Nofa-Ceres eye sweep of Group B

DEFENDING champion Negros Occidental Football Association (Nofa) – Ceres is a shoo-in to top Group B as it faces win-less Masbate today for its last elimination match in this year’s PFF Suzuki U23 National Cup.

Nofa fortified its grip on Group B after an easy victory against Davao, 5-0.

Thunderbolts, Falcons still on top of 12U; SBS, BTTHS, USLS in 10U

BACOLOD Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) and St. John's Institute are still the teams to beat in the 12-under category while St. Benilde School (SBS), BTTHS, and University of St. La Salle (USLS) took notice in the 10-under in the ongoing Condura-Basketball Coaches Association of Negros at USLS-IS covered court.

Tay Tung gave Mike Lim Basketball Clinic-Stallions a neat lesson, 82-38 and SBS, 70-48 over the weekend. SJI likewise stunned USLS, 55-37 and LLZ Warriors, 77-48 to stay within striking distance in the 12U group.

Cebu gun for 3rd win vs Baguio-Benguet

RIDING on the momentum of its 1-0 conquest of both North Cotabato and Lanao-Iligan, Cebu Football Club eye topping Group A as it faces Baguio-Benguet FC at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the ongoing 2013 Philippine Football Federation (PFF)-Suzuki U23 National Cup at the Gov. Mariano Perdices Memorial football field in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.

Cebu FC posted its second straight win against Iligan-Lanao, 1-0, last Sunday in the 2013 PFF-Suzuki U23 National Cup at the Gov. Mariano Perdices Memorial football field in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.

Philippine Malditas try to book a seat

WHILE we are busy with our summer schedule, our women’s football team also known as the Malditas, are gearing up for their final push for the FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers.

The team was off the radar screen for a while but we do understand that they are trying their best to keep up with the competition.

Panasonic goes for 4th straight win in Condura Cup

PANASONIC (3-0) tries to maintain its clean slate while Sharp (2-1) looks for the right time and combination to beat the league leaders in the Condura Cup on May 19.

Game time is 2:30 p.m. at Po Hang gym when the BUS Group-organized 2nd invitational for 40-Up professionals goes up for its fourth Sunday.

Doble: Tay Tung, Hua Ming 2-0 in 12U; SJI, BTTHS, SBS triumph in 10U

BACOLOD Tay Tung High School and St. John's Institute are heading to a collision course, as both won two games over the weekend in the Condura-Basketball Coaches Ass'n of Negros (BCAN) Developmental League at the University of St. La Salle Integrated School covered gym.

The Thunderbolts bolted to an 89-21 victory over Trinity Christian School in Saturday's opening and grounded Bacolod Christian College of Negros (BCCN) - Big Shots, 71-42 on Sunday.

Don Bosco Football Festival

IT was a clear Saturday morning, the 11th of May, and I can sense the excitement in the air when I saw football enthusiasts converge at Don Bosco football grounds in Victorias for Annual Football Festival. The activity is part of the Don Bosco Football Club (DBFC) summer clinic and culmination event.

Several clubs were invited to take part in the festivity. Footballers aged 10 to 16 below were divided into several groups.

Panasonic, NBG eye solo lead

UNBEATEN teams Panasonic and Negros Basketball Group (NBG) depart ways after its collision at 11 a.m. on May 12 at Po Hang gym of Bacolod Tay Tung High School.

The winner will relax with a 3-0 lead in the Condura Cup-BUS Group 2nd conference invitational while the loser will join two others with a 2-1 slate as this 40 Up tournament marks its 3rd Sunday.

Handumanan Summer Cagefest finals set Sunday, May 12

A four-game basketball spectacle is set on Sunday, May 12 when the Handumanan summer tournament finally comes to a close at the barangay gym here.

MRRP and Phase 4 collide at 4:30 p.m., each hoping to clinch the 13 Under championship trophy.

Panasonic, NBG eye solo lead

UNBEATEN teams Panasonic and Negros Basketball Group (NBG) depart ways after its collision at 11 a.m. on May 12 at Po Hang gym of Bacolod Tay Tung High School.

The winner will relax with a 3-0 lead in the Condura Cup-BUS Group 2nd conference invitational while the loser will join two others with a 2-1 slate as this 40 Up tournament marks its 3rd Sunday.

1st Condura/BCAN D-League opens May 11

Sixteen teams will converge at the covered court of University of St. La Salle Integrated School on May 11 when the Basketball Coaches Association of Negros 1st Condura "Developmental" League (D-League) showcases the best 10-under and 12-under small basketeers.

