Negros Occidental defends tertiary basketball title By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Occidental, represented by Colegio de Sta. Ana de Victorias, defended their tertiary men’s basketball title in the Western Visayas Private Schools Athletic Association Meet last Wednesday in Capiz. The team took the championship following a 97-68 victory over Iloilo, which was represented by the …
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Negros Occidental wins in beach volleyball By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Occidental captured gold in the tertiary men’s and women’s beach volleyball events last Wednesday in the Western Visayas Private Schools Athletic Association Meet last Wednesday in Capiz. The ladies’ side was represented by Rizza Mariniel Bungcayo, Rena Lamina, and Faye Ruth De Lumen of …
2020 WVPRISAA Meet
Negros Occidental picks up seven golds in athletics By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Occidental picked up seven gold medals yesterday in the tertiary athletics competition at the 2020 Western Visayas Private Schools’ Athletic Association (WVPRISAA) Meet, which came to a close in Capiz, with John Christian Mediano of Bacolod City ending the day with three …
2020 WVPRISAA Meet
Negros Occidental sweeps two volleyball divisions By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Occidental won both the secondary boys’ and tertiary men’s volleyball competitions during the 2020 Western Visayas Private Schools’ Athletic Association (WVPRISAA) Meet, which came to a close in Capiz. The secondary boys’ team, which was represented by Living Stones International School, won after scoring …
Bacolod falls to Batangas City in the Maharlika League
By Adrian Stewart Co The Bacolod Master Sardines suffered a 63-54 loss to the Batangas City Athletics in the ongoing 2019-2020 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League-Lakan Cup last Tuesday at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. After Bacolod narrowed their deficit to 50-44 early in the fourth period, Batangas City sealed the win by delivering 13 …
UP, San Beda to play in Iloilo City next month
By Adrian Stewart Co The University of the Philippines (UP) is scheduled to play San Beda University next month, March 15, in Iloilo City. The game is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. at the University of San Agustin gym. According to Rodolfo Go Villaruz, San Beda agreed to play in place of Southwestern University, …
WVRAA Meet postponed
By Adrian Stewart Co Due to concerns surrounding the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV), the upcoming 2020 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet, which was initially scheduled to run from February 15 to 22, will be postponed. The decision came following a meeting between Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores, Aklan Schools Division Superintendent Miguel Mac Aposin, …
2020 WVPRISAA Meet
Iloilo beats Negros Occidental in football Iloilo scored a 3-2 win over Negros Occidental yesterday in the ongoing 2020 Western Visayas Private Schools’ Athletic Association (WVPRISAA) Meet at the Villareal Stadium in Roxas City, Capiz. The Ilonggo side, represented by Central Philippine University, won their best-of-three series after dropping the first match but leveling the …
Bacolaodiat 2020
Winners named in LOPTTA table tennis competition Table tennis players from across the province recently took part in the Bacoloadiat Invitational Table Tennis Championship, which was hosted by the Lopue’s Table Tennis Association (LOPTTA), at the LOPTTA venue located at Lopue’s San Sebastian. The winners include Nicole Camile Bomban in the girls’ 10-and-under, Daryl Gorecho …
2020 WVPRISAA Meet
Iloilo dominates taekwondo Taekwondo athletes representing Iloilo dominated in the 2020 Western Visayas Private Schools’ Athletic Association (WVPRISAA) Meet winning 35 gold, 13 silver, and two bronze medals. In the poomsae division, which is comprised of basic attack and defense motions associated with the martial art, gold medals were won by Elaine Margaret Borres, Cindy …