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Always described with enthusiasm and excitement, girls volleyball has become a much loved sport at Rancho Bernardo High School, which provides vigorous and entertaining games worth going to Although, this year our school has begun a new team sport program best to be played in the Springtimegirls beach volleyball.

It was mid-April on a Wednesday when I sat in on my first girls beach volleyball game- hosted by Del Mar Dog Beach- out of support for a close friend and a large amount of pure interest for the newly created team I had packed my camcorder and water bottle- two typical go-tos for a beach trip or reporting assignment The day was cloudy and cold- not the ideal atmosphere for a high-energy beach volleyball game as one would expect. After finding a spot on the sand and observing for a while, I realized that these girls did not let the weather determine how hard they played Sitting center court watching Viviana Campos serve the ball over to opponents from Torrey Pines High School, I noticed high energy from all around me, as parents and local bystanders cheered on. There was something about being outside, with sky all around and the sound of waves crashing in the distance that makes one feel immediately and completely enthralled by the fresh nature of the sport A girls beach volleyball game is also an all-around great event to be at as we teeter atop the peak of school’s end, desperately waiting for that deep exhale and for summer to embrace us. The smell of fresh air makes one long for June, but also get a little taste of it beforehand with April underway

Teammates Viviana Campos and Emily Entwistle take on Torrey Pines High School on April 12th. In beach volleyball, teams consist of two players from each team and four in a court instead of six The two speak to me about how they enjoy having an opposite team partner for each game, and how different this way of teamwork can be from indoor volleyball “It’s only you and your partner, which is different but nice because you can work together to win and play in a different way,” Viviana tells me (See next page for full interview)