By Popi Grous
Over the weekend of September 8th, the Island Invitational was held at Dalat. Volleyball teams from around the island and Kuala Lumpur competed in hopes of winning the tournament.
In volleyball, a sport where every touch and miss is vital to the contributions of a win or a loss, Dalat persevered through. With 16 teams in the tournament, the JV Boys Volleyball brought silver, winning all their games till facing a close loss in the Championships. Varsity Boys Volleyball placed fourth, Varsity Girls Volleyball placed third, and JV Girls Volleyball placed third.
Michelle Morrow (12), one of the captains for the girls' varsity volleyball team, said, “We really worked on playing together as a team--communicating, trusting, and covering one another on the court-- and it paid off, especially in our last game beating ISKL. I was really proud of how we performed overall as a team and happy that we beat our rivals in 2 sets both times we played them.” New to Dalat in her Junior year of high school, she was one of the team's stars and continued to show her skills on the court.
Isaac Lee (12), captain of the guys’ volleyball team, said, “I think we can do really well in the tournament next weekend; after this tournament, we know what our weaknesses are, and for the next few weeks, we have Yao Tan [Dalat alumni, state player, and previous Dalat MVP] helping us so I think we can really improve a lot.” After being selected captain in his Junior year of high school, now a senior, he got 28 service aces, leading his team throughout the sets of games.
Both teams are excited at the prospect of future games; they are ready to learn from their mistakes and continue to grow stronger together. Ready to have another shot they are heading down to KL for a tournament on September 22nd
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