St. John's Institute leads the 10 Under age group who will get stiff competition from USLS-IS, St. Benilde School and Bacolod Tay Tung High School A & B squads. Homi Warriors, MLBC-Stallions and NHOJs complete the eight protagonists whose players were extensively trained this summer.

NBG, Panasonic prevail in Condura Cup

NEGROS Basketball Group (NBG) relied on Godoy Cepriano and Bay Braganza to outsmart Sharp, 105-100, while Panasonic spoiled Deding's Eatery, 96-81, as Basketball Unified Sports Group Condura Cup resumed Sunday at Po Hang gym of Bacolod Tay Tung High School.

PESO BAYS Club likewise barged into the win column by cutting into shreds NHOJs, 115-107 as the Sports Outfitters suffered its second setback in the 40-Up passerelle-type weekend tournament organized by BUSG adviser Bing Soyao.

PFF Suzuki U23 Visayas qualifiers named

THE final qualifying round of the PFF-Suzuki U23 National Cup kicks off on May 17-26 in Dumaguete City and the Philippine Football Federation revealed the official list of booters suiting up for the Visayas squads.

Negros Occidental Football Association-Ceres coached by Freddie 'Nene' Lazarito is bannered by forwards Bon Jovie Amanquiton, Jimuel Ariola, Michael Cornel, Shelmar Felongco and Gerardo Valmayor III; midfielders Joshua Beloya, Ramonino Aledro, Hanesin Prince Antony, J Baguiro, Joel Bedia Jr., Joash Cabus, Michael Continedo, Kent Guevarra, Niel Ryan Lirio, John Vendel Marcellano, Archie Pamiliar, Norman Seloterio Jr. and Abelardo Solinas Jr.

WNU, BTTHS face off in Coke Jr. PBA finals

WHO will earn the right to represent Bacolod and Negros Occidental in the 2nd Coca-Cola Jr. PBA Youngstars regionals will be known today.

Bacolod Tay Tung High School will try to avenge their heartbreaking 70-68 loss from West Negros University but the Jr. Mustangs are serious, too, to finally seal the tourney with a repeat.

4 squads eye clean Coke Jr. PBA record

Games today

8:30 a.m. – UNOR vs. Legends; 10:10 a.m. - Pony vs. TCA; 1:00 p.m. – MCA vs. SJI; and 2:30 p.m. – BTTHS vs WNU

Sharp, NBG part ways; Deding's tests Panasonic

OPENING day victors Sharp and Negros Basketball Group part ways when Condura Cup - Basketball Unified Sports Group 2nd Invitational Tournament resumes at Po Hang gym of Bacolod Tay Tung High School on Sunday May 5 here.

The TV Makers collide with NBG at 1 p.m. following the 11:00 a.m. encounter between NHOJs and PESO BAYS Club. Deding's Eatery and Panasonic square off at 2:30 with the Foodmasters itching to boil the Refmakers who froze PESO BAYS, 107-75 in their last outing.

Dynamic, Ceres arrange battle for NFL title

SUNDAY, May 5, is a red letter day when the defending champion Dynamic Builders FC tries to retain its title against powerhouse archrival Ceres FC in the championship match of t of the North Football League first conference at the Ayala North pitch in Talisay City.

The road to the finals was bumpy and the trip not simple, as both clubs sweated it out to escape their respective opponents, 2-1 in last Sunday's semifinals.

Doble: Same story

HISTORY keeps on repeating and ends with the same story.

Headline: NCR over-all champ, WV second.

Silay Seniors dethrones Fuentes Lines

PITCHER Rolando Espinido scattered 3 harmless singles and relived his glory days as he helped shutout Fuentes Lines, 8-0 in the final game of 2nd Silay City Softball Invitational Games.

So complete was his game that the host Seniors Team surprised themselves with such easy victory over the defending champs at Barangay E. Lopez softball field this city. The Silaynons have a lone error against 6 of the Transporters whose defense were in shambles. Espinido and his fellow swatters registered 9 hits overall.

Jr. Mustangs, Pony dump rivals in Coke PBA Youngstars

WEST Negros University (WNU) Junior Mustangs and Pony Basketball dumped their respective opponents on Friday in the ongoing 2nd Coca-Cola Youngstars Basketball League at the WNU Gym.

The Junior Mustangs, behind John Lemuel Pastias' game-high 32 points, outpointed the Legends, 100-70. Jaycee Sam Adjie added 19 points, Ericson Yulo scored 13 points while Kobe Bryan Viscarra and Antonio Cacho chipped in 6 points apiece.

