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PLDT hopes to make record legit with hellish 3-game windup

Savi Davison has stood at the helm of PLDT’s charge. —PVL IMAGES The worst is yet to come for PLDT, whose coach thinks the team’s current standing is a “scam” and that the team’s true worth in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) will be revealed during “hell week.” “Our 7-1 [win-loss record] is sort of…

PLDT pounds also-ran Strong Group for tie at top spot

PLDT High Speed Hitters’ Kiesha Bedonia during a PVL All-Filipino Conference game. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–PLDT got a share of the PVL All-Filipino Conference lead after dismantling Strong Group, 25-12, 25-21, 25-17, on Tuesday at PhilSports Arena. Facing an already eliminated foe in the Athletics, High Speed Hitters coach Rald Ricafort utilized his second stringers…

Playoff implications abound for PLDT in clash with Strong Group

Savi Davison (background, right) banners the PLDT offense. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Streaking PLDT is fancied to extend its run against hapless Strong Group on Tuesday as the High Speed Hitters aim to grab a piece of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference elimination round lead and inch gain some headway from other teams chasing…

Rising to the top, PLDT braces itself for tough schedule ahead

PLDT High Speed Hitters in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. —Marlo Cueto PLDT can’t be too comfortable with how its campaign has been going in the current Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference. Even after the High Speed Hitters stormed right off the Holy Week break with a strong 25-17, 25-20, 25-19 victory over Akari on Tuesday…

PLDT hikes win streak to four after sweeping Akari

PLDT High Speed Hitters in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –PVL PHOTO PLDT roared to a four-game winning run in the PVL All-Filipino Conference after blanking Akari 25-17, 25-20, 25-19 on Tuesday at PhilSports Arena. Coming off a short Holy week break, the High Speed Hitters showed no signs of slowing down, especially Majoy Baron who…

Calm demeanor helps PLDT avert familiar collapse vs Choco Mucho

PLDT High Speed Hitters.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net It has been months since PLDT lost to Choco Mucho, a bitter reality check that happened early in the last All-Filipino Conference of the Premier Volleyball League. But the lessons the High Speed Hitters learned from that defeat are still fresh in their minds. Faced with the prospects of blowing…

PLDT coach not surprised by young Bedonia’s gritty showing

PLDT’s Kiesha Bedonia.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — PLDT signed Kiesha Bedonia for a reason and its youngest spiker showed why as she came through when it mattered most to help overcome Choco Mucho in five sets on Tuesday night in the 2024 PVL All-Fillipino Conference. Bedonia, who checked in late in the fourth, scored three…

PLDT blows lead, hangs on to end Choco Mucho’s perfect start

PLDT High Speed Hitters during the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–PLDT avoided a meltdown and dealt Choco Mucho its first loss, 25-20, 25-12, 23-25, 11-25, 15-13, in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday at FilOil EcoOil Arena in San Juan City. Savannah Davison poured in 21 points from 18 attacks and three…

Mika Reyes out for PLDT in upcoming conference

PLDT High Speed Hitters’ Mika Reyes.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—PLDT will be competing in the upcoming Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference without the services of Mika Reyes. PLDT coach Rald Ricafort revealed that Reyes will be out for the conference due to a shoulder injury. “Mika’s currently in rehab. For this conference? No, she won’t…

KKD, Baron arrival at PLDT potentially tilts balance of PVL power

Kim Kianna Dy proudly poses in a PLDT uniform. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO PLDT has dipped its hands deeper in the disbanded F2 Logistics sweepstakes and has, in the process, formed its own fearsome frontline with the arrival of Kim Kianna Dy and Majoy Baron as the High Speed Hitters became the next team to shore up…