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BALLGAMES

AFTER ROLLING PAST FANCIED TEAMS, FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY GOT A SURPRISINGLY HUGE
CHALLENGE FROM WINLESS ADAMSON.

“WE HAD TO PUT DIRECTION TO WHAT WE WERE DOING”, SAID FEU COACH NASH RACELA, AFTER THE
NO.1 TAMARAWS NARROWLY ESCAPED THE GUTSY FALCONS, 64-60, YESTERDAY IN THE UAAP MEN’S
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AT SMART ARANETA COLISEUM.

MARC ESPEJO ENDED A SUCCESFUL ADVENTURE OUTSIDE THE UAAP WITH A PAIR OF MOST VALUABLE
PLAYER AWARDS AND A CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ATENEO.

THE 6-FOOT-1 POWER-HITTER LED THE BLUE EAGLES’ COMEBACK IN THE FINAL SET AS THEY TAMED THE
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS, 25-23, 25-21,21-25, 25-19, AND CAPTURED THE SPIKERS’ TURF TITLE
YESTERDAY AT FILOIL FLYING V ARENA.

DINDIN SANTIAGO WAS MORE THAN JUST A PHYSICAL THREAT TO ANY RIVAL.

WITH THE TALL, STATUESQUE MIDDLE BLOCKER BACK IN THE FOLD, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY REGAINED
ITS CONFIDENCE AND PUSHED ATENEO TO A DECIDER IN THEIR SHAKEYS’ V-LEAGUE SEASON 12-
COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN WITH A 25-22, 25-17, 25-18 VICTORY
YESTERDAY AT FIL-OIL ARENA IN SAN JUAN.

NATIONAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ARTS (NCBA) FOUGHT BACK FROM A FOUR-POINT DEFICIT IN THE
FOURTH SET TO TURN BACK A GRITTY MAPUA SIDE, 24-26, 25-20, 26-24, 25-21, WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO
REMAIN UNSCATHED IN THE SPIKERS’ TURF COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE AT THE ARENA IN SANJUAN.

AIR FORCE SOARED TO AN IMPRESSIVE START AS IT NIPPED A STUBBORN MANILA CLASICO, 25-19, 25-
27, 25-21,25-20, AT THE START OF THE SPIKERS’ TURF SEASON 1-REINFORCED CONFERENCE PRESENTED
BY PLDT HOME ULTERA AT THE ARENA IN SAN JUANYESTERDAY.

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BALLGAMES

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES BATTLED BACK FROM A SET DOWN AND A BIG DEFICIT IN THE SECOND
FRAME AND WENT ON TO HACK OUT A 19-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-23, VICTORY OVER SAN BEDA AT THE
START OF THE SHAKEYS’ V-LEAGUE SEASON 12-REINFORCED CONFERENCE AT THE ARENA IN SANJUAN
YESTERDAY.

BINAN, Laguna-CIGNAL USED SOME KEY DEFENSIVE ADJUSTMENT DOWN THE STRETCH TO PULL OFF A
SHOCKING 18-25, 17-25, 25-16, 25-18, 16-14, CONQUEST OF REIGHNING CHAMPION PETRON IN THE
OPENING OF THE 2015 PHILIPPINE SUPERLIGA GRAND PRIX WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
YESTERDAY AT THE ALONTE SPORTS ARENA HERE.
DEFENDING SIX-TIME CHAMPION SAN BEDA CRUISED TO ITS FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN AFTER BEATING CSB-
LA SALLE GREENHILLS 84-65, YESTERDAY IN THE NCAA JUNIORS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AT THE
ARENA IN SANJUAN.

DEFENDING CHAMPION SAN BEDA WAS MADE TO SWEAT BY A LOWLY-BUT-GRITTY COLLEGE OF ST.
BENILDE BUT LEANED ON ITS CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE TO COME AWAY WITH A 76-69 VICTORY IN
THE NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AT THE ARENA IN SAN JUAN.

ARELLANO UNIVERSITY, BEHIND THE HEROICS OF TROY ROSARIO, BOUNCED BACK FROM TWO
STINGING LOSSES TO CLOBBER SAN BEDA, 90-75, AND BOOST ITS SEMIFINAL BID IN THE 91 ST NCAA
MENS’ BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AT THE ARENA IN SAN JUAN.

