Benoya brothers lead Cotta-Asset winners

AGE-GROUP campaigners from Corpus Christi and City Central School showed their table tennis prowess in the Cotta-Asset Open tournament held recently at the Limketkai Mall in Cagayan de Oro.

A little-known pupil from Suntingon Elementary School of Barangay Bugo pulled out a surprise in the two-weekend competition organized by Cotta president Francisco Cruz, vice president MSG Antonio Besana and Asset (Advance Scientific System Efficiency Training) president TSG Dario Hernane.

Abasolo solo champ in Iligan chessfest

AFTER a “not so impressive performance” in Dipolog City, the Cagayan de Oro boys are back on top of the elite charts of Mindanao chess.

The experienced pair of Silverio Abasolo and Jokorn Maestrado, who occupied the 3rd and 16th spots of the 8th Hudyaka Open chess tournament in Dipolog City, made a 1-2 finish in the just-concluded 14th Araw ng Iligan Open in Iligan City.

Davao's Daguio tops Repsol races in Oro

SO YOUNG but 19-year-old Jay-R Daguio of Davao City never failed to entertain the crowd in the Repsol Road Circuit held for the first time in Cagayan de Oro some weeks ago, at the back of SM City's ground.

In what had been an awesome display of motor skills and daredevil acts off the dangerous curves, Daguio almost swept all the race events, winning the Open 4 Strokes, the 125 Automatic Superstock and 125 SS Underbone.

Lapasan to develop basketball program

FOLLOWING their victory in the recently concluded 1st Dongkoy Emano Cup inter-barangay basketball tournament, Barangay Lapasan now looks forward to developing a basketball program for their youth.

Barangay chairman Omar Labuntog said he will be meeting with the coaching staff of the village's two basketball teams to map out the program to be financed through Youth Council funds.

Lawmakers visit Lanao for friendship game

TUBOD, Lanao del Norte – Six lawmakers visited Lanao del Norte last June 8 for a friendly basketball game against Lanao Norte LGU at the Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) Gymnasium here.

Among the congressmen who participated in the friendly match were representatives Rommel Amatong (2nd District Compostela Valley), Jonathan Yambao (1st District Zamboanga Sibugay), Mohammed Hussein Pangandaman (1st District Lanao del Sur), Yevgeny Vincente Emano (2nd District Misamis Oriental), Diosdado Arroyo (2nd District Camarines Sur) and Sigfrido Tinga (2nd District Taguig City).

Barangay Bulua leads semis qualifiers

BARANGAY Bulua's active role in contributing to local basketball development has positively gained headway in as far as the first ever Mayor Emano Cup summer sportsfest is concerned.

With three entries in the crossover round, Barangay Bulua is already assured of enjoying respect from rival barangays even it would fail to nail one of the championship rings.

Barangay Bulua leads semis qualifiers

BARANGAY Bulua's active role in contributing to local basketball development has positively gained headway in as far as the first ever Mayor Emano Cup summer sportsfest is concerned.

With three entries in the crossover round, Barangay Bulua is already assured of enjoying respect from rival barangays even it would fail to nail one of the championship rings.

Balquin shines anew in Surigao

JOHNNEL Balquin rebounded from his mediocre performance in the 1st Mayor Dongkoy Emano Cup by winning the just-concluded 23rd Barangay Taft Mindanao Open chess tournament in Surigao City.

The 30-something Balquin, a resident trainer at MisOr's Capitol Chess Park, defeated National Master Rustum Tolentino in the 8th and final round to emerge as solo champion with a score of 7 points.

Balquin shines anew in Surigao

JOHNNEL Balquin rebounded from his mediocre performance in the 1st Mayor Dongkoy Emano Cup by winning the just-concluded 23rd Barangay Taft Mindanao Open chess tournament in Surigao City.

The 30-something Balquin, a resident trainer at MisOr's Capitol Chess Park, defeated National Master Rustum Tolentino in the 8th and final round to emerge as solo champion with a score of 7 points.

Salgados makes it to top 10 list

GETTING the chance to face at least three Grandmasters, Cagayan de Oro ace Lennon Hart Salgados nearly succeeded in scoring an upset in the POC-PSC National Games Open Chess tournament which ended Friday in Dumaguete City.

