JFU edges Ateneo XI

THE Joint Forces United (JFU) scored two goals in the second half to survive the tough challenge of Ateneo Grade School, 2-1, in the Under 13 Girls Football League 2010 Saturday at the Tionko field.

Montserrat rules

UNHERALDED Montserrat Camp School de Davao (MCSD) captured two titles in the Football Liga ng Kabataan Rep. Sid Ungab Cup at the University of the Philippines (UP) Mindanao field over the weekend.

Gorgonio-Amsirabe pair pockets title

THE tandem of Tata Gorgonio and Aksan Amsirabe combined for a total of 512 pinfalls after two games to pocket the title of the just-concluded Weekly Dalawahan Tournament at the Fairlanes Bowling Center.

VMO posts second win

HIGHLY-TOUTED Vice Mayor's Office (VMO) sank the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao, 82-70, to secure its second straight win in the Mayor Inday Sara and Vice Mayor Rody Duterte AFP-PNP Basketball Tournament Sunday at the newly-refurbished Davao City Recreation Center (DCRC).

Emar prevails

EMAR and Ateneo booters crushed their rivals in the resumption of the 6th Holcim Inter-High School Football League: Mayor Inday Sara and Vice Mayor Rody Duterte Cup at the Tionko field on Saturday afternoon.

Grandeza faces tough opponent

FRESH from a tough ring battle, Steve Grandeza of the Philippines is headed for war anew when he defends his World Kickboxing Federation (WKBF) super welterweight crown against another crafty opponent in December.

Sabaldan: Malitz Montalban is likely to face stronger opponents in DCAA football

THIS is the season when school rivalries in the different sports disciplines will be put to a test at a level different and higher compared to the previous inter-school engagements such as the exclusively private school DACS and other games initiated by the different sectors.

This has reference to the Davao City Athletic Association or DCAA which will be hosted this year by the Davao City National High School and is set to have its all-schools powerhouse games starting on the 25th of this month.

Rey and Victorio Saludar: Boxing brothers' journey to the 2010 Asiad

TWO brothers. Two boxers. One dream.

The waiting is almost over as Rey Saludar and his brother, Victorio III, will climb the ring at last in their first-ever Asian Games set on November 12 to 27 in Guangzhou, China.

Go lifts VMO past Coastguard

SWEET-shooting Christopher "Bong" Go exploded with 31 points to lift the Vice Mayor's Office (VMO) past the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), 97-73, at the start of the 9th Mayor Inday Sara and Vice Mayor Rody Duterte AFP-PNP Basketball Tournament.

The event was held at the Davao City Recreation Center (DCRC) on Friday afternoon.

RPSB rallies past DCPO

THE Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) staged a furious rally in the final three minutes of the game to hack out a 89-85 win over the Davao City Police Office (DCPO).

The action happened in the opener of the 8th Mayor Inday Sara and Vice Mayor Rody Duterte AFP-PNP Basketball Tournament 2010 Friday at the newly-renovated Davao City Recreation Center.

Newly-renovated DCRC re-launched

THE newly-refurbished Davao City Recreation Center (DCRC), formerly Almendras Gym, was re-launched Friday to become a venue for the city's sports development programs.

Fr. Bong Gonzaga officiated the blessing ceremony of the sports facility, while Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte gave her inspirational message with a good number of city officials and sports personalities in attendance.

Talaboc tops Lanesmasters anew

SAMMY Talaboc topped the Datba Lanemasters Tournament anew at the NCCC Mall B3 Lanes on Tuesday night.

Talaboc hit a total of 813 pinfalls after four games to beat Manny Nierra, Lito Baluran, William Galacio and Billy Magdale who occupied the next four spots in the meet organized by the Davao Tenpin Bowlers Association (Datba).

Butch hails Grandeza

FORMER Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chair William "Butch" Ramirez was all praises to newly-crowned World Kick Boxing Federation (WKBF) K1 super welterweight champion Steve "The Red Knight" Grandeza.

Ramirez, now a consultant to Mayor Sara Duterte, said: "Wala ko matingala nga mag world champion siya. Dugay naman ungta na siya nag world champion pero wala lang matagaan ug chance kaniadto sa taekwondo (I was not surprised that he became a world champion. He should have been a world champ a long time ago had he been given the chance to also compete in taekwondo)."

Hunter Mahan broke down in tears

"GRAEME played great, didn't miss a shot. He played... he just beat me today." This was what Hunter Mahan said at a news conference in Celtic Manor. And after he said this, he could not continue to speak, and he put his hands over his eyes. So sad. I pity him.

‘I'm proud to be Filipino’

"KILL the Filipino," came the chants of the crowd as Steve Grandeza climbed the ring, a grim reminder of the great odds he was facing in the biggest fight of his life.

They were cheering for his opponent and it was understandable. At the opposite corner of the ring stood Ghana's Al Hassan "Van Damme" Okine, a tall and muscular fighter who is very popular in Dubai because of his impressive fight record.

Grandeza grateful to DSA for latest accomplishment

GRACING the regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum is something newly-crowned World Kickboxing Federation (WKBF) K1 super welterweight champion Steve "Red Knight" Grandeza looked forward to even after coming home with a hero's welcome and a couple of live interviews at two local TV programs.

Grandeza, who beat Al Hassan "Ghana Van Damme" Okine via a unanimous decision after their seven-round encounter at The Lodge, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, said he didn't expect to come home with such a warm reception.

