Chiefs pound Proa, No Fear wins ‘no game’

The Island Wide Volleyball League made the switch from Tuesday and Thursday nights to a Monday, Wednesday, and Friday schedule to help speed up the regular season, but all of the teams have not made the mental transition, as two of Wednesday night’s games were forfeited by teams who need wins.

The Floaters dropped to 3-9 when they failed to field a complete team against second place No Fear (9-2), as did the winless Monarchs (0-11) to Shag (6-5). The games that were played were action packed, as the Managaha Chiefs improved their record to 9-2 with a win over the NMC Proa (4-6) to keep pace with No Fear, and the Chuukanos (5-4) outlasted the Ol’ Aces (3-9) in three sets.

Andrew Ortega and company unloaded a shipment of kills and aces upon the Proa in their sweep, but they were only able to win both games by a combined six points. Ortega landed two kills and an ace in the first set, while teammate Larry Sharry notched a pair of kills as well in the 25-21 victory.

There was more of the same in the second, as the Chiefs racked up seven kills and a pair of aces against the NMC team, but the Proa were able to stay alive until they were edged 25-23.

The Chiefs will be able to get a leg up on the No Fear tonight, as they return to the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium for a head-to-head challenge at 6:30pm, while the NMC Proa play the Chuukanos at 7:30pm.

The Chuukanos are riding atop a wave of success, as they returned from their victory over the first place Lost Boyz (10-2) to knock off the highly competitive Ol’Aces in three sets.

After taking the first set 25-22, the Chuukanos had the tables turned on them when Jeremy Winkfield led the Ol’ Aces with four kills to even the match at a set apiece, 25-21. From there on out it was the K-Fis show, as the talented server racked up three aces during his eight point streak to lead the Chuukanos to their 15-5 clincher.

With the recent change to the playoff schedule, the Monarchs look to be the only team out of contention in the men’s division, while the Haz Been are on the outside looking in for the women.

According to league coordinator Joe Mettao, the top eight teams in the nine team league will make the cut, while the top six squads in the women’s division will advance to the postseason.