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- ↑ "El DN se coronó campeón de la Liga Dominicana de Voleibol". Hoy (in Spanish). 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- ↑ "Distrito revalida títulos en voleibol". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- ↑ Periodico Hoy. "First leg of NORCECA Beach Circuit about to begin" (in Spanish). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original on 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2009-05-10.