BACOLOD CITY– Despite  stiff competition among 128 participating Local Government Units (LGUs) in the Philippines, team Pangasinan hauled in 45 medals, making the province 10th in the overall ranking of the 2013 Batang Pinoy national championships held from January 28 to February 1 here.

The Pangasinan team — composed of 90 young athletes aged16 and below — captured 7 gold, 18 silver and 20 bronze medals at the end of the five-day competition.

Quezon City reigned  champion with 29 gold, 22 silver and 19 bronze medals.

Completing the top 10 from second to ninth, in descending order were: Baguio City (22-18-10), host province Negros Occidental (19-11-14), Cebu (16-19-19), IloIlo (13-0-4), Laguna (12-7-6), Zamboanga City (11-13-18), host City Bacolod (8-14-29), and Manila (8-4-4).

In a post event meeting of team Pangasinan, delegation official Marlon Domalanta, on behalf of Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr., congratulated the athletes, trainers and coaches for exerting best efforts to capture medals.

Espino, he said, is elated to know that Pangasinan athletes displayed excellence in sporting events.

“It is a good news that our team once again managed to be in  top 10 despite  the stiff competition,” Domanta said, adding that the Batang Pinoy national championships opened opportunities for the young athletes of the province.

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), organizer of Batang Pinoy, shortlisted five Pangasinan basketball athletes (Valerie Mae Mamaril, Trixie Alison Mamaril, Princess No-or; Loms Vincent Marinas and Mark Lester Castillo) along with athletes from other delegations who will be trained in the US under the Sports Visitors Program of the US State Department’s Bureau of Educational abd Cultural Affairs (ECA).

This evolved after the PSC and Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas have taken notice of the performances of the Pangasinan athletes who bagged championship in Basketball 3/3 – girls and bronze placement in Basketball 3/3 – boys.

The nominees from Pangasinan are up for for stint at the Basketball Sports Visitors Program from March 11-24 in Washington DC and another city in US.

Some members of the champion volleyball team of Pangasinan — Jude Garcia, Ronnel Ballesteros, Aljon Batister, Rudolp Stephen Marinas, Jason Ducusin, Joel Natino David Niedo (Umingan NHS); Mac Razzel Decena (Bonuan Boquig NHS); Christian Mejia (Pangasinan School of Arts and Trades); and James Martin Natividad  (Bani NHS) — could also avail of the same training opportunity, but will still be subject to  further screening from the PSC.

The team got its first gold medal as early as day one, January 29, courtesy of Mariz Sabado of Umingan NHS who competed in 2000m walk at the Panaad Stadium. Kim Xyros Macanas, also from the same school, landed second.

The Athletics team bagged a total of 12 medals (2-5-5).

Meanwhile, five cyclists from Pangasinan amazed spectators as they occupied first to fifth spots in the 30km criterium race held at the new Silay road heading to Silay airport on January 30, Thursday.

Executive Assistant IV Ramon Morden and Executive Assistant III Modesto Operania, delegation head, who visited the team from January 28-30 congratulated the cyclists and extended the governor’s congratulations to them during the awarding ceremonies.

The Karatedo team, composed mainly of athletes from Dagupan City-based private schools, romped of with 17 medals (2-8-7), giving Pangasinan team the most number of medals from kata and kumite categories of Karatedo.

Pangasinan’s arnisadors got one silver and three bronze medals while taekwondo athletes hauled in 2 silvers and one bronze.

Two bronze medals, on the other hand, were secured by the lawn tennis team in the boys and girls categories, respectively.

Lady FM Samantha Glo Revita from Rosales wrapped up the last silver medal of Pangasinan in the last day of competition.

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