Mambukal Team Relay attracts 16 teams

SIXTEEN teams composed of four male and five female runners each are expected to participate in the 2012 Mambukal Team Relay slated on April 9 as part of the “19th Panaad sa Negros Festival” this year.

Marañon pushes sports tourism

NEGROS Occidental governor Alfredo G. Marañon Jr. and Vice Governor Genaro Alvarez led provincial officials in welcoming triathletes and pushing for the sports tourism of the province during the staging of the National Age-Group Triathlon in Sipalay City last Saturday.

Rep. Benitez bares plans for badminton

NEGROS Occidental third district Representative Albee Benitez, who is the secretary general of the Philippine Badminton Association, bared plans to develop the sport in the country.

Benitez lamented that badminton is a sport that the Philippine Sports Commission does not support.

18th Sugar Tee Golf Tourney winners named

WINNERS of the 18th staging of the annual Sugar Tee Golf Tournament at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club (NOGCC), Bata Subdivision, Bacolod City were awarded during the tourney's culminating activity at the NOGCC last night.

The roster of champions was led by the team of Meck Spurrier and Patrick John House (Net Score) and by Cocoy Locsin and Iggy Clavecilla (Gross Score).

Sta. Fe repulse Buddy-JKT to bag Class B title

STA. Fe Resort outlasted Buddy Johann Kendrick Tan, 78-71 to claim the 12th Tan Kek Pin Memorial Basketball Cup Class B title during their do-or-die championship clash at TTHS Po Hang Gym.

Sta. Fe left nothing to chance, as it detonated a 21-2 run in the opening quarter to post a 23-7 lead behind a balanced offensive led by Daniel Chiu’s 8 points.

NegOcc maintains dominance in WVRAA

NEGROS Occidental emerged champion in both elementary and secondary levels as well as in the special events of the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association Meet which was hosted by the province at the Panaad Park and Stadium from March 12 to 16.

Iloilo came in second in both elementary and secondary levels.

18th Sugar Tee Golf Tourney tees off today

ONE hundred seventy eight teams from all over the country are set to tee off Friday in the 18th staging of the annual Sugar Tee Golf Tournament at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club (NOGCC), Bata Subdivision, Bacolod City.

Hosted by NOGCC in partnership with Bacolod Golf and Country Club and Victorias Golf and Country Club, the event will run from Friday up to Sunday, March 18.

Doble: Broken record

THE Regional Meet ends today, March 16. The winners will go home heroes. The losers will review what went wrong.

Some records will be erased and the new holders will try to improve in the Palaro in Pangasinan. If the new stars shine in the National Meet in May, chances are they will be donning new uniforms by June.

Buddy-JKT stuns Sta. Fe Resort

BUDDY-Johann Kendrick Tan overhauled a 20-point deficit to stun top-seed Sta. Fe Resort to force a winner-take-all match in Class B of the 12th Tan Kek Pin Memorial Basketball Cup at TTHS Po Hang Gym.

Badong Eufre topscored for Buddy with 27 points, including the last 7 points for Buddy to complete the comeback.

Azkals go for finals berth

THE Philippine Azkals will try to outdo history as it battles Group A leader Turkmenistan for a place in the finals of the AFC Challenge Cup Friday, March 16, at Kathmandu, Nepal.

The overachieving Azkals however, will miss the services of James Younghusband and Angel Guirado who accumulated two yellow cards in the eliminations. Coach Hans Michael Weiss will definitely make some adjustments in the pitch to compensate for the loss of two important players.

Doble: Fairness

FOR one who is six months away from being 60, swinging from NOMPAC to Panaad on Tuesday seems eternity. Hurrying on a cheap blue Rusi to catch up whatever WVRAA games left, got to snap two shots as Negros nipped Antique, 3-2 in football.

Minutes before that, saw Coach Eric Rios' girls basketball piss off Capiz, 73-60 in the smooth, unpainted Capitol gym which organizers forgot to clean for lack of budget(?).

