Heatwaves’ Ralph Robin explodes for 22 points in a blowout win over Iloilo. (Photograb: MPBL) MAHARLIKA PILIPINAS BASKETBALL THE Pangasinan Heatwaves got back in the winning column after drubbing the Iloilo United Royals in a blowout finish, 100-78, last August 29 at the Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon City. Pangasinan caught fire early on from the three-point…
ANGELA Eliron of Barangay Malued in Dagupan City bagged the gold in the taekwondo lightweight division in the recently concluded National ROTC Games held on August 18-24 in Indang, Cavite. The 18-year-old aircraft maintenance technology student of WCC Aeronautical College in Binalonan swept the competition with an unblemished 3-0 record after clobbering Loriegel Bigwil of the Mountain Province State Polytechnic College,…
THE Pangasinan Heatwaves took a beating on the road from the Bataan Risers, 88-102, last August 22 at the Bataan People’s Center in Balanga. In the first period, Risers’ James Castro picked up the scoring cudgels for Bataan with 7 points through his driving layups. Heatwaves’’ Nat Cosejo fought back and feasted underneath the basket with 9 points and 3…
MEMBERS of the Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (VMUF) Panthers Track Team reasserted their sprinting prowess when they amassed 4 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals during the National ROTC Games last August 18-24 at the Cavite State University Oval in Indang town. Mary Rose Frias captured the team’s first gold in the women’s 1,500-meter run during the second…
Heatwaves’ Michael Mabulac drills a game-winning jumper to seal the game. (Photo grab from Facebook) THE Pangasinan Heatwaves pulled off a stunner when they outclassed the Zamboanga Master Sardines in a heart-pounding ball game, 75-74 last August 17 at the Calasiao Sports Complex. Pangasinan had a rough shooting start in the nightcap, only…
Young woodpushers test each others’ mettle (Photo grab from Facebook) THE inaugural Pozorrubio Invitational Chess Competition reeled off last August 17, with 75 woodpushers seeing action at the Pozorrubio Executive Building. Organized by the Pozorrubio Sangguniang Kabataan Officials as part of its “Linggo ng Kabataan” festivity, the one-day competition featured three categories: Open, Grassroots and Kiddies. Jhulo Goloran of the Manila Indios Bravos emerged as champion in the seven-round Swiss System chess invitational, collecting a…
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…
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