Wolves fall to Kennedy Cougars in 3-0 home volleyball match

Fans reflect on the team’s performance in home game
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By Olamide Olumide, Editor-in-Chief
Sep 30, 2025
Everybody Hit the Floor Outside hitter Lauren Renard drops to the floor to dig a tough attack from the Cougars
Everybody Hit the Floor Outside hitter Lauren Renard drops to the floor to dig a tough attack from the Cougars
Olamide Olumide
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The bottom line | On Monday, Sept. 29, the Wolves’ girls volleyball team unfortunately lost to the Kennedy cougars in an engaging home game with a final score of 0-3.

 

Highlights |

  • Lauren Renard (#27) spiked the ball over the net, slamming it down and earning a point for the Wolves as the Cougars were unable to return it
  • Nancy Paiz (#16) chased down a stray ball which kept the rally alive, but Kennedy ultimately came out on top
  • Lauren Renard (#27) bravely dove for the ball, but it fell short and didn’t make it over the net

 

What’s next | The Wolves’ volleyball team will face off against the Reseda Regents this Wednesday, Oct. 1, at Reseda.

 

Word on campus | “I find it fun and suspenseful watching the girls play and fight for the ball,” senior Ashley Baralles said.  “But today I felt disappointed.”

 

Team thoughts | “I think we did well at hitting the ball and receiving outside hits but our weakest points were not covering enough ground and I think we lacked communication with each other,” outside hitter Kimberly Nunez said.

 

For the books | 

  • 1 win, 15 losses
  • Valley Mission League 
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Olamide Olumide
Olamide Olumide, Editor-in-Chief
Olamide Olumide is a four-year journalism student who worked her way up from staff writer to Editor-in-Chief. Now in her second year leading The Mirror, she is passionate about storytelling and mentoring new writers. Olumide plans to pursue communications in college while also exploring business and marketing. She especially enjoys writing feature stories that highlight student voices. Despite this, she’s received numerous awards for her news writings. Outside the newsroom, she loves spending time with family and friends, getting lost in romance novels and discovering new creative outlets.
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