By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Donnie ‘Ahas’ Nietes of Murcia and Bago City-born boxer Aston ‘Mighty’ Palicte fought to a split draw over the weekend in their World Boxing Organization super flyweight title bout at The Forum in Inglewood, California, in the United States. The result leaves the Negrense boxers with a pending rematch. …
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SMART/MVP Sports Foundation Best of the Best Championships
Hanah athletes top taekwondo competition By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Mary Angeline Alcantara and Joshua Emmanuel Deita of Hanah Taekwondo each took home gold at the 2018 SMART/MVP Sports Foundation Best of the Best Championships, which took place last week at the Ayala Malls South Park in Muntinlupa City. Alcantara took gold in …
Rebisco Volleyball League
BTTHS wins regional title By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) successfully defended their Rebisco Volleyball League-Western Visayas leg Girls’ 18-and-Under title after recently defeating Central Philippine University (CPU), 25-21, 25-21, 25-13. The team advances to the national finals in Manila, scheduled to take place from November 17 to …
2018 DFL 2nd Conference
Villa Angela FC, UNO-R lead their brackets By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Villa Angela FC and the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) currently lead their respective brackets in the born 2010 and above category of the ongoing 2018 Dynamic Football League (DFL) 2nd Conference at the Sta. Maria Football Field in Talisay City …
Rebisco Volleyball League
BTTHS to meet USLS in the semifinals By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. After Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) swept Group A of the Rebisco Volleyball League-Western Visayas leg Girls’ 18-and-Under competition, they are set to meet the University of St. La Salle in the semifinals of the Rebisco Volleyball League-Western Visayas leg Girls’ 18-and-Under …
NOPSSCEA: Season 38
LCC basketball manager: The team is more competitive By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The team manager for the La Consolacion College-Bacolod basketball team said they are ready for the upcoming Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA) meet, now in its 38th season, which is scheduled to open next week. Team manager, …
Azkals call up nine Ceres FC players
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ahead of their match against Bahrain at the Bahrain National Stadium tonight, the Philippine men’s national football team, the Azkals, named nine Ceres-Negros FC players to their roster, including midfielder Stephan Schröck, who has not been called up for international duty in years. Alongside Schröck, the Negrense club …
Two Negrenses battle for WBO belt this weekend
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Donnie ‘Ahas’ Nietes of Murcia is set to meet Bago City-born boxer Aston ‘Mighty’ Palicte this weekend, September 8, at The Forum in Inglewood, California, in the United States, where the two Negrense fighters will battle for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) super flyweight title. Nietes’ last bout …
Table tennis player Lariba succumbs to leukemia
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Table tennis player Ian Lariba, who competed for the Philippines at the 2016 Summer Olympics Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, recently passed away after years of battling leukemia. According to Philippine Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) President Ting Ledesma, she was arguably the greatest player in her field. “From …
Milo Little Olympics
BTTHS cleans up in track and field By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) elementary girls’ track and field team recently came out big winners after picking up 11 gold, one silver, and five bronze medals at the Milo Little Olympics, which took place in Cebu City. Shalthea …