
By Patrick Lujan

GW outside hitter Colleen Quinata was on fire in the first set with seven kills. (photo by Joey Blas)
Two perennial title contenders got the 2014 IIAAG Girls Volleyball League season going Friday night as the GW Geckos hosted the Southern Dolphins in Mangilao.
The Geckos, led by 13-time championship coach Bobbi Quinata, found a smooth groove after a slow start to dismantle the Dolphins 25-11, 25-11. GW beat Southern twice during the recently-completed Shieh Preseason Volleyball Tournament.
“I haven’t had this feeling in a while,” Coach Quinata said about her high hopes in this season’s team. “Having the girls play their best, they show me that in practice, it’s just a matter of if they show up in the game.”
The Geckos sure did show their coach – after first falling behind 5-1 in the first set.
GW then started its flow that couldn’t be stopped, going on a 17-1 burst led by junior outside hitter Colleen Quinata who was on fire.
Quinata helped the Geckos pull away with seven – yes, seven kills in the run – her final kill giving the Geckos a huge 18-6 lead.
“After the first three (kills), I just kept feeding her,” her coach said about Colleen’s hot streak. “She’s the only one that can mix it up.”
Great passing led to setter Meliza Pama’s pinpoint sets to the outside where Colleen took over from there.
“It started to be a normal thing,” the quiet junior said about her killfest. “I couldn’t just keep hitting because they will double block so I had to tip some.”
In the second set, the Geckos played virtually error-free with only two unforced errors the entire set while other players got into the offensive attack.
Sia Duenas led the kill party as her third kill of the set had GW way ahead 16-7.
Seven team aces also was part of the barrage as the Geckos kept bringing the hard serves.
The bench even got involved as backup middle blocker Jasmine Almoguera produced the loudest response from the crowd with an emphatic kill off an overpass that made it 21-8.
“Our passing was much better than the tournament,” Coach Quinata added. “They’re more calm and more controlled (tonight).”
1st Set
Southern: aces 3; service errors 4; unforced errors 6; kills 0. GW: aces 5; service errors 1; unforced errors 7; kills 10 (C. Quinata 7, S. Quinata 3).
2nd Set
Southern: aces 2; service errors 3; unforced errors 6; kills 4 (Talledo, King, Surber, B. Quinata). GW: aces 7; service errors 3; unforced errors 2; kills 9 (Sia Duenas 4, Almoguera 3, S. Quinata 2).
Other Scores

Southern senior April Talledo serves up an ace in the first set that gave the Dolphins a 5-1 lead. (photo by Joey Blas)
Academy def. Guam High 25-9, 25-17
Sanchez def. JFK 25-23, 25-11
St. Paul def. St. John’s 23-25, 25-22, 29-27
Okkodo def. Harvest 25-20, 23-25, 25-20
BYE: Notre Dame
Junior Varsity Scores
GW def. Southern 25-17, 25-12
Academy def. Guam High 25-11, 25-9
St. John’s def. St. Paul 25-8, 25-19
Okkodo def. Harvest 25-17, 25-22
Sanchez def. JFK 25-20, 16-25, 25-15


GPS Sports Calendar
January 2023
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
Events for December
31st
Events for January
1st
Events for January
2nd
Events for January
3rd
Events for January
4th
Events for January
5th
Events for January
6th
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
Events for January
7th
Events for January
8th
Events for January
9th
Events for January
10th
Events for January
11th
Events for January
12th
Events for January
14th
Events for January
15th
Events for January
16th
Events for January
17th
Events for January
20th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL
Events for January
21st
LIFT HEAVY + LIFT FAST – BFF SERIES
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Events for January
23rd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for January
24th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
Events for January
25th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for January
26th
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for January
27th
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
GLORIFIED SPARRING X
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL
Events for January
28th
5K DASH FOR ASH
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Events for January
29th
MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 1
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL
Events for January
30th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for January
31st
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL

Running/Track
’23 TRACK SEASON OPENS

Volleyball
H.S. BEACH VOLLEYBALL IN FULL SWING

Basketball
TAKUMI SIMON MAKING THE BEST OF PRO LIFE

MMA/Boxing
GLORIFIED SPARRING 10 SET FOR FRIDAY NIGHT

Basketball
WARRIORS COMPLETE TRIPLE CROWN

Baseball
TRITONS OPEN INVITATIONAL WITH WIN

Basketball
TAKUMI SIMON MAKING THE BEST OF PRO LIFE

Running/Track
’23 TRACK SEASON OPENS
COMING SOON …
- 3rd Quarter Sports