Fear fades as faith grows.

PLDT didn’t leave anything to chance as it steamrolled past Capital1 Solar, 25-17, 25-20, 25-17, yesterday to seize the solo lead in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig.

PBA vice chairman/Gilas project director Alfancis Chua is upbeat on Kai Sotto’s basketball future and based on his performance at the recent FIBA Asia Cup qualifying window, the 7-3 center could be ready for an NBA breakthrough.

Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena with Ilocos Norte Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc opened the province’s first pole vaulting facility at the Ferdinand E. Marcos (FEM) Memorial Stadium on Nov. 22.

Top-seeded Quezon eked out a gutsy 25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 21-25, 17-15, Game 1 win over Biñan Tatak Gel 1-Pacman Partylist to zero in on the coveted Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA) title Monday night at the Alonte Sports Arena in Laguna. 

Haylee Garcia of Pasig expectedly blew away the field by sweeping all five gold medals in the FIG junior division of women’s artistic gymnastics of the Batang Pinoy at the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines’ training center in Intramuros, Manila.