• November 25, 2024

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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Cignal taps Madz Gampong, five others after Espejo departure

Madz Gampong is headed to Cignal HD Spikers. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — The Cignal HD Spikers have signed six new players led by veteran Madz Gampong after the departure of Marck Espejo and three other players ahead of the 2024 Spikers’ Turf season. Cignal on Friday welcomed six players including libero Vince Lorenzo, middle…

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Marck Espejo leaves Cignal, joins Rebisco in Spikers’ Turf

FILE – Marck Espejo. –SPIKERS TURF PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Marck Espejo kissed the Cignal HD Spikers goodbye after five years with the men’s volleyball club as he moved on to a Rebisco team, which will join the 2024 Spikers’ Turf season. Espejo on Sunday took to Instagram to bid Cignal farewell  as multiple sources…

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Cignal rebuild continues with Fernandez

Cignal HD Spikers.–PVL PHOTO Cignal made another significant signing in opposite spiker Jovelyn Fernandez on Wednesday, when it also let go of three of its regulars as the HD Spikers continue to shore up heading into the new Premier Volleyball League season. Fernandez, the former Far Eastern University (FEU) ace in the UAAP, will be…

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NU-Sta Elena stuns seasoned Cignal to win Spikers’ Turf title

NU- Sta. Elena Nationals. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — National University-Sta. Elena continued to play the role of Cignal’s tormentor as the young college squad denied the seasoned club team of having a perfect year in the 2023 Spikers’ Turf season. Jade Disquitado, the youngest man on the floor, was nearly unstoppable with a career-high…

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PVL: Cignal turns back Chery Tiggo with bronze finish within reach

Vanie Gandler and Cignal HD Spikers close in on PVL All-Filipino Conference bronze. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines —  Cignal inched closer to another bronze medal in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) after venting its ire on Chery Tiggo, 25-19, 21-25, 25-15, 25-20, in Game 1 of their best-of-three battle for third in the second All-Filipino…

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