‘‘We are going to deliver a brand of offense that teams in the county have not often seen,” Reed said. ‘‘We are going to focus on the fundamentals, and we have something that no amount of Junior Olympic experience can deliver -- athleticism.”

Daishayna Richardson will return for her senior season to play middle blocker. Sophomore setter Aysha Hsu will make the transition from the JV squad, and will get help from senior hitter Aselin Lands, the Blue Devils’ most-seasoned player. ‘‘If our student-athletes perform half as well as I think they can, we should have a solid season,” Reed said.  more . . .

Reed comes home
Aug. 29, 2007 - All it took was a little encouragement and Alexis Reed came home.  After a successful college volleyball career at Long Island (N.Y.) University concluded last May, Reed, who graduated with a degree in political science, contemplated what to do for a year while she contemplated graduate school. Springbrook High athletics director Ron Lane, seeking a new girls volleyball coach after Melissa Truman left the program, had an idea of how she could spend some of her time.  more . . .