Vulcan tennis player Luca Checchia and softball power hitter Vevesi Liilii have been named Pepsi Athletes of the Week for March 8–14.
Checchia led the Vulcans to a pair of big victories on the road in Southern California. On Monday, March 8 at No. 14 nationally ranked Concordia, he won his match in a three-set battle, and also teamed with Santiago Di Loreto to win in doubles. The Vulcans topped the Eagles, 4-2. The next day in San Diego against Point Loma, Checchia won another three-set battle in singles and triumphed again with Di Loreto in doubles.
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Vulcan senior outfielder Liilii provided the most memorable moment during 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo’s 6-1 season-opening victory over Hawaiʻi Pacific University on Sunday, March 14. With two runners on base in the third inning with two outs, Liilii battled Shark starting pitcher Malia Torres to a full-count, and then mashed a change-up about 10 feet over the left field fence to give her team a 3-1 lead. The Vulcans would go on to score six in the inning, and Liilii would finish with two hits in the game.