Western Visayas falls to NCR

in girls’ volleyball finals

By Adrian Stewart Co

The Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) finished second in the 2019 Palarong Pambansa secondary girls’ volleyball finals after falling 22-25, 25-9, 23-25, 25-17, 15-6 to the National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA) over the weekend at the Davao City–University of the Philippines Sports Complex.

WVRAA posed a threat to the defending champions after winning two of the first three sets behind Shane Carmona and Alyssa Bertolano; however, the NCRAA bounced back in the fourth behind Alyssa Solomon and Mhichaela Belen, forcing a fifth set.

The Western Visayas gained an early 3-1 edge in the final set before NCRAA leaned on Solomon to snatch a 9-3 lead. Subsequent errors by WVRAA allowed NCRAA to clinch the crown.

Meanwhile, WVRAA also earned silver in the secondary boys’ competition after losing to NCRAA in the finals.

WVRAA also finished second in the elementary girls’ volleyball division./ASC, WDJ