With the rainy season believed to be over, Pangasinan’s roads are ready anew for cycling races with the first competition scheduled on September 16 in conjunction with the birthday celebration of Mangaldan Mayor Herminio Romero. Dubbed as the “Mayor’s Cup-Emperador Brandy Cycling Challenge,” the road-battle starts and ends in Mangaldan…
GRAB THE BALL—UL’s Norman Ilao and LNU’s Benjie Labitoria wrestle for the ball during the last period of their game last Thursday afternoon held at the Lyceum Northwestern University gymnasium. LNU won, 85-69.
BALER Ravina of Asingan, one of Pangasinan’s best cyclists, ruled the star-studded ‘2008 Araw ng Cabanatuan City Cycling Classic’ held August 26, bringing home the top trophy and a P15,000 prize. Ravina, the ‘2007 Padyak Pinoy Tour’ first runner-up, with six other riders in the first group, outpedalled his rivals…
PANGASINAN’s well-known cycling squad the Pitaki Boyz dominated the first four legs of the national criterium series but has since fallen behind in the fifth and sixth stages. The Pitaki Boyz now lead in this eight-stage competition by only eight points from the initial 32 over their arch rival, the…
The city schools division is already preparing its athletes for the 2009 Ilocos Region Athletic Association (IRAA) meet to be hosted by Dagupan City early next year. Edilberto Abalos, education supervisor in-charge of physical education and sports of the Dagupan City Schools Division, said basketball coaches clinic have been conducted…
PRISAA CAGE TOURNEY—Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. prepares to toss the ball for the cagers of Lyceum Northwestern University (LNU) and University of Pangasinan in the opening game of the 18th season of the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) Basketball Tournament dubbed as ‘Mayor Al Fernandez Jr. Cup’ held at the…
SPORTS LOVER—Urdaneta Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. delivers his inspirational talk during the opening ceremony of the 4th Universities and Colleges Athletic Association Basketball Tournament held at Urdaneta City Cultural and Sports Complex on August 7. (Photo by JAG, Jr.)
MISS UCAA 2008—Pozorrubio lass Katrina Magno is crowned Miss Universities and Colleges Athletic Association of 2008 last August 7 at the Urdaneta City Cultural and Sports Complex. The 20 year-old tourism student bested 14 other contestants from eastern Pangasinan. (Photo by JAG, Jr.)
SEAFOOD PROCESSING PLANT SNAGGED The score is 1-0, in favor of the residents! The Dagupan City government failed in its first attempt to evict the residents from sitio Russia, barangay Bonuan Binloc, the appointed site for the planned Seafood Processing Plant.
PRIDE OF MANGALDAN—Mangaldan-born and Guam-based runner Mylene G. Garcia is interviewed by an ABS-CBN reporter after placing second in the distaff side of the 21-kilometer Tarlac City leg of the Milo Marathon qualifying race held last August 3. Mylene is the wife of former two-time Olympic cyclist Jazy F. Garcia.
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