Don’t get the wrong idea — Oak Forest’s Natalia Covarrubias loves to play basketball.

A couple of NCAA Division III programs are looking at her for that sport. It appears basketball will be her future, but for Covarrubias, the pressure gets turned off when she’s on the volleyball court.

“I love volleyball because it’s such a fun sport to play,” she said. “It’s stress free, and I love the girls and the team. It shows more of my identity. My growth has definitely increased since my freshman year. It makes me happy to play here and there is less stress.

“In basketball, I am expected to always play well.”

The 5-foot-10 junior middle hitter played pretty well Wednesday night, coming through with a team-high four kills as the host Bengals earned a 25-21, 25-16 victory over Reavis in a Sout

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