The FEU Tamaraws standout, who refused an offer for a draw in a slight advantage position, apparently lost to GM Darwin Laylo and split the points in his later matches with GMs Richard Bitoon and Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr.

Salgados makes it to top 10 list

GETTING the chance to face at least three Grandmasters, Cagayan de Oro ace Lennon Hart Salgados nearly succeeded in scoring an upset in the POC-PSC National Games Open Chess tournament which ended Friday in Dumaguete City.

The FEU Tamaraws standout, who refused an offer for a draw in a slight advantage position, apparently lost to GM Darwin Laylo and split the points in his later matches with GMs Richard Bitoon and Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr.

Golden Yellow rules Ballpals summer tilt

THEY may not able to win a ring this time around, but Ballpals' old-time favorite Bobby Diaz felt it so honored to have endured the club's ups and downs through all these years.

"It was 1991. It was 1991 since we started Ballpals at the Palaro Center," hollered Diaz, his neck hoisting a medal he got for being selected into the Mythical 5 of the club's just-concluded summer inter-color tourney.

Golden Yellow rules Ballpals summer tilt

THEY may not able to win a ring this time around, but Ballpals' old-time favorite Bobby Diaz felt it so honored to have endured the club's ups and downs through all these years.

"It was 1991. It was 1991 since we started Ballpals at the Palaro Center," hollered Diaz, his neck hoisting a medal he got for being selected into the Mythical 5 of the club's just-concluded summer inter-color tourney.

STI cagers repeat as Jolas Cup champs

WITH Mark John Daanoy flashing off another MVP performance, the STI Olympians continued to dominate the collegiate race of the 9th Jojo Lastimosa-Alaska Cup Summer basketball tournament here at the Xavier University gym.

Daanoy and fellow starters Carl Villar and John Rey Manatad -- who both made it to the Mythical Five -- towed the multi-titled STI of coach Boy Dacoco in turning down the challenge of closest pursuer MCM Farm for the tertiary crown.

STI cagers repeat as Jolas Cup champs

WITH Mark John Daanoy flashing off another MVP performance, the STI Olympians continued to dominate the collegiate race of the 9th Jojo Lastimosa-Alaska Cup Summer basketball tournament here at the Xavier University gym.

Daanoy and fellow starters Carl Villar and John Rey Manatad -- who both made it to the Mythical Five -- towed the multi-titled STI of coach Boy Dacoco in turning down the challenge of closest pursuer MCM Farm for the tertiary crown.

Winning the tiebreaker over Abasolo, Lumancas and Maestrado

CAGAYAN de Oro's remaining stable of purely home ground talents defended turf like no other on Sunday's finale of the first-ever Mayor Dongkoy Emano Cup summer chess tournament at SM City, Cagayan de Oro City.

Espiritu, Abao share spotlight

BOTH defeated in their final round matches, unheralded Gian Patrick Espiritu and Cedric Abao still managed to complete their amazing run in students' rivalries of the 1st Mayor Dongkoy Emano Cup Summer chess tournament concluded Sunday at SM City.

The 11-year-old Espiritu of Xavier University Grade School yielded to Ronald Canino of Little Me School in Barangay Kauswagan. Abao, 13, of Regional Science High School in Barangay Gusa found his match with Ianbert Capricho of Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School (MOGCHS).

PNP cagers win Oro media tilt

PARADING what appears like an all-star cast, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Press Corp of Michael "MIB" Bustamante finally upended the Cagayan de Oro Press Club's (COPC) hoop reign in the annual Press Freedom Week celebration.

In fact, the Sr. Pedro-backed COPC dribblers of Father Elmer Abacahin never got the chance to face the unbeaten PNP in the finals as they got ambushed by the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) in Friday morning's culmination of the basketball event at Barangay 24's covered court.

MisOr's Jalnaiz off to Olympics

ELEVEN young athletes who emerged champions in the 2011 Batang Pinoy (Filipino Kids) national sports meet -- including Misamis Oriental -- groomed boxer Roberto Miguel Jalnaiz -- are primed to enjoy the fruits of their efforts for making it to the top of their respective events.

Mayor, lawmaker to grace summer chess opening

CAGAYAN de Oro City Mayor Vicente Emano and his son Misamis Oriental Representative Yevgeny "Bambi" Emano (2nd district) are expected to grace the opening of the 1st Mayor's Cup Summer chess tournament here at the SM City today, Friday.

