As he watched his team play pickup ball with slippers, a broken tennis ball and a box, coach Skee Saplan breathed easier with the knowledge that Hilo High’s girls soccer team hasn’t lost it fire.
On Kauai last weekend for preseason matches, the Vikings were passing time when they broke into an impromptu baseball game, despite lacking any of the essentials.
Still, it was game on.
“You’d think they were playing for the World Series, ” Saplan said. “They’re so competitive, and with anything they do, but they’re also compassionate toward each other. But so competitive.