The U17 Philippine Volcanoes, sponsored by First Pacific and the MVP Sports Foundation, finished runner up in the Plate Division over the weekend at 2017 Youth Olympic Qualifiers.

The competition took place in Taiwan, this doubled up as the Asia’s qualification for the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympics. The Junior Volcanoes came out with a solid victory to kick start the weekend, beating Uzbekistan 14-5 in their opening game. The Jr. Volcanoes who fell to tournament favorites Japan in their second match, however, finished Day 1 strongly by shutting out Laos 35-0. Dean Beeton, Paco Locsin, and Owen Wakeham were top performers on Day 1 for the Philippines.

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