Connect with us

GSPN

MS WARRIORS MAKE HISTORY WINNING FIRST EVER VOLLEYBALL TITLE

St Paul Warriors made history yesterday winning their first ever IIAAG Boys Middle School Volleyball championship. The Warriors went a perfect 10-0 for the season, making it official Thursday night with a (25-12, 25-18) straight set victory over the McCool Seahawks.

By Jay Leon Guerrero

St Paul Warriors made history yesterday winning their first ever IIAAG Boys Middle School Volleyball championship. The Warriors went a perfect 10-0 for the season, making it official Thursday night with a (25-12, 25-18) straight set victory over the McCool Seahawks.

Mcgrady ‘Big Mack’ Dois had six kills and eight aces to lead the Warriors in their final game of the season. “Feels good to win it for St Paul, this is my first year to attend school here. The team had so much on the court, we had good communication for the whole season,” said Dois.

The Warriors were heavily favored to win the contest but the visiting McCool Seahawks did their best time make it a competitive game. The Warriors led 9-4 to open up the first set, but the Seahawks had consecutive kills by Travon Jacobs to trim the lead to 9-6.

The Warriors regrouped and went on an offensive tear with setter Jonathan Sevilla finding Dois for kills as they quickly went ahead by double digits. St Paul closed out the game winning 25-12 with Elijah Garrido, Keith Nauta and Nolan Tretasco recording insurance kills for the win.

McCool opens the second set with 3-0 lead with Evan Brown at the service line. The run was halted by a kill from Garrido to put the Warriors on the board. Zeriah Blas from St Paul followed with another kill to tie the contest. The Warriors later went ahead 13-5 with ‘Big Mack’ at the service line, serving eight aces in a row to give the Warriors a comfortable lead.

The Seahawks capitalized on hitting and service errors to stay within striking distance. Jacobs had highlight kills in the second set as McCool trailed by seven points. The Warriors regrouped and went on a 4-0 run to claim victory with Nauta and Sevilla recording kills to claim the match and the championship.

The Warriors were led by head coach Al Garrido, who is also Elijah’s father. “It’s was a really special season for us,” said Elijah Garrido who transferred from St Anthony. “I thought it would be hard to adjust here at first but my teammates helped and it was easy for me to fit in with them”. Garrido’s former school (St. Anthony) posed the only challenge to the Warriors, taking them to a three set game early in the season. Aside the close three game match with St Anthony, the Warriors won every game in straight sets. Garrido, an eighth grader, had five kills for the Warriors.

The high flying Sevilla acted as setter and outside hitter during the match against McCool. He recorded five big kills for the Warriors and was proud his team won the championship. “It’s really special to be on a team that won the first middle school Volleyball championship for St Paul. We are all happy our hard work paid off,” said Sevilla. Sevilla gave credit to his teammates and coaches for their success. “Coach (Al Garrido) taught me how to become a great setter and how to work with my team,” said Sevilla. Nauta chipped in three kills for the new champions. Jacobs led the Seahawks with five kills.

The hard work does not stop for the Warriors, they will look to defend their IIAAG middle school basketball championship next month. Look for new additions ‘Big Mack’ and Garrido to play a big role for the Warriors.

PHOTO GALLERY BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

Ad

GPS Sports Calendar

August

September 2023

October
SU
MO
TU
WE
TH
FR
SA
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
Events for August

1st

Events for September

2nd

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Events for September

3rd

Events for September

3rd

No Events
Events for September

5th

Events for September

6th

Events for September

7th

Events for September

8th

Events for September

9th

10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Events for September

9th

No Events
Events for September

11th

Events for September

12th

Events for September

13th

Events for September

14th

Events for September

15th

Events for September

16th

17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Events for September

17th

Events for September

18th

Events for September

19th

Events for September

19th

No Events
Events for September

21st

Events for September

22nd

Events for September

23rd

24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Events for September

23rd

No Events
Events for September

25th

Events for September

26th

Events for September

27th

Events for September

28th

Events for September

29th

Events for September

30th

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

COMING SOON …

  • Brawl 3: Oct 13
  • Guam’s Strongest Man and Woman Competition October 29

 

QUICK HITS

The Figo Islanders 40s women’s softball team took gold in the Senior Softball World Championship in Las Vegas. Figo came out of the loser’s bracket and beat the Arizona Belles 17-3 in the AA division championship game Sunday afternoon.
Other Guam teams that played in the 40s tournament were: Team SOTTA (women’s) and Bud Light Guam, Friars 671 and Sindalun Guahan (men’s).
Sindalu finished a respectable 4th out of 24 AAA division teams.
——————————————————-
In Guam’s first time competing in the FIBA Asia Cup, we draw China, Japan, and Mongolia in Group C. Competition begins in 2024. Guam also moves up the FIBA world rankings to #76.

More in GSPN