Bacolod Tay Tung sweeps prov’l meet volley crowns

Members of Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts team. PHOTO COURTESY OF BIKI MOTOGRAPHY
Members of Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts team. PHOTO COURTESY OF BIKI MOTOGRAPHY

BACOLOD City – Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts’ secondary and elementary girls volleyball team emerged as champions in the Bacolod City Provincial Meet 2025 on Saturday at the Montalbo Gym here.

Led by Most Valuable Player and Best Open Hitter Rhose Vianne Almendralejo, the Thunderbolts (Bacolod City) cruised to a 25-9, 25-17, 23-25, 25-15 victory over Negros Occidental in the secondary girls finals.

Brianna Ang was awarded as 1st Best Middle Blocker and Best Server, Camila Amor Bartolome as 2nd Best Middle Blocker, Alexa Bertolano as Best Opposite Hitter, Rhea Tomas as Best Libero, and Jan Rose Bulak as Best Setter.

Also part of the Thunderbolts squad are Czarina Dosayla, Joenil Anne Ramos, Ana Hermosura, Abigael Labajo, Caitlyn Espinosa, and Edz Karylle Escultura. Serving as head coach is Ian Macariola and Jose Montalbo as team manager.

“We are happy to win the Provincial Meet, because it moved us closer to our desire to represent the region again in the Palarong Pambansa,” Montalbo told Panay News.

Meanwhile, Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts’ elementary girls volleyball team also ruled their division with a 25-13, 25-13 domination over Silay in the championship match.

Mari Cacho was later named MVP and 1st Best Middle Blocker, while teammates Samantha Valenciano (2nd Best Middle Blocker), Chinnie Millama (Best Setter), and Cielo Palabrica (Best Libero) also received citations.

Other members of the team are Jeydi Crystal Panisales, Mhegan Ordaniel, Chloe Depalubos, Lorraine Lim, Jana Cadeliña, Maxiane Busel. Serving as head coach for Tay Tung elementary is Roberto Calamba Jr. with Jose Montalbo as team manager.

“Of course, I am proud of their performance, all the hard work we are doing everyday in training has come out in this tournament,” Thunderbolts head coach Roberto Calamba Jr. said. “Hopefully, we can continue this until we reach the Palarong Pambansa.”

The Bacolod Tay Tung secondary and elementary girls volleyball teams will next compete in the WVRAA Meet scheduled from March 1 to 8 in Antique./PN

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