Passi City siblings dominate Visayas leg By Marlon Bernardino Siblings Rolando, Ruslan, and King Lanz Pamplona of Passi City, Iloilo each recently won their respective divisions of the 2019 National Youth and Schools Chess Championships-Visayas leg, which took place over the weekend at the Ayala Capitol Central Mall in Bacolod City. Rolando Pamplona …
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2019 AFC Cup
Kaya FC meets Indonesian opponents today By Adrian Stewart Co Kaya FC-Iloilo will be seeking an outright lead in Group H when they face PSM Makassar of Indonesia’s Liga 1 this afternoon in the 2019 AFC Cup group stage at the Pakansari Stadium in Indonesia. The two are currently atop the group, tied …
BTTHS continues to dominate FCAAF
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) continued to dominate the Filipino-Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation Track and Field Invitational Cup. After collecting several medals on opening day, BTTHS emerged as overall champion in the elementary category and came in second in the secondary division. After previously earning medals, Jade Cordova, Hannah …
PBA All-Star Weekend
North beats South, 185-170 By Adrian Stewart Co Japeth Aguilar and Arwind Santos went on dunking sprees as the North All-Stars cruised to a 185-170 win over the South All-Stars during this year’s PBA All-Stars Weekend at the Calasiao Sports Complex in Calasiao, Pangasinan. Aguilar of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel ignited the North …
2018–19 ASEAN Basketball League
HK moves the Philippines closer to elimination By Adrian Stewart Co The Hong Kong Eastern basketball team recently pushed San Miguel Alab Pilipinas closer to elimination after scoring a 90-88 upset in Game 1 of their 2019 ASEAN Basketball League best-of-three quarterfinal series at the Hoops Dome in Lapu Lapu City, Cebu. The …
DLSU women’s volleyball team drubs UST
By Adrian Stewart Co De La Salle University (DLSU) exacted revenge on the University of Santo Tomas (UST) with a 21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 26-24 win in the 81st UAAP women’s volleyball season last Sunday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Desiree Cheng led the win with 20 points; while Ilongga …
Iloilo City sports clinic begins next week
The Iloilo City Sports Division will be offering a free summer sports clinic for athletes below 13 years of age starting next week, April 8, and running until April 14. “This is city government’s way of promoting various sports because we know that children are very active,” said Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III. “As …
Negrense captures IBO belt
By Adrian Stewart Co Calatrava native John Michael Zulueta captured two International Boxing Organization (IBO) minimumweight titles over the weekend at the Gaisano Grand Mall in Bacolod City. His unanimous decision win over Ariston Aton earned him the IBO Oceania and Oriental minimumweight belts. Zulueta was the early aggressor as he pummeled the …
PBA All-Star Weekend
Rookies/Sophomores beat Juniors By Adrian Stewart Co Javee Mocon scored the game-winning tip-in as the Rookies/Sophomores All-Stars cruised to a 141-140 win over the Juniors during the 2019 PBA All-Star Weekend event at the Calasiao Sports Complex in Pangasinan. Mocon, a rookie from the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, was at the right place at …
F2 Logistics wallops Foton
By Adrian Stewart Co F2 Logistics Cargo Movers walloped the Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy, 28-26, 25-15, 25-23, in the 2019 Philippine Super Liga (PSL) Grand Prix Conference last Saturday at the San Juan Arena. Maria Jose Perez led the victory with 19 points on 15 attacks and four blocks, while Lindsay Stalzer added 12 …