Shakey’s Girls Volleyball qualifying starts
VOLLEYBALL action in the Shakey’s Girls Volleyball League continues with the staging of the qualifying tournaments in the Northern Luzon and Central Luzon, which will be held in Baguio City and Pampanga, respectively.
The event drew a total of 98 teams representing eight regions with Pajo National High School clinching the first finals berth after topping the Cebu regional eliminations recently.
Berths in the national championship, also known as the Shakey’s Tournament of Champions, is slated March 21 to 24 in Davao City, with Imus Institute, University of Perpetual Help-Laguna, Holy Rosary College, Christian Values School and De La Salle Lipa raring to step up their bid in their respective divisions in the Southern Luzon leg.
The Western Visayas regional elims will start Jan. 21 in Iloilo and on Jan. 22 in Bacolod, according to Metro Sports tournament director coach Johanz Buenvenida. The NCR qualifiers, on the other hand, will be held Jan. 29 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City while hostilities in the Eastern Visayas and Davao regional legs will start Feb. 17. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio