Special to the Tribune-Herald
Like her family, Tamari Miyashiro has been around volleyball all her life. Her mother Joey, sister Tehani and cousin Aven Lee all played for the Rainbow Wahine.
But unlike them, she took a different path and reached the highest levels of the sport, accomplishing something youngsters often dream about.
“Since I grew up on Oahu, I was fortunate enough to be able to watch and learn from the UH women’s volleyball team,” said Miyashiro, a 2005 Kalani High graduate, who played college ball at Washington.
As a libero for the Huskies, Miyashiro was a two-time national defensive player of the year.