At the beginning of the season, first-year Hilo coach Skee Saplan wasn’t sure what his expectation level should be for the Vikings’ freshman-laden girls soccer team.
He does now, and Saturday night the rest of BIIF got a good idea of what it’s up against the next three seasons.
There were no growing pains for the Vikings. They got it right on their first try, edging Waiakea 2-1 in the Division I final at Waverider Stadium, giving Hilo its first BIIF title since 2011 — back when the nucleus of the present day Vikings were in the fourth grade.