Alas Pilipinas misses out on SEA V.League podium finish

Alas Pilipinas misses out on SEA V.League podium finish

MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas missed out on the SEA V.League podium anew after falling to Vietnam, 23-25, 25-21, 17-25, 16-25, on the final day of the second leg on Sunday at Jakarta International Velodrome in Indonesia. The Philippine men’s national volleyball team was unable to return to the regional podium after clinching back-to-back bronze medals in both legs last year. READ: Alas Pilipinas loses to Thailand in five-set heartbreaker …

UST star Ybañez wins Best Libero in SEA V.League Leg 2

GOLDEN SPIKER Josh Ybañez showed out on the international stage, bagging the Best Libero plum with the Alas Pilipinas Men during the second leg of the Southeast Asian Volleyball League in Jakarta, Indonesia. Despite playing as an open spiker in the collegiate ranks, Ybañez took a different task and stabilized the floor defense of Alas […] The post UST star Ybañez wins Best Libero in SEA V.League Leg 2 appeared first on The Flame.

Josh Ybañez named Best Libero in SEA V.League libero

From being a top-tier scorer in the UAAP to transitioning into a libero for Alas Pilipinas Men, Josh Ybañez has proven he can thrive in any role. The standout outside spiker from the University of Santo Tomas embraced the challenge of being converted into a defensive specialist for the Philippine men’s national volleyball team—and it paid off on Sunday night. Ybañez, a 22-year-old native of General Santos City, was named Best Libero in the secon…