"Barring unforeseen glitches, maka-uban gyod nato ang amahan ug anak sama sa niaging opening sa atong inter-barangay basketball sa SM City," overall event coordinator Gerardo "Boboy" Sabal told Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro.

Lapasan, Camaman-an dribblers to Q-round

OPEN division leaders barangays Lapasan and Camaman-an kept their unblemished winning record unscathed as they both advanced early into the quarterfinal rounds of the ongoing 1st Mayor Vicente Emano Cup Inter-Barangay Summer Basketball Tournament held at the Bulua gym here.

Both toting a perfect 3-0 win-loss card, Camaman-an topped the Bracket 2 in the open division after posting convincing victories over Consolacion, Puerto and Barangay 13. While Lapasan moved into the next round when it ruled Bracket 3 that comprised teams from Barangays 10, 34 and 22.

‘Stalag’ rules Bugo chess tilt

ASSEMBLING the top Class B players of Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, the Oliver Damonsong-led Stalag team went on to rule the 2012 Bugo 3-man chess tournament concluded on Sunday at the covered court of Barangay Bugo in Cagayan de Oro City.

Stalag, also anchored by Ramil Sayaboc, Ronnie Pujas and alternate Joseph Abne, amassed 12 points to pocket the P10,000 top purse plus trophy.

Bonbon town stamps class in Mayor's Cup

BARANGAY Bonbon, where some of the city's fancied players come from, takes the Open division's bracket 1 lead of the 2012 Mayor Dongkoy Emano Cup Inter-Barangay Summer basketball tournament at Barangay Bulua gym in Cagayan de Oro City.

Ballpals resume finals showdown

"THIS is going to be another bruising match. I expect them to put up a stiff challenge."

Saying this, candidate MVP "Baby James" Abucejo has encouraged his teammates to be ready on Saturday's Game 2 of the 2012 Ballpals Summer basketball championships at Don Gregorio Pelaez Sports Center here.

CMOFA booters nip Surigao, 1-0

HOMEGROUND squad CMOFA (Cagayan de Oro-Misamis Oriental Football Association) made a gracious exit in the PFF-Suzuki U23 Cluster Qualifying football tourney, barely hanging over Surigao FC, 1-0, in their "non-bearing" match Sunday at Don Gregorio Pelaez Sports Center in Cagayan de Oro City.

Cosin summer run set

CIRCLE Productions Inc. and Don Antonio T. Cosin Memorial Lodge No. 308 of the Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines will be holding the Cosin Summer Run on May 20.

The run features three kilometers (3K), 5K, 10K and a 10 miler or 16K race category, the first to be held in Cagayan de Oro.

XU's Honculada stuns Adamson's Samantila

LOCAL bets Kenneth Norman Honculada and Julie Anne Opema racked up three-straight wins to join the mighty FEU (Far Eastern University) players on the lead in the 2012 National Juniors-Mindanao Leg chess championships which end today at the Capitol ground here.

Honculada, an incoming second-year high school at Xavier University, listed no less than the age-group's Under-14 boys champion Daryl Unix Samantila of Adamson University as his third-round victim in a nerve-wracking attacking game.

Mindanao leg gets underway

THE Mindanao leg of the 2012 National Age Group and Juniors Chess Championships dubbed as the 2012 Governor Oscar S. Moreno National Age Group and Juniors Chess Championships gets underway starting today, Thursday, at the Misamis Oriental Provincial Capitol Ground.

Bigcas hits double whammy

BEFORE anyone else forgets, Northern Mindanao's so-called "Bad Boy" from Talakag, Bukidnon--Lynard Allan Bigcas--is a full-blooded sportsman.

Recently, "Albigs"--as his friends used to call him--hit a double whammy.

Salgados, Frayna vault to solo lead

FAR Eastern University's (FEU) Lennon Hart Salgados and Janelle Mae Frayna continue to dominate the premier under-20 division (boys and girls) of the ongoing 2012 National Age-Group chess championships for Mindanao at the Capitol ground here.

The 18-year-old Salgados relied on his positional advantage to beat fellow FEU Tamaraw McDominique Lagula, while Frayna made short work of Crista Mae Gallego as both remain undefeated after four rounds of the qualifying tourney for this year's Asean chessfest in Hue, Vietnam.