Reinard named to Apollo League first team

Bonsall High School freshman Abby Reinard was named to the Apollo League first team for girls volleyball.

"Abby is a phenomenal player who comes with a lot of skill and experience and knowledge of the game," said Bonsall coach Eric Hendy. "She shared her extensive knowledge with the entire team, and even though she's a freshman, came on board as a friendly, yet powerful leader."

Bonsall High School posted a 10-2 Apollo League record to finish second in the standings behind Horizon Prep, which had an 11-1 record. Two other Apollo League teams had winning records in league play as River Valley was 8-4 and School for Entrepreneurship and Technology was 7-5.

"I'm happy," said Hendy of having one all-league selection. "Given our league structure and our limited experience, I'm happy to have anybody."

Reinard was primarily a setter for the Legionnaires. The all-league teams are not selected by specific positions. The libero is a situational player and is considered a starter along with two outside hitters, two middle blockers, a right side hitter, and a setter (some coaches use a formation with two setters), so some leagues have seven first-team and seven second-team berths while others, including the Apollo League, only have six players on each team.

Bonsall had two all-league players for 2016 as Najia Lamb was on the Apollo League first team and ChaCha Pineda was a second-team selection. Neither repeated all-league status for 2017.

"They played great, but they were not in the top 12 in the league," Hendy said.

No Bonsall High School players received all-league recognition in 2015, which was the Legionnaires' first volleyball season.