BACAN set Coaches League in May

BASKETBALL Coaches Association of Negros (BACAN) is set to implement its second project tentatively on May 4. Target participants are basketball enthusiasts aged 10 and 12 years old, whether school-based or out-of-school youth.

BCAN president Bobby Tee announced that the association, in its Tuesday's meeting at Apollo Restaurant, approved the holding of a Coaches League next month either at the University of St. La Salle or at Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose Activity Center.

Doble: Counting Medals

PERENNIAL runner-up Western Visayas (WV) remains a strong contingent and is in high spirits as this year's 2013 Palarong Pambansa goes for its Day 3 in Dumaguete City.

WV delegation in-charge Dr. Julieta Braga believes that R6 athletes are ready to challenge the defending over-all champion National Capital Region. Though the Department of Education (DepEd) admits it is hard to beat the Metro Manila-based delegation, WVRAA predicts another runner-up finish.

Sharp, Panasonic, NBG win Condura Cup openers

SHARP relied on cohesiveness for a balanced offensive to repulse Deding's Eatery, 106-95 while Panasonic hit 16 triples to upset PESO BAYS Club, 107-75 in Sunday's opening games of the Condura Cup 40 Up 2nd conference invitational at Po Hang gym of Bacolod Tay Tung High School.

Negros Basketball Group likewise used its speed over the bulk of NHOJs, 111-86 in the final game of the weekend tournament organized by Basketball Unified Sports Group adviser Bing Soyao who did the ceremonial toss.

2nd Coca-Cola Youngstars Basketball League

JOSE Antiporda's top of the key buzzer-beating triple in the 2nd overtime led UNO-R Rams to a thrilling victory over USLS Jr. Stingers 85-84 during the opening weekend of the 2nd Coca-Cola Youngstars Basketball League at the West Negros University Gym.

Antiporda, who is bound for the Jr. NBA National Selection this weekend in Manila, also buried a right quartercourt trey as time expired to force the 1st overtime at 66 all.

Condura Cup opens Sunday

IF you want to see a glimpse of Wilmer Ong, the favorite enforcer of Robert Jaworski, in the PBA, then be at Po Hang gym starting at 11 a.m. on Sunday.

Doble: Judge, the living

HE is not a legend in basketball. But if you happen to pass by at City Heights Athletic Club (CHAC) gym on Saturdays at 8 a.m., chances are you will see a 73-year old walking, jogging, running and shooting baskets.

That man is Anastacio Rufon, popularly known as “Judge”, who has been a permanent fixture at CHAC. Together with his playmates, the likes of Arnold Gonzales, Butch Celis, Rene Cuison and several "younger" lovers of the sport, Judge felt alive inside his "favorite" court.

Hoops and Trotts cage clinic on at WNU

KNOWN as one of the top seedbed of the country’s competitive and talented young cagers, West Negros University (WNU), through its Committee on Sports Management and Development Office, is holding a summer basketball program dubbed as “Let’s Hoops and Trotts!” from April 15 to 26 at the WNU covered court.

Multi-titled coach Dennis “Jack” Tumayan, who is one of the training staff in this program, stressed that this program intends to help young cagers learn and develop their basketball skills at the early stage of their playing years.

BUSG 40 Up invitational opens Sunday

SIX teams have confirmed participation when the 2nd Conference of the Basketball Unified Sports Group (BUSG) invitational tournament opens Sunday April 21 at Po Hang gym of Bacolod Tay Tung High School here.

Sharp-BUSG and Diding's Eatery (ABC) squares off at 11 a.m. while PESO BAYS Athletic Club and Panasonic-BUSG follows at 1 p.m. At 2:30 p.m. NHOJs and NBG (Negros Basketball Group) serves as the finale of the tripleheader.

Silay-Youth surprises defending champ Fuentes Lines

HUNGRY kids over experienced batters.

This was how newcomer Silay-Youth team notched its first victory in the ongoing 2nd Silay City Softball Invitational Games over the weekend at the Lonoy Ballpark in Silay City, Negros Occidental.

Dynamic, Ceres FCs fortify games for the semis

DEFENDING champion Dynamic Builders FC and runner-up Ceres FC fortified their team standing towards the semifinals on April 28 with victories over separate opponents last Sunday in the 1st Conference of the North Football League at the Ayala North pitch in Talisay City.

Dynamic's veteran defender Jason Cordova got an early penalty kick in the 3rd minute to book a 1-0 lead. Midfielder Jason Panhay scored quick back-to-back goals in the 5th and 7th minutes to register a 3-nil advantage in less than 10 minutes of the ball game.