To be a cyclist is always risky By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I’VE KNOWN many cyclists who met freak accidents during their training along the highways and eventually succumbed. The latest victim was Raffy Peralta, a promising rider from Alcala town, who died last December 10 after he was run…
Something is very wrong with our sports programs By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE send our best athletes to international competitions to earn accolade for our country and to show to the world that we deserve respect in the field of sports as our very own Manny Pacquiao did. We…
Meeting world champ Juan Manuel Marquez (Last of two series) By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. McALLEN, TEXAS – Marquez started boxing as an amateur at the age of 13. And after a sterling record of 35 wins and a single loss, he joined the pro ranks at age 19 but…
Meeting world champ Juan Manuel Marquez By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. McALLEN, TEXAS – Boxing is next to cycling as my favorite sport. I’ve been an avid fan of great heavyweights Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali and middleweight Sugar Ray Leonard. Locally, the late Gabriel “Flash” Elorde was my hero during…
Pharr away By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. PHARR, TEXAS — After 28 and a half years, I again set foot on this city. It is the place of my father, Jesus, Sr., my sister Angie, my brothers Roberto, Rolando and Rogelio, and my relatives on my father’s side. It is…
Meeting Houston Fil-Am cyclists By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. HOUSTON, TEXAS – It’s now my second time in this state. The first time was in April, 1978, in the city of Pharr, my father’s hometown where I later migrated. But coming to the beautiful and big city of Houston is…
Knowing GenVel, then and now By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS not surprised at all when the retired PNP Deputy Director Reynaldo V. Velasco phoned me last month to confirm that the one year old planned bicycle road race will become a reality. I have known the guy since…
Tourney’s meager success By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. DESPITE the lack of excitement during the elimination round and the quarterfinals, the on-going PRISAA (Private Schools Athletic Association) Pangasinan-Dagupan City Inter-Collegiate Basketball Invitational Tournament has been organized with “flying colors.” Ten teams entered the tourney, and as might have been expected,…
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