Closely-fought volleyball battles at TSA

Due to the recent revival of regular volleyball competitions round one games in the Turtles Business House Volleyball tournament on Wednesday night were closely-fought battles.

There was action galore at the Telecom Sports Arena as teams battled it out for a strong start in the competition.

With three games playing at the same time there were plenty of spikes and deep digs seen on court as well as lots of laughter heard. A number of teams have already emerged as teams to watch out for during the tournament, the first being Tokoroa Pride who easily defeated Turtles 97-59.

Team Ruks was another hot team and while opponents Aremango Sharks had some sweet moves it was team Ruks that were more composed to win 84-71.

The BCI1 crew were on fire and laughed as hard as they smashed the ball.

The crew defeated the TKV Boombas 82-63 who had some cracker shots of their own too.

Fiji Me just managed to edge out a tenacious Wales team of Pukapuka players 78-74 with the second Wale team under the name of Pukapuka also missing out on a close battle against Playin Up who won 77-73.

The Ponnies also posted an impressive first round high score of 94 against TKV1 while the Rebels showed no mercy on team Robos winning 83-71.

The Rebels were also the winners of the nights spot prize of a Turtles voucher for being the best dressed team of round one.

Mangaia Sport tried their best but the Wes Side crew were just too strong to take the win 82-64.

The Southpac Spikers tried valiantly but the experienced TKV2 side were too good this time round winning 88-67.

All teams are reminded to please pay fees by round three.

Next weeks round two games will of course be played again at the Telecom Sports Arena with the spot prize for the night going to the best dressed team.

Spectators are all welcome to get along to the TSA to check out the games and some fantastic action as well as cheering on the players who really come to life with a little bit of encouragement.

Round one results Ruks 84 vs Aremango Sharks 71, BCI one 82 vs TKV Boombas 63, Fiji Me 78 vs Wales 74, Playin Up 77 vs Pukapuka 73, TKV two 88 vs Southpac Spikers 67, Wes Side 82 vs Mangaia Sports 64, Rebels 83 vs Robos 71, Tokoroa Pride 97 vs Turtles 59, TKV one 61 vs Ponnies 94.