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Gonzales hot Binitin favorite

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Cailey Chanelle Gonzales, who dominated the girls’ 10-12 division in Iloilo, will come into the next Junior PGT Iloilo Visayas Series leg in Binitin in Iloilo next week as the player to beat.

After shooting a 36-hole, nine-over 149 total at Sta. Barbara to win by 17 shots, Gonzales is now training her sights on winning the Bacolod stop before she flies out with the Philippine delegation that will see action in the Junior Worlds in San Diego in the United States.

She is not making it a secret that she wants to win an international title, playing well at the tree-lined Binitin layout in Murcia town will definitely send her off well.

“My immediate dream is to win an international competition,” said Gonzales, an incoming Grade 6 student at De La Salle-Zobel.

The Binitin leg will be held June 24-27 before she skips the Marapara stop to fly to the US.

Meanwhile, John Rey Oro used a hot back nine to close out with a level par 70 on Thursday and destroy twin brother John Paul with a six-shot win in the premier 16-18 boys division at Iloilo Golf Club.

Ahead by just two shots entering their final nine holes, John Rey had three birdies in a three-hole span from the 10th, capped by a chip-in on the challenging par-3 13th that all but settled the outcome as he tallied a 72-hole 296.



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Canada denies fan favorite Japan in five sets

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Canada celebrates a point against Japan in the VNL 2024 Week 3 match in Manila, Philippines. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

VNL 2024 SCHEDULE: Week 3 Manila, Philippines leg

MANILA, Philippines — Most of the Filipino crowd may have been cheering for Japan, but Canada got the last laugh in their crucial Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2024 Week 3 match on Tuesday evening at Mall of Asia Arena.

In front of a good weekday crowd, Canada denied Japan’s fightback in five sets, 25-21, 20-25, 25-15, 20-25, 15-10, to keep its Final Eight chances on track with an improved 5-4 record in seventh place.

Thousands of Filipino fans may be on the side of the Japanese, who are playing in their third straight VNL in Manila, but Stephen Maar, who led the collective effort of the Canadians with 24 points, was dauntless.

READ: ‘Great expectations’ ahead for Japan in VNL Manila leg

“Sometimes it’s nice to be the villain so I enjoy that,” Maar said after drilling 22 kills and two aces.

Eric Loeppky had fun in his first game in the country, delivering 15 points built on 13 kills and two blocks as Canada also played in Manila for the third straight year.

“It’s the first game of the week. You never kind of know what you’re gonna expect and I think we came out really strong and they’re a good team so we battled,” Loeppky told reporters. “The fans were awesome here it’s my first time in the Philippines so I really enjoyed that but we’re really happy we came out with the win.”

“I wasn’t here last year, unfortunately. I’ve heard legendary stories all year about how amazing the fans are and I finally got to see it and they can really make some noise. So it’s awesome and it’s a fun environment and I really enjoy playing,” he added.

Arthur Swarc also scored 15 points off 12 spikes, two blocks, and an ace, Pearson Eshenko and Danny Demyanenko chipped in eight points each as Canada got its act together in the fifth set, pulling away with a 10-6 advantage en route to a big win.

Loeppky puts a premium on consistency as they battle Germany on Thursday at 11 a.m.



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“I think for us it’s consistency. Last week, we were able to get big wins but in the following game we struggled a bit. I think that’s our next goal to see how consistent can we play for the next match,” he said.

Japan slid to a 6-3 record still in No.6 despite the efforts of Yuji Nishida and Yuki Ishikawa. Ran Takahashi added 13 points before its next match against the Netherlands on Friday.