{"id":15819,"date":"2011-10-19T02:05:43","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T02:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newspaper.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=15819"},"modified":"2011-10-19T02:05:43","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T02:05:43","slug":"sis-off-to-promising-start-in-boys-volleyball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/sis-off-to-promising-start-in-boys-volleyball\/","title":{"rendered":"SIS off to promising start in boys volleyball"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Walter J. Sutherland<br \/>\nReporter<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/imgupload\/issx9999ns113541.jpg\" alt=\"A Saipan International School player jumps up for a spike in Monday's MISO boys volleyball match against the MHS Awesome Fins at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.  (Walter Sutherland)\" width=\"100\" height=\"97\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0Much like its two-time defending champion counterpart in the girls team, Saipan International School&#8217;s boys volleyball team is showing some talent on the court by starting off its Marianas Interscholastic Sports Organization volleyball season with a three-game winning streak.<\/p>\n<p>The top-ranked Geckos notched a pair of wins in last Wednesday&#8217;s season opener and were victorious once again over Marianas High School&#8217;s Awesome Fins (2-1) in Monday&#8217;s match held at the MHS Gym.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams came into Monday&#8217;s duel undefeated and SIS came out on top off a back-and-forth opening set, 27-25. The Geckos carried the momentum after the side change and rolled on to a 25-12 victory for the sweep. With the win already in hand, SIS went on to take the final set, 15-9.<\/p>\n<p>Before the main event, the Awesome Fins defeated sister team KFC Fins (0-3) in all three sets. Awesome Fins held off KFC Fins, 25-20, in the first set and secured the victory in the second set, 25-16. Awesome Fins then smoked the KFC Fins, 15-2, in the final tiff.<\/p>\n<p>Winless KFC Fins then endured yet another loss to the Manta Rays of Saipan Southern High School (1-0), which debuted in Monday&#8217;s second pairing.<\/p>\n<p>While KFC Fins did not go quietly, SSHS managed to take the first set, 25-23, before dropping the second game, 25-17. Then the deciding third set went into sudden death where the Manta Rays pulled out the win, 21-19.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Monday, the Grace Christian Academy Eagles (2-0) bested the Kagman High School Ayuyus (0-2) in a close match.<br \/>\nGCA outlasted KHS in the first set, 25-21, but tripped in the second match, 12-25, as the Ayuyus forced a deciding third game. However, in the end the Eagles managed a convincing 15-9 victory.<\/p>\n<p>In last Wednesday&#8217;s season opening matches, GCA routed the KFC Dolphins in all three sets. GCA stunned KFC, 25-15, and then fired its opponent, 25-11, for the automatic victory. GCA went on to take the final set, 16-14 for good measure.<\/p>\n<p>GCA then grinded out another win over KHS in its second pairing. GCA managed to take the first set, 25-21, but KHS clawed its way back in the second set, 25-12, to even the series. GCA then stepped up its game in the final set, 15-9.<\/p>\n<p>SIS brushed off SSHS in three games, 25-14, 25-16, and 15-7 and maintained its momentum by knocking out MHS QT&#8217;s (0-1).<\/p>\n<p>SIS worked a 25-20 win in the first set and secured the victory in the second set, 25-15, but dropped the last set, 8-15.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the Awesome Fins notched one win thanks to a forfeit by KHS on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Walter J. 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