By ADRIAN STEWART CO
The National Capital Region (NCR) ended Western Visayas’ (WV) two-year reign in the Palarong Pambansa secondary girls volleyball with a 25-12, 25-14, 25-8 straight-set romp at Laoag, Ilocos Norte.
NCR, represented by the National University Nazareth School Lady Bullpups, banked on the strong showings of Sam Cantada and Den Daylisan to hack out a dominant victory over WV.
The championship also served as a bounce back for the many-time gold medal winner NCR, which suffered back-to-back heartbreaking defeats to WV in the past two editions of Palaro.
This year also marked the final time that the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts represented WV in Palaro as they return to Negros Island Region beginning next year.
Among the members of the WV squad are Rhose Viane Almendralejo, Brianna Nikola Ang, Camila Amor Bartolome, Alexa Bertolano, and Jan Rose Bulak.
Also included in the team are Czarina Marcela Dosayla, Edz Karylle Escultura, Remiah Caitlyn Espinosa, Janiela Fabila, Ana Ysabelle Hermosura, Abigael Jirah Labajo, Jheannine Mayang, Joenil Anne Ramos, and Rhea Mae Tomas./ASC, WDJ