SANTA MONICA & HONOLULU, HI – The Vikings will leave the shores of Hawaii tomorrow and head back to the Mainland.
But, before they go, they are looking for a chance at redemption after three straight defeats over the past two days. Yesterday, SAMO fell to Chatsworth despite beating them during the pre-season. Then, the team fell to Mililani High School in three straight sets. And finally, the Punahou team, the favored team in the tournament, defeated SAMO, again in three sets.
Earlier this week, the Vikings played two warm-up games and won both. One of those games was against the Punahou 1AA team. The Vikings are looking for a repeat of the warm-up match.
This is the first time Santa Monica has ever participated in the Clash of the Titans Tournament and we all hope the invitation to play again next year is extended.
As someone once said earlier, it takes a village to move a bunch of teen-age boys from California to Hawaii.
I would like to extend a heartfelt Thank You! to all of the parents, chaperones, coaches, assistant coaches, athletic directors, grandparents, and siblings who all pitched in to make this a successful tournament and trip for the team. I would also like to say Thank You to Punahou High School and the Clash of the Titans Tournament for making the video feed available via the public Internet. Thank you for putting it out there. Thank you YouTube for keeping the Internet free and open.
Now, let’s play ball. The game is set to start at 5:00 pm HST / 8:00 pm PDT.
Thank you!
