By Adrian Stewart Co Rain or Shine Elasto Painters’ James Yap, an Escalante City native, was named to the All-Star team and will be playing for the South in the PBA All-Star Game next month in Calasiao, Pangasinan. This is the 16th time the Negrense has been voted as a starter in the annual …
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2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Ravena on the roster for game against Qatar By Adrian Stewart Co Ferdinand ‘Thirdy’ Ravena of Ateneo de Manila University will make his debut with the Philippine national men’s basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, when they take on Qatar in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers Friday morning (PHT) in Doha, Qatar. “We …
2019 WVRAA Meet
Negrenses win gold in athletics, arnis By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Occidental increased its gold medal haul with wins in athletics and arnis in the ongoing 2019 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association meet, which is currently taking place in Roxas City, Capiz. Bernalyn Bejoy earned her second gold medal of the competition capturing …
2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship
Philippines eliminated By Adrian Stewart Co The Philippine men’s under-22 football team was eliminated from the 2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship following their 3-0 loss to Thailand last Tuesday at the National Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thai midfielder Jaroensak Wonggorn quickly drew first blood, scoring in the 3rd minute. Less than …
2019 WVRAA Meet
Negros Occidental takes 3×3 title By Adrian Stewart Co The Negros Occidental secondary boys’ 3×3 basketball team repeated as champions of the ongoing 2019 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) meet, which is currently taking place in Roxas City, Capiz. The team comprised of Andy Villaver, Ralph Cagalawan, Kent Esparagoza, and Rommel Hechanova …
2019 WVRAA Meet
Negros Occidental heads into girls’ volleyball semifinals By Adrian Stewart Co After sweeping the elimination rounds of the 2019 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association meet secondary girls’ volleyball competition, the Negros Occidental team enters the semifinals as the top seed. The Negrense team closed their preliminary campaign yesterday with a 25-23, 25-9 over …
2019 WVRAA Meet
Negros Occidental archer picks up second gold By Adrian Stewart Co Julianne Rongo of Negros Occidental yesterday won her second archery gold medal in the ongoing 2019 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association meet, which is currently taking place in Roxas City, Capiz. After earlier winning gold in the secondary girls’ 30-meter distance competition, …
UST beats DLSU in UAAP men’s football opener
By Adrian Stewart Co The University of Santo Tomas (UST) kicked off its UAAP Season 81 men’s football campaign with a 3-1 win over De La Salle University (DLSU) over the weekend at the Far Eastern University-Diliman (FEU-Diliman) pitch. Rookie-laden DLSU drew first blood in the game with newcomer John Rey Lagura scoring at …
Negrense contributes in UST’s D-League victory
By Adrian Stewart Co Mark Nonoy of La Carlota City made his presence known in the University of Santo Tomas’ 94-70 victory over Emilio Aguinaldo College in the ongoing 2019 PBA D-League last Monday at Paco Arena in Manila. The Negrense scored 15 points, and made five rebounds, two assists, and one steal for UST. …
James Yap named ‘Player of the Week’
By Adrian Stewart Co James Yap of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters won his first Cignal-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week award. The Escalante City native averaged 13 points, 4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists as the Painters sit in first place with a 7-1 record. Yap, who recently turned 37 years old, …