With the calendar fully focused now on spring, a number of Mission Bay High teams have been in action as of late.
In boys volleyball action, head coach Nikki Caufield’s squad recently dropped a tough four-set loss on the road at Clairemont.
Alex Torres and Jesus Zarate led the Bucs with 15 kills each.  “The match ultimately came down to one or two plays each game that decided the outcome,” Mission Bay High assistant coach Jeff Caufield said. “When we are playing our game, we did very well against Clairemont’s big guns. If we made any mistakes, they exploited them.”  Two days later, the Bucs rebounded for a three-set home sweep over San Diego High.
Torres led the Bucs with 15 kills, Zarate had 13 aces, Jacob Cayatano added 22 assists, and freshman Ryan Derry led the team in passing and digs.  Coach Nikki Caufield said of the boy’s performance: “Last year we had two close losses to San Diego that resulted from our lack of experience, but we avenged last year’s losses with a solid showing today. It is really good to see a number of our younger players start getting into the swing of the match. “We saw some really nice plays today out of our 6-foot 5-inch tall sophomore middle Josh Leon and we see real progress with his development. Once Josh figures it out, he is going to be a force in the middle.”