Tots Carlos wills Creamline past Cignal in comeback win

Creamline Cool Smashers’ Tots Carlos in the PVL All-Filipino COnference. –PVL PHOTO Tots Carlos erased Creamline’s two-set deficit by setting a PVL-high 38 points—the most of any local player—to survive a 26-28, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 16-14 marathon match against Cignal late Tuesday night at PhilSports Arena. The Cool Smashers avoided a second loss this All-Filipino…

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Cignal rebounds with quick work of Strong Group

Cignal HD Spikers.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Cignal outclassed rookie team Strong Group, 25-7, 25-16, 25-16, to bounce back from a stunning loss in the PVL All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday at FilOil EcoOil Arena in San Juan City. Coming off a straight-sets defeat to Choco Mucho on Thursday, Gel Cayuna powered the HD Spikers with 21 excellent…

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Umandal, Cignal cruise to second straight win

Jau Umandal and the Cignal HD Spikers during a game against RichMarc in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference.–PVL IMAGES MANILA, Philippines — Defending champion Cignal turned to Jau Umandal anew to score its second straight win with a 25-15, 25-20, 25-16 rout of RichMarc Sports 3B in the 2024 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference on Sunday…

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Choco Mucho sweeps Cignal to stay unbeaten at 4-0

Sisi Rondina and the Choco Mucho Flying Titans in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. – PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–Choco Mucho joined sister team Creamline at the top of the PVL All-Filipino Conference standings after a 25-18, 25-20, 25-21 triumph over Cignal on Thursday at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Sisi Rondina poured 23 points, all except…

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Cignal joins league leaders after beating Nxled

Cignal HD Spikers in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–Cignal listed itself among the top teams in the PVL All-Filipino Conference after escaping a late-game resistance by Nxled, 25-21, 25-17, 25-21, on Thursday at PhilSports Arena. The HD Spikers are now in a three-way tie with All-Filipino Conference defending champions Creamline and Choco…

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Cignal wastes no time in making bold statement: Championship or bust

Cignal HD Spikers in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Cignal made its goal clear as early as its first win: The HD Spikers want nothing short of a Premier Volleyball League crown. “To be honest, we are targeting a championship,” coach Shaq delos Santos said in Filipino after Cignal fought back for a hard-fought…

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Petro Gazz sweeps Cignal to claim PNFV Champions League title

Petro Gazz Angels celebrate the PNVF Champions League crown with a sweep of Cignal in the final. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — The new-look Petro Gazz picked the perfect time to deal Cignal’s first defeat as the Angels swept the HD Spikers, 25-19, 27-25, 25-22, to rule the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Champions League…

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Cignal sweeps elims, takes lessons into semifinals

Cignal HD Spikers’ Vanie Gandler in the PNVF Champions League. –PNVF PHOTO Facing a young, tough-as-nails foe, Cignal showed what it is made of and provided a glimpse of what it is capable of doing in the coming Premier Volleyball League season. The HD Spikers swept their four Philippine National Volleyball Federation Champions League elimination…

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New era dawns on Cignal with Catindig’s arrival

Vanie Gandler (No. 5) and the rest of the HD Spikers are more confident defensively with the arrival of Dawn Macandili-Catindig. —PNVF PHOTO Dawn Macandili-Catindig needed little adjustments to settle down into her new role at Cignal, and the diminutive libero has, in turn, become a steady defensive presence for the HD Spikers. “She (Macandili-Catindig)…

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Cignal gets Bagunas after losing Espejo in Spikers’ Turf

FILE–Bryan Bagunas in Taiwan. Photo from Bryan Bagunas’ Instagram MANILA, Philippines — Bryan Bagunas is set to bolster the Cignal HD Spikers in the upcoming 2024 Spikers’ Turf season starting in March. The HD Spikers on Tuesday announced that they have picked up their biggest signing in Taiwan import Bagunas after the departure of Marck…

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