Negrense student-athletes excel in athletics, swimming By Adrian Stewart Co Student-athletes representing Negros Occidental continued to pick up medals yesterday in the ongoing 2019 Visayas qualifying leg, which kicked off over the weekend in Iloilo City. Negrense athletes triumphed in various athletics events, where Krisha Dedoyco Aguillon won in the girls’ 100-meter dash; …
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Ceres FC opens 2019 AFC Cup campaign tonight
By Adrian Stewart Co Ceres-Negros FC opens their 2019 AFC Cup campaign tonight at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City, where they will face Shan United, who finished last year’s Myanmar National League in second place. The Negrense club is the two-time defending Philippines Football League champion. Ceres head coach Risto Vidaković …
AdMU beats FEU in UAAP women’s volleyball
By Adrian Stewart Co Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) battled back from two sets down and beat Far Eastern University (FEU) 14-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-18, 15-12 in the 81st UAAP women’s volleyball season over the weekend at the San Juan Arena. Katrina Tolentino led AdMU with 19 points on 17 attacks and two blocks, …
Purse bid called after Nietes, Palicte fail to strike deal
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has ordered world super flyweight championship Donnie Nietes and his challenger, fellow Negrense Aston Palicte, to submit purse bids as their respective camps failed to strike a deal for their upcoming rematch. A purse bid requires promoters to offer proposals on the amount the fighters will be paid for …
Blatche leads Gilas Pilipinas into the 2019 FIBA World Cup
By Adrian Stewart Co Former Washington Wizards and Brooklyn Nets center Andray Blatche had his best game for the Philippine men’s national football team, Gilas Pilipinas, as they cruised to a 93-75 victory over Kazakhstan over the weekend at the Saryarka Velodrome in Astana, Kazakhstan. The win earned the Philippines a spot in the …
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Negrenses pick up early gold medals By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Occidental student-athletes picked up early gold medals in the ongoing 2019 Visayas qualifying leg, which kicked off over the weekend in Iloilo City. Elyka Salmorin picked up the province’s first gold of this year’s competition in the girls’ 2000-meter walk event. Negrense …
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BTTHS looks to retain girls’ volleyball title By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) is looking to retain their Batang Pinoy girls’ volleyball title as their 2019 Visayas qualifying leg kicks off today at the Central Philippine University gym. “We might have a practically new team but this a fighting …
LOPTTA player wins at Manila table tennis tournament
Marell Lagunday-Alvarez of the Lopue’s Table Tennis Association (LOPTTA) won at the recent 9th Flexible Cup International Table Tennis Championship at Harrison Plaza in Manila. She captured the veterans title and won bronze in the women’s open. The LOPTTA player scored a straight set victory over Susan Tayag in the finals. In the women’s open, …
Ceres FC loans Aguinaldo to Malaysia club
By Adrian Stewart Co Ceres-Negros FC recently sent defender Amani Aguinaldo to Malaysia Super League club PKNP FC on loan. In a statement, the Bacolod City-based club said the move will provide the player “his chance to test his limits in the region’s second best league.” While Aguinaldo will be unavailable for the Ceres …
Reports suggest Blatche is joining NLEX
By Adrian Stewart Co Former Washington Wizards and Brooklyn Nets center Andray Blatche is reportedly set to join the NLEX Road Warriors as an import player if the Philippine men’s national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, qualifies for the 2019 FIBA World Cup, scheduled to take place from August 31 to September 15 in China. …