Grand Theft Sectional

If I hadn't witnessed it myself, I never would have believed it.

With Pearl City beginning to take control, and on the verge of knocking out Newark in game three of their Sectional semifinal match at Serena Monday night, everything changed as the game, the match, and the season, were ... stolen from them by the officials.

"Stolen" is a strong word, and I had no skin in the game, but it is the only word I can use to describe what took place.

Kendall Dixon made a swipe kill that landed squarely on the line right in front of me, but as I was putting down the kill, the line judge ruled it out – gi...