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“Twin Towers Invitational Championships: Mega Comeback” by Suyoung Lim

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The crowd stood in anticipation as Jackson Closs (11) walked to the edge of the service line and tossed up his ball to serve. Breaths were held as the yellow V200W FIVB MIKASA ball got caught in the net, barely crossing over to the other side and falling straight to the ground. Cheers erupted from all sides of the court. The Dalat Varsity Volleyball team had just come back from a 4:10 setback in their final set to become champions of the Twin Towers Invitational Tournament. However, the question of whether they would secure their position as 1st place remained.

As the 2025 Twin Towers Invitational hosted by ISKL approached its date, Dalat Varsity Boys Volleyball players couldn’t hold their excitement. An opportunity to prove the results of their training for the past few months was finally here. Getting off the buses and entering ISKL high school gym, the boys were greeted by the sight of multiple teams already warming up, volleyballs flying everywhere, and the constant thuds of balls hitting the ground. 

The first day’s schedule for the team was packed: three games back to back against strong teams. Fortunately, this year's Varsity Volleyball team was built different, and both AVA and ISKL teams suffered big losses. Tragically, however, in the last game of the day the boys team faced KL State, a group of highly talented and hard-hitting individuals. Although the game was close, the boys team suffered their first loss of the tournament.

The next and last day of the tournament arrived. After a long night’s rest and a filling breakfast in the hotel, the boys arrived in ISKL once more, ready to finish the tournament strong. They were told by their majestic coach, Mr. Trevor Riffey, that in order to make it to the finals, they had to win both their games. Despite everyone’s nervousness, no one doubted the thought that this tournament would end with their win. Their first game of the day was against Tzu Chi, which resulted in another win for the boys. The next game was against Yangon, where the Dalat team easily seized another victory. Everyone was in high spirits, and at this point, everyone knew that the road to first place was not far off.

Due to winning every game in the tournament except for one, the Dalat Boys Varsity team was in the championships. It would be a tough match against KL State, the very team they had lost to the day before. However, everyone in the team knew they had a solid chance at winning. The first set of the game resulted in Dalat’s victory. Everyone was hyped at the prospect of winning, but their hopes were quickly dashed when they lost the second set by a close margin due to errors on their own side. The 3rd set would be what decided the champions of the tournament, and the boys team’s mental was down. It was then. The boys team started a mega comeback, starting with a streak of 7 points from 4:10. Many errors were made, but everyone in the team worked to minimize points lost, and after a combined effort of excellent serves, sets, hits, blocks, and receives, the boys team defeated KL State, and they became the champions. 

Ivan Chan (11), the Libero of the team, confidently said this afterwards about the game: “We had our highs and our lows during the tournament but most importantly, we fought especially hard in the championships; it was a well deserved win. ”

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