
By: Asha Marie Robles
The Southern Dolphins continue to prove that they are not a team to be taken lightly as they defeated the St. Paul Warriors on Tuesday night in a three set match 25-22, 23-25, 25-15.
Dolphins head coach Jaret Sanchez asserts that the win is another stepping stone going into the playoffs. “I see this win as a motivator to boost up the teams [Dolphins] confidence, but also, I see this as a target on our back to the other teams that want to take us out earlier”, he adds.
Though the Dolphins won the first set 25-23, it was the Warriors who seemed to have more control early in the game.
With several aces by Warriors’ Shelby Respicio and Kindra Young, the Warriors were in the lead 15-7 until an error during a serve stopped their momentum. The Dolphins slowly caught up in points behind powerful kills by Brittany Quinata and Ciera Aguon to get the score to 16-21. Their streak wouldn’t end there as teammate Marlisah Tenrio banked in two hard kills from overpasses by the Warriors. Tenorio’s kill streak continued behind hard, well placed serves by Zoe Surber as she ended the first set at 25-23 with a kill down the middle.

Dolphins Marlisah Tenorio gets up to contest Warriors Shelby Respicio at the net. (photo by Robert Balajadia)
The Dolphins continued to dominate during the second set but couldn’t take the win as the Warriors snuck up from behind and grabbed victory at 25-23.
As the Dolphins kept the lead throughout majority of the set, at 22-18, the game changed dramatically. The Warriors began stacking up points behind serves by Rheina Calvo, which took them to gain the lead at 23-22. With minor mistakes made by the Dolphins, the game would end at 25-23 in the Warriors favor.
Coming into the third set, the Dolphins changed their playing style as they focused more on their mental game, which gave them the upper hand and effortless 25-15 win over the Warriors.
“Volleyball, as I told my players, 75-85 percent mentality and if you don’t have the mentality in there to look for openings and continue to go for them, you’re going to go out cold”, states Coach Sanchez.

Kindra Young and the Warriors get ecstatic after defeating the Dolphins i the second set to force a third. (photo by Robert Balajadia)
From beginning to end, the Dolphins capitalized on each play to stay in the lead throughout the entire third set. With smarter passing, serving, placements of tips and kills by the entire team, they were able to walk away with the win.
Coach Sanchez adds that, “The main factor in why our team won tonight was basically because we saw the openings and we basically took it into consideration to play it smart rather than to power out the other team.”
Other Games
Sanchez def. Academy 19-25, 25-19, 25-22 (upset of the night)
– The top cats of the league were swimming with the Sharks in the always dangerous shark pit Tuesday with Sanchez continuing their unbeaten streak at home. The loss moves the GW Geckos ahead of the Cougars having a better win percentage.
Guam High def. St. John’s 14-25, 31-29, 25-19
– Guam High had a great outing in the Shieh Tournament and they proved they’re a team to be taken seriously after defeating the Knights in Tuesday night action.
JFK def. GAA 25-13, 25-16 (battle of winless teams)
GW def. Harvest 25-20, 25-10
Okkodo def. Notre Dame 25-14, 25-14
Southern def. St. Paul 25-23, 23-25, 25-15
Junior Varsity
GW def. Harvest 25-20, 17-25, 25-12
Okkodo def. Notre Dame 25-20, 13-25, 25-19
St. Paul def. Southern 25-22, 25-23
Sanchez def. Academy 25-13, 13-25, 25-12
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GPS Sports Calendar
February 2023
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for January
1st
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
2nd
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
3rd
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
4th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Events for February
6th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
7th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
8th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
9th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
10th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL FINALS
Events for February
12th
MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 2
Events for February
13th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
14th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
15th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
16th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
17th
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
18th
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2K/5K
World Athletics Cross Country Championships
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
Events for February
20th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
21st
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
22nd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
23rd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
24th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
Events for February
24th
Events for February
25th
Events for February
27th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER SEMIFINALS
Events for February
28th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL FINALS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE SEMIFINALS
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS

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