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Chiefs upset injury-plagued Watch & Learn


By Jon Perez
Reporter
The Dublon Chiefs scored a 52-43 upset win over Watch & Learn in Game 1 of their best-of-three semifinal match yesterday in the World Organized Rocball Community League at the Marianas High School gymnasium.

With Watch & Learn players nursing various injuries, the Dublon Chiefs capitalized on every scoring opportunity that resulted in a 17-0 shutout in the first quarter.

Tyce Mister was suffering from a stiff back, Mark McDonald was nursing a pulled groin muscle, while Nick Gross played despite having a flu.

Watch & Learn was also a player short as Travis Warren is recuperating after overextending his elbow in the regular season. Maria Ornes was the lone Watch & Learn player that was healthy in the game.

Agility and alertness contributed heavily on the Chiefs' win as they were quick in returning the ball and found holes in the Watch & Learn defense.

The Chiefs pulled away early in the first set and never looked back that resulted to the 17-0 shutout.

Ichnis Kapwich served for set point in the Chiefs' opening set win.

Watch & Learn bounced back in the second with a 15-14 decision but still trailed, 31-15, at the half.

Watch & Learn, playing the same way that earned them the second seeding in the playoffs, came alive in the third playing more aggressively and scoring points on several blocks at the net.

In the fourth set, the Chiefs again built a good lead but let the Watch & Learn rally that gave them anxious moments.

But the Dublon Chiefs would not be denied of the win, finishing off their opponents to move one game away of earning a ticket to the finals.

Watch & Learn had some consolation after McDonald was named the game's heavy hitter scoring 13 points behind an ace, one goal and four kees.

A total of 12 aces, two xunks, five kees, and one goal were made by both teams in the entire game.

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Mwaliyas on track in defending Rocball crown


By Jon Perez
Reporter
Defending champion Mwaliyas are on track of maintaining their hold of the World Organized Rocball Community League title after beating Da Lani Kynez in the continuation of their semifinal game yesterday at the MHS Gymnasium.

Mwaliyas defeated Da Lani Kynez in double o-kon, 57-71 (12-0, 10-2), in Game 3 to grab the first finals slot.

The Mwaliyas-Da Lani Kynez series all went into overtime with the latter scoring a 55-41 (11-3) triumph in Game 2 to force a you-or-me showdown.

Da Lani Kynez even led, 56-41, after three quarters and was leading in the fourth period before allowing Mwaliyas to force o-kon.

Mwaliyas scored a 16-15 win in the fourth set to force the overtime.

Mwaliyas played their usual game in the two overtimes as the reigning titlists held Da Lani Kynez to two points.

Shane Yamada was a man on a mission as he scored all of the Mwaliyas' points in the first overtime, all of it on aces.

Yamada was not yet done with his demolition job and scored three more aces in the second o-kon and finished off Da Lani Kynez with a game-winning kee.

Yamada led the Mwaliyas with a game-high 11 aces, seven kees, two goals, and two xunks. Teammate Denri Fiden added an ace and two kees.

Myron Laniyo paced Da Lani Kynez with three aces, one xunk, 12 kees, and one goal.

Melvin Seman added two aces, a xunk, and seven kees, while Stephanie Arnold had a xunk and a kee.

The semifinal matches will be a race-to-two-games contest with the winner advancing to the best-of-seven championship series. Both games will be played during lunch break.

In Rocball, a sport that is a cross of volleyball and football, the first ensuing serve of play has to be good if you are the team that will serve to start the game. An error will cause the team to lose a point, service, and scoring advantage.
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Shane Yamada was a man on a mission

PREACH!

Both games will be played during lunch break

Quoted for pure quality!

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Dublon Chiefs, Watch & Learn in a deadlock

By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

THE Dublon Chiefs and Watch & Learn were engaged in a neck-and-neck battle in Game 2 of their semis series in the World Organized Rocball Community League yesterday at the Marianas High School Gym.

Watch & Learn drew first blood in Game 2 of their best-of-three series, winning the opening set, 16-6.

But the Dublon Chiefs, who topped Game 1 52-43, and needed to win Game 2 to sweep the series, recovered in the second set with an 18-11 triumph.

The Dublon Chiefs were leading, 14-11, in the third set, when the game was suspended, as students needed to return to class.The match will resume today with the Dublon Chiefs and Watch & Learn tied at 38-all.

