THE Dagupan City Athletic Association (DCAA) seeks to regain its dominance in the region after a 5th place finish when it held pre-qualifying competition in preparation for Region 1 Athletic Meet (R1AA) on January 29 at the Dagupan City People’s Astrodome with Mayor Belen Fernandez as guest of honor. With the theme “Beyond Unity”, the city athletic…
THE Pangasinan Men’s and Women’s Football League tournament kicked off last January 22 at the Sual Sports Complex under the auspices of the Pangasinan United Football Club (PUFC). Eight football clubs joined the tournament, five from Pangasinan, two from Tarlac and one from Ilocos Norte. In the opening match, Sual FC Men’s team routed…
MAHARLIKA PILIPINAS BASKETBALL LEAGUE MORE than 300 basketball players participated in the three-day search for outstanding basketball players in Pangasinan by several coaches, including PBA legend, Danny “Lakay” Ildefonso for the basketball team representing Pangasinan at the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) held at the Calasiao Sports Complex. Pangasinan is set to join the 29 active teams in…
THE Topnotch basketball team of Philippine College of Science and Technology – Calasiao (Philcst) advanced to the National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) National Championships after clinching the runner-up title in the Regional Qualifiers held in Laoag, City last January 21. Heading into the Regional Finals, Topnotch suffered loss in the hands of CAMANAVA’s (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela) Yengskivel Sportswear in…
THE Topnotch of the Philippine College of Science and Technology (PhilCST) in Calasiao wrested the championship crown in the National Basketball Training Center’s (NBTC) Developmental Basketball League (DBL) during Chairman’s Cup Local Qualifying Eliminations last January 13 at the Manaoag Sports Complex. In the championship match, PhilCST thwarted the Cipriano Primicias National High School from Alcala in the nerve-wracking 86 to…
THE Pangasinan Chess Team proved its superiority in the game of minds and wits by amassing six gold and four silver medals in the recently concluded 2023 National Games held at GSIS Gym in Pasay City last December 22, 2023. Members of the provincial chess club who stood tall at the podium were: Gerrick Austria, Edgar Tullao, Jugo…
SIXTEEN-year-old student-cyclist Mark Arvin Armendez from Barangay Palina East, Urdaneta City won a gold medal in the road race and went on to retain his title in the Batang Pinoy Cycling Boys 16-17 years category on December 20 in a competition held in Tagaytay City. Armendez led the 88-kilometer road race via breakaway finish, clocking two hours and five minutes ahead of the 75 wheelers from 16 participating regions. The Pangasinense was trailing behind cyclists…
NOT to be outdone in the Batang Pinoy and Philippine National Games 2023 held in Pasig City last December 17-22, the jins of Team Pangasinan Karate harvested two gold, two silver and bronze medals. Among the Pangasinan karate jins who brought national accolades to the province were Mark Vincent Patungan who earned the gold in the 12-13 male kumite and Nasrifa Pili who captured the gold…
THE Dagupan athletes impressed the city residents when they returned home from the six-day Batang Pinoy and Philippine National Games (PNG) with 12 medals and produced 10 finalists in their respective events. Dagupan fielded its own delegation separate from the Pangasinan delegation to the Batang Pinoy and PNG held in…
THE Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation Athletics team ruled the track and amassed three gold, one silver and four bronze medals in the Philippine National Games 2023 last December 17-22 in Pasig City. Guhan De Luna Garcia, 20, of Barangay Tobor, Malasiqui, was easily the toast of the team when he won in the 200m run open for men, breaking the national record…
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