Sixteen squads will be vying for the crowns in the boys and girls' division of the aspirant volleyball hostilities of the Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural and Educational Association sports meet that kicks off at the University of St. La Salle College Covered Court in Bacolod City Saturday.

University of St. La Salle hopes to retain its championship in the boys' category, while the St. Scholastica's Academy volleybelles aim to bring home back-to-back titles in the girls' division.

The La Sallians aim to preserve their crown against the spikers from St. Joseph's School-La Salle, La Consolacion College-Main, University of Negros Occidental Recoletos-Talisay, Mansilingan Christian Academy, and Jack and Jill Castleson School.

SSA will defend its championship against the teams from LCC-Main, SJS-La Salle, St. John's Institute, Trinity Christian School, St. Benilde School, UNO-R Talisay, St. Theresita's Academy, USLS and St. Rose of Lima School.

The boys' basketball and football tournaments in the aspirants division will also kick off in their respective venues on Saturday as well as the elementary boys' competitions.

Ericson Rios, deputy chairman of the NOPSSCEA sports task force, said the games in the aspirants category were delayed because of Bacolod City's hosting of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, Region VI Private Schools and Athletics Association Games, and 2005 Palarong Panlalawigan last month.

The competitions in the boys and girls' divisions of the elementary developmental or 10-Under category that will begin on Jan. 28 and the elementary basketball are right on schedule.

Events lined up in the 10-Under hostilities are the boys and girls' athletics, chess and volleyball, and the boys' basketball and football tournaments.*CIT

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