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Labeled by racist volleyball followers as an ‘import’ all through her membership stint with Petro Gazz, two-time PVL MVP Brooke Van Sickle stands defiant and constructive as she lastly will get her first run with the Alas Pilipinas nationwide staff
ILAGAN CITY, Philippines – Two-time PVL MVP Brooke Van Sickle was a mere sideline spectator on the Capital Enviornment in Ilagan Metropolis, Isabela as her Petro Gazz squad took on PLDT within the first recreation of a back-to-back PVL on Tour set on Saturday, July 12.
Like different PVL stars, Van Sickle’s continued preseason absences are rooted in her long-awaited stint with the Alas Pilipinas nationwide staff, which inspired gamers to not play with their membership squads in the course of the FIVB nationwide staff interval that runs till October.
Regardless of the circumstances, Van Sickle beamed because the happiest camper in Ilagan Metropolis, as she soaked within the expertise of lastly taking part in for her mom’s house nation final month on the 2025 VTV Cup in Vietnam.
“It was surreal. It was simply an superior expertise and alternative to have the ability to put on the flag on my chest and the whole lot, characterize our nation,” stated Van Sickle, who traces her maternal roots to San Emilio, Ilocos Sur.
“It’s phenomenal, an excellent cool expertise to not solely characterize our nation and provides our greatest and struggle actually onerous, but in addition develop connection and chemistry and all these friendships. I’m simply actually excited to see how the longer term goes. I’m simply tremendous blissful. It’s simply superior.”
It is a participant, who whereas taking part in within the latest PVL All-Filipino finals, went by way of a barrage of racist on-line assaults, with followers labeling Van Sickle and her teammate MJ Philipps as Petro Gazz imports regardless of having clear Filipino roots.
Amid the hate, Van Sickle and Phillips’ want to play for his or her bloodline by no means wavered, and Van Sickle is just ecstatic that step one is lastly over.
“It’s an incredible feeling. I imply, I’ve all the time needed to be acknowledged, MJ too, as Filipinos. We’re of Filipino blood and we wish to characterize our nation as greatest as we will. To lastly be capable to have that chance is big and superior,” she continued.
“It’s heartwarming. That’s our dream and aim and it’s lastly coming collectively, and we will’t be extra blissful. It’s superior to have the ability to meet all the women and training employees and everybody. It’s simply an superior expertise.”
Although she has already performed for Alas, her full federation shift to the Philippines stays a piece in progress, and her first look was solely potential because the VTV Cup shouldn’t be sanctioned by the FIVB volleyball governing physique.
Whether or not or not there’s a subsequent time in retailer, Van Sickle has nothing however appreciation for the staff that needed her MVP-caliber expertise and the nation she now additionally calls house.
“It’s out of our management, however we will solely sit and proceed to attend. I’m very excited and hopefully it really works out for the very best. If it doesn’t, everybody’s gonna be phenomenal in any case,” she continued.
“If I can put on the flag? Then superb. If I can’t? Then I’m gonna be cheering as onerous as potential. I’m simply ready and seeing what occurs.” – Rappler.com
