The Akari Chargers looked to strengthen their playmaking with the addition of UAAP champion and former Best Setter awardee Mars Alba. After the transition of captain-turned-assistant team manager Michelle Cobb, the Chargers are drawing on Alba’s championship pedigree and high-level experience as they work to regain rhythm and consistency midway through the PVL On Tour...Read More
Photo: Premier Volleyball League The Akari Chargers finally broke through with a hard-earned win against the Zus Coffee Thunderbelles but crashed back to earth the next day with a tough loss to the Chery Tiggo Crossovers during their PVL On Tour weekend stint at the Ynares Center in Montalban. On Saturday, Akari avoided a third...Read More
Photo: Premier Volleyball League Fourth overall pick Lyann De Guzman wasted no time making her mark in the pros, powering the Nxled Chameleons to back-to-back wins in the Batangas leg of the 2025 PVL On Tour over the weekend. In her debut last Saturday, De Guzman delivered 21 points along with nine excellent receptions and...Read More
The impact of the Akari U16 Girls’ Basketball Invitational extended far beyond the court for Barangay Sacred Heart. After joining the tournament as the lone community-based team from Quezon City, the players and their supporters returned home not only with experience and pride but also with a gift that would brighten their whole community. Barangay...Read More
In one of the few tournaments dedicated to showcase the future of Filipina basketball, the Live Learn Hoops Brgy. QC team did not just show up, they showed heart, hustle, and played with a mission. Formed through the efforts of Barangay Sacred Heart Captain Camille Malig and Head Coach Noel Binalla, the team was a...Read More
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Junior Growling Tigresses asserted their dominance in the first-ever Akari U16 Girls’ Basketball Invitational, capping off a perfect 7-0 campaign with a commanding 71-23 win over Tripple B in the finals held at Victoria Sports Tower on Sunday. Despite missing top scorer Sofia Petalcorin in the finale, UST never...Read More
The Akari Baby Chargers secured a podium finish in the Akari U16 Girls’ Basketball Invitational after a commanding 48-27 win over a short-handed St. Paul College of Pasig (SPCP) squad on Sunday at the Victoria Sports Tower. After narrowly edging SPCP in their first encounter, the Baby Chargers left no doubt in the rematch, pulling...Read More
The Akari Chargers went winless against the Cignal HD Spikers and the Creamline Cool Smashers in the opening leg of the Premier Volleyball League on Tour held at the Chavit Coliseum in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur last weekend. In their first outing, Akari fell to Cignal in straight sets, 23-25, 14-25, 23-25. The new-look Chargers—now...Read More
Tripple B got its revenge against St. Paul College of Pasig (SPCP), clinching a 41-31 semifinal victory in the Akari U16 Girls’ Basketball Invitational at the AYSN Sports Center, P. Tuazon on Friday. With the win, Tripple B advanced to the championship game, where they will face elimination-round tormentor University of Santo Tomas (UST) Junior...Read More
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Junior Growling Tigresses overpowered the Akari Baby Chargers once again—this time in the semifinals—with a dominant 86-54 win in the Akari U16 Girls’ Basketball Invitational at the AYSN Sports Center, P. Tuazon on Saturday. Five UST players scored in double figures, led by Uriel Capinpin’s 20-point performance. Rhiane Perez...Read More
