By ADRIAN STEWART CO Diana Carlos capped off her career game with timely hits in the fifth set as the Creamline Cool Smashers edged the Cignal HD Spikers, 26-28, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 16-14, in the PVL 1st All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Tuesday, March 26. With the HD Spikers …
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Van Sickle soars high as Petro Gazz sweeps Capital1 for 5th win
Petro Gazz has clinched its fifth win in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference. The Gazz Angels made quick work of league newcomer, Capital1, 25-11, 25-19, 25-14, on Holy Tuesday, March 26, at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Filipino-American Brooke Van Sickle soared high, leading the Gazz Angels with 19 points …
Negrenses Martinez, Sealey join JRU Heavy Bombers
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Jose Rizal University (JRU) Heavy Bombers bolstered their roster with two recruits from the Trinity-Davies Paint/El Tzino team that recently competed in the Smart-NBTC National Finals. Heavy Bombers head coach Luis Jose Gonzalez said winger John Lloyd Martinez and center Shannon Sealey have both formalized their commitment to JRU …
Ticket holders denied entry at PBA All-Star arrived ‘very late’
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Ticket holders who were denied entry to Team Japeth vs. Team Mark exhibition game during the 2024 PBA All-Star Weekend at the University of St. La Salle (USLS) Gym in Bacolod City arrived “very late.” The Bacolod Yuhum Foundation clarified in a statement obtained by Watchmen Daily Journal that they …
Adamson stays in contention with tough win over UP in baseball
Adamson University staved off elimination with a huge 8-5 escape against University of the Philippines (UP) on the penultimate day of the second round of eliminations in the UAAP Season 86 baseball tournament. The Soaring Falcons, last year’s third-placers, forced a tie in the fifth to sixth spots with the Fighting Maroons with identical …
Team Japeth, Team Mark settle for draw in PBA All-Star Bacolod
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Team Japeth and Team Mark settled for a 140-all deadlock in the main event of the 2024 PBA All-Star Weekend at the University of St. La Salle Gymnasium in Bacolod City on Sunday night, March 24. Team Japeth were comfortably ahead by double-digits late in the fourth quarter, but Team …
NU hands UST’s 1st loss in UAAP women’s volley
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs handed the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Golden Tigresses their first defeat in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament, winning with a score of 23-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-20 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night, March 24. Mhicaela Belen was hailed Player …
Giannis Antetokounmpo powers Bucks past Thunder
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 118-93 win over the visiting Oklahoma City (OKC) Thunder yesterday (Philippine time). Khris Middleton notched his second career triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Bucks (46-25). Bobby Portis scored 15 points …
Oftana dethrones Lee in PBA All-Star shootout
By ADRIAN STEWART CO TNT Tropang Giga forward Calvin Oftana dethroned Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots’ Paul Lee in the 2024 PBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout (Guard Edition) at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City on Saturday, March 23. The Dumaguete City-native Oftana knocked down a total of 25 points in the …
DLSU topples FEU in straight sets in UAAP women’s volley
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers stretched their winning streak to five games after a 25-19, 25-21, 25-18 victory over the Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday evening, March 23. Negrense Angel Canino led …