By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Victorias City-native Michael Ocido recently won the 8th HDBank Cup International Open Chess Tournament, which took place at the Army Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam. Ocido won with 7.5 points, earning a trophy and a $1,200 cash prize. Other Negrenses also took place in the competition, with Recarte Tiauson of …
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Akari National High School Volleyball Championships
BTTHS to represent the Visayas By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) will be representing the Visayas region in the 2018 Akari National High School Volleyball Championships, which takes place this weekend at the Adamson University gym in Manila. The school qualified for the national competition after defeating Central …
NBTC 2018
BTTHS leaves for national competition tonight By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. 2018 National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) regional champions Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) head to Manila tonight, where they will compete in the NBTC National Finals, set to begin Sunday, March 18, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay …
2018 AFC Cup
Ceres FC solidifies lead in Group F after beating Shan United By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres-Negros FC beat Shan United FC, 1-0, in the ongoing 2018 AFC Cup group stage earlier this week at the Thuwunna Stadium in Myanmar, thanks to a penalty kick from midfielder Bienvenido Marañón. The win kept the …
PSC suspends Karatedo Federation
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) suspended the Karatedo Federation of the Philippines (KFP) after a PSC task force discovered suspected irregularities committed by the federation in relation to an event in Germany last year. The federation took part in the 20-day camp in Germany in July 2017 in preparation …
Cauayan-native wins OPBF title
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Cauayan-native Jay-r Raquinel dethroned Keisuke Nakayama of Japan earlier this week at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, capturing the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) flyweight title. Raquinel, who remains undefeated, won after the fight was stopped in the ninth round. After landing a couple combinations in the …
Indonesian billiards tournament ends with all-Pinoy final
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Carlo Biado defeated Jundel Mazon over the weekend, 13-11, in an all-Filipino final at the 10-ball Jogja Open International Billiards Tournament, which took place at Rama Billiards in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Biado won $12,000 for the victory. “Our Filipino kababayans completed the country’s domination in the just ended 10-ball Jogja …
Fil-Sino Athletic Club Asia Brewery Invitational Cup 2018
Cobra beats Sunkist, advances to Class B quarterfinals By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Cobra recently defeated Sunkist, 74-65, advancing to the Class B quarterfinals of the ongoing Fil-Sino Athletic Club Asia Brewery Invitational Cup 2018 at Bacolod Tay Tung High School. The eventual winners took an early 21-8 lead in the first period. …
Kadalag-an Festival 2018
Victorias City football festival opens this weekend By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Kadalag-an Football Festival, part of the annual Victorias City celebration, begins on Saturday, March 17, at the Don Bosco Technical Institute football grounds. The event will be divided into a variety of categories including U11 boys, U13 boys, U15 boys, …
2018 AFC Cup
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres-Negros FC will meet Myanmar National League champions Shan United FC today in the ongoing 2018 AFC Cup group stage at the Thuwunna Stadium in Myanmar. Today’s match will be the third meeting between the two clubs since January. Their first meeting ended with a victory on penalties for …