Pason pockets top prize in USC chess
ALLAN Pason added another title as the 14-year-old second year high school student of Pajo National High School in Lapu-Lapu City topped the 1st University of San Carlos-Basic Education Department (USC-BED) Active Chess Tournament held at the USC-North Campus gym last Sunday.
Hayco: CCSC to trim summer program to 11 sports events
THE Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) has trimmed the number of sports events they will offer to the barangays in summer.
CCSC chairman Edward Hayco told Sun.Star Cebu that 11 sports events will be offered to the residents of Cebu City after the Holy Week. The disciplines are taekwondo...
CCSC’s new project
CEBU City Sports Commission’s (CCSC) comprehensive batted sports program is off and running.
CCSC chairman Edward Hayco and executive director Brando Velasquez watched more than 50 kids from four school districts get their basic lessons from the volunteer trainers lead by Dionisio...
Sharing CCSC’s vision
NOW the rest of the country will learn the secret of Cebu City Sports Commission’s (CCSC) success.
CCSC Chairman Edward Hayco, the brains behind the grassroots program and two Guinness World Record-setting campaigns, was invited by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to speak at the...
Talisay to hold amateur boxing tourney
TWELVE local amateur boxing hopefuls from Talisay City will be tested by the fighters from Cebu City and Mandaue in the “Boxing sa Lagtang” at the Lagtang Sports Complex.
Talisay fighters Marvin Pumar, Marco Pumar, Joshua Bacus, CD Noblefranca, Kit Garces, Lemar Timario, Eric Navarro,...
UC, UV to join BAP tournament
THE Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) basketball champions University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters and the University of the Visayas Baby Lancers will be joined by three Cebuano basketball officials in the 64th National Student Basketball Championships (NSBC) in Dagupan City on Feb. 27...
USC to hold U16 chess event
THE top young chess players in Cebu are expected to take on the challenge as the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) rated 1st University of San Carlos (USC)- Active Chess Tournament open doors this weekend at the USC North Campus Gym.
The event is a project of the USC...
SHS Eagles sweep CEC
THE Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles made sure its bitter rivals Cebu Eastern College (CEC) Dragons would do no more damage as they won the 2012 SeaOil-NBTC Elite League Cebu Finals after sweeping the best-of-three championship series 2-0 last Sunday evening at the...
SCSIT wins Sinulog softball
DESIGNATED hitter Marvin Ngujo went three-of-three and had one run-batted-in (RBI) to help Salazar Colleges of Science and Institute Technology (SCSIT) Blazing Batters defend their title with a 7-3 win over Wirednook for the 2012 Sinulog Cup Men’s Open Softball title last Sunday at the Labangon...
SCSIT buries Buhisan, 10-0 in Sinulog softball
HOME RUNS took the highly favored teams to victory in the knockout semifinal matches of the 2012 Sinulog Cup Men’s Open Softball Championships at the Labangon Elementary School grounds yesterday.
Salazar Colleges of Science and Institute of Technology (SCSIT) Blazing Batters, which got...
Fajardo leads SMB in rebounds
JUNE MAR Fajardo continues to make progress in a tougher competition as he topped the rebounding department to lead San Miguel Beermen’s annihilation of Bangkok Cobras, 94-59, in the 3rd AirAsia Asean Basketball League at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City last Saturday night.
Fajardo...
Eagles rout Dragons in NBTC finals
THE Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles drew first blood, 68-51, against archrivals Cebu Eastern College (CEC) Dragons in Game 1 of the best-of-3 championship series for the SeaOil-NBTC Elite League Cebu Championship held at the City Sports Club-Cebu gym yesterday.
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Two Cebuanos rule Singapore blitz chess
CEBUANO National Master Eric Gloria scored an impressive 8.5 points in nine games to top the 1st Intchess Fide Blitz tournament in Singapore last Wednesday.
While Gloria (2349) topped the event with eight wins and one draw, another Cebuano player, Lincoln Yap (2107), shared the second and...
Sinulog softball cup resumes today
CEBU’S top softball team Salazar Colleges of Science and Institute of Technology will try to keep the Sinulog Cup Men’s Open Softball title as they face off with the other top teams at the Labangon Elementary School grounds.
Challenging SCSIT Blazing Batters are last year’s runners-up...
IM Sevillano scores big
US-BASED Cebuano International chess master Enrico Sevillano scored another major win in America after winning the 15th Metropolitan Chess Fide Invitational tournament that was held Jan. 26-30 in California Market Center in Los Angeles.
Sevillano (2490), who was also the top seed in the...
UV celebrates 1st national title in 12 years
THE University of the Visayas shared the glory of its Passerelle team that won the 2012 SBP National U-16 basketball title hosted by Baguio City last Jan. 22-29.
City to hold 1st Fide-rated games of 2012
THE first Fide-rated tournament of 2012 is being brewed by the Cebu Chess Association (CCA).
The Cebu City Charter Day Chess Open Tournament will be bankrolled by the Cebu City Government through the Cebu City Sports Commission.
“I have already booked the E-Mall Activity Center for...
After dismal performance in regionals, Hayco tells boxing team to change old habits, improve
THE mediocre performance of Team Cebu City Boxing in the recently-concluded 2012 PLDT-Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (Abap) Visayas Area Championships at the Robinson’s Mall in Dumaguete City put the Cebu City Sports Commission on alert.
The CCSC is starting to formulate a...
NCFP to appoint Visayas heads
THE National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) is set to appoint regional coordinators to give its members easy access to information, communication and facilitation of requests.
This came at the heels of its recent circular letter to have all chess players, clubs and association...
Amad wins Check youth tourney
SHERWIN Amad came out as the best player in the Chess Enthusiasts in Cebu for Kids (Check) 16- and Under tournament in Tabunok, Talisay City, last Saturday, Amad topped a very strong field of competition to run home with the P1,000 top prize in the tournament, participated by the top age group...
Eagles make NBTC finals
THE Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles are back to a familiar setting--the finals.
And it looks like they will be in for a rematch with the University of the Visayas Baby Lancers for the right to advance to the national finals of the SeaOil-NBTC Elite League.
The...
UV Baby Lancers pulls off lopsided win in SBP National Under-16 finals
THE University of the Visayas Pasarelle squad showed to be more efficient and battle-ready, and won a one-sided 120-75 bashing over the Sacred Heart of Jesus Montessori School of Cagayan de Oro City in the championship match of the 2012 Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas (SBP) National U-16...
USC to hold NCFP-rated tourney
CHESS will open big this year as a National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) rated age group tournament will blast off on Feb. 11 and 12 at the University of San Carlos North Campus gym.
The 1st USC-BED Active Chess Tournament, a tournament for players aged 16 and under, is a...
Desiderio leads UV to advance to the final
ANDRES Paul Desiderio was not named the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. high school MVP for nothing.
The 5’10” shooting guard from Lilo-an town mocked the defense of Metro Manila’s best paserelle team, University of Santo Tomas, to lead the University of the Visayas Baby Lancers to...
Liloan ousts Rebels
WHILE the other top seeds went unmolested on their way back to the top four, the Rebels Softball Club faltered as the young and aggressive Team Landing of Lilo-an booted them out, 8-7, in the elimination round of Group C in the 2012 Sinulog Cup Men’s Open Softball Tournament at the Labangon...
