By ADRIAN STEWART CO

The 1Silay Sports made their presence felt with a 25-22, 25-23, 22-25, 32-30 upset of the Volleyball Never Stop (VNS) Club in the PNVF U-21 Championship national men’s division at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Wednesday, January 29.

The Negros Occidental-based volleyball team had an answer to every solid play the favored VNS side displayed in the marathon game to secure the early lead in Group A standings.

Mindanao’s No. 1-ranked Zamboanga City also survived a grueling fifth set to turn back North Luzon’s No. 2 Lingayen, 16-25, 25-20, 23-25, 30-28, 15-7, in another Group A action.

The five-day tournament, which is staged for the first time by the PNVF, is supported by the Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee, among others.

The preliminaries will continue until Friday, January 31.

The semifinals are set on Saturday, February 1, and the final matches are on Sunday, February 2./ASC, WDJ