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…

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…

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 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…