EIGHTEEN Negros Occidental-based volleyball teams are set to compete in the Philippine Volleyball Federation-Tanduay Athletics Volleyball on March 3 at the Montalbo Covered Court in Bacolod City.
The teams were divided into two groups with 10 teams competing in the Under-18 category and eight others participating in the Under-15 tourney.
Participating teams in the U-18 were La Carlota National High School, Himamaylan National High School, Bata National High School, Negros Occidental High School, and Bacolod City High School.
Also competing in the U-18 were Pulupandan National High School, Rafael B. Lacson Memorial High School, Doña Montserrat Lopez Memorial High School, Bacolod Tay Tung High School Aspirants Team B and St. Scholastica’s Academy.
Playing in U-15 teams were NOHS, Murcia National High School, Calvary Baptist Academy, FMT Volleyball Club, Rizal Elementary School, Mabini Elementary School, Efigenio Enrica Lizares Memorial School and Bacolod Tay Tung High School Aspirants Team C.
The volleyball tournament, which was organized in cooperation with Negros Federation of Volleyball Enthusiasts, Inc, is a grassroots program to discover potential volleyball players in Negros Occidental./PN