By ADRIAN STEWART CO
Western Visayas’ (WV) elementary and secondary girls volleyball team, both composed of players from Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts, have sealed their place in the 2023 Palarong Pambansa in Marikina City.
The WV elementary girls volleyball team reached the championship round after winning all of their matches in lopsided fashion in Cluster 3 of the Pre-Palarong Pambansa Qualifying Meet at the University of Southern Philippines Gymnasium in Cebu City.
The Roberto Calamba, Jr.-mentored volleybelles secured their second win at the expense of Region 8 (Eastern Visayas), 25-10, 25-12, on late Thursday, June 15, before pulling off a 25-19, 25-14 sweep of Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) yesterday.
The WV secondary girls volleyball team of head coach Ian Macariola also secured their return trip to the Palarong Pambansa as they keep their unbeaten record in the preliminary round.
The Thunderbolts punched a ticket to the championship round following a 25-17, 25-7, 25-12 straight set domination over Region 8 behind the collective efforts of Katherine Cortez, Alex Montoro and Dona Mae de Leon.
Meanwhile, Western Visayas elementary boys football team cruised to a 12-0 beating of Region 9 yesterday morning at the Don Bosco Technological College in Cebu City.
Alfin Bayotas spearheaded the offense for the WV elementary booters with four goals, including the first three conversions of the match, while Drystan Xander Delgado chipped in two conversions.
Finishing with one goal each for the WV team were Kurt Arnel Deoduco, Jhon Army Condino, Nathan Howard Caligdong, Bryan Ejar, Gian Michael Porras, and Vinz Kyru Bragancia.
The WV elementary booters, which is composed of players from Barotac Nuevo Comprehensive Elementary School, will wrap up their round-robin match against Region 8 at 8:30 a.m. today.
Currently, the Western Visayas elementary booters have four points in the competition with one victory and a draw and will need a Top 2 finish to secure a seat in Palarong Pambansa in Marikina City./ASC, WDJ