Lambunao lass breaks Palaro 3,000m record

JONEZA Mae Sustituedo, the petite 4’11” barefoot runner from Lambunao, Iloilo, assured Western Visayas of a very likely gold medal finish in her event at the Palarong Pambansa this May at Pangasinan, as the 13-year-old first year high school student of Sun Yat Sen High School in Iloilo City broke the Palarong Pambansa record in the 3,000 meter run.

Sustituedo, still refusing to wear the new spikes which her new school can well afford to buy for her, clocked 10 minutes, 35.31 seconds.

Derek Ramsay to banner Universal Harvesters vs San Agustin hoopsters on Saturday

SHOWBIZ heartthrob Derek Ramsay will banner his team of showbiz personalities donning the Universal Harvester, Inc. (UHI) colors against the Colegio de San Agustin College of Nursing in an exhibition basketball match at the San Agustin Gym 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Ramsay will be backstopped by Jason Abalos, Aaron Villaflor, Luis Alandy, Young JV, Jose Sarasola, Marco Alcaraz, Joross Gamboa and John Hall, among others.

Sta. Fe, Buddy-JKT set up title clash

TOP seed Sta. Fe Resort and No. 3 Buddy Johann Kendrick Tan set up a championship showdown in Class B of the 12th Tan Kek Pin Memorial Basketball Cup at TTHS Po Hang Gym.

Last Monday, Sta. Fe pulled away in the 4th quarter to subdue Nena’s Rose II Shopping, 87-70 while good free-throw shooting carried Buddy JKT against 888 Chinatown Square, 87-81.

Buddy-JKT, Nena’s Rose Shopping advance to semis

NUMBER five Buddy Johann Kendrick Tan and number five Nena’s Rose Shopping advanced to the semifinals in Class B of the 12th Tan Kek Pin Memorial Basketball Cup semifinals at TTHS Po Hang Gym.

Buddy exacted revenge on an earlier loss in the elimination against Alfie’s Construction, 85-73 while Nena’s defeated an undermanned RU Shredder, 100-76.

Cuello toys with foe, scores R4 TKO

DENVER “The Excitement” Cuello-Singwangcha displayed world-class speed and power, totally dominating Indonesian foe Kid Suryana from the get-go of their scheduled ten-round fight last Saturday at the Jaro Gym, Jaro, Iloilo City.

Cuello-Singwangcha showcased his fancy footwork, throwing punches in bunches and immediately circling out of harm’s way such that the Indon’s punches often caught nothing but air.

Manila cagers in Bacolod for goodwill games

TWO teams from Philippine Cultural High School will play exhibition games against Bacolod Tay Tung High School alumni at Po Hang gym today, Saturday.

Game One is 6:30 p.m. with the visitors meeting the 45-55 select team of BTTHS. The host Blue Dragons then square off with its guests aged 55 Up in the main game of the doubleheader.

Nena’s Rose II catches last bus to semis

NENA’S Rose II Shopping prevailed over sister team Nena’s Rose I, 90-85 to catch the last bus to the quarterfinals in Class B of the 12th Tan Kek Pin Memorial Basketball Cup at TTHS Po Hang Gym.

In the other game, Rapide Auto Experts ended their campaign on a bright note by upsetting Alfie’s Construction in overtime, 92-86.

Nena’s Rose II catches last bus to semis

NENA’S Rose II Shopping prevailed over sister team Nena’s Rose I, 90-85 to catch the last bus to the quarterfinals in Class B of the 12th Tan Kek Pin Memorial Basketball Cup at TTHS Po Hang Gym.

In the other game, Rapide Auto Experts ended their campaign on a bright note by upsetting Alfie’s Construction in overtime, 92-86.

888 barges into semis; Sta. Fe sweeps elims

888 CHINATOWN Square won the battle for an automatic semifinals slot by defeating Buddy Johann Kendrick Tan, 74-70, in Class B of the 12th Tan Kek Pin Memorial Basketball Cup at TTHS Po Hang gym.

