SEVENTY-FIVE cyclists crossed the finish line of the third leg of the 6th edition of the Le Tour de Filipinas in Lingayen last February 3. The top three finishers of stage 3 were Harrif Salleh of Malaysia (first), Mehdi Sohrabi of Iran (second), and Tino Thomel of Taiwan (third). The…

SEAOIL-NBTC ELITE LEAGUE PANGASINAN Universal Institute (PUI) and Lyceum-Northwestern University FQD Special Science High School (LNU-FQD) disputed the coveted championship crown of the 2014-2015 Seaoil-NBTC (National Basketball Training Center) Elite League in one knock-out game held last Friday, February 6, at the DWAD Gym. The two teams gained entry into…

BATTLE OF CHAMPIONS GOODWILL GAMES PRISAA champion University of Luzon Golden Tigers showed their might in the last two quarters to repulse arch-rival and UCAAP champion Lyceum Northwestern University Dukes, 94-83, in the Battle of Champions Goodwill Games held at Dagupan People’s Astrodome on January 28. The multi-titled Tigers took…

AMATEUR cyclist Francis Arenas of Binmaley took home the EBD Cycling cup after winning the 52-kilometer road race that started Dagupan and finished in Sual town. Arenas stayed with the main pack at the flat trek until he decided to break away at the Suasalito climb to check in first…

LINGAYEN — Le Tour De Filipinas, considered as the country’s most prestigious cycling organization, has again selected the province of Pangasinan to host the 3rd stage of its 6th edition race slated on February 1-4. Over 200 international and local cyclists will pass through Infanta, Dasol, Mabini, Alaminos City, Sual,…

SEAOIL-NBTC ELITE LEAGUE TWO crucial games involving four teams in the cross-over semi-finals are set today, Sunday at 3 p.m., DWAD Gym, after which the winners will dispute the championship crown of the 2014-2015 Seaoil-NBTC (National Basketball Training Center) Elite League. The hostilities today will see Divine Word Academy of Dagupan (DWAD)…

2015 REGION 1 ATHLETIC MEET MAYOR Belen Fernandez has denied that the funds for athletes competing in the Ilocos Region Athletic Association (IRAA) meet slated in Manaoag  town on Feb. 15-21 has been reduced, saying it was, in fact, increased by almost P1 million. She quickly pointed, however, that the additional budget should be…

EX-professional cyclist Kenneth Solis wittingly stayed with the main bunch almost all the way until he suddenly bolted the group in the last eight kilometers and never relinquished the front up to finish to rule the amateur category 81-kilometer 2015 San Fabian Cycling Challenge held on January 17. The five-foot-five…

SEAOIL-NBTC ELITE LEAGUE JOCKEYING for the semi- final slots has begun as four teams listed their first wins against rivals in the quarterfinal round of the 2014-2015 Seaoil-NBTC (National Basketball Training Center) Elite League, in games held last Sunday, January 18, at DWAD Gym. Game results are as follows: Divine…

GOODWILL BASKETBALL GAMES THE much-awaited encounter between two Pangasinan university giants in the field of basketball, the UCAAP champions Lyceum Northwestern University Dukes and PRISAA champions University of Luzon Golden Tigers, will definitely happen on January 28 at Dagupan People’s Astrodome at 3:00 p.m. Originally set on January 15, the…