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Texas Fil-Am teens shine in volleyball tourneys

Three young Fil-Am volleyball players in Texas are making a name for themselves.

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<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VzrzDT8k-Bg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>In the heart of Houston, three young Filipino-Americans are taking the volleyball courts by storm.Bea Angeles, 18, and 17-year-olds Franceska Colocado and Daniela Laing play defensive strategies for the Absolute Volleyball Academy’s Texas 18 Adidas.Out of over 2,000 teams in the U.S. they are ranked 28th, while out of 95 teams in the Texas’ Lone Star region, they are at fifth. It’s a rarity for Filipinos to all play as defensive specialists or “liberos” in one team, especially one that is nationally ranked. In January, the trio bagged the gold medal in the Lone Star Classic National Qualifier Eighteens USA Division held in Austin. By March, they brought home another medal – silver – at the Powerade Caribbean Volley Championships Eighteens Open Division in Puerto Rico. All three young Filipinas are not only elite athletes, but are also academically strong and student community leaders.Angeles is a former competitive ice skater who has earned a full scholarship to St. Edwards University in Austin to play collegiate volleyball while studying biology. “My family works so hard,” she said. “They were from the Philippines. I just want to be able to work hard for them and give back to them because they&#x27;ve done so much for me.”Head coach Jamie Gill described Angeles as a feisty player on court, as well as a great leader. “She&#x27;s the senior of the three,” said Gill, “and has stepped into her role, mentoring the others, leading, guiding them, and being ready to go at any point on the court.”Laing, meanwhile, is a junior at St. John’s School where she is the editor in chief of the literary magazine, “Imagination.”“You have to have a lot of trust in the people around you,” she said. “You cannot be successful on your own in this sport, and that&#x27;s something I really love about it because you form such unique connections with the people around you.”Colocado and Laing were selected to attend the Texas BlueBonnet Girls State, a program by the American Legion Auxiliary, which seeks to promote patriotism, civic engagement, and leadership development among the younger generation. Colocado is a junior at Clear Springs High School. At a young age, she is the founder of the nonprofit “Gear for Greatness,” which helps aspiring athletes achieve their full potential through providing them with gear and funding. “This team is so special because I wanna be here every day,” said Colocado. “I love every single person on the team. The culture that we have, the competitiveness, the love we have for one another, are what [make] me come to practice every day.”The girls have qualified for the USA Volleyball Girls National Junior championships in Baltimore, Maryland. It will be held from April 26 to 28, where they will have the chance to earn a national title.

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Cheryl Piccio | TFC News Texas

Published Apr 13, 2024 12:44 PM PHT

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