Cycling in Mangatarem By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. PERHAPS many may not know that Mangatarem is one of the most cycling fanatic towns of the province, then and until now. In fact, media colleague and PUNCH columnist Al S. Mnedoza confessed to this writer years ago that cycling was one…

Proud love-child of World War II By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. LAST week, the annual celebration of the historic Lingayen Gulf landing of the Allied Liberation Forces led by the Americans headed by General Douglas MacArthur was held at the capitol ground in Lingayen last January 9. I wished I…

Pangasinan cyclists are the best, then and now(Second of two series) By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. ASIDE from our 21 national Tour champions who brought 27 individual crowns to our province and 12 runner-up plums won by our local cyclists which I mentioned here last week, our cycling-crazy province also…

 Pangasinan cyclists are the best, then and now (First of two series) By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. TWO days from now, year 2018 will be gone. This is definitely one of the years I will never forget for Pangasinan sports. Our Pangasinan cyclists again proved this year that the two-wheeled…

Beauty contestants are athletes, too! By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. NOT so many people know that beauty contestants who join any kind of beauty pageant purposely shape their curvaceous figures by involving themselves in physical activities, particularly in sports like zumba, aerobics, running, bicycling, dancing, skating, taekwondo, karate, to name…

3rd Governor’s Cup cagefest kicks off By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. ORIGINALLY scheduled last October, the much-awaited third season of the annual Governor’s CupInter-Town/City Basketball Tournament finally kicked off last December 8 at Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen. Like the first two edition sof the very successful…

Lingayen quintet seeks back-to-back wins By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. BY the time you read this piece, the boys of head coach Jason Vinluan of Lingayen team are already playing with all their might, defending their tiara that they won last season. They are seeking a back-to-back win in the…

Helluva fights in Cebu City By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   INSPIRED by the statement of their promoter ALA Promotions top honcho Michael Aldeguer that they will be given a crack at a world title fight if they win impressively, Jeo “Santino” Santisima, Kevin Jake “KJ” Cataraja and Prince Albert…

Watch out for more cycling races By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr.   ONE of the effective ways to develop the skills of athletes in any kind of sport is to hold tune-up games before they enter the big battle, purposely to assess their improvement after their intensive training period. That’s…

Manaoag five hungry for the title By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr.   TWO years in-a-row, the Manaoag five failed to reach the last step to reach the apex and grab the crown they have been longing for since they joined the Governor’s Cup Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament.  The luckless Manaoag team…