By ADRIAN STEWART CO

Fifteen La Salle schools nationwide participated in the Inter La Salle 2025, which made a big comeback after five years, at the University of St. La Salle (USLS) in Bacolod City.

Dubbed “Hugpong Hampang,” this year’s edition celebrates unity, camaraderie and athletic excellence through an expanded lineup of sports and activities.

Among the feature competitions for this year are basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, football, swimming, and chess, as well as e-sports, the newest addition to the tournament.

Lasallian athletes and delegates are expected to participate in these events to be held at USLS, St. Joseph School – La Salle, and other host venues within Bacolod.

The participating La Salle schools are De La Salle University, La Salle Greenhills, De La Salle Araneta University, De La Salle Andres Soriano Memorial College, De La Salle John Bosco College, De La Salle Lipa, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute, De La Salle University – Dasmariñas, De La Salle Zobel, La Salle Academy Iligan, La Salle College Antipolo, La Salle University Ozamiz, St. Jaime Hilario School – De La Salle Bataan, St. Joseph School – La Salle Bacolod, and USLS-Bacolod.

The highlights of the Inter La Salle Sports Camp also include special Lasallian formation programs with triathlete and Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Nikko Huelgas, “One-Armed Mamba” Kat Tan, and the president of the Negros Occidental Regional Football Association, Miggy Vilmayor, as speakers; a basketball exhibition game featuring Bahay Pag-asa residents and the De La Salle Brothers; as well as a fun-filled giant volleyball match.

The revival of Inter La Salle this year comes after USLS last hosted the event in 2020, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic./ASC, WDJ