Pag-ibig to hold fun run

THE Pag-Ibig Fund Employees Labor Association (PAFELA) - Bacolod Chapter, in cooperation with Pag-Ibig Fund-Bacolod Branch Management, will hold its first "Unity Run 2012" on March 24, 2012 at the Bacolod City Government Center.

The event with the theme "Pakwela sang PAFELA para Pang-Eskuela" is part of PAFELA-Bacolod Chapter's union anniversary.

BUS Group double champs in Sharp Cup

BASKETBALL Unified Sports Group (BUSG) won, both with surprise endings, the 40 and 50 Up titles in the 1st Sharp Basketball Cup at Regent Pearl gym on Sunday at Alijis.

The Huskies' Fifties rallied from behind to score a hard-earned 75-67 victory with 1 minute and 20 seconds left in the game. Real Med Pharmacy did not return to the court after the melee involving BUSG point guard Ireneo Morales and Drugmen's Enrique Noblezada halted the fiercely-fought contest.

JSY wins Class A crown

THE Arvin Gustilo-mentored and Jonathan Sy-bankrolled JSY Transport lived up to its lofty billing as the tournament favorite by dominating Talisay City, 89-71 to capture the Class A title of the 12th Tan Kek Pin Memorial Basketball Cup at TTHS Po Hang Gym.

Alfie VIllariza, adjudged the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, struck hardest for JSY with 26 points and teammate fellow Mythical 5 awardee and ex-WNU Mustang Ely Olarte added 17 points.

BUS Group 40/50 Uppers enter Sharp Cup finals

BASKETBALL Unified Sports Group 40 and 50 - Up teams will meet Bays Club and Real Med, respectively on Sunday for the championship of the 1st Sharp Basketball Cup at Regent Pearl gym in Alijis.

Nena’s Rose teams improve record

NENA’S Rose II Shopping survived Alfie’s Construction 68-65 and Nena’s Rose Shopping I improved its quarterfinals chances, eliminating NRICH Multipurpose Cooperative from contention 99-88 last Wednesday in Class B of the 12th Tan Kek Pin Memorial Basketball Cup at TTHS Po Hang Gym.

Sister teams Nena’s Rose I and II Shopping will be on collision course on the last day of elimination, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals.

NOPSSCEA aspirant basketball quarterfinals start March 3

SIX teams lead by defending champion St. John's Institute and team-to-beat University of Negros Occidental Recoletos will see NOPSSCEA quarterfinal action Saturday March 3.

Sta. Fe en route to sweeping elims

STA. Fe Resort is one win away from sweeping the elimination round when it defeated 2nd placer Buddy Johann Kendrick Tan 76-65 in Class B of the 12th Tan Kek Pin Memorial Basketball Cup at TTHS Po Hang Gym.

Meanwhile, 888 Chinatown Square improved its chances for one of the top 2 spots by rallying past RU Shredder 93-90.

JSY, Talisay arrange titular showdown

JSY Transport and Talisay City arrange a titular showdown for the Class A title of the 12th Tan Kek Pin Memorial Basketball Cup at TTHS Po Hang Gym.

Bays Club, BUS Group survive; Real Med ousts NEPROAC

DIMINUTIVE Joel Marquez scored 31 points as Real Med Pharmacy gave Negros Professionals an overdose, 85-71, to barge into the final in the 50 Up category of Sharp Basketball Cup at Regent Pearl gym in Barangay Alijis.

NEPROAC's enforcer Rolen Balquin drilled in 24 points but those were not enough to turn the tide as the lightweights repeated over the overweights in a running game.

Nikki Servando wins NCAA MVP plum

NEGROS Occidental Private Schools Sports Cultural and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA) and Palarong Pambansa multi-titled tennis player Bacoleña Nikki Therese Lim Servando stamped her mark as a freshman at De La Salle College of St. Benilde by bagging the Most Valuable Player (MVP) plum in her debut at the 87th National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) badminton tournament in Manila recently.