There were some initial reservations on the part of Laguna’s volleyball community early this season when 19-year-old Dylan Bennett stepped up to take the helm.

Needless to say, all doubts have been erased. Bennet, a member of the US World Volleyball team and graduate of Dos Pueblos, has used his knowledge of the game to coach Laguna’s boys volleyball team to one of its best seasons yet.

The Owls, who are currently undefeated in league after crushing Cate School, played a tough schedule.

"We’ve beat a few division four teams, we’ve participated in a few local tournaments which are filled with high end teams, and now we are ranked in the top ten for our division," senior captain Pascal Karam said.

The tough schedule has prepared the Owls for their dominating sweep of the Condor League and has given them confidence for the playoffs.

Senior Pascal Karam commented on the boys’ loss to Flintridge Prep, "We just fell apart, they capitalized on our mistakes which was unfortunate. It’s sad, but I am just happy we did as well as we did."

The scores reflected the tough match with Laguna’s loss in five games: 25-22, 25-20, 16-25, 11-25, 10-15.