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The Volleyball Never Stops Griffins, commonly known as the VNS Griffins, are a Philippine professional men's volleyball team. The team competes in Spikers' Turf, where they have played since 2016.

History
Volleyball Never Stops or VNS was established in 2013 by a group of team captains who played volleyball either at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) or the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a means to be still able to play competitive volleyball even after they graduated from college. At the time, there was no preeminent men's volleyball league in the country, and neither the Philippine Super Liga nor Shakey's V-League have set-up their respective men's divisions (both were established in 2014). VNS often took part in exhibition games and various minor tournaments and were joined in by other UAAP and NCAA graduates. In 2016, they were invited to take part in the semi-professional men's volleyball league, Spikers' Turf. They played under the name of their sponsor Bounty Fresh in their debut at the 2016 Open Conference. For the season-ending 2016 Reinforced Conference, they under the banner of another sponsor as the 100 Plus Active Spikers. In 2017, they joined the Premier Volleyball League, and took part as the Café Lupe Sunrisers for the whole 2017 season. The Spikes clinched the bronze medal in the tournament, defeating Global Remit in the third place play off. As of 2025, VNS is still known for drawing its players mostly from newly graduated college players although they are reinforced by more experienced players. == Name changes ==
Name changes
Bounty Fresh (2016 Open) • 100 Plus Active Spikers (2016 Reinforced) • Café Lupe Sunrisers (2017) • Fury Blazing Hitters (2018) • VNS Volleyball Club Griffins (2019, 2023) • Manileño Spikers (2021) • VNS–One Alicia Griffins (2022) • VNS–Nasty (2024 Open) • VNS–Laticrete (2024–2026) • VNS-Always Bright Laticrete (2026-present ==Current roster==
Current roster
• Head coach: Ralph Raymond Ocampo • Assistant coach: John Patrick De Guzman ==Honors==
Honors
Team '''Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:''' ;Notes PNVF: Individual '''Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:''' PNVF: == Team Captains ==
Team Captains
• Ralph Raymund Ocampo (20162017) • Phillip Michael Bagalay (2018, 2023) • Geuel Asia (2019) • John Benedict San Andres (2022) • Ron Medalla (2023) • Michael Doria (2024) • Charles Jordan Segui (2024–2025) • Jerremy Pedrosa (2025) • John Joshua Cruz (2026–present) == Coaches ==
Coaches
• Fritz Michael Santos (2016) • John Pat de Guzman (20162017) • Rodrigo Palmero (2017) • Ralph Raymund Ocampo (2018–present) == External links ==
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