A GOOD SET OF BROTHERS BLOOMFIELDS ENJOYING RUN WITH WEST VALLEY CHRISTIAN VOLLEYBALL.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer Two brothers, one volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. . Anyone who grew up with siblings siblings npl (formal) → frères et sœurs mpl (de mêmes parents) can envision the potential problems with that scenario. Fortunately for the West Valley Christian Christian flees the City of Destruction. [Br. Lit.: Pilgrim’s Progress] See : Escape Christian travels to Celestial City with cumbrous burden on back. [Br. Lit. High of West Hills boys' volleyball team, brothers Justin and Josh JOSH Joshua JOSH Job Scheduling Hierarchically Bloomfield somehow found a way to make the situation work. Most of the time, that is. ``It's only bad when he tries bossing me around,'' said Josh, West Valley's sophomore setter setter: see sporting dog. setter Any of three breeds derived from a medieval hunting dog that would set (lie down) when it found birds so that it and the birds could be covered with a net. Setters have long hair on the ears, chest, legs, and tail. . ``He's older than me, so he'll do that sometimes.'' Otherwise? ``Other than him bossing me around or constantly telling me to feed him the ball, it's fine,'' Josh said. As one might imagine, Justin Bloomfield, a senior, looks at it a bit differently. ``It works out fine,'' Josh said. ``We get along really well on the court.'' All kidding - and arguing - aside, the Brothers Bloomfield are having a blast teaming up to help lead the West Valley Christian volleyball program. The Falcons have played the sport just three years, and success was nonexistent non·ex·is·tence n. 1. The condition of not existing. 2. Something that does not exist. non the first two when they won two matches overall. But with the Bloomfields, Daniel Mikusky, Ben Ishizuka and Brian LeGrande benefiting from first-year coach John Ullen's more focused approach, the Falcons are 8-0. ``It's a really great feeling to finally experience this kind of winning,'' Justin Bloomfield said. ``It wasn't a whole lot of fun around here the first two years, but it's definitely been enjoyable this year.'' Although Justin Bloomfield is constantly in his brother's ear about feeding him sets, Josh Bloomfield knows the importance of spreading the wealth around. That is one of the reasons West Valley has enjoyed its success this season. ``To me, I don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. who it is telling me to give them the ball,'' Josh said. ``The biggest thing is getting it to the guy who is going to make something happen. Whether that's Justin or someone else doesn't really matter to me. I just want to win.'' His brother respects that. ``To me, Josh is a great setter because he can make all the passes,'' Justin said. ``He's been playing really well so far, and that's a big reason why we've been winning.'' Ullen, who took over the program this year, is impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with the brothers. ``They can both jump and they both have good instincts for the game,'' Ullen said. ``They aren't the biggest players around, but for whatever reason they play bigger and stronger than they are.'' Vincent Bonsignore, (818) 713-3612 vincent.bonsignore(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Brothers Justin, left, and Josh Bloomfield lead the West Valley Christian volleyball team. Joel P. Lugavere/Special to the Daily News |
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