Volleyball Tournament

By : Leialoha Burgarin & Julaluk Moulthrop

     Leilani serves the ball and it goes over the net. Pohakea bumps it back to us. Screams and cheers from the crowd fill the room. Which team will let the ball hit the ground? Who will win the match? Yes you guessed it, it's the volleyball tournament. Keone'ula were going against some really tough volleyball players from different schools in the Ewa Beach District. Actually a few kids in our class are in the volleyball team. Valerie Sunajo, Christine Toorinjian, and don't forget us! Julaluk and Leialoha! There are also many players who are in the volleyball team who are really good players and friends. Oh, and don't forget the coaches, Mr. Chung and Ms. Coffin.
   
     It was a great experience being in a volleyball team. We had 2 teams, a boy's and a girl's team. At practice, we work or in this case play together to help one another to get better. Soon everyone got really good and were ready for the tournament. So when it came to the tournament, we knew it was going to be challenging , but we know that we have tried our best. It was an enticing and excruciating tournaments and there were many good players, but we knew that we worked hard and we tried our best to make it here.

     Now for a few of the volleyball players to give a response of how they thought of the tournaments. First up, Valerie Sunajo, in Ms. Firestone's class. Our question was,

     "Did you enjoy your volleyball tournaments?"

     "Yes, it was a challenge because I injured my knee and because it was my 1^st 2 volleyball games. But on the other hand, it was fun because I did well and I had some funny moments with my friends. It was also really interesting watching other's play."

     We have also asked Mr. Chung about his thoughts on the tournaments. A question we asked was,

     "Was coaching the tournaments a challenge?

     " Coaching was a challenge but it was made easier for me because the students played really well and they behaved well and were excellent listeners," he replied happily.

     Another question we asked him was,

     " Did you have fun?"

     " Yes I did because the enthusiasm of my students was contagious and I was very proud of how we did!?"

     Every game was a challenge for all of us because we were against a lot of really good players but it was the enthusiasm and the spirit that made us fight back. We would like to thank Mr. Chung and Ms. Coffin for teaching all of us how to get better and pushing us to be the best that we can be. You guys are the best coaches ever! It was a hard thing to accomplish but we did it and we had a lot of fun doing it. We worked together and I think our sportsmanship was what made us fight back after all the pain and be the best that we could be because we knew our team, rather boy or girl team, was counting on us and we didn't want to let them down, so we played harder till we won the match. Thank you everyone for your support and for all your hard work you have put in to make this an awesome experience and volleyball tournament!