WVPRISAA named overall champions By Adrian Stewart Co The Western Visayas Private Schools Athletic Association (WVPRISAA) were named overall champions of the 2019 PRISAA National Games, which recently came to a close in Davao City. The champions won a total of 455 medals, capturing 212 gold, 146 silver, and 97 bronze medals. Region VII finished …
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Negrense player ousted from FIVB volleyball tournament
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense Bernadeth Pons and her partner Cherry Rondina were eliminated from the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour Boracay Open after losing their quarterfinal match over the weekend at the White House Beach Resort, located at the island’s Station 1. The pair fell 21-17, 21-19 to Sakurako Fujii …
Ceres FC draws Stallion-Laguna
By Adrian Stewart Co Ceres-Negros FC opened their 2019 Philippines Football League title defense with a 2-2 draw with Stallion-Laguna FC over the weekend at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium. Stallion-Laguna striker Abou Mouhamed Sy opened scoring in the 6th minute, which was quickly followed by an equalizer from defender Martin Steuble. In the 28th …
Raptors rally past Bucks for first Finals appearance
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors made history the hard way Saturday night (Sunday, PHL time), reaching the NBA Finals for the first time after rallying past the Milwaukee Bucks 100-94 in Game 6. Trailing by 15 points with 2:18 remaining in the third quarter, the Raptors scored the final 10 points of the frame. Then, …
Ceres FC faces Stallion-Laguna today in PFL relaunch
By Adrian Stewart Co Two-time defending Philippines Football League (PFL) champions Ceres-Negros FC faces Stallion-Laguna FC today in the relaunched 2019 PFL at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in the Malate section of Manila. The league initially rebranded itself as the Philippine Premier League (PPL); however, after a delayed launch and conflict with the league operator, …
Meralco beats the Dyip in the Commissioner’s Cup
By Adrian Stewart Co The Meralco Bolts squandered a 17-point lead before escaping with a 101-92 win over the Columbian Dyip last night in the 2019 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Gani Lawal led the win with a double-double on 25 points and 27 rebounds, Baser Amer added 21 points, and Trevis …
2019 PRISAA National Games
WVPRISAA wins bronze in beach volleyball By Adrian Stewart Co The Western Visayas Private Schools Athletic Association (WVPRISAA) secondary girls’ beach volleyball team picked up a bronze medal in the 2019 PRISAA National Games last Thursday after defeating the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the consolation match. “I am thankful …
2019 PRISAA National Games
WVPRISAA retains secondary girls’ volleyball crown By Adrian Stewart Co The Western Visayas Private Schools Athletic Association (WVPRISAA) secondary girls’ volleyball team retained their PRISAA National Games title yesterday with a 25-16, 25-20, 25-14 win over Region XI at the University of Mindanao-Matina in Davao City. The team, which was comprised of Bacolod Tay Tung …
2019 PRISAA National Games
Bacolodnon runner bags second gold medal By Adrian Stewart Co After earlier capturing gold for the Western Visayas Private Schools Athletic Association (WVPRISAA) in the 2019 PRISAA National Games secondary girls’ 400-meter dash event, Hannah Jandra Boteros Delotavo of Bacolod Tay Tung High School yesterday earned her second gold medal of the games in the …
AFF U15 Girls’ Championship 2019
Philippines finishes fourth By Adrian Stewart Co The Philippine girls’ U-15 national team finished in fourth place in the AFF U15 Girls’ Championship 2019 following their recent 1-0 loss to Vietnam at the Institute of Physical Education Chonburi Campus Stadium in Thailand. A free kick by Tran Nhat Lan in the opening half was all …