By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros Occidental’s 3×3 squad took home the gold medal in the secondary boys’ 3×3 basketball event of the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet at the Tangalan Covered Court in Aklan yesterday. Represented by Bacolod Tay Tung High School’s Dylan Despi, Marvin Delos Santos, Vince Hugo and Joshua …
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Negrense boxer Zulueta stakes ABF belt tonight
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense boxer John Michael Zulueta is putting his Asian Boxing Federation (ABF) light flyweight belt on the line as he faces Indonesian boxer Silem Serang at the SpacePlus Night Club, RCA Plaza, in Bangkok, Thailand tonight. Zulueta, currently in the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation world rankings, is determined …
Negros girds for title defense in WVRAA Meet girls’ volleyball
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Occidental girls’ volleyball team is aiming for a title repeat in the secondary girls’ volleyball event of this year’s Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet at the Laguinbanua Elementary School in Aklan province’s Numancia town beginning today. Team captain Katherine Shaine Cortez said the squad had a lengthy …
UAAP: NU on cusp of sweeping elims, takes down UST
The National University (NU) Bulldogs are just a win away from sweeping the elimination round of the UAAP Season 85 men’s volleyball tournament. The defending champion Bulldogs imposed their might against University of Santo Tomas (UST), 25-19, 22-25, 25-18, 25-21, to keep a perfect slate at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City yesterday. …
Melano scores winning free throws as Negros escapes Bulacan
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Jason Melano drilled two go-ahead free throws as Negros Pau Muscovados pulled off a 66-64 escape over Bulacan Kuyas in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City over the weekend. With the score tied at 64-all after a game-tying triple by Kuyas’ Kentoy Segura, …
UAAP football: FEU men rise to No. 1 after routing La Salle
Gio Pabualan’s spot-kick broke the floodgates as Far Eastern University (FEU) routed De La Salle University, 3-0, to rise to the top of the table in the UAAP Season 85 men’s football tournament at the University of the Philippines-Diliman Football Field on Sunday, April 23. Pabualan, a former Baby Tamaraw, scored past goalie Mig Brosoto …
Iloilo, Bacolod score victories in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Iloilo United Royals-Cocolife recorded its second straight win in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) season with a 109-77 rout of Bicol Volcanoes at the Bataan People’s Center on Saturday, April 22. Justine Sanchez led the way with double-double 15 points and 10 rebounds to go with five assists, …
Negros ousts Iloilo, reaches PCAP Southern Division finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros Island Region Kingsmen made their way to the Southern Division Finals of the 2023 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) First Conference after beating Iloilo Kisela Knights in the division semifinals on Saturday night, April 22. The Kingsmen showed dominance in the first leg of the two-leg Southern …
B.LEAGUE: Sotto silent in Hiroshima’s loss to Shinshu
Kai Sotto played just over seven minutes in the Hiroshima Dragonflies’ 83-80 defeat to the Shinshu Brave Warriors at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall on Saturday, April 22. The Filipino center went scoreless in his brief stint, missing all three of his field goal attempts while tallying two rebounds and an assist. Leading the way …
Tay Tung volleybelles rule La Carlota tourney
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts’ aspirants volleyball team captured the crown in the 18-and-under category of the 41st Pasalamat Festival Age Group Volleyball Tournament in Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City on Wednesday, April 19. The Thunderbolts’ aspirants team clinched the championship in the three-day tournament after beating La Carlota …