SPORTS

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Sweet Crystals Sugar came from behind to beat Organic Solutions, 62-60, in the Class B division of the ongoing 2017 Fil-Sino All-Asian Countertrade Inter-Color Tournament at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Po Hang gym. In Class A, JSY Transport notched a win, defeating AACI Trading, 81-77. Sweet Crystals went …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Negros Occidental won both the major and senior division titles at the recently-concluded 2017 Philippine Series in Dumaguete City. The Negrense team took out Smokey Mountain in the finals of the major league division, winning 8-4 in six innings, following their 3-0 lead in the first. Going into the final …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Sports Journ took the lead in the 2017 KMH Inter-Squad Trios Duckpin Bowling League Season 3 at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex, with a total 4,675 pinfalls. Trailing by 68 pinfalls is KMH (Kami Mga Hubin), who sit in second place with 4,604. Rounding out the …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. La Filipina/BCY and RJ Stars/NPBC captured the men and women’s division titles, respectively, during the recently-concluded Bowlers Club of Bacolod City Open Trio Duckpin Bowling Tournament 2017 at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. La Filipina/BCY defeated ESD Solid Strikers/ASSFBI in the finals, despite losing the first …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres-Negros FC is looking to keep their hopes alive in the 2017 AFC Cup with their next group stage match taking place on Wednesday at the Panaad Park and Stadium against current group leaders HàNội FC. The two clubs drew 1-1 in their prior meeting back in February at the …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Bacolod City SangguniangPanlungsod (SP) recently approved P3.548 million in financial assistance for athletes representing Bacolod City in the upcoming 2017 PalarongPambansa, set to begin this coming weekend in Antique, from April 23 to 29. According to City Councilor Caesar Distrito, “This will be used for the food, transportation, billeting …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight champion and Bago City-native ‘King’ Arthur Villanueva arrived in the United Kingdom yesterday, in preparation for his upcoming title eliminator bout against Zolani Tete of South Africa on April 22 at the Manchester Arena. The date for the fight was originally scheduled for April 8. If …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Negros Occidental softball team earned a spot in the Final 4 in the senior and major league divisions of the ongoing 2017 Philippine Series in Dumaguete City. The Negrense team earned their fifth win yesterday, defeating the International Little League Association of Manila (ILLAM), 10-4. They next take on …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The inaugural season of the Philippines Football League (PFL) will officially launch on April 20, with eight clubs set to compete. The clubs include Ceres Negros FC, Davao Aguilas FC, Global Cebu FC, Ilocos United FC, JPV Marikina FC, Kaya FC-Makati, Stallion Laguna FC, and Loyola Meralco Sparks FC. “The …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Ilahas-Bacolod men’s and women’s teams finished in third and second place, respectively, in the 2017 Philippine Open Tchoukball Invitational at the City Sports Club, Ayala Business Park, Cebu City. In the men’s division, world number one Taiwan defeated the number two Singapore in the final, while Ilahas-Bacolod defeated the …