No rest for Negros spikers

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BY ADRIAN STEWART CO
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Saturday, February 24, 2018
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WHILE the gold medal they won in the WVRAA Meet 2018 has yet to warm in their hands, the Negros Occidental secondary girls volleyball team, representing Bacolod Tay Tung, are set for another competition in Western Visayas PRISAA, which will open today in Iloilo City.

Joan Marie Monares, one of the key players of the squad, admitted that their while their bodies have yet to recover from the grueling WVRAA Meet, they have to exhibit the same hunger in WVPRISAA, which is a qualifier for the National PRISAA.

“I must admit medyo pagod pa ang katawan namin but we have to fight for the right to represent our school and also Negros,” Monares told the Buzzer Beater on Thursday evening. “Laban lang kami.”

“Ganoon naman ang buhay ng mga athletes, there is always competition. All we have to do is bring our A game dahil not everyone is given the chance to represent their school and region,” she added.

The Ian Macariola-mentored squad will also not have a hard time adjusting since they will parade the same lineup that won all their seven matches in the just-concluded WVRAA Meet.

Aside from Monares, also in the team are Marianne Sotomil, Shane Carmona, Alyssa Bertolano, Kiesha Bedonia, Rhean Almendralejo, Joan Doguna, Nohlin Jundana, and Marixi Maligmat.

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Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts girls volleyball team got a huge boost recently after striking a partnership with the University of the Philippines to improve further its high school volleyball program.

Jose Montalbo, Tay Tung’s vice president for sports, told the Buzzer Beater that the Lady Maroons has agreed to help the school’s volleyball program after seeing its success in various competitions in Western Visayas.

“The support from UP, especially from Dominic Sytin, is a welcome development for us dahil mas mapapaganda pa nito ang high school volleyball program namin,” Montalbo said.

“As part of the partnership, UP will become a priority to recruit our graduating volleyball players for college,” he added. “We know that UP also has a good volleyball program so our players will be in good hands.”

UP recently secured the commitment of Ilongga Marianne Sotomil, one of the key players of the Thunderbolts squad. Sotomil is expected to suit up for Lady Maroons next year.

“Matagal na silang interesado kay Marianne since nakita nila the way she plays for us in one of our Manila tournaments,” Montalbo said. “And madami rin silang nakitang players na may potential from our current lineup.”

“Tay Tung is very delighted with this partnership because it will push the girls further na pagbutihin pa ‘yung paglalaro nila of course for a chance to play in a prestigious team like UP,” he said./PN
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