The Hilo Vikings, especially the 24 seniors, know the drill by now.
They gathered en masse for optional summer conditioning, weeding out those who didn’t have the will to prepare.
Once practice did start, the Vikings worked as hard each session as the rules allow, squeezing out every ounce of daylight before calling it quits.
“When we run out of sun, we call it a day,” coach Kaeo Drummondo said.
And so dawns a new day for the four-time defending Division I BIIF champion. That title might have a nice ring to it, but senior linebacker Rylen Kaniaupio freely admits “that’s not really an accomplishment any more.