Searching for new cycling champions (Second of two series) By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. YEAR 2015 was the last time a Pangasinan cyclist took center stage when Umingan son Santy Barnachea won the annual 15-day Ronda Pilipinas. He’s the only Filipino professional pedal-pusher to win four multi-stage bikathons breaking my three…

Searching for new potential cycling champions By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   IT was November 6 last year when I had a talk with Gov. Amado “Pogi” Espino III at the provincial sports office in Lingayen and asked me to focus on the development of our young cyclists in the…

Fil-Am cyclist Coryn Rivera By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. UNKNOWN to many of our countrymen but well-known to the cycling world especially in America where she was born and raised and in Europe where she’s currently based now, our  country already produced a pure-bred professional cyclist that is conquering prestigious…

“Money can’t buy me honor and glory” – Marquez By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. “I DON’T care too much for money, money can’t buy me love.” Taken from the song of the Beatles’ “Can’t Buy Me Love.” Paraphrasing it, the former world boxing champion Juan Manuel Marquez echoed the same…

2017’s top local sports events By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. YEAR 2017 is gone, welcome 2018, “Year of the Dog,” as the Chinese say. Although with skepticism, I wish and hope 2018 will really be a prosperous year for all of us. To God be the glory. Looking back at…

Just to watch a championship match By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr.   I DO  travel just to watch in the flesh important sporting events of my top five favorite sports like cycling, boxing, basketball, table tennis and volleyball whether here or overseas, and  if I have the means, of course….

The scramble to the top By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE second edition of the Governor’s Cup Pangasinan Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament elimination rounds of Central, Northern, Western and Eastern Conferences are now in the final stages. Conference toppers led by the rejuvenated and resurging Lingayen (Western) and Urdaneta City (Eastern)…

‘Wild Card’ slot for semis non-qualifiers By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. UNLIKE the first edition of the Governor’s Cup Pangasinan Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament that allowed  only the top four in each Conference (Central, Northern, Western, Eastern) to qualify in the league’s  quarterfinals, the format of the second season’s tilt in…

Magsayo, my next boxing hero By Jesus A. Garcia I MISSED the Magsayo – Hayashi World Boxing Organization (WBO) international featherweight championship fight held last November 25 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol because of my commitment to direct the Le Tour de Norte’s qualifying race supposed to be held on the…

How Manaoag 5 won the hard way By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE second edition of the Governor’s Cup Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament reeled off last November 18 at Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) in Lingayen. As expected, a huge throng attended the opening rite with provincial and municipal…