Libero Lila Green puts in ‘extra effort’ to lead Torrey Pines, keep medical condition in check – San Diego Union-Tribune

Libero Lila Green puts in ‘extra effort’ to lead Torrey Pines, keep medical condition in check  San Diego Union-Tribune

Torrey Pines is 9-3, the consensus No. 1 team in San Diego according to the Union-Tribune's most recent poll. They’re routinely the shortest players in girls volleyball, a sport that is greatly impacted by height. They run on and off the court without bothering to sub in. They can’t attack or block. They can’t overhand set in front of the 3-meter line. They don’t even wear the same uniform as their teammates. In fact, this season at the high school level, a team can play with two liberos and both can wear different-colored jerseys. The Torrey Pines High School senior libero stands out partly because she’s one of the best at her position in the nation, committed to No.

22-ranked Kansas. Green also stands out because of the large patch on her left arm. Green is a type 1 diabetic, an autoimmune condition where your pancreas doesn’t make insulin or makes very little insulin. Type 1 diabetes can be fatal if left untreated. “It’s incredible how much of a high-level athlete Lila is and will continue to be while being a type 1 diabetic,” said Falcons senior middle Stella Delgadillo, who is committed to Northwestern. “The more impressive thing is how you would honestly never know because she doesn’t let it affect her. She’s the toughest person I know and