SOME 200 athletes from the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) will be sent to Zamboanga City to compete against the best of the nation’s college players for this year’s National PRISAA Games slated on April 8-14. Except for baseball, football and dance sport, the Region 1 contingent will compete in…

Tour de Langkawi veteran cyclist Merculio Ramos, Jr. scored his first victory of the year by ruling the “3rd Bataoil Cycling Challenge Siklista Kontra sa Droga” last March 15 that started and finished at Aguilar town in conjunction with the celebration of the town fiesta. The 29-year old Ramos, originally…

KARATE TOURNAMENT THE San Carlos City team, powered by students from various schools and colleges in the city, garnered eight gold, five silver, and five bronze medals in an all-style karate tournament held in Angeles City, Pampanga on March 2. Sensie Ronald Vistro, head of the de-legation and chief instructor…

IRAA BADMINTON CHAMPS–Members of the Pozorrubio Badminton Team, the Team Overall Champion in the 2008 Ilocos Region Athletic Association (IRAA) Meet held in Lingayen on February 24-29, join their supporters and benefactors that include (extreme left) Provincial Board Member Danny Uy after their last win. The team, on its 10th…

RESIDENTS of Pangasinan need not go to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada or a mall in Manila to watch live the second encounter between Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao against Mexican Super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez on March 16. Urban Satellite Vision, Inc. (USATV), one of the biggest…

THE University of Luzon Golden Tigers, representing Dagupan City and Region 1 in the 62nd National Students’ Basketball Championship in Cebu City last February 24 to March 2, finished among the top four teams in this prestigious collegiate tournament. After facing tough opposition from the University of Visayas in their…

REYNALDO Navarro, a former member of the national squad and a SEA Games veteran, relied on his experience to win the 2008 Werweran ed Mangaldan cycling race held March 2. The 32-year old Navarro, a son of San Jacinto, stayed with the lead pack until seventh round of nine, and…

LINGAYEN-Two siblings shone at the recently concluded Ilocos Region Athletic Association (IRAA) meet clinching gold medals in the swimming events held at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) here. Luis Mariano Verzosa, 16, and his younger sister, Ma.Cresencia, 12, took home four and five gold medals, respectively. The…