and want it to become a bigger sport in the state.

“When I rst started playing it was a club level thing and then my freshman year at Legend we got second in the state, last year we got third and this year we are trying to make it rst,” he said. Legend (6-1) is ranked third in the CHSSANow.com state poll, defeating underRidge, 3-0, in a Continental League match on March 23. e set scores were 25-10, 25-15 and 25-17.

“We think we’re pretty good,” said Lindstrom. “I think we’ll be in the top ve or six in the state for sure. We expect to be very competitive through the whole year.”

Wright is grati ed about Legend’s start this season.

“We’ve started o pretty strong,” he said. “We’ve got our chemistry going. Communications is the key to our success. We’re just swinging well, ghting well and passing well and playing at a good level.”

Wright, a 6-foot-4 junior, had a strong game against underRidge (0-3) with 13 kills, three aces, two blocks and 10 digs.

Senior Reece Lindstrom had six aces and 12 assists while senior Tommy Gibas had ve kills and DavisRoach contributed nine assists.