By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Iloilo Giants, represented by Hua Siong College of Iloilo Red Phoenix, emerged as champions in the 2024 WVRAA Meet secondary boys basketball tournament at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Gym in Bacolod City on Monday, May 6. Jid Locsin continued his stellar showing for the Giants, tallying a …
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Ilonggo booters bag WVRAA Meet elem boys football title
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Iloilo Giants, represented by Barotac Nuevo Central Elementary School, took home the crown in the 2024 WVRAA Meet elementary boys football event in Bacolod City on Monday night, May 6. The Ilonggo elementary boys booters emerged on top following a 3-0 domination of Negros Occidental in a one-game championship …
Wolves demolish Nuggets, head home up 2-0
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Anthony Edwards also had 27 points and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets, 106-80, to take a 2-0 lead in an NBA Western Conference semifinal series yesterday (Philippine time). Minnesota won without center Rudy Gobert, who was away from the team for the birth of his first child. The Timberwolves, …
NegOcc dominates Iloilo, keeps WVRAA volley crown
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Occidental renewed its mastery over Iloilo with a dominant 25-19, 25-12, 25-9 triumph in the finals of the WVRAA Meet secondary girls’ volleyball tournament at the Montalbo Gym in Bacolod City yesterday. Rhose Viane Almendralejo anchored the Negros Occidental-represented Bacolod Tay Tung High School’s offense in the entire qualification tournament …
UST dethrones DLSU, enters UAAP women’s volley finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Golden Tigresses dethroned the De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers with a 25-20, 16-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-7 victory in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball semifinals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday, May 5. Angeline Poyos spearheaded …
Mitchell-led Cavs rally from 18 down, win series over Magic
Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points to fuel the host Cleveland Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 106-94 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 7 of their first-round series yesterday (Philippine time). Mitchell, who scored 17 points in the third quarter, made 15-of-17 free-throw attempts and added nine rebounds and five assists. …
Meralco hands San Miguel’s 1st PBA loss
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Meralco Bolts handed the San Miguel Beermen their first defeat in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup with a 95-92 escape at the Batangas City Coliseum on Saturday night, May 4. Leading by as much as 17 points late in the third quarter, the Bolts nearly suffered a meltdown in …
Negrense Seroy clinches 2 gold medals in WVRAA Meet
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bianca Juliana Seroy of Negros Occidental took home two gold medals in the secondary girls’ athletics event of the 2024 WVRAA Meet at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City over the weekend. The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts standout captured a gold medal in the triple jump …
Timberwolves wrestle home-court advantage from Nuggets in Game 1 win
Anthony Edwards scored 43 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 20 points, and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves took home-court advantage from Denver with a 106-99 win over the Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series yesterday (Philippine time). Naz Reid scored 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter, Mike Conley …
Negrense Cagalawan’s career game helps San Beda beat JRU
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Sophie Cagalawan’s career game helped the San Beda University Lady Red Spikers score a 17-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-17, 15-5 victory against the Jose Rizal University (JRU) Lady Bombers in the NCAA Season 99 women’s volleyball at the FilOil EcoOil Centre. The rookie volleybelle finished with a career-high of 20 …