By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolod BingoPlus tasted its first defeat in the 2022 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) after a 72-66 defeat to Batangas City Embassy Chill over the weekend at Caloocan Sports Complex. Bacolod was just down by two at 26-28 at the half but Batangas City went on a massive run in the …
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San Carlos City holds chess tournament
An open chess tournament facilitated by San Carlos Negros Chess Club in cooperation with the San Carlos City government through the City Sports Office and City Tourism Office was successfully conducted from June 18 to 19 at the city’s Park Marina Function Hall. Mayor Renato Gustilo opened the tournament with a ceremonial move with International …
Jiggy’s Angels top Iloilo 1-day volley league
By Adrian Stewart Co Jiggy’s Angels squad emerged as champions in the Savannah Community Womens 1-Day Volleyball League held over the weekend at the Georgia International Academy Covered Gym in Savannah Subdivision in Oton, Iloilo. Led by Negrenses Melody Pons, Kiesha Bedonia and Princess Tumayao and Ilonggas Elizza Anne Aimen and Trisha Dequilla, the Jiggy’s …
Negrense Aguillon sprints her way to ASEAN School Games
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense sprinter Krisha Dedoyco Aguillon emerged as the fastest girl in the National Invitational Sports Competition athletics on Monday at the Iloilo Sports Complex. Aguillon, a standout from Bacolod Tay Tung High School athletics team, sprinted her way to the 2022 ASEAN School Games after ruling the girls 100-meter dash event. …
Blackwater taps Rosser as No. 1 pick in PBA Draft
By Adrian Stewart Co Blackwater Bossing added much-needed firepower to its roster after tapping Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser as their top-overall pick in the PBA Season 47 Rookie Draft yesterday at the Robinsons Place in Ermita, Manila. The 6-foot-7 PBA 3×3 basketball star will be an added force to the Bossing, which only won one game in …
Kim, Caloy double gold in SEA Games
By Adrian Stewart Co Kim Mangrobang and Carlos Edriel Yulo annexed their second gold medal in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games yesterday at the Tuan Chau Island, Vietnam. The 30-year-old Mangrobang notched her second gold in the women’s individual duathlon event where she outsprinted her opponents from Malaysia and Indonesia, who settled for silver …
Cone: Ginebra’s PBA Govs’ Cup title ‘a remarkable feat’
By Adrian Stewart Co Veteran head coach Tim Cone considers Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings’ championship run in the 2021-2022 PBA Governors’ Cup as a remarkable feat. According to Cone, he did not expect the Gin Kings to go all the way to coronation following their dethronement in the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup last year. …
Ateneo drubs NU, clinches twice-to-beat in UAAP
By Adrian Stewart Co Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles averted a fourth quarter run by the National University (NU) Bulldogs for an 89-75 triumph in the UAAP Season 84 men’s basketball on Saturday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Dave Ildefonso drilled five triples as he finished with 17 …
Ginebra’s Thompson, Brownlee lead PBA Govs’ Cup individual race
By Adrian Stewart Co Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings’ Earl Scottie Thompson and Justin Brownlee are among the frontrunners in the individual citations in the 2021-2022 PBA Governors’ Cup. Thompson is among the two leading contenders for the coveted Best Player of the Conference (BPC) plum, which will be given prior to Game 4 of …