(From left) Ray Parks Jr., Dwight Ramos, Kobe Paras and Matthew Aquino (Photos from B.League) Ray Parks Jr., Dwight Ramos, Kobe Paras and the debuting Matthew Aquino saw action for their B.League teams that won Saturday, Oct. 30 in the All-Japan Championship which is also known as the Emperor’s...
Photo from B.League Kiefer Ravena’s first birthday in Japan ended on a losing note after the Shiga Lakestars fell 91-74 to the visiting Kawasaki Brave Thunders in a rare midweek game in the B.League Wednesday, Oct. 27 at the Ukaru-chan Arena in Otsu. Ravena had 13 points on 6-of-13 shooting in 24...
Photo from pvl.ph Choco Mucho setter Kim Gequillana is retiring from volleyball to pursue a career outside the sport. The former Ateneo Lady Eagles standout announced on the “Globally Ballin’” podcast Tuesday night, saying that she wanted to focus on her new plans to return to school....
The Copa Paulino Alcantara, the country’s top domestic cup competition, will take place instead of the Philippines Football League season on Nov. 7 at the National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite. The Philippine Football Federation officially announced the decision Wednesday, Oct. 27 after...
Ray Parks Jr. (left) and Thirdy Ravena (Photos from B.League) Ray Parks Jr. will face another Ravena in Thirdy as Japan’s B.League holds a rare midweek schedule Wednesday, Oct. 27. Parks and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins travel to Toyohashi City to face Thirdy and the San-En Neophoenix at 7:05 p.m....
The F2 Logistics Cargo Movers have acquired setter Iris Tolenada to beef up their roster to future Premier Volleyball League stints. The team announced the development Tuesday, welcoming Tolenada to the fold. “Welcome to the team called family, @iristolenada,” the Twitter post read, accompanied...
Photo from San-En Neophoenix Thirdy Ravena and the San-En NeoPhoenix halted their three-game slide with an 83-66 drubbing of Ibaraki Robots to split their two-game series in the B.League at the Kamisu Disaster Prevention Arena on Sunday, October 24. It was a one-sided affair with San-En taking full...
The Shinshu Brave Warriors used a fiery fourth quarter surge to zoom past the Osaka Evessa, 95-79, in Division I of the Japan B.League at the Ookini Arena Maishima Sunday, Oct. 24. Yudai Okada and Anthony McHenry spearheaded Shinshu with 21 points apiece, Ko Kumagai posted 19 markers, four assists,...
The Tokyo Z Earthfriends suffered the same fate from their first match against the Fighting Eagles Nagoya with another 79-52 beatdown in Division II of the Japan B.League at the Ota City General Gymnasium Sunday, Oct. 24. Juan Gomez de Liano (Japan B.League) Evans Luke led Nagoya with 14 points,...
Photo from B.League Kiefer Ravena and the Shiga Lakestars got back at Ray Parks Jr. and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins with a 110-79 victory Sunday, Oct. 24 to complete a split of their two-game weekend series in Japan’s B.League at the Park Arena Komaki. Ravena atoned for his lousy shooting the...
Photo from B.League Kemark Carino didn’t see action in the Aomori Wat’s’ heartbreaking 81-78 road loss to the Kagawa Five Arrows in the second and final game of their weekend series in the Japan B.League’s second division at the Zentsuji Citizen Gymnasium. Carino watched as Aomori...
Dwight Ramos’ best game went for naught as Toyama Grouses fell to Ryukyu Golden Kings, 95-88, in B.League at the Toyama Prefectural West Sports Center on Saturday, October 23. Photo from B.League Ramos finally found his groove as he unloaded a season-high 16 points but he failed to convert a...