WHERE passion meets power. That will be the battlecry of the country’s best and brightest men’s volleyball players as they clash for pride and glory in the Spiker’s Turf unfurling this Sunday at the Paco Arena. “Our new Spikers’ Turf tagline is very apt. Men’s volleyball may not be at par with the popularity of […]
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Men’s 3×3 sand volleyball holiday event kicks off Nov. 30 in Liloan
VOLLEYBALL Friends Games and Events is hosting the Joyeux Noel 3X3 Men’s Sand Volleyball Season 3: The True North of Cebu Volleyball on Nov. 30, 2022 at Wiggy’s Beach Resort in Jubay, Liloan, Cebu. The sports event is a one-day yuletide-season invitational holiday event for the phenomenal volleyball players of the Queen City of the […]
Limpag: Moalboal Christmas League
My first exposure to the Cebu brand of basketball was during a visit to Moalboal during high school in the early ‘90s. It was the town fiesta, my very first experience of fiestas in the Visayas as those held in Mindanao was a bit low-key. It was the summer of 1993 and it was my […]
UAAP reaffirms support for volleyball federation
THE University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) reaffirmed its commitment and support to the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) specifically in the establishment of a wide pool of young players for major international meets. “Yes, the UAAP is very supportive of the national team program,” said Adamson University and UAAP Season 85 President Fr. […]
Dimaculangan has perfect season as player, coach
KARL Dimaculangan engineered Santo Tomas’ perfect season as the team’s setter and Season Most Valuable Player (MVP) back in 2009 without knowing that he would be in a familiar territory 13 years later. He may not be the one setting the plays on the court, but Mr. Dimaculangan still served as the same author calling […]
SSC keen to end women’s volleyball title drought
SAN SEBASTIAN College (SSC) has a volleyball tradition that remains unchallenged to this day — 23 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women’s championships. But for 12 years, the legendary championship machine that is the Lady Stags has produced nothing but heartbreak and frustration. Enter fabled coach Roger Gorayeb, who vowed to do everything to end […]
NCAA Season 97’s women’s volleyball tournament opens June 11
COLLEGIATE volleyball action returns as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 97’s women’s volleyball tournament kicks off on June 11 at the Paco Arena and simulcast live on GTV.With eyes on a four-peat title, defending champion Arellano Lady Chiefs set the pace for this season’s matches as they are up against Mapua Lady Cardinals […]
Alyssa Valdez leaves PBB to join PHL volleyball team
ALYSSA Valdez, the face of Philippine volleyball, has given up her final six spot in the reality show Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) to join the national team in gunning for a medal finish in the Hanoi Southeast Asian Games (SEA) slated for May 12 to 23. “I have commitments to attend to for our country. […]
UAAP women’s volleyball tournament will start on May 5
THE University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) women’s volleyball tournament will be back after a long wait starting on May 5 and it could be staged under a more relaxed setup. UAAP president Nonong Calanog of host La Salle said the league may transition to a closed-circuit environment after the ongoing men’s basketball tilt […]
PHL beach volleyball team training in Australia
THE Philippine beach volleyball team arrived in Brisbane, Australia on Wednesday to shore up its preparations for a gold medal bid in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. Composed of 12 players from both men’s and women’s teams, the Nationals will train for two weeks in the Land Down Under […]
PH national volleyball teams go abroad, intensifies training for SEA Games
THE men and women’s national beach volleyball teams have head off to Brisbane on March 15, 2022, while the men’s volleyball team is flying to Qatar on March 20 to prepare for the 31st Southeast Asian Games this May.The women’s indoor volleyball team, meanwhile, will be training in Brazil this April.All national teams will train […]
Valdez, Santiago banner PHL women’s volleyball team
STAR spikers Alyssa Valdez and Jaja Santiago banner the 16-strong Philippine women’s volleyball team for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam this May. Mainstays Aby Maraño, Ces Molina, Dawn Macandili, Mylene Paat, Ria Meneses and Kat Arado with Majoy Baron as late addition after her exclusion in the initial pool are also […]
Cignal launches new campaign for PVL Open Conference 2022
THE country’s finest women spikers will again showcase their skills in the only professional league in the country when the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Open Conference hits home at the Paco Arena in Manila starting March 16. The spotlight will be on this season’s campaign of the PVL “The Heart of Volleyball,” which was launched […]
First-ever volleyball Champions League to kick off Nov. 20
THE country’s very first volleyball Champions League will raise its curtains on its maiden competition this Saturday at the Aquamarine Recreational Center gym in Lipa City, Batangas. The Champions League is the only national sports association-organized league during the Covid-19 pandemic outside of the professional basketball tournaments. A total of six clubs are competing in […]
Rebisco falls to Altay Volleyball Club in AVC Volleyball Championship
THE Altay Volleyball Club of Kazakhstan took down Rebisco in straight sets, 25-23, 25-13, 25-17, in the Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship on Friday night at the Terminal 21 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The veteran squad of Altay, led by Kristina Belova, Nadiia Kodola and Sana Anarkulova, stood tall over the young Rebisco squad that […]
Cebuana Isa Molde turns pro, foregoes final year at UP
VOLLEYBALL talent Isa Molde is foregoing her final year of eligibility for the University of the Philippines women’s volleyball team and will move on to play for the PLDT Home Fibr in the Premier Volleyball League. Molde and her UP teammate Marist Layug are part of PLDT’s new bumper crop of players that include additions […]