• November 25, 2024

Cool Smashers, Crossovers battle for psychological edge

Alyssa Valdez: We have to work harder. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Already assured of berths in the semifinals, Creamline and Chery Tiggo battle on Tuesday with both powerhouses to get a feel of each other for the tougher stages of the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference playoffs. Coaches of both sides will have the option to…

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Happy for Jia in Japan, Creamline Cool Smashers ready to soldier on

FILE–Creamline coach Sherwin Meneses talks to his players during a timeout.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Creamline would have to soldier on and defend its All-Filipino crown in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) in the absence of Jia de Guzman, possibly the biggest piece in the Cool Smashers’ offensive machine that has dominated the field for years. And with…

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Ablaze seal PVL title clash with Cool Smashers – rezal404

Kurashiki Ablaze in the PVL Invitational Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Kurashiki will play Creamline in a no-bearing game Friday, and the Ablaze will get a feel of what it is like playing the squad that has dominated the local volleyball scene. The Ablaze, though, will have to do that on weary legs after coming off a…

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Ablaze try to seal title series clash with Cool Smashers – rezal404

Kurashiki’s defense will be its prime focus against PLDT. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Kurashiki is playing its kind of game and has—so far—managed to shut out the noise of rowdy fans rooting for home teams in the Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference. That crowd noise will hit its crescendo if the Ablaze wins over PLDT Thursday…

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Cool Smashers punch finals ticket with rout of Vietnamese – rezal404

Jia de Guzman (front) proves instrumental with her faultless playmaking. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Creamline is back in familiar territory, and the Cool Smashers will not stop what they have been doing to get there. After being pushed to the limit by a young foreign foe, the Cool Smashers pulled out a 25-23, 25-23, 25-17 victory…

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Cool Smashers dismantle third straight foe and yet to drop a set – rezal404

Tots Carlos and Creamline Cool Smashers in the PVL Invitational Conference. – MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Creamline and Petro Gazz used one-woman wrecking balls in thumping different foes in contrasting fashions on Thursday, with the Cool Smashers running roughshod over another hapless side and the Angels going through the wringer in derailing F2 Logistics’ advance to the…

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Coach Almadro wants Angels to clinch match vs Cool Smashers

Jonah Sabete (right) will be going “all-out” for Petro Gazz as the Angels seek to end series with Cool Smashers in Game 2. —PHOTOS FROM PVL Oliver Almadro, the Petro Gazz coach, is aware of the low batting average he has when facing this formidable enemy. “I have never taken it personally,” Almadro told the…

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