
By Robert Balajadia
The Sanchez Sharks have a perfect (6-0) record at home though they have not won a game on the road all season long (0-5) with their latest loss coming at the hands of a dangerous ND Royals squad 25-21, 25-16 at the Royals gym Friday night.
With both teams aiming to move up in their divisions, Friday night’s game weighed heavy seeding purposes.
A good serving of Destiny Castro was expected, but the rest of the Royals proved just how dangerous their entire team is, coming out strong in both sets to get the big win.
“We did take a hard loss recently against Okoddo and we knew that it would drop us down in our standings so we took the next few days of practice like we were preparing for a championship game,” admitted Royals Sheri Stanley . “Tonight’s game was a total eye opener for us because we know what were capable of doing and all we have to do is put work into the game.”
Castro let loose for a solid kill, attacking Sharks’ libero Kiara Camacho for a 10-8 lead. Camacho did respond by digging two of the Royals kill attempts where her teammates able to stuff a Royal run, though still down 15-11.
Midway through the set, Royals middle blocker Kristi Stone challenged Sharks star blocker Kiarra Rojas at the center of the court with Stone grabbing the big block to put ND up 22-16. The play even inspired head coach Mike Rabago to stand up and give Stone a high five.
ND went up 24-18 before the Sharks made a small comeback to get within 24-21. Then Royals middle blocker Sheri Stanley put the set away with a big block up the middle to get ND the 25-21 win.
“I was able to step up my game alot tonight because of my teamates motivating me and just having my coaches be there giving me good feedback and I just felt that my coaches have done alot for me and my team and we knew that we owe them not only a great outcome of a game but for us to take a spot in the championship round,” said Stanley on what fueled her big plays.
The second set seemed to belong to the Royals from the start after quickly going up 6-3 forcing Sharks head coach Art Stanley to call for time to try and slow down action.
Castro then let loose for a big kill to go up 10-5 while attacking the back line of the Sharks defense. Teammate Demie Brennan then put the Royals up 17-8 with a kill from the outside with ND beginning to run away with it.
A kill from Royals Muneka Taisipic and final block by Stanley put the Sharks away advancing the Royals to (6-4) while the Sharks drop to (6-5)
Varsity
Southern def. St John’s 21-25, 25-20, 26-24
Academy def. St. Paul 25-17, 25-22
GW def. JFK 25-9, 25-20
Harvest def. Guam High 24-26, 25-9, 25-12
Junior Varsity
Southern def. St. John’s 13-25, 25-12, 25-23.
Academy def. St. Paul 25-12, 25-12
GW def. JFK 25-14, 25-10
St. Thomas def. Okkodo 25-18, 20-25, 26-24
Guam High def. Harvest 26-24, 13-25, 25-13
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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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