Sweet revenge By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE, avid followers of basketball games in this province, can attest that the University of Luzon (UL) Golden Tigers is unquestionably the dominant team in the province’s annual PRISAA-UCCAP inter-collegiate basketball tournaments. They recaptured the tiara last Wednesday from defending champion Lyceum Northwestern…

What’s with referee Bautista? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. UNLIKE the semifinals on September 9 that was marred by controversies due to bad officiating by two of the three referees, the first game in the best-of-three final series staged on September 14 was quite pleasant with just minor miscues committed…

Troubled semis first game By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. “EXPECT the unexpected.” The beautiful and colorful 2010 PRISAA-UCAAP Inter-Collegiate Basketball Championship was unexpectedly tarnished last Thursday when the semi-final match between traditional rivals University of Luzon Golden Tigers and University of Pangasinan-PHINMA Flames ended in a gaffe.

Weighing the court officials By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER that tedious but fruitful and memorable trip to the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, I’m back to resume my coverage of the 2010 PRISAA-UCAAP cage tilt, considered as the biggest in the province. UCAAP executive director Seato Gonomil said the…

My first Olympic stint By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SINGAPORE–I came here to fulfill one of my dreams: to watch an Olympic Games. My visit to this beautiful and clean city-state to watch the Youth Olympic Games is hopefully a prelude to my trip to the regular Olympic Games, either…

Bataoil’s sports advocacy By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FOR two consecutive years now, the third leg of the 8th Petron Ladies Beach Volleyball Tournament was held in Lingayen. The second edition was conducted last August 13 and 14, which was initiated anew and principally sponsored by 2nd District Rep. Leopoldo…

Running smoothly By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DESPITE the problems and obstacles that the organizers of the 2010 PRISAA-UCAAP Inter-Collegiate Basketball Championship are encountering, I believe the league is running smoothly and fine. This has been my observation since the start of the tourney on July 22 and up to…

League’s new record established By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I HAVE been following the annual PRISAA-UCAAP cagefest since its birth. It has been on for many years now, but I believe the tournament this year is the most colorful, regimented and has a well-balanced team rivalry, resulting in some new…

Rain or shine, basketball action heats up By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. EL NINO has faded away and we are now feeling the challenges of the wet season. During the rainy period, obviously outdoor games like football, baseball, cycling, car racing, and beach volleyball to name a few are off….

“Hurricane” hits Pangasinan By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. TYPHOON Basyang unexpectedly hit Metro Manila directly with much fury, destroying establishments and taking the life of 37 people with 44 still missing. Victims of this ‘beast’ don’t call it just a mere typhoon. They call it “hurricane.” Luckily, we here in…