By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA
Expect bigger things to come for the Capital1 Solar Spikers as they continue with their main goal of winning a championship title in the Premier Volleyball League.
Co-owner Milka Romero has hinted on their intention to add more valuable pieces to their team following their impressive showing in the Reinforced Conference last month.
“The team has overachieved in the last PVL conference, but winning a championship is still our main goal, so we are doing everything possible so we can have the best players in our team,” said Milka, who co-owns with her sister Mandy and daughter of outgoing 1Pacman Rep. Mikee Romero.
Though she will be busy in the coming months in preparation for next year’s midterm elections being the No. 1 nominee of her father’s party-list in the Congress, Milka assured she will remain deeply involved with the team’s planned build-up especially now that some PVL stars have shown interest in joining Capital1.
Playing only in their second Conference, the Solar Spikers reached the quarterfinals in the Reinforced, including beating some established teams along the way. Even one of their players, Des Clemente, won an individual award as Second Best Middle Blocker.
Milka, however, said she hopes to do more, not only in volleyball, but also in other sports if she will make it to the congress next year. After all, sports has been part of her life — spending her days cheering for his father’s team in the defunct Philippine Basketball League until she became a member of the Ateneo women’s football team in the UAAP.
Unknown to many, the Solar Spikers have made Tagudin folks in Ilocos Sur very happy when they held clinics and played a game against a local team recently.
“Hopefully we can do more clinics in other areas because we need to boost the country’s sports development program. And if stars align next year, we’ll have more clinics not only in volleyball but also other sports,” said Milka.
