Philippines beats Thailand, wins women’s basketball gold The Philippine women’s national basketball team captured gold at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games after scoring a 91-71 win over Thailand earlier this week at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Jack Animam top-scored for the Philippines with 21 points, while Janine Pontejos added 16 …
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Bacolod City picks up more track and field medals Track and field athletes from Area 7, which represents Bacolod City, recently collected more medals at the Palarong Panlalawigan 2019 earlier this week at the Manuel Y. Torres Sports Center in Bago City. After winning the secondary girls’ 100-meter hurdles, Jennifer Hudierez earned a second gold …
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Negrense hurdler finishes fourth in debut Negrense hurdler Bernalyn Bejoy recently reflected on her Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) debut, where she clocked in at 62.06 seconds and finished fourth place in the women’s 400-meter hurdles earlier this week at the New Clark City Athletics Stadium in Capas, Tarlac. Nguyen Thi Huyen of Vietnam won …
Palarong Panlalawigan 2019
Bacolod City earns three golds The track and field team for Area 7, which represents Bacolod City, won three gold medals at Palarong Panlalawigan 2019 earlier this week in Bago City. Kyla Joe Loredo won the secondary girls’ 400-meter dash, Jennifer Hudierez captured the secondary girls’ 100-meter hurdles, and Franzine Alamo took the secondary girls’ …
Filipino hurdler wins gold in photo finish
Filipino hurdler Clinton Bautista won the men’s 100-meter hurdles event earlier this week at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games by a photo finish, edging out Malaysia’s Rayzam Shah Wan Sofian at the New Clark City Athletics Center in Capaz, Tarlac. The two clocked in at 13.97 seconds but Bautista was found to have come in …
12-of-13 Pinoy boxers win medals
12 out of the Philippines’ 13 boxers earned medals at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Aside from Negrense boxers Rogen Ladon and James Palicte, other gold medal winners include Eumir Marcial taking the men’s middleweight division, Nesthy Petecio winning in the women’s featherweight division, and Charly Suarez capturing the men’s lightweight division. Silver medalists included …
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Tay Tung wins volleyball opener Bacolod Tay Tung High School, which is representing the Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports Cultural Educational Association, recently opened the Palarong Panlalawigan 2019 secondary girls’ volleyball with a 25-7, 25-7 win over Area 1, comprised of San Carlos City, Escalante City, Calatrava, and Toboso, at the Montalbo Residence in Bacolod …
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PHL takes bronze medals in beach volleyball Both the Philippine men’s and women’s beach volleyball teams finished the 2019 Southeast Asian Games with bronze medals. The ladies pairs of Cherry Rondina and Negrense outside hitter Bernadeth Pons and Angelique Gervacio and Dij Rodriguez secured their medals after beating Singapore; while the men’s teams, comprised of …
2019 SEA Games
Negrense boxer wins bronze By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense boxer Ian Clark Bautista secured a bronze medal at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in the bantamweight division falling to Thailand’s Chatchai-decha Butdee via split decision at the Philippine International Convention Center Forum in Pasay City. The Binalbagan native was the early aggressor and …
PHL vies for men’s volleyball gold tonight
By Adrian Stewart Co After their shocking upset win over defending Southeast Asian Games champions Thailand last Sunday, the Philippine men’s volleyball team is set to face Indonesia in the gold medal match tonight at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. In their 17-25, 25-20, 23-25, 27-25, 17-15 win over the weekend, Bryan Bagunas tallied …