WITH AN INTACT LINE UP LED BY ANTONY DA SILVA, MANILA BEER DOMINATES THE FIELD AND EXTEND
ITS WINNING FORM TO FIVE STRAIGHT AFTER BEATING PHILIPPINE AIRLINES 67-50, IN THE INTERCLUB
INVITATIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY AT SMART ARANETA COLISEUM.

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GOLF

CYNA RODRIGUEZ BECAME THE FIRST FILIPINA TO BREAK INTO THE LPGA TOUR IN 15 YEARS, TURNING
IN A STRONG JOINT FOURTH PLACE FINISH IN THE FINAL LPGA QUALIFYING SCHOOL AT THE LPGA
INTERNATIONAL HILLS COURSE IN FLORIDA YESTERDAY.

THE FILIPINO DUO OF IVAN FERERAS AND SAMMY CO TOOK SECOND PLACE IN THE 9TH JACK NICKLAUS
INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL HELD RECENTLY AT THE SCOTIO COUNTRY CLUB IN COLUMBUS, OHIO.

ABBY AREVALO CRUISED TO A SIX-SHOT VICTORY OVER CHINESE YU CHEN HAN DESPITE A SHAKY
WINDUP, CLOSING OUT WITH A 72 AND RULING THE FCG WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY
CALLAWAY AT THE REDHAWK GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY.

ATENEO, LA SALLE AND OB MONTESSORI MANILA REMAINED IN FULL CONTROL AFTER TWO RUONDS IN
THE GIRLS DIVISION OF THE ICTSI-JGFP INTERSCHOOL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE AYALA GREENFIELD
COURSE IN CALAMBA, LAGUNA RECENTLY.

WITH AN INSPIRING FAMILY HISTORY FROM RAGS TO RICHES, MIGUEL TABUENA FIRED A SUPERB
SEVEN-UNDER 65 AND GRABBED A TWO-SHOT LEAD GOING INTO THE FINAL ROUND OF THE $500,000
MONEYBANK TOURNAMENT PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE GREEN GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB IN
TAIPEI YESTERDAY.
TENNIS

TEENAGER ALBERT LIM JR., DETHRONED DEFENDING CHAMPION PATRICK CRUZ, 6-3, 6-2, YESTERDAY TO
BECOME THE YOUNGEST-EVER MEN’S SINGLES CHAMPION IN THE PHILIPPINE COLUMBIAN
ASSOCIATION OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

WATERPOLO

SURESHOT SPORTSVILLE DOWNED HONGKONG, 12-9, TO RULE THE 1ST PILIPINAS BEACH WATERPOLO
TOURNAMENT HELD RECENTLY AT THE ANVAYA COVE BEACH AND NATURE CLUB IN DINALUPIHAN
BATAAN.

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CHESS

CAVITE-BORN US GRANDMASTER WESLEY SO DID EVERYTHING RIGHT IN THE ENDGAME AND BLEW A
WON GAME AGAINST IRAN GRANDMASTER BASIT USMAN OF AN ENGLISH OPENING FOR HIS FIRST
TITLE IN THE MILLIONAIRE CHESS OPEN IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA YESTERDAY.

BOXING

RAMIL FELIX UNLEASHED HIS HEAVIEST BLOWS AGAINST SPAIN’S CARLO MAGNO AND CAME OUT WITH
A NARROW SPLIT DECISION VICTORY AND REMAINED UNBEATEN IN 15 FIGHTS FOR THE WORLD
BOXING ORGANIZATION (WBO) FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY EVENING AT THE MGM GRAND IN
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.

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VOLLEYBALL

THE LADY EAGLES BLEW A THREE-POINT LEAD LATE IN THE FOURTH FRAME BUT GALLANTLY FOUGHT
BACK FROM 17-20 DOWN BEHIND ALYSSA VALDEZ, AMY AHOMIRO AND BEA DE LEON TO FRUSTRATE
THE LADY BULLDOGS AND NOTCH THEIR SEVENTH STRAIGHT WIN THAT CAPPED THEIR SWEEP OF THE
ELIMS AND THE QUARTERS OF THE TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY PLDT HOME ULTERA.

VOLLEYBALL

THE ULTRAFAST HITTERS BANKED ON THE HEROICS OF ALYSSA VALDEZ AND GRETCHEN SOLTONEZ
ESPECIALLY AT CRUNCH TIME AS THEY INCHED CLOSER TO WINNING THEIR SECOND CROWN IN THE
LEAGUE IN THIS BEST-OF-THREE SERIES.

VALDEZ, WHO WAS SEEING ACTION FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS CONFERENCE, EXPLODED WITH 25 POINTS
BUILT ON 22 KILLS AND TWO ACES, WHILE SOLTONEZ FIRED WITH 12 POINTS INCLUDING 10 HITS.

VOLLEYBALL

POWER-HITTING GERBER CRUZ LED ALL HITTERS WITH 17, 15 OF THEM ON KILLS, ONE ON ONE A BLOCK
AND ONE ON A SERVICE ACE TO HELP LIFT THE AIR SPIKERS TO THEIR FIRST VICTORY.
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VOLLEYBALL

AFTER DWELLING IN THE CELLAR FOR THE PAST TWO CONFERENCES, THE LADY SPIKERS DISPLAYED
THEIR DEFENSIVE MIGHT IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH SETS TO FLATTEN THE LADY EAGLES IN TWO
HOURS BEFORE THE MASSIVE CROWD.

THE LADY MAROONS LEANED ON THEIR SOLID BLOCKING TO OFFSET THE LADY SAILORS’ POWER GAME,
COMING THROUGH WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 13-BLOCK PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING FOUR FROM SKIPPER
KATH BERSOLA AND THREE FROM YASMIN BENITO TO FASHION OUT THE COME-FROM-BEHIND WIN IN
THE OPENER OF THE SEASON-ENDING CONFERENCE OF THE LEAGUE WHERE IT ALL STARTED.

BOXING

MARCIAL, A GOLD MEDALIST IN THE 2012 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, JOINED COMPATRIOT
ROGEN CRUZ IN THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE EVENT THAT OFFERS SLOTS TO NEXT YEAR’S RIO
OLYMPICS.

CHESS- TAEKWONDO, KARATE, BOXING

THE THIRD- SEEDED SO WENT ON A SACRIFICIAL ATTACK EARLY BY GIVING UP A KNIGHT THAT HE
REGAINED A COUPLE OF MOVES LATER TO GAIN A PAWN ADVANTAGE WHILE CREATING ATTACKING
CHANCES AT AGUSTIN’S SHATTERED KINGSIDE.

GOLF

PLAYING FOR THE FIRST TIME AS PARTNERS IN AN ITF EVENT, THE LOCAL BETS FORCED A TIEBREAK IN
THE OPENING SET AFTER HOLDING FORT AND EXCHANGING SERVICE BREAKS.

MAKE A SPORTS ARTICLE FROM THE FOLLOWING INFO

MENS OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

AT THE ARENA IN SAN JUAN

YESTERDAY, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4

GELO ARANZA- 2014 CAGAYAN TENNIS INVITATIONAL CHAMPION, RANK 1 IN REGION 2 MENS
DIVISION, 2015 TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDED BY PHILIPPINE TENNIS ASSSOCIATION, STARTED
PLAYING TENNIS AT 9 YEARS OLD, BECAME CHAMPION AT THE AGE OF 15. HE IS 18 YEARS OLD.

RICO BLANCO- 2013 MANILA LEG MENS OPEN CHAMPION, 2015 CLARAA CHAMPION, SILVER MEDALIST
LAST PALARONG PAMBANSA IN TAGUM CITY, A NATIVE FROM PAMPANGA.

SURFING

BALER OPEN INVITATIONAL SURFING COMPETITION

SABANG BEACH BALER, AURORA

LONG BOARD CATEGORY

TODAY

LEON GUERRERO- 2014 18-UNDER CATEGORY MENS CHAMPION, BALER EDITION. 2014 OPEN
INVITATIONAL CHAMPION SIARGAO COMPETITION. STARTED SURFING AT THE AGE OF 7. A NATIVE OF
BALER. OVERALL CHAMPION LONG BOARD AND SHORT BOARD CATEGORY 2015 NATIONAL SURFING
CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN LA UNION . WORKED AT SABANG RESORTS AS SURFING INSTRUCTOR.

BADMINTON

BALER OPEN INVITATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP

BALER INDOOR COURT ARENA

GIRLS SINGLES CATEGORY

TODAY

21-15, 21-18

GESEL NATIVIDAD- AURORA’S BADMINTON SENSATION, 2014 CLARAA CHAMPION, SILVER MEDALIST
PALARONG PAMBANSA IN TAGUM CITY, GRADE 10 STUDENT FROM BALER NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL,

ROSE FRANCISCO- 2015 CLARAA