Seven Pangasinenses among Milo Olympics best athletes
The athletes are: Aries Dela Pena, Telbang Elementary High School (Alaminos City), athletics; Eden Padilla, Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (VMUF, San Carlos City), athletics high school division; Eric Paul Sison, Alaminos Central School, badminton; Amiel Joseph Beltrano, San Jose Elementary School (Alaminos City), lawn tennis; Kim Alexis Sotelo, Collegio San Jose De Alaminos, lawn tennis high school division; Lea V. Rayos, Pangapisan Elementary School (Lingayen), volleyball; and John Mark Caranto, Binmaley School of Fisheries, table tennis high school division.
Milo Sports Organizer Tess Bernardino said the seven young girls and boys would join other outstanding athletes who stand a chance to compete for the National Milo Little Olympics slated in Cebu City next month.
The athletes from the VMUF and Telbang Elementary School, Bernardino said, will definitely be the representatives for the athletics.
Athletes from Alaminos Central School will see action for badminton, Cabuyao Elementary School and Pangapisan Elementary School, for volleyball, and Urbiztondo Elementary School for gymnastics.
The final roster of athletes who will represent Luzon for the national competitions will be announced today, September 20. their fifth consecutive victories in as many number of years.
Both schools garnered the most number of medals in the elementary and high school divisions, respectively, besting more than 40 schools from Regions I, II, III and the Cordillera Administrative Region.
Telbang Elementary School of Alaminos City captured the second spot in
In the overall sports competitions, the University of Baguio and the Baguio City National High School dominated anew in their respective divisions to score elementary division, followed by St. Louis University Elementary School, Tamurong Elementary School (Candon City), and Cabuyao Elementary School (Bolinao) for the 3rd to 5th slots.
Alaminos Central School and Alaminos National High School placed 9th and 10th, respectively, in the elementary and high school divisions.—LM
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