Players make their winning moves. (Photograb from Facebook) THE Urdaneta City Chess Association (UCCA) bagged the championship title in the game of minds during the recently concluded 5th Mayor Carlito Zaplan Inter-Town Chess Team Competition held in Barangay Leet, Sta. Barbara on August 10-11. The competition played via a Swiss System format, was joined by 17 elite chess clubs in Pangasinan. Members…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan passed a resolution congratulating and commending Carlos Edriel Yulo, the two-time Filipino gold medalist in the recently concluded 2024 Paris Olympics. Authored by Councilors Dennis Canto and Bradley Benavides, the resolution said Yulo’s gold medals in artistic floor exercise and artistic vault in gymnastics are…
EIGHTEEN-year-old Angela Eliron of Barangay Malued, Dagupan City asserted her taekwondo mastery and clinched a gold medal in Women’s Taekwondo Lightweight Category during the Luzon ROTC Games at the Tolentino Sports Gym and Activity Center in Tagaytay last August 1. Eliron remained unscathed in the lightweight division with a 2-0 record after disposing her rival jins…
THE Pangasinan Heatwaves slipped past the South Cotabato Warriors, 52-50, last August 3, at the University of Bangued Gymnasium in Abra. Heatwaves’ Michael Juico navigated the scoring for Pangasinan with a triple and a reverse layup to submit 5 points alongside Ian Melencio’s floaters to gain an advantage in the opening period, 19-13. South Cotabatos’s backcourt duo, Mark Cruz and John Paul Calvo joined forces with 8 points to respond but Pangasinan answered right back with…
MEMBERS of the Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (VMUF) Panthers Track and Field team once again showcased their running prowess after bagging 6 gold and 2 silver medals in the 2nd Philippine Regional Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Games Luzon Leg on July 30 at the Cavite State University in Indang, Cavite. Nineteen-year-old Mary Rose Frias clocked a personal best time of 5:07.2 in the…
THE Batangas City Rum Masters outmatched the Pangasinan Heatwaves in their home court, 71-64, last Jul 27 at the Calasiao Sports Complex. Heatwaves’ Michael Mabulac, feasted early underneath the rim with 5 points and 5 rebounds to spearhead Pangasinan’s scoring. Batangas’ Juneric Baloria responded right away with back-to-back three-point markers alongside Jeckster Apinan and Cedric Ablaza who combined with 10 points to grab the lead, 17-14….
THE inaugural Larong Norte’s Superior 86 Basketball League reeled off at the San Carlos City Gymnasium on July 28 with eight cage teams playing under a single round-robin format. In the league’s game opener, Team Hangover outscored the Hustlers, 113-94, while Team Just Ice rolled past Team Disasterpiece in the nightcap, 97-90. Organized…
THE Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation athletics club displayed its cinder path dominance when its sprinters harvested 11 gold, three silver, and three bronze medals during the track and field events of the National Private School Athletic Association (PRISAA) Games on July 22-24, 2024 at the Bicol University Oval in Legazpi City, Albay. The team’s gold medalists…
THE Pangasinan Heatwaves suffered a gut-wrenching loss against the Negros Muscovados’ 18-point comeback rally, 87-86, last July 22 at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga. JP Maguilano provided an instant offense for Pangasinan early on with 5 points and 4 rebounds. For the counter, Renz Palma buried three straight triples to give Negros the advantage in the opening period, 25-17. Heatwaves’ Ralph Robin…
TWENTY-one-year-old Aris Narte of the University of Luzon dethroned defending champion Renier Ranges of Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation to clinch the 100-meter run title in the National Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) 2024 last July 23 at the University of Bicol in Legazpi City, Albay. Starting in lane seven, Narte maintained…
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