LNU Dukes deserved to win By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE Lyceum Northwestern University Dukes’ first game against La Finns Scholastica Lion Hearts of La Union on December 2 went down the wire with Dukes prevailing, 82-74. Leading by 14 points after the first quarter (27-13), the determined and much-improved…

“How The West Was Won” By Jesus A. Garcia Jr IT WAS sunny Sunday last November 29 and the Bugallon town fiesta celebration proceeded smoothly, from the street dancing event to the bicycle road race which were the main highlights of the festivity. The 170.8 kilometers cycling road saga which…

Star-studded Bugallon bikefest By Jesus A Garcia Jr. WET days are over and outdoor sports like cycling, football, baseball, lawn tennis, among others, are now in full gear. Organizing cycling events, which is my forte, will be reactivated again and the next will be held today November 29 in Bugallon…

How the championship was won By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AS expected the defending champions Lyceum Northwestern University Dukes finished the UCAAP Inter-Collegiate Jimmy Fernandez Basketball Challenge best-of-three championship series with a bang. What they did in the first game was done in similar fashion in the second game. Like…

How the first game was won By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FINALLY the much-delayed and much-awaited UCAAP Inter-Collegiate Jimmy Fernandez Basketball Challenge best-of-three championship series battle between defending champions Lyceum Northwestern University Dukes and University of Pangasinan PHINMA Flames started last Thursday at DWAD gym. The boys of Dukes head…

Visiting Macau and Hong Kong anew By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   I WAS in Hong Kong and Macau last week for a four-day respite (Nov. 1-4) and for a change of ambiance with my son Jazy and his girlfriend Irene. We had 14 hours in Macau and the rest…

Nietes chases super fight By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. GONE were the crowns of our three boxing greats, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (welterweight), Donito “The Filpino Flash” Donaire, Jr. (featherweight), and Brian “Hawaiian Punch” Viloria (flyweight). They all lost their world belts one after the other. Donaire and Viloria’s setbacks were…

Proof of Filipino excellence By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I GUESS many failed to watch live the bally-hoed Pinoy Pride 33 on TV due to Typhoon Lando’s wrath that devastated several places of northern Luzon. In a way, I was a typhoon victim myself. My old mango tree fell on…

Unstoppable UL quintet By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DUE to my workload, I had to miss some skirmishes of the PRISSA Inter-Collegiate Basketball Tournament as well as the UCAAP Inter-Collegiate Jimmy Fernandez Basketball Challenge. But I always watched the most important clashes among the title contenders especially the semis and…

Fiery UPang five By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.          I’AM an avid follower of the University of Pangasinan quintet since 1970’s under the presidency of George Rayos. The UPang five then called “Greyhounds” was under the tutelage of my townmate, the late Jorge Monje, formerly from Infanta, Pangasinan. I always…