Blood, Sweat, and Tears

By Andy Tan

The week of the Varsity Volleyball ACSC for both the boys and girls was a riveting and thrilling experience for those involved, and even for those supporting from afar. Six days of fun, fight, and forging of new memories for many of our beloved DALAT community.

The Girls Volleyball team went off to represent us in Korea, at Yongsan International School of Seoul (YISS), where they faced a steep and tough competition against the other schools there. The teams they faced were Faith Academy, Grace International School, ICS Bangkok, ICS Hong Kong, Morrison Academy, SPH, and the host school YISS. As all ACSC tournaments are, it was a tough battle against strong teams that challenged each other and pushed everyone to try their hardest and play their best.

In the end, our Girls Varsity Volleyball team managed to place fifth, through adversity and struggle they stayed in the fight and finished their week making sure they left it all on the court. 

Throughout these tough games, they also were able to bond and experience Korea with each other. Roaming the streets of Korea and having fun with each other on their off time, they grew closer as a team, and ensured they made the most of their trip. 

One of the players, Vennie Wong (12), said this regarding her experience of the trip: “ACSC was really fun because the girls team got to go to Korea and when we were there we could explore around, it was a new experience overall.”

Alongside this, the Boys Volleyball team were also facing challenges in Indonesia at the SPH school in Jakarta. I remember feeling the intensity, the emotion and pure desire on the court every time the varsity boys stepped on to play. Through many exciting and hard fought games, our Dalat Eagles secured their place in the championship, where they faced off against Faith Academy. 

In a grueling battle of five sets, the varsity boys fought tooth and nail to push back their opponents, notorious and strong in their own right. In a nail-biting finale, our boys managed to seal the deal with a score of 14-13 in the final set, earning the gold and 1st place spot for DALAT, with tears shed and sweat dripping down from all the team’s faces.

Overall, our Dalat athletes put in amazing effort on their ACSC trips. With strong hearts and supporting crowds from overseas and in the gym, they represented our school with their play, and made all of us proud to have them as our Dalat volleyball athletes this year. Let’s Go Eagles!