SPORTS

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Philippine national football team, the Azkals, recently called up 10 Ceres-Negros FC players to join the roster of players set to face Malaysia in a friendly match on Wednesday, March 22, at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. Among the standouts called up were Jeffrey Christiaens, Carli de Murga, …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. In what is being coined a “Cinderella story,” Assumption Montessori School (Cagayan de Oro) won the National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) Division 2 championships, defeating St. Jude College Dasmariñas Cavite, Inc., 72-71. Program Director Eric Altamirano said the victory is what NBTC is all about. “It’s about giving an opportunity …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The country’s top volleyball players will converge today in Lakawon Island for the Beach Volleyball Republic (BVR) tour, which will run for two days at the resort island. The event is comprised of 16 teams, divided by gender, including teams representing Bacolod City, Silay City, and Iloilo City. Local athletes …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. After dropping the first game to Ice Sportswear, POC was out for revenge, winning 101-81 in Game 2 and tying the Best-of-3 finals series of the Toby’s Sports Bacolod Inter-Barkada Basketball Tournament at the STI-West Negros University gym. POC opened the game with a big 33-16 lead following the first …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. In preparation for his April 8 fight against International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight champion Zolani Tete of South Africa, Bago City-native ‘King’ Arthur Villanueva said he has been observing some of this opponent’s past bouts. “He’s good, strong, and a tough opponent,” he said. “I only saw few highlights …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ice Sportswear took Game 1, defeating POC, 93-88, in the Best-of-3 final series of the Toby’s Sports Bacolod Inter-Barkada Basketball Tournament at the STI-West Negros University gym. POC took an early lead, finishing the first half up 29-16. However, following a 30-18 run by Ice Sportswear, POC’s halftime lead dropped …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Sports Journ faces ASSFBI Mixed, tonight, in the 2017 KMH Inter-Squad Trios Duckpin Bowling League Season 2 stepladder final at Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. The winner will meet the tournament’s namesake Kami Mga Hubin (KMH) in the finals. On the women’s side, Triple “D” finished on …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Jasper Quimanhan won the Tenpin Masters Challenge (TMC) Season Three championship shootout for February at the East Bowling Center, Lopue’s East Centre in Bacolod City. Quimanhan bowled an average 196 pin falls, beating out Paul Pacis in the final game, 190-168. With the win, Quimanhan joined this season’s winners including …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Class of 1985 led Bracket A of the NOHS@115 Negros Occidental High School Alumni Association, Inc. (NOHSAAI) “Unity Cup” Bowling Fellowship finals at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. The leaders sit atop the bracket with 1,495 pin falls, followed by the Classes of 1994 – …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Negros Island Region (NIR) secondary boys basketball head coach Dennis Tumayan recently expressed his concern about the provided accommodations for the upcoming 2017 Palarong Pambansa in Antique, saying it takes around 45 minutes to get to the venue. It was earlier reported Tobias Fomier Catholic School and Dao Catholic High …