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| Full name | VNS Volleyball Club Griffins | ||
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| Short name | VNS | ||
| Nickname | Griffins | ||
| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Manager | Albright Caranza | ||
| Captain | Ron Medalla (Ateneo) | ||
| League | Spikers' Turf (Premier Volleyball League) | ||
| 2023 Invitational | 10th place | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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The VNS Volleyball Club Griffins (originally, the Volleyball Never Stops Volleyball Club) are a professional men's volleyball team in the Philippines playing the Spikers' Turf. It previously played under various sponsorships.
History
Volleyball Never Stops or VNS was established in 2013 by a group of team captains who played volleyball either at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) or the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a means to be still able to play competitive volleyball even after they graduated from college. They often took part in exhibition games and various minor tournaments and were joined in by other UAAP and NCAA graduates.[1]
In 2016, they were invited to take part in the semi-professional men's volleyball league, Spikers' Turf. They played under the name of their sponsor Bounty Fresh in their debut at the 2016 Open Conference. For the season-ending 2016 Reinforced Conference they under the banner of another sponsor as the 100 Plus Active Spikers. In 2017, they joined the Premier Volleyball League, and took part as the Café Lupe Sunrisers for the whole 2017 season.[1]
They would return to the Spiker's Turf in 2018 as the Fury Blazing Hitters. In 2019, they played as the VNS Griffins.
In 2021, VNS would take part in the 2021 PNVF Champions League as the Manileño Spikers.[2] The Spikes clinched the bronze medal in the tournament defeating Global Remit in the third place play off.[3]
Name changes
Current roster
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| Number | Player | Position | ||
| 1 | Michael Mantahinay | Setter | ||
| 2 | John Joshua Cruz | Libero | ||
| 3 | Philip Michael Bagalay (C) | Middle Blocker | ||
| 4 | Russel Fronda | Middle Blocker | ||
| 5 | Lorence Cruz | Setter | ||
| 6 | Kimuel John Valmoria | Libero | ||
| 7 | Jayvee Sumagaysay | Middle Blocker | ||
| 8 | Jeremy Pedrosa | Outside Hitter | ||
| 9 | Ralph Aaron Lacuanan | Middle Blocker | ||
| 10 | Veejay Samson | Setter | ||
| 11 | Romel Angelo Aldovino | Middle Blocker | ||
| 12 | Albukharie Sali | Outside Hitter | ||
| 13 | Ben San Andres | Outside Hitter | ||
| 14 | Charles Jordan Segui | Outside Hitter | ||
| 15 | Sinmart Saporna | Middle Blocker | ||
| 17 | Christian Dave Antonio | Setter | ||
| 18 | Ron Medalla | Opposite Spiker | ||
- Head coach: Ralph Raymond Ocampo
- Assistant coach: John Patrick De Guzman
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Honors
Philippine National Volleyball Federation
| Season | Placement | Ref. |
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| 2021 | 3rd place | [3] |
| 2022 | 9th place | |
| 2023 | 3rd place |
Individual
PNVF Challenge Cup:
| Season | Conference | Award | Name | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Champions League | 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Rwenzmel Taguibolos | |
| 2023 | Challenge Cup | Best Setter | Jerome Lopez |
Spikers' Turf / Premier Volleyball League
| Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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| 2016 | Open | 5th place | |
| Reinforced | 6th place | ||
| 2017 | Reinforced[lower-alpha 1] | 6th place | |
| Open[lower-alpha 1] | 8th place | ||
| 2018 | Reinforced [lower-alpha 1] | did not compete | |
| Open | 9th place | [4] | |
| 2019 | Reinforced | 9th place | |
| Open | 11th place | ||
| 2022 | Open | 4th place | |
| 2023 | Open | 5th place | |
| Invitational | 10th place |
- Notes
- 1 2 3 with the Premier Volleyball League[lower-alpha 2]
- Tarinay, Anna Reinette (October 3, 2018). "Spikers' Turf unwraps with Open Conference". BusinessMirror. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
Individual
Spikers' Turf / Premier Volleyball League:
| Season | Conference | Award | Name | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Open | 2nd Best Outside Spiker | John Benedict San Andres | [5] |
Team Captains
Coaches
External links
References
- 1 2 "Volleyball Never Stops partners with Café Lupe". ABS-CBN Sports. May 22, 2017. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ↑ Ulanday, John Bryan (30 November 2021). "Aguilas soar over Manileño". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- 1 2 Micaller, Bea (4 December 2021). "Manileño Spikers sweep Global Remit, cop bronze in PNVF Champions League men's tilt". GMA News. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ↑ "Spikers' Turf: Power hitters go for crown". Manila Bulletin. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (October 1, 2022). "Nationals' Nico Almendras wins Spikers' Turf MVP award". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 22, 2023.