Vista Murrieta downs La Costa Canyon in preseason opener
The Vista Murrieta Lady Broncos opened their volleyball season with a home match against Carlsbad’s La Costa Canyon last week. Behind big plays from junior outside hitter Claire Little, the Lady Broncos (1-1) swept the Mavericks 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-11). The return to the court gives hope to the local area teams that a full season will get played amid a pandemic that keeps changing course.Following their win over La Costa Canyon, Vista Murrieta lost in a turnaround match late last week in a home nonconference match against the Marymount Lady Sailors (Los Angeles) by a score of 3-1.Playing big on both sides of the net Claire Little leads the Broncos to 3-0 sweep of La Costa Canyon. Valley News/David Canales photo[/ca