Pangasinan scored well in R1AA
PANGASINAN DIVISION II, 2nd PLACE
LINGAYEN—Pangasinan II Division of the Department of Education (DepEd) came a close second in the 2014 Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) Meet, just 6.83 points behind overall champion DepEd Ilocos Norte that earned 445 points.
DepEd Pangasinan I placed third with 383.5 points.
The R1AA Meet was held at the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University – South La Union Campus (DMMMSU-SLUC) in Agoo, La Union on February 24-28.
The rivalry between the top two schools divisions in the weeklong sports spectacle saw the neck-and-neck battle of well-trained athletes.
In 2011, Pangasinan II romped off with the overall championship, ending the 11-straight-year reign of Ilocos Norte in the regional meet. A year after, Ilocos Norte recouped the title. It was last year when Pangasinan II again became overall champion for the second time.
Pangasinan II topped the secondary division with 263.67 points followed by Ilocos Norte (218) and Pangasinan I (172.5) while in the elementary division, Pangasinan I (211) and Pangasinan II (174.5) placed second and third to top-ranked Ilocos Norte (227).
Pangasinan II collected 10 championships in the following sporting events: Table Tennis – boys (elementary), Tennis – girls (elementary), Arnis – boys and girls (secondary), Badminton – girls (secondary), Chess – girls (secondary), Sepak Takraw – girls (secondary), Taekwondo – boys and girls (secondary) and Tennis – girls (secondary).
Pangasinan I, on the other hand, bagged nine championships in these events: Athletics – girls (elementary), Chess – boys (elementary), Table Tennis – girls (elementary), Taekwondo – girls (elementary), Volleyball – boys and girls (elementary), TableTennis – girls (secondary) and Volleyball – boys and girls (secondary).
Host schools division La Union ranked fourth (285.25) while Dagupan City (238.5), which hosted the swimming competitions, was fifth.
Completing the overall rankings were: Urdaneta City (218.75), sixth; San Fernando City (136.92), seventh; Ilocos Sur (131), eight; Batac City (122), 9th; Laoag City (118), 10th; Candon City (108.5), 11th; San Carlos City (100.5), 12th; Alaminos City (74.92), 13th; and Vigan City (25), 14th.
“Malalakas ang mga teams ngayon kung ikukumpara natin last year at pinaghandaan natin ito nang mabuti,” said Dr.Viraluz Raguindin, schools division superintendent of DepEd Pangasinan II.
“Malaking tulong sa ating mga manlalaro ang support ng provincial government,” Raguindin added.
Provincial Sports Director Modesto Operania and 5th District Board Member Danilo Uy represented Governor Amado Espino Jr. during the awarding ceremonies of the regional meet held February 28 at the Marcos Sports Center of DMMMSU-SLUC.–LVM
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