Sara-Rody AFP-PNP cagefest opens

DEFENDING champion Regional Headquarters (RHQ) is all set to defend its title as the 8th Mayor Sara and Vice Mayor Rody Duterte AFP-PNP Basketball Tournament 2010 tips off at 10 a.m. Friday at the newly-refurbished Davao City Recreation Center (DCRC).

The tournament also ushers the formal re-launching of the DCRC after it underwent a facelift.

Basilio in Malaysia Climbathon

DAVAO City's Mel Andrew Basilio will compete anew in the 23rd Mt. Kinabalu International Climbathon set on Oct. 24 and 25 in Sabah, Malaysia.

Basilio is part of the 16-member Philippine Skyrunning Association team that will see action in the event, dubbed as "The World's Toughest Mountain Race."

DCNHS tops arnis event

THE Davao City National High School harvested a total of nine gold medals, three silvers and four bronze medals in the just-concluded 1st Regional Inter-School Arnis Tournament at the SM City Davao Events Center.

Tacunan posts 2 wins

UNHERALDED Tacunan booters hacked out huge wins in the resumption of the Football Liga ng Kabataan Rep. Isidro Ungab Cup at the Catalunan Grande Elementary School over the weekend.

Tacunan's 10 years old and below squad routed Medvil/Catalunan Grande, 5-1, before holding the UP Tigers B/Mintal B to a scoreless draw.

Davao Nor pugs ready for Asiad

THREE Davao del Norte amateur pugs will banner the Philippine team in the 2010 Asian Games from November 12 to 27 in Guangzhou, China.

Light flyweight Victorio Saludar and his elder brother Rey, a flyweight, and featherweight Charly Suarez will join the six-member RP boxing team to the Games.

Disuacido tops Talaboc

JOSHUA Disuacido beat top qualifier Sammy Talaboc in two straight games to emerge champion in the Lanemasters September Monthly Finals at the NCCC Mall B3 Lanes over the weekend.

BESB/BEED woodpushers bag crown

THE BSED/BEED and Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA) bagged the titles in the Holy Cross of Davao College (HCDC) Intramurals 2010 Chessfest.

BSED/BEED's Gary Rojo, Lemuel Cobrado, Meliton Roman, Jun Albert Cabajes and Charles Gonzales combined for a total of 42 points to win the crown.

Grandeza set to defend title

NEWLY-CROWNED World Kickboxing Federation (WKF) super welterweight champion Steve "Red Knight" Grandeza will take a much-needed rest the moment he returns home from Dubai where he scored a stunning win against Al Hassan "Ghana Van Damme" Okine.

"I'll have to rest for a while. I'll continue to teach and practice for the time being," said Grandeza, a 10-time National Open Blackbelt Battle of Champions Tournament grand champion. He and the rest of his team are expected to return to Davao City Tuesday.

Pacquibato wins 3 table tennis titles

THE Paquibato district captured three titles at the close of the Unit 2 Meet table tennis competition at the Bustamante Central Elementary School in Tibungco district.

Bonjoc is SBC champ

DATS Datuharon and Danny Bonjoc emerged champions in their respective divisions of the SBC September Bowler of the Month Finals at the Fairlanes Bowling Center Sunday night.

Top qualifier Datuharon defeated Plutie Banlasan in just one game to capture the class A crown. Banlasan settled for the runner-up honors instead while Jimmy Sia placed third.

Catalunan booters win anew

CATALUNAN Grande got one goal each from Nina Ricci Yanto and Rheza Cadminade to beat Ateneo Grade School, 2-0, in the Under-13 Girls Football League 2010 Saturdaty at the Tionko field.

Caminade scored in the 31st minute and Yanto made it 2-0 with her own strike six minutes later as Catalunan registered its third straight victory without in the tournament.

Corteza settles for 2nd

LEE Vann "The Slayer" Corteza bowed to Ronato "Volcano" Alcano, 7-11, Sunday night in the finals of the 2010 Sangsom Pattaya 9-Ball Invitational Pool Competition at the Royal Garden Plaza in Pattaya, Thailand.

Alcano received the top purse of 300,000 Baht while Davao City-born Corteza, the reigning Predator 10-Ball World Tour Sweet 16 champion, claimed the runner-up prize of 50,000 Baht.

Davao girl booters named to RP squad

SIX girl booters from Davao City have been named to the Philippine team that will see action in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Women's Championship 2011-Qualification Round 1 Group A tournament, which gets underway on October 15 to 24 at the University of Makati football field in Makati.

Named to represent the country in the coming international tournament are Kyrhen Angela Dimaandal, Janna Raizel Barcemo, Noreen Kim Maligad, Alyssa Marie Ang and Erika Lorraine Turtur of the Ateneo de Davao University, and Sheinna April Chavez of the Holy Child Academy of Davao.

Corteza barges into Pattaya 9-Ball semis

TWO-TIME national champion Lee Vann "The Slayer" Corteza of the Philippines scored back-to-back victories to advance to the semifinal round of the 2010 Sangsom Pattaya 9-Ball Invitational Pool Competition at the Royal Garden Plaza in Pattaya, Thailand over the weekend.

The 31-year-old Corteza, whose stint in Thailand is backed up by Kopiko and Energen, ousted Nitiwat Kanjanasri of Thailand, 9-4, in the Last 16 and Fu Chi Wei of Chinese-Taipei, 9-7, in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals of the single knock-out 9-Ball tournament.