Serving the competition

Each spring, as the school year winds down to a close, the boy’s volleyball team returns to the court and warms up their arms for another campaign. This year, the Aces are filled with young, talented, and eager players looking to improve and progress their game. Despite fielding a varsity team with mostly sophomores and only one returning member, the team has played competitively over the course of the season, despite having a losing record. While they may be hungry for more wins in the present, players are extremely optimistic about the future of the program. As the only returning varsity player, outside hitter Tristen Arellano ’25 has shined as an explosive playmaker, slamming down spike after spike. He showed out in LM’s game against Avon Grove HS with a remarkable sixteen kills (plays resulting in points for his team). Defensive specialist Joshua Dang ’25 has also contributed with fourteen digs (saving a point) in one game against Spring-Ford HS. Dang says he is “proud of what we have been able to accomplish and the improvement my whole team has made from where we started as freshmen last year.” Overall, this is a close-knit and passionate group of young men who are ready to show the Central League what they can really do. Despite being such a young group, this unit plays like a machine, churning out aces, sets, and serves on the court. Of course, none of that could be possible without working hard to perfect their craft day in and day out. The Aces routinely bring their best to practices, as the real work is done well before game day. Intense drills centered around serving, spiking, and passing fuel their success. The team knows that their hard work will pay off, and Dang is “looking forward to sticking with the team and showing how good [they] can be.”