Two late strikes lands Ceres FC atop Group F By Paulo Loreto Lim Thanks to two late goals, Ceres-Negros FC, playing before a home crowd at Bacolod City’s Panaad Park and Stadium, defeated Myanmar National League champions Shan United FC last Tuesday, 2-0, in the ongoing 2018 AFC Cup. The match began in …
SPORTS
PAL Interclub Golf Tournament
Manila Southwoods looking for four-peat By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Manila Southwoods is looking for a four-peat win of the PAL Interclub Regular Men’s Championship which begins today, March 8, at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club in Bacolod City. “We prepared long and hard for this,” said non-playing Southwoods skipper Thirdy …
Festival of Football begins next week in San Carlos City
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The 2018 Regional Festival of Football is scheduled to begin next week, set to take place from March 16 to 18 at the San Julio Football Field in San Carlos City. According to Negros Occidental Football Association General-Secretary Ronald Ian Treyes, athletes from Cebu, Iloilo, Leyte, and Negros Occidental …
Lopue’s National Open Table Tennis Championship
180 expected for competition By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Around 180 participants are expected for the 10th Lopue’s National Open Table Tennis Championship, set to take place from March 23 to 24 at the Lopue’s Table Tennis Association (LOPTTA) playing center at Lopue’s San Sebastian. According to table tennis coach Marell Lagunday, the …
Swimming competition held in La Carlota City
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Sta. Fe Crocs won the Mayor Luis J. Jalandoni III Age-Group Invitation Swimfest 2018, which recently took place at the SRA swimming pool in Barangay La Granja, La Carlota City. Bago City Swim Club, Inc. came in second while the host team, the Mangkas Crawlers swim team, took …
PAL Interclub Golf Tournament
Canlubang looks to capture regular men’s competition By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. After Canlubang won the Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub Golf Senior Tournament last weekend, the team is looking to take the PAL Interclub Regular Men’s Championship, which begins tomorrow, March 8, at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club in Bacolod City. …
2018 AFC Cup
Ceres seeks win tonight to take the outright lead in Group F By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Currently tied on points atop Group F with Singapore’s Home United FC in the ongoing 2018 AFC Cup, Ceres-Negros FC’s match tonight against Shan United FC of Myanmar could make a difference in the standings. Kickoff …
VMA hosts taekwondo workshop
The Visayan Maritime Academy (VMA) Global College recently hosted the 2018 Taekwondo Poomsae Competititve Workshop. Regional Management Committee of Negros and Bacolod chair Harny Tabuada said the event was led by three-time world champion Rani Ann Ortega. According to Tabuada, poomsae is the style of conduct which expresses directly, or indirectly, mental and physical refinements, …
Lopue’s-USLS wins at WVPRISAA
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Lopue’s-University of St. La Salle (USLS) table tennis teams won the tertiary events at the 2018 Western Visayas Private Schools Athletic Association (WVPRISAA) meet, which closed last week in Iloilo. The men’s team, comprised of John Paul Gubaton, John Michael Castro, James Saligumba, Cris Lester Rejon, and Joemar Junio, …
PAL Interclub Golf Tournament
Negros Occidental A takes second in the founders‘ division By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Negros Occidental A recently tied for second place with Orchard in the PAL Interclub Golf Tournament founders’ division at the Bacolod Golf and Country Club. The Cebu Country Club captured the title. Meanwhile, Alta Vista won the aviator class, …