PVL: Creamline sweeps Akari before record Cebu crowd

Inquirer.net - Oct 10, 2026

CEBU CITY — Creamline kicked off its title defense with a 25-18, 25-21, 25-18 sweep of Akari in front of 19,106 fans in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series opener on Saturday at SM Seaside Cebu Arena here. Buoyed by the new record crowd in Cebu’s newest arena, the Cool Smashers asserted their dominance and

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