SPORTS

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. As of 5:30 p.m., yesterday, the Negros Island Region (NIR) fell from third place to fourth place in the medal count, swapping spots with Southern Tagalog. NIR has garnered a total of 10 gold, 12 silver, and 11 bronze medals; while Southern Tagalog is up to 10 gold, 22 silver, …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. As of the third day of the 2017 Palarong Pambansa, the National Capital Region (NCR) currently leads the medal count with 34 gold, 20 silver, and eight bronze medals. The Western Visayas sit a distant second with five gold, five silver, and five bronze medals; followed by the Negros Island …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Bakbakan sa La Carlota boxing event is set to take place tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Public Plaza Festival Park, featuring Gerpaul Valero of Mandaue, Cebu taking on Jess Rhey Waminal. In his prior fight, Valero faced off against Australian Jason Maloney for the WBA Oceania super bantamweight …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Negros Island Region (NIR) lost their secondary boys basketball game against Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR), yesterday, 75-70, in the ongoing 2017 Palarong Pambansa in Antique. CAR remained in the lead throughout the game, however, NIR had a couple opportunities to close the gap, even closing at 45-46 heading into …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. James Lozanez of the Western Visayas captured gold in this year’s javelin throw competition at the 2017 Palarong Pambansa in Antique and, in doing so, broke a five-year record. His 59.46m toss broke the 2013 record set by Central Luzon’s Bryan Pacheco of 57.81m. Another record was broken on the …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Negros Island Region (NIR) elementary boys football team recently opened their 2017 Palarong Pambansa campaign with a 3-0 win over Eastern Visayas. They next face the Cordillera Autonomous Region at 7:00 a.m. today with the opportunity to top Group C. Meanwhile, the NIR secondary boys football team is looking …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Negros Island Region (NIR) softball team only needed five innings to mark their first win in the 2017 Palarong Pambansa, a 20-0 demolition of the Zamboanga Peninsula at the Camp Fullon Field in San Fernando, Antique. The team is looking to win back-to-back championships. The Negrense team is scheduled …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Elite 60 Development Camp selected ten aspiring basketball players during their recent tryouts for the Visayas at Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu. Andre Chua, Christian Manaytay, Andrew Velasco, Joshua Fuentabella, and Franz Diaz were named among the 18U selections; while Michael Jhaye Jordan, John Edward Aguilar, Anskie Espina, Rey …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Capitol Boys opened their 2017 D-League Basketball Tournament campaign beating defending champions AA Electrical, 63-58, at the STI-West Negros University (STI-WNU) gymnasium, last week. The two teams went into the half tied at 30-all, however, the eventual winners went on a 26-11 run in the third period, putting them ahead …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The 1st Congressman Greg Gasataya Basketball League opened this weekend, with Sum-ag scoring a big 101-56 win over Barangay 33 in the open category; while Granada beat Barangay 3, 80-57, and Barangay 23 defeated Barangay 5, 89-63, at the STI-West Negros University (STI-WNU) gymnasium. The tournament’s namesake, Bacolod Lone District …