Post by CaliforniaVBfan on Jun 18, 2004 23:24:31 GMT -5
Comments on this weekend's matches and season standing by the Puerto Rican newspaper PRIMERA HORA
www.primerahora.com/noticia.asp?guid=A98C75EA7E6C44398D75AD2242E430D3
English translation
Four volleyball matches scheduled
PRIMERA HORA > SPORT ACTION
Friday, June 18 2004
SAN JUAN (AP). - The point leaders of the championship regular season of men's superior volleyball, the guys of Playeros de San Juan, will be hosted by the Liones de Ponce, the team that tries to stir up a gust of successes.
San Juan has recorded 15 victories and 2 losses and is assured a position in the quarterfinals.
The Liones have a negative record of 7 wins and 10 losses.
In another attractive game, the Caribes de San Sebastián, now reinforced by their stellar Héctor " Picky " Grove, will visit the Gigantes de Adjuntas.
This match will be televised by the channel 13.
The slate is complete with the matches Lares-Bayamón, and Naranjito-Caguas.
On Thursday, the Rebeldes de Moca defeated the Gigantes de Adjuntas with a score of 25-23, 38-36 and 25-11.
The Criollos de Caguas pulled off a surprising win over the Plataneros de Corozal after losing the first ones two games.
Caguas won 22-25, 23-25, 25-18, 29-27 and 16-14.
The point leaders for the Criollos were Paulino Da Silva 27, Kurt Topple18 y Raúl Avilés 13. For Corozal, Samuel Fuch 23, Leandro Araujo17 y Alexis Matías 12.
The "duel of the mountain", the match between Corozal and Naranjito, will be the star attraction on Saturday.
In the last match, Corozal defeated Naranjito and with that tied the winning position in the mountain division. On Saturday, the winner will take the top spot in the mountain division.
The other matches on Saturday are Moca-Lares and Bayamón-San Juan.
On Sunday Ponce visits San Sebastián.
San Juan heads Group A with 15-2, followed by Naranjito with 12-6, Corozal with 9-10, Caguas with 7-12 and Bayamón with 5-12.
Adjuntas is on top of Group B with 13-6, followed by Moca with 9-10, Lares with 7-10, Ponce 7-10 and San Sebastián 6-12.
www.primerahora.com/noticia.asp?guid=A98C75EA7E6C44398D75AD2242E430D3
English translation
Four volleyball matches scheduled
PRIMERA HORA > SPORT ACTION
Friday, June 18 2004
SAN JUAN (AP). - The point leaders of the championship regular season of men's superior volleyball, the guys of Playeros de San Juan, will be hosted by the Liones de Ponce, the team that tries to stir up a gust of successes.
San Juan has recorded 15 victories and 2 losses and is assured a position in the quarterfinals.
The Liones have a negative record of 7 wins and 10 losses.
In another attractive game, the Caribes de San Sebastián, now reinforced by their stellar Héctor " Picky " Grove, will visit the Gigantes de Adjuntas.
This match will be televised by the channel 13.
The slate is complete with the matches Lares-Bayamón, and Naranjito-Caguas.
On Thursday, the Rebeldes de Moca defeated the Gigantes de Adjuntas with a score of 25-23, 38-36 and 25-11.
The Criollos de Caguas pulled off a surprising win over the Plataneros de Corozal after losing the first ones two games.
Caguas won 22-25, 23-25, 25-18, 29-27 and 16-14.
The point leaders for the Criollos were Paulino Da Silva 27, Kurt Topple18 y Raúl Avilés 13. For Corozal, Samuel Fuch 23, Leandro Araujo17 y Alexis Matías 12.
The "duel of the mountain", the match between Corozal and Naranjito, will be the star attraction on Saturday.
In the last match, Corozal defeated Naranjito and with that tied the winning position in the mountain division. On Saturday, the winner will take the top spot in the mountain division.
The other matches on Saturday are Moca-Lares and Bayamón-San Juan.
On Sunday Ponce visits San Sebastián.
San Juan heads Group A with 15-2, followed by Naranjito with 12-6, Corozal with 9-10, Caguas with 7-12 and Bayamón with 5-12.
Adjuntas is on top of Group B with 13-6, followed by Moca with 9-10, Lares with 7-10, Ponce 7-10 and San Sebastián 6-12.