Lola Prpa

The girls' team from last year, HJV 12 Elite at ESPN in Orlando, Florida, after winning Third Place National Champions.

BLOCK & AWE Twin sisters Lola and Mila Prpa (from left), 13, live, breathe, and sleep volleyball. Here, they're pictured at Third Coast Volleyball Club. Their mom, Nicolette Daniel, says, “Volleyball is an environment where being tall is a beautiful thing.” At 13, both girls are already about five foot nine. In addition, Mila and Lola say to succeed in volleyball, players need to be strong, fast, fit, and maintain endurance, mentally and physically. (Photo: www.jackophoto.com)

LIFE'S A BEACH Although indoor and beach volleyball both involve a net and a volleyball, they are two completely different sports. Most indoor players do not also play beach. Mila and Lola play both. Mila (left) and Lola (right) hold certificates showing that they qualified for three different national events for Beach Volleyball National Events (BVNE). Lola holds the third-place medal they, playing as a team for the first time, won, enabling them to go onto two national beach-volleyball championships held by BVNE. They also played in a third national beach-volleyball championship held by a different organization this season.

Lola playing beach volleyball.

Lola at the MLK Invitational Houston in January. Her team had just won a game, moving them onto the gold bracket. (Photo: Joe Buvid)

The girls celebrating Easter with family. Pictured, from left: stepdad Patrick Daniel, little brother, Bond, age four, mom Nicolette Daniel, Mila, Lola, and Nana, Elizabeth Robertson Power.