USJ-R secondary ladies volleyball staff. | By Glendale Rosal
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Metropolis Niños asserted their dominance within the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Affiliation (CVIRAA) ball video games because the meet wrapped up on Thursday, Might 9, right here in Cebu Metropolis.
Cebu Metropolis’s secondary girls and boys volleyball groups, represented by the College of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguars and the College of the Visayas’ secondary boys basketball squad, respectively, put the icing on the cake on the ultimate day of the meet by successful the gold medals of their respective competitions on Thursday.
With their gold medal-clinching victories, these groups will symbolize Area 7 or Central Visayas within the upcoming Palarong Pambansa in July, hosted of their yard—Cebu Metropolis.
On the USJ-R Basak Campus, the Jaguars flexed their muscle tissue of their house court docket by topping the secondary ladies’ and boys’ competitions.
USJ-R’s volleyball groups, each defending champions of the Cebu Faculties Athletic Basis, Inc. (Cesafi), defeated Tanjay Metropolis and Mandaue Metropolis’s Sacred Coronary heart College-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles within the ladies’ and boys’ divisions, respectively.
Their ladies’ staff defeated Tanjay Metropolis in three straight units, 25-14, 25-22, and 25-9, to clinch the gold medal. In the meantime, their boys’ staff blanked the Magis Eagles of Mandaue Metropolis, 25-15, 25-14, and 25-12, of their gold medal match.
It was a becoming comeback for USJ-R after lacking the Cebu Metropolis Olympics and CVIRAA final 12 months resulting from adjustments within the college’s administration.
“Pag 1994 nakaduwa na mi sa Palarong Pambansa diri sa Cebu Metropolis. San Jose gihapon akong gi dala ato. Earlier than that, naka coach na pud ko sa earlier Palarong Pambansa. Core staff gihapon sa San Jose pero naa mi pick-up,” mentioned USJ-R’s head coach Roldan Potot.
He revealed that they received silver within the boys’ and bronze within the ladies’ classes in that Palarong Pambansa.
This time, he and his squads are eyeing the gold medal with all the house court docket benefit they’ve since they’ll host the Palarong Pambansa volleyball competitors on the identical venue.
“Benefit in a way ang venue ug ang crowd, pero sa staff gyud naa gyud pang trabahuon kay strong man gud, dili mi maka choose up in contrast to earlier than. Morale boosting gyud ari duwaon sa ato, unya diri pa gyud sa amongst korte, ari mi magazine apply. Pero we’ll see amongst paningkamotan modaog. Panington gyud sila ug bugbog,” Potot mentioned.
Nevertheless, he must double their efforts in coaching for them to totally put together towards powerhouses like Bacolod Metropolis, Nationwide Capital Area (NCR), and Calabarzon within the Palarong Pambansa since lots of his secondary ladies’ gamers are reserves in Cesafi.
“Kani nga staff dili ni mao ang staff nidaog sa Cesafi kay naa mga na cut-off nga gamers sa age. Mga back-up gamers ni nako sila. Particularly usa ra amongst setter, gamay pa gyud, sa entrance lang daan, mas dako ug trabahuonon,” mentioned Potot.
USJ-R secondary boys volleyball staff. | By Glendale Rosal
BABY LANCERS RULE THE HARDCOURT
On the College of San Carlos (USC) Principal Campus gymnasium, the UV Child Lancers manhandled Cebu Province, represented by Carmen Nationwide Excessive College, 102-74, of their championship sport.
For multi-titled head coach of UV, Jun Pepito, competing in Palarong Pambansa since 1990, however by no means capturing the gold medal, now that the Palarong Pambansa might be taking place in Cebu Metropolis, he sees a greater probability to lastly win it.
“Silver ra gyud mi kutob. Mao na amongst paninguhaon modaog ug gold kay anhi duwaon sa Cebu ang Palaro. Dako kaayo ang homecourt benefit, paninguhaon gyud namo nga modaog mi,” mentioned Pepito.
Fellow coach Ronald Bucao mentioned that they’ll show the identical tenacity and coronary heart they confirmed in CVIRAA within the upcoming Palarong Pambansa.
UV Child Lancers basketball staff. | By Glendale Rosal
“Sa amo-a kung unsa amongst gipakita sa CVIRAA, kung unsa sacrifices mao amongst buhaton gihapon. Dili mi mo kumpyansa. Each time moduwa sila, all out gyud ug naa gyud coronary heart,” mentioned Bucao.
UV placed on a shocking efficiency earlier than manhandling Cebu Province after they upset the defending champions and Palarong Pambansa gold medalists, the Sacred Coronary heart College-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) of Mandaue Metropolis, 95-69, within the semifinals.
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