Watch & Learn?s Nick Gross will serve at the resumption of the game.

David Tisa was leading the Dublon Chiefs with 12 points on five aces and one kee.

Tyce Mister has earned 10 points for Watch & Learn on four kees and an ace.

Eleven aces and eight kees were scored so far in the game.

Watch & Learn must prevail in Game 2 to force a deciding Game 3.
The winner of the Watch & Learn-Dublon Chiefs semis series will meet the defending champion Mwaliyas in a best-of-seven title affair.

The Mwaliyas beat Da Lani Kynez in the first semis pairing, but the latter gave the defending champions a fight pushing the former to the limits before bowing out of title contention.

The Mwaliyas won Game 1 in double overtime, 64-57, but failed to sweep the series when Da Lani Kynez escaped with an overtime victory in Game 2, 65-44.

Game 3 also went into overtime with the Mwaliyas needing two extra sets to thwart Da Lani Kynez, 79-73

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Watch & Learn forces Game 3


By Jon Perez
Reporter
A healthy Watch & Learn team forced a deciding Game 3 in their best-of-three semifinal match against the Dublon Chiefs yesterday in the World Organized Rocball Community League at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.

Plagued by injuries two weeks ago, the second-seeded Watch & Learn suffered a 43-52 loss against the Chiefs. They bounced back with a 56-54 win in Game 2 that tied the series at 1-1.

Clearly rested and recuperated from their injuries, Watch & Learn players showed why they are the second-ranked squad staring Game 2 with a 16-6 opening set victory.

The Chiefs, however, will not go down without a fight and bounced back with an 18-11 win in the second set.

Despite the second set loss, Watch & Learn held on to a 27-24 halftime lead.

The Chiefs continued with their aggressive play in the third set resulting to a 16-11 decision and a 40-38 lead to move them one quarter away of earning the chance to face the defending champion Mwaliyas in the finals.

The Chiefs need a fourth set win to wrap up the contest, while Watch & Learn will have to win by three points to force a Game 3.

Watch & Learn jumped to an early lead in the fourth set finding holes in the Chiefs' defense to enjoy a 12-6 advantage.

But Watch & Learn ran into a spate of errors to let the Chiefs move within two points.

Tyce Mister, however, ended the Chiefs' comeback attempt with a kee, while Mark McDonald, who is best remembered for scoring the two goals in the CNMI's first international football match last Sunday, carefully placed several kills that stunned the Dublon five.

Watch & Learn won the fourth set behind Mister and McDonald's plays at the net, the excellent setting up of Watch & Learn's attack by Nick Gross, and Maria Ornes' hustle.

With the team finding its newfound strength, Watch & Learn held on to a 17-10 lead behind their teamwork and defense.

The game will be completed after the Spring break on April 9.

In Rocball, the game is not yet over despite a team enjoying a huge advantage over their opponent. If the team that is trailing in the game wins the fourth set they force o-kon.

In Rocball, a sport that is a cross between volleyball and football, the first ensuing serve of play has to be good if you are the team that will serve to start the game. An error will cause the team to lose a point, service, and scoring advantage.

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Watch & Learn to meet Mwaliyas in Rocball finals


By Jon Perez
Reporter
Watch & Learn arranged a title showdown with defending champion Mwaliyas after dispatching the Dublon Chiefs in the continuation of their Game 3 semifinal match yesterday in the World Organized Rocball Community League at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.

Watch & Learn dunked the Dublon Chiefs, 49-27, in the deciding match of their best-of-three playoff series.

Mark McDonald continues to make impressive plays for Watch & Learn, this time becoming the heavy hitter of the game.

McDonald, who also had a breakthrough match in Game 2 that forced the series into a deciding game, finished with 18 points behind 18 kees and an ace.

Teammate Tyce Mister supported him with 12 points scoring two goals, with three aces and one kee.

Enjoying a 17-10 lead after the first set, Watch & Learn limited the Dublon Chiefs to three points in the second while scoring 15 on their own to pull away.

They continued with their heads-up play in the third set to finally silence the Dublon Chiefs scoring 17 points against the 14 of their opponents to finally finish off the match.

Watch & Learn, which finished with a 3-1 record with their lone loss coming from the reigning champions, and the Mwaliyas will start their best-of-five championship series on Monday, April 16, at the MHS Gym.

Watch & Learn was facing elimination when they lost to the Dublon Chiefs in their playoff opener, 43-52.

They bounced back in Game 2 with a 56-54 triumph to force a you-or-me showdown.

In Rocball, a sport that is a cross between volleyball and football, the first ensuing serve of any play has to be good. An error will cause the team to lose a point, service, and scoring advantage.

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Played four person, four set, stationary position game last night. Went into overtime and made an adjustment.

Quick sets: ten points per set, winner has to outscore opponents and win fourth set to Juice out. Four players and rotation doesn't happen until after the end of a set. Each player plays all postions by the end of the game.

Score was team "A" 41 to team "B" 42. The team that won the fourth set had the least amount of game points scored, stopped the game from ending in four sets, and forced overtime.

Team "A" needed to win two O.T. sets to win the game
Team "B" only needed one O.T. to win and won the game

In overtime, a seven point set or a goal, players rotate when the team receives the serve.

The game lasted about 30 minutes which makes it a good sport for a lunch time activity. Lots of aces, xunks, kees, goals, and penalty point serve.

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Watch & Learn leads Mwaliyas after three sets


By Jon Perez
Reporter

Watch & Learn is leading defending champion Mwaliyas after three sets in Game 1 of their race-to-three finals series in the World Organized Rocball Community League held yesterday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.

A returning Travis Warren was all the second-seeded Watch & Learn needed in establishing a 46-38 lead going into today's fourth set.

Warren was sidelined for almost two months after overextending his elbow in the regular season.

Watch & Learn managed to survive the remainder of the regular season without Warren, who was recuperating from his injury, and finished second behind the perfect 4-0 record of the Mwaliyas.

Watch & Learn's lone loss was against the Mwaliyas.

Warren, after three sets, finished with 10 points, behind four aces and a kee while teammate Mark McDonald had 12 points with six kees.

Shane Yamada scored eight points with two kees and two goals to lead the Mwaliyas.

Watch & Learn arranged a title showdown with the Mwaliyas after a Game 3 win over the hard-fighting Dublon Chiefs, 49-27, last week.

McDonald was instrumental in Watch & Learn's win with 18 points behind eight kees and an ace. Tyce Mister backed him up with 12 points scoring two goals, with three aces, and one kee.

Watch & Learn was facing elimination when they lost to the Dublon Chiefs in their playoff opener, 43-52. They bounced back in Game 2 with a 56-54 triumph to force a you-or-me showdown.

The Mwaliyas playoff series against Da Lani Kynez also went the full three games where the defending champions needed two o-kons in Game 3 to earn the first finals slot.

Mwaliyas defeated Da Lani Kynez in double o-kon, 57-71 (12-0, 10-2) in Game 3 and a 53-40 (2-11, 11-1) opening game win.

Da Lani Kynez prevented a sweep with a 55-41 (11-3) triumph in Game 2 to force a deciding match.

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Watch & Learn wins Game 1, leads Mwaliyas in Game 2


By Jon Perez
Reporter
Watch & Learn will try to keep its momentum going in today's continuation of Game 2 of their race-to-three finals series against Mwaliyas in the World Organized Rocball Community League at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.

Watch & Learn, after wining Game 1 with a 61-48 decision, continues to lead the defending champions in the second game of their championship series yesterday.

Watch & Learn holds a 23-19 lead after two sets with the final two frames to be played today. They can go up 2-0 or the Mwaliyas can tie the series depending on the outcome of Game 2.

Watch & Learn built an early lead in the first set and never gave the Mwaliyas any room to mount a comeback scoring a comfortable 15-3 decision.

They still managed to enjoy a four-point advantage despite losing the second set, 8-16.

Mwaliyas played like the defending champions when they went ahead 6-0 and held off a late surge by Watch & Learn.

What contributed to Mwaliyas' second set win was the hustle and defense they put up at the net foiling several attempts by Watch & Learn to score and establish a two-set lead.

Mark McDonald continued with his impressive game by nailing eight points with three kees and one ace, while Tyce Mister had four points behind an ace and one xunk.

McDonald also played like a man possessed in Watch & Learn's Game 1 victory, finishing with 20 points and a game-high 10 kees.

A returning Travis Warren added 10 points with four aces and a kee. He missed the entire regular season after injuring his elbow.

Mwaliyas were led by Shane Yamada's 10 points on three goals and two kees in Game 1.

Watch & Learn played one man down in the regular season with their lone loss coming from the Mwaliyas.

Watch & Learn arranged a title showdown with the Mwaliyas after a Game 3 win over the hard-fighting Dublon Chiefs, 49-27, last week.

Watch & Learn lost to the Dublon Chiefs in their playoff opener, 43-52, then bounced back in Game 2 with a 56-54 triumph to force a deciding game for the last finals slot.

Mwaliyas' playoff series against Da Lani Kynez also went the full three games where the defending champions needed two o-kons in Game 3 to earn the first finals slot.

Mwaliyas defeated Da Lani Kynez in double o-kon, 57-71 (12-0, 10-2) in Game 3 and a 53-40 (2-11, 11-1) opening game win.

Da Lani Kynez prevented a sweep with a 55-41 (11-3) triumph in Game 2 to force a third game

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McDonald powers Watch & Learn to 2-0 lead


By Jon Perez
Reporter
Mark McDonald put Watch & Learn to the brink of pulling off a major upset in the championship series of the World Organized Rocball Community League.

McDonald and Watch & Learn won Game 2 to enjoy a 2-0 lead in the race-to-three title series.

A McDonald goal in overtime pushed the second seeded Watch & Learn to a 46-45 (3-0) win over the defending champions Mwaliyas in yesterday's Game 2 at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.
After the Mwaliyas prevented Watch & Learn from a juice-out win, to force o-kon, the reigning titlists lost the game by a goal.

Watch & Learn won the coin toss and the serve in overtime needing a goal to win the game. The Mwaliyas need to beat Watch & Learn in two sets in order to tie the series.

Travis Warren served for the match with Darrel Roligat of the Mwaliyas returning the ball to Watch & Learn's court.

Tyce Mister put up a stop, Nick Gross set the ball to McDonald, who blasted the ball into the Mwaliyas' goal.
The ball actually hit three Mwaliyas players before ricocheting into the goal. Shane Yamada stopped the ball but hit the side of his right arm, Vanessa Williams also had a piece of the ball but failed to set up his teammates and the ball went near the goal.

Gary Philips had the chance to block the ball but also got a piece of it and watched helplessly as the ball hit the net.

That McDonald goal put to waste the Mwaliyas' efforts to tie the game after forcing the match into o-kon.

Down 40-27 after three sets, the Mwaliyas raced to an early lead in the fourth and never looked back en route to an 18-6 win and forcing overtime.

In Rocball, even though one team has already won three sets but loses the fourth the game will go into overtime.
Game 3 will be played today during lunch break at 11:30am at the MHS Gymnasium.

Watch & Learn won Game 1 with a 61-48 decision and held on to a 23-19 lead after the first two sets of Game 2.

McDonald, after scoring 20 points behind 10 kees in Game 1, continues to lead Watch & Learn finishing with 14 points on five kees, an ace, and a goal.

Tyce Mister added 10 points with two xunks, an ace, a kee, and a goal.

Shane Yamada's six with two aces and a kee led Mwaliyas.
Watch & Learn played one man down in the regular season with their lone loss coming from the Mwaliyas. They arranged a title showdown with the Mwaliyas after a Game 3 win over the hard-fighting Dublon Chiefs, 49-27, last week.

Mwaliyas' playoff series against Da Lani Kynez also went the full three games where the defending champions needed two o-kons in Game 3 to earn the first finals slot.

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Watch & Learn closer to Rocball crown


By Jon Perez
Reporter
Watch & Learn aims to close out their season with the World Organized Rocball Community League title in their hands when they again face the defending champion Mwaliyas today in the continuation of Game 3 at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.

Watch & Learn leads Mwaliyas, 2-0, in the race-to-three title series and enjoys a still manageable 27-24 advantage heading into the final two sets of Game 3.

Watch & Learn, with Mark McDonald leading the way, has been dominating the series and is on track to avenging their lone loss in the regular season against Mwaliyas.

Playing minus Tyce Mister yesterday, McDonald, Nick Gross, Travis Warren, and Maria Ornes held their own against the full roster of Mwaliyas.

Mwaliyas played like the defending champions of old surging to an early 9-0 lead in the first when they caught Watch & Learn by surprise.

Watch & Learn then put an end to Mwaliyas' scoring run with Warren and Ornes taking care of the backside, while Gross did an excellent job of setting up McDonald in scoring several kills.

They won the set 15-8 but let the second frame slip away from their hands as Mwaliyas kept the match close.

Trailing 14-10, Watch & Learn came back in the match courtesy of McDonald's back-to-back spikes but a serving error by Warren gave the service advantage to Mwaliyas.

With set point on their side, Gary Philips ended the match when he tricked McDonald at the net. McDonald thought Philips was going to spike the ball but the latter tricked him and scored on a drop shot to end the set.

McDonald, after two sets, had six points with three kees, while Warren scored four behind a xunk and an ace.

Shane Yamada and Darrel Roligat combined for eight points, two kees, and two aces.

McDonald helped Watch & Learn go up 2-0 after scoring a goal in Game 2.

Watch & Learn won Game 1 with a 61-48 decision and held on to a 23-19 lead after the first two sets of Game 2 before pulling off a 46-45 (3-0) win.

Watch & Learn played one man down in the regular season with their lone loss coming from Mwaliyas. They arranged a title showdown with Mwaliyas after a Game 3 win over the hard-fighting D\ublon Chiefs, 49-27, last week.

Mwaliyas' playoff series against Da Lani Kynez also went the full three games where the defending champions needed two o-kons in Game 3 to earn the first finals slot.

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Watch & Learn captures Rocball crown


By Jon Perez
Reporter
Watch & Learn completed a three-game sweep of defending champion Mwaliyas in the World Organized Rocball Community League yesterday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.

Leading, 27-24, after two sets, Watch & Learn prevented Mwaliyas from forcing overtime by winning the fourth frame. They beat Mwaliyas, 56-44, in the completion of the final two sets of Game 3.

Mwaliyas won the third set, 15-12, and seemed headed to extending the series when they came back from a 10-2 deficit in the fourth.

But Mark McDonald was there to stop Mwaliyas' comeback bid, while Tyce Mister ended the game scoring seven service points.

Gary Philips, Darrel Roligat, and Shane Yamada kept Mwaliyas' title bid alive in the third by putting up a defensive wall at the net that prevented several Watch & Learn kills.

But McDonald and his crew would not be denied of the title.

With Nick Gross setting up McDonald and Mister, and Travis Warren and Maria Ornes putting the stops, Watch & Learns ended the race-to-three series in the fourth set.

Watch & Learn also held serve with Mister scoring five straight points-with three aces-and earned game point when Roligat's return went out.

McDonald finished with 12 points behind five kees and one goal. He ended the three-game series with a total of 52 points, 23 kees, an ace, and two goals.

Philips scored eight points behind two aces and two kees, while the hard-hitting Yamada was held to four points with an ace and a kee. Roligat also finished with four points with an ace and a kee.

McDonald was instrumental in Watch & Learn's rise in the best-of-five title series helping his team go up 2-0 after scoring a goal in Game 2.

Watch & Learn won Game 1 with a 61-48 decision and held on to a 23-19 lead after the first two sets of Game 2 before pulling off a 46-45 (3-0) win.

Watch & Learn arranged a title showdown with Mwaliyas after a Game 3 win over the hard-fighting Dublon Chiefs, 49-27.

Mwaliyas' playoff series against Da Lani Kynez also went the full three games where the defending champions needed two o-kons in Game 3 to earn the first finals slot.

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himespau wrote:

"Jim, not just every serve, but, at least indoors, every first contact you can double it, whether it's a serve, spike, or freeball............"

So, each team has four hits on a ball. We have a system where the service team has five hits. Well, sometimes they have six. A block at the net and a save is counted as one hit. But, we don not allow one person to double hit off the serve or on first contact. We have played with longer and more sustained ball action/volley than FIVB? And, now the rest of volleyball is coming along for the experience.

Rally point came after our offensive and defensive scoring methods, and a couple of other of our deviations from the old side-out system of play.

You see, all you have to do is just hang around long enough and things happen

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And, any bets on how long it will take the FIVB to implement a two point scoring play?