Spikers’ Turf: Criss Cross hands their D’Navigators’ first loss

Criss Cross King Crunchers’ Jude Garcia in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference. MANILA, Philippines — Criss Cross dealt D’Navigators’ first defeat, 25-20, 20-25, 32-30, 25-14, to extend its unbeaten run to four games in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference on Wednesday night at Paco Arena. Despite coming off a long layoff, Jude Garcia managed to…

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Crossovers, HD Spikers in crucial clash

Cherry Tiggo Crossovers’ Alina Bicar in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. The chase for semifinal berths in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference starts going down the wire on Thursday when Chery Tiggo and Cignal clash in a match that has all implications of a playoff berth at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Tied for fifth…

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Bryan Bagunas immediately joins Cignal in Spikers’ Turf

Bryan Bagunas joins Cignal in the Spikers’ Turf Open COnference shortly after his Taiwan stint. –SPIKERS TURF PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Fresh from his second championship in Taiwan, Bryan Bagunas made his debut for his new local club team Cignal in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference on Wednesday at Ynares Sports Arena. Three days after…

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2024 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference

FILE–Criss Cross King Crunches in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference. –SPIKERS TURF PHOTO The all-new Spikers’ Turf season fires off with the Open Conference as nine teams clash for the men’s volleyball club supremacy. The defending champion Cignal embarks on a tougher road in defending its title as Rebisco has joined the fray, fielding the…

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HD Spikers apply remedies to game plan after shock defeat, crush Athletics

Cignal HD Spikers.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Shaq delos Santos can now laugh about Cignal’s first loss in the current Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference, a stunning straight-sets loss to Choco Mucho that halted the HD Spikers’ strong start. “If you were shocked, we were also shocked,” Delos Santos jested in Filipino after Cignal returned to its winning…

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UST Golden Spikers deal NU Bulldogs rare loss

UST Golden Spikers celebrate after toppling defending champions NU Bulldogs in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — University of Santo Tomas snapped the defending champion National University’s 34-game winning streak with a rousing 25-23, 26-24, 25-19 victory in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament on Sunday at Mall of…

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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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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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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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Vince Himzon named Spikers’ Turf MVP

Lattes-Letran’ Vince Himzon is the Spikers’ Turf MVP. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Vince Himzon made history as the first middle blocker to win the Spikers’ Turf Most Valuable Player on Friday at FilOIl EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. Himzon, who led Saints and Lattes-Letran to a semifinal run, emerged as the Invitational Conference…

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