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Pearl City girls volleyball head coach Kory Toyozaki is hoping her team has saved some of its biggest efforts for its biggest matches.<\/p>\n

The Chargers\u2019 schedule will strengthen considerably over the next few weeks, beginning with Wednesday\u2019s road trip to Mililani, which went undefeated a year ago in the OIA West Division.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a really tough schedule,\u201d said Toyozaki, whose team opened with matches (all wins) against four Division II teams. \u201cWe\u2019ve been practicing hard every day, so hopefully we\u2019ll peak at the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the much-anticipated road date with Mililani, the team also plays at Campbell Saturday, at home against Kapolei Sept. 15 and at Aiea Sept. 22.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re just taking it one game at a time and trying to focus only on our side of the net and the things we can control,\u201d said Toyozaki, whose team has posted wins over Nanakuli, Radford, Waipahu and Waialua so far. \u201cWe\u2019re treat- ing Mililani as just another game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like the Chargers, Mililani comes into Wednesday\u2019s match undefeated at 4-0. \u201cAlthough they are young, their offense is pretty amaz- ing,\u201d said Toyozaki. \u201cThey have smart hitters, and (head coach) Val (Crabbe) does a good job with them year after year.\u201d<\/p>\n

On paper, the matchup between Mililani\u2019s offense and Pearl City\u2019s defense should figure big on Wednesday. Toyozaki rated the Chargers\u2019 defense as her team\u2019s strength to date. \u201cThey\u2019ve been going for every ball and always playing until the whistle blows.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On the other side of the net, \u201cOur serving has been pretty tough, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cBesides our serving, our setters have been spreading around our sets so that we\u2019re not just always going to the sides. That\u2019s something we\u2019ve definitely improved on, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toyozaki has put added emphasis on her team\u2019s mindset this season, once again calling on the services of sports psychologist Darryl Oshiro of Positive Focus. \u201cHe helps the girls to see that they can only control what they can control.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toyozaki\u2019s staff of assistant coaches has also been upgraded and now includes former Aiea head coach (and Chaminade assistant) Blythe Yamamoto, in addi- tion to Chad Ramondo, Ikaika Vinta and Abe Kauhane.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe girls feed off of us, and we\u2019re blessed to have good chemistry,\u201d she said. \u201cThe new staff and the girls have gotten along well. Like last year, we don\u2019t have any one go-to person. They\u2019re all about the team concept. Everyone is pretty even. We only have 11 girls, but we have a deep bench.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chargers are hoping to remain in contention for one of the top two seeds out of the West for the OIA playoffs, which begin in October. The top two finishers during the regular bye for the post-season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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