Sports run in the family for Hays High junior volleyball player Ryann Torres.

Her father, Javier, who currently works as the head basketball coach at Lockhart High, provided a big role in Torres entering athletics.

But it is her mother, Dorie Luera, who Torres credits the most for her passion for sports.

It’s that passion that has helped Torres become one of the key returners on a Rebel volleyball team vying for a trip to the postseason in 2018.

“Our goal is to be district champions. We ...