CSAV beats ESJ Fyre Fyter in overtime By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Colegio de Sta. Ana de Victorias (CSAV) defeated ESJ Fyre Fyter in overtime, 99-95, last weekend in the ongoing Negros Basketball Association President’s Cup at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School gym. ESJ Fyre Fyter narrowly led at the half, …
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2018 AFC Cup
Schröck: History is in our hands By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. With Ceres-Negros FC set to play their final 2018 AFC Cup group stage match against Home United FC tonight at 6:00 p.m. at the Panaad Park and Stadium, Ceres midfielder Stephan Schröck said, “History is in our hands.” “We are very happy …
KMH, RJ Stars compete in ABPI national championships
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod City-based female duckpin bowling teams Kami Mga Hubin and RJ Stars joined the ongoing 41st ABPI National Championship Bowling Tournament, which opened earlier this week at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. The two teams will be competing under the name Lansky, comprised of Sharon …
Palarong Pambansa manager to combat NCR recruitment
Montalbo: Athletes in Manila are prone to challenges By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Western Visayas secondary girls’ volleyball team manager Jose Montalbo, whose team took home bronze from the recent Palarong Pambansa, yesterday said he will fight to prevent every Visayan and Mindanaoan athlete from being recruited by the National Capital Region, who …
Fil-Sino AACI Inter-Color Basketball Tournament
Organic Solutions, Sweet Crystals win By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Organic Solutions recently defeated Royal Star Trading, 66-60, in the ongoing Fil-Sino All Asian Countertrade, Inc. (AACI) Conference Inter-Color tournament at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School covered court; while Sweet Crystals beat Basecom, 90-72. Organic Solutions led 31-22 at the half, which …
Filipino boxer wins IBO belt
By Paulo Loreto Lim Boxer Michael ‘Gloves on Fire’ Dasmarinas won the International Boxing Organization (IBO) bantamweight title over the weekend after beating French boxer Karim Guerfi via knockout during the “Roar of Singapore IV-Night of Champions” at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The Camarines Sur native won after knocking out his opponent in the …
BCBC Open Trios Duckpin Bowling League 2018
KMH takes title By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Kami Mga Hubin (KMH) recently won the Group A title of the 17th Bowlers Club of Bacolod City (BCBC) Open Trios Duckpin Bowling League 2018 at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. KMH won with 314 pinfalls, beating BCY 2’s 294. Meanwhile, …
2018 Palarong Pambansa
WV finishes third place overall, tops demonstration sports By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Western Visayas finished the 2018 Palarong Pambansa in third place overall, earning a total of 46 gold, 45 silver, and 55 bronze medals. The region finished in the same position last year, at the time, without the inclusion of …
Former Olympian dies in Bago City motorcycle accident
Operator was drunk, not wearing a helmet –report By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Leopoldo Baylon Cantancio, Jr., who represented the Philippines in boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, died last Friday in a motorcycle accident at Purok Narra in Barangay Malingin, …
2018 Palarong Pambansa
Western Visayas drops to third place After placing second the past two days, Western Visayas dropped to third place in the overall medal tally of the 61st Palarong Pambansa. Following a slow gold medal haul in the last day of Palaro yesterday, Western Visayas had 38 golds, 36 silver and 46 bronze medals, behind …