AFTER capturing back-to-back championships recently, Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts are now gearing up for the girls volleyball event of Batang Pinoy 2018 – National Championship which starts on Sept. 17 in Baguio City.
Jose Montalbo, Tay Tung’s vice president for sports, said the Thunderbolts are determined to continue its winning ways after recently ruling the 2018 Milo Little Olympics Visayas leg and Rebisco U-18 girls volleyball Western Visayas Finals.
“The girls are pumped up to take their third straight championship,” Montalbo told the Buzzer Beater. “These players have been together for a long time so the chemistry is already there.”
Spearheading the squad are veterans Shane Carmona and Alyssa Bertolano, who were named MVPs in the Rebisco and Milo tournaments, respectively; Rhean Almendralejo, Kiesha Bedonia and Katherine Shane Cortez.
Other members of the squad of head coach Ian Macariola are Alvea Claudette Alvero, Gwen Banas, Annikha Cabasac, Nicolei Galvan, Kathleen Kate Tan, and Charlene Tayapad.
“We know it will be tough. We will be facing the best teams in the country. But the girls have extra motivation dahil dala namin ang pangalan ng Bacolod City,” said assistant coach Biboy Calamba.
Aside from volleyball, other Bacolod City bets in the event are athletics players Klyde Montalbo, Ralph Joshua Bangoy, Antonette Jay Aguillon, Ara Rahbea Delotavo and Stephany Ray Malate, and Arnie Suravilla in chess.
PRIMES CUP UPDATE
Santa Clarita International High School Primes split their two matches in the U-15 category of the Primes Cup 2018 Season 2 Basketball Tournament over the weekend at the Santa Clarita Gym in Iloilo City.
Led by Prince Nayr Magarse, Chino Palis and Michael Tuala, Primes cruised to a 51-37 victory over the Jibao-An squad. The team, however, was unable to do it two in a row following a 36-60 loss to the University of San Agustin.
In the other U-15 match, Jalandoni National High School scored a wire-to-wire 55-35 victory over the struggling Assumption-Passi Iloilo but lost the next day to Integros B, 54-56.
CenterPhil Montessori Silver Knights tallied its fourth consecutive win in the U-18 division following a 92-45 domination over Iloilo City National High School. Lester Valn Paraico top-scored with 15 points.
Iloilo National High School, meanwhile, scored an 86-45 domination over La Paz National High School, and Iloilo Doctors College romped past Sacred Heart squad, 57-50.
In the U-12 category, Fritz Robles scored nine points as Santa Clarita International School scored a 33-32 win over Hijas. On the other hand, the University of San Agustin edged Pavia, 51-38./PN
