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Teen Kagay-anon golfer to represent PH in IMG Junior World Championship

Jo Ann Sablad / from April 20, 2021

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD golfer Kiara Therese Montebon will represent the Philippines in the prestigious 2021 IMG Junior World Golf Championship in San Diego, California, USA in July.This Kagay-anon golfer will be competing in the 15-18-year-old girls category, together with three other national players. She is the only Filipino golfer in the 15-year-old ...

'Vaccine tips' inspires Mindanao coaches to organize LMYBL youth hoopfest

Lynde Salgados / from December 24, 2020

THE best is yet to come for basketball sports in Mindanao.Undaunted by the devastating effect of pandemic that crippled majority of the sporting activities around the world, at least three dedicated coaches have taken the cudgel to organize the ambitious Liga Mindanao Youth Basketball League (LMYBL) slated to open doors ...

PBA cagers, foreign talents mourn passing of Tagoloan's 'Queen of Basketball'

Lynde Salgados / from December 02, 2020

SHE'S not just an ordinary mother. Her connection to sports development -- especially basketball -- was deep and legendary that hoop talents around the country are still in a state of shock they're painstakingly grieving the untimely demise of Tagoloan first lady Rita May Roa Sabio.The wife of Gomer "Enan" ...

Tagoloan, TCC keen on joining VisMin Super Cup

Lynde Salgados / from November 25, 2020

NEWS on the looming VisMin Super Cup amateur basketball league has caught fire in the Northern Mindanao side of the Philippine archipelago, particularly the booming town of Tagoloan in Misamis Oriental province."Considering the long lull of sporting action brought by pandemic, everybody is excited of this development and we're among ...

Urbiztondo helps prepare Surigao chessers for big, exciting board war ahead

Lynde Salgados / from September 12, 2020

"IT'S better to give than to receive."A saying that only inspired Arena International Master (AIM) Engr. Rey Urbiztondo to give more support and share his blessings to the impoverished chess players in Mindanao in time of the pandemic.Just recently, the Davao City-based Metrobank executive bankrolled the three-day online chess tourney ...

IM Garcia's sensational finish and 'mystery man' in Urbiztondo Thanksgiving online chess tilt

Lynde Salgados / from September 01, 2020

WITH the country's top grandmasters barely holding on for a decent finish, youthful compatriot International Master Jan Emmanuel Garcia took the cudgel in defending Filipino pride against foreign rivals in one of the prestigious online chess tourneys initiated recently in Mindanao.Held via lichess.org, the Fide Arena International Master (AIM) Rey ...

'Fil-am kid' Escalera back in winning chess amid pandemic

Jaime Frias II / from August 31, 2020

NOT even the pandemic crisis could stop Scott Matthew Escalera in his journey to play and conquer in US chess tournaments.This, as the Filipino-American whiz kid from Oak Park, Illinois added another collection to his trophy room after ruling the 1st US Chess/ChessKid Online Elementary Championship K-1B section on August ...

Urbiztondo 'Mindanao' Cup: The best of PH chess vs foreign side

Lynde Salgados / from August 22, 2020

THE Philippines' two-headed monster in online chess -- Grandmasters Mark Paragua and Joey Antonio -- will try to resemble their beast mode anew in the Fide Arena International Master (AIM) Rey Urbiztondo Thanksgiving and Anniversary Open Online Chess Tournament on Wednesday, August 26, via lichess.org.But Paragua, Antonio and the equally-strong ...

Antonio leads strong cast in Mindanao Open 'Thanksgiving' chess tilt

Lynde Salgados / from August 04, 2020

WITH around P20,000 in total cash prizes, the "AIM Engr. Rey C. Urbiztondo Thanksgiving and Anniversary Open Chess Tournament" to be slated August 26 via lichess.org is guaranteed to be a sure-fire hit.Already, the keenly-awaited online chess tourney has attracted the country's top-notch woodpushers, including 13-time national champion and 10-time ...

Davao chess avengers go berserk vs Oro rivals in big comeback triumph

Lynde Salgados / from July 30, 2020

THE late great American chess genius Bobby Fischer must be smiling at the Davao All-Stars after orchestrating what had been recently considered as one of the greatest comebacks in Mindanao online chess battle.Down by 16 points on the first day of 20-board skirmishes via lichess.org site, the Davao pawn pushers ...

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