Lauren is an accomplished volleyball coach with a robust background rooted in Lakota East High School. Having played volleyball for over 10 years and as an alumni of Lakota East’s volleyball team, Lauren brings a wealth of experience to the court. This marks Lauren’s second year in the boys' program. In addition to coaching at the high school, she has spent three years shaping talent in club volleyball. Lauren is excited for the 2024 season, anticipating a time filled with dedication, growth, and shared victories.

Coach Kuhlman is starting his 5th year as the Boys' Volleyball Head Coach at Lakota East High School and his 7th overall as a coach in the program. Kuhlman has also served as the girls’ varsity volleyball assistant coach at Milford High School for 4 years and coached club volleyball at Ohio Premier for 4 years as well. He is a graduate of Lakota East High School and was a 4-year varsity setter for the boys' volleyball program from 2011-2015. Kuhlman played collegiate club volleyball at Bowling Green State University where he graduated and earned his bachelors in math education. Kuhlman is currently a math teacher at Lakota East School and pursuing his master’s in educational administration at Xavier University.

Darcy Marsh is in her second-year coaching for the Lakota East Boy’s Volleyball program.  Her first year she was the JV head coach and this year she is the head coach for the inaugural appearance of the JV-B team.  Coach Marsh is also currently the head coach for the Girl’s JV Volleyball team at Wyoming High School.  She also spent two years as an assistant coach for the Mason Girls Volleyball program and three years as the Lakota West Freshman Girl’s coach and seven years as the eighth-grade coach at Lakota’s Hopewell Jr. School.   In addition to coaching in Southwest Ohio, Coach Marsh spent 10 years as a volleyball skills trainer for a youth sports program in California, played a setter and defense specialist throughout high school and collegiate club volleyball.  Coach Marsh currently teaches Health and Physical Education at Norwood High School and recently completed a Master of Education degree in Coaching Education and Athlete Development from Xavier University.