National Invitationals
Reigning UAAP champion La Salle and NCAA titlist College of St. Benilde headline a stacked cast as the Shakey’s Super League (SSL) stages another breakthrough tourney in the National Invitationals from July 29 to August 13. Top teams from the UAAP, NCAA, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao comprised the 12-team picture slugging it out for the prestigious national title starting on Saturday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan. It’s another historic venture for volleyball patron Shakey’s, in partnership with Athletic Events and Sports Management Inc. (ACES), after launching two upstart tournaments for the benefit of the Philippine volleyball development from the ground up. Shakey’s held the first Collegiate Pre-Season Championship last year featuring all 18 teams from the UAAP and NCAA before gathering the country’s 16 best high school…