
By Shihori Fujisaki
The island saw its first glance of what the 2023 high school boys volleyball season holds, with both the ISA and IIAG league teams in the GSPN preseason tournament consisting of two pools.
With Pool A including many talented players from Friars 1, Geckos, Knights, Islanders, Eagles and Sharks, Joseph Mafnas, a junior from Friars 1, says that he sees this tournament as an opportunity for his team to become aware of their strengths and weaknesses, in which they could improve on.
In last year’s championship game of the IIAAG league, the Friars went against the Harvest Eagles. In hopes of making it to the championship once again this year, setter Christian Shinohara from the Harvest Eagles states, “This preseason is a good time to get chemistry with our team and just get a feel for the flow of the game.”

In Pool B, the champions of the 2022 ISA league, the Titans, lead Pool B with a record of 8-2. From the Titans, senior Gerald Malana says that this tournament allows for his team to get a feel of how they play and how the other teams in the league play.
Isaiah Cruz from the Titans adds that this tournament is also a “reality check” for his team to realize the improvements they can make in order to have a successful season.
Junior Dominic David from the Okkodo Bulldogs believes this tournament is beneficial for his team. He states, “It gives us a real good insight to other teams in our league, since things may have changed from last season.”
In addition to preparing the teams for their regular season, many of the players agree that this tournament gives them a valuable experience, as they compete against both ISA and IIAG teams. Christian Fredrick from George Washington states, “It’s better to have more competition.”
Furthermore, Cameron Kelley from St. John’s says this tournament is a great opportunity for the volleyball community to grow, as players from both public and private schools are able to compete and socialize with each other.
With 12 teams enrolled in the preseason tournament, the teams are given an opportunity to adjust for their upcoming season, as well as give them a gist of how the teams are going to look like in both the ISA and IIAG league. Although this tournament will prepare them, the best prepared team will be determined as the championship game of the tournament will take place at 2:30 pm.


GPS Sports Calendar
December 2023
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for November
1st
ISA BOYS SOCCER
IIAAG GIRLS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
Events for December
2nd
IRON LEGENDS THROWDOWN
ISA HS BASEBALL
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
Events for December
4th
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER
ISA BOYS SOCCER
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
Events for December
5th
ISA HS BASEBALL
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
IIAAG GIRLS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
Events for December
5th
Events for December
7th
ISA HS BASEBALL
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS
Events for December
9th
40th GRC PLUMERIA ROAD RACE
GUAM RUGBY INTERNATIONAL 7s TOURNAMENT
ISA HS BASEBALL
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
IIAAG GIRLS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS
Events for December
10th
TOUR OF GUAM 2023
GUAM RUGBY INTERNATIONAL 7s TOURNAMENT
Events for December
11th
ISA HS BASEBALL
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER SEMIFINALS
Events for December
12th
ISA HS BASEBALL
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
Events for December
12th
Events for December
14th
ISA HS BASEBALL
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER FINALS
Events for December
15th
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
IIAAG GIRLS BASKETBALL FINALS
Events for December
16th
3rd GUAM NINJA CHAMPIONSHIP
ISA HS BASEBALL
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
Events for December
16th
Events for December
18th
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER ALL-ISLAND MEETING
Events for December
19th
ISA HS BASEBALL
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
Events for December
19th
Events for December
23rd
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
ISA HS BASEBALL FINALS
Events for December
23rd
Events for December
24th
Events for December
25th
Events for December
27th
Events for December
29th
- 31
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
Events for December
30th

Baseball
ROYALS DOWN FRIARS IN STATEMENT GAME

Basketball
3×3 HOOPS REPEAT AS GOLDEN BOYS

Basketball
RAPADAS LEADS WILD COUGAR COMEBACK

Baseball
GUAM HOSTS KIWIS IN U15 BASEBALL

Baseball
ROYALS DOWN FRIARS IN STATEMENT GAME

Basketball
SHARKS FEND OFF DOLPHINS IN GIRLS HOOPS
COMING SOON …
- IIAAG Girls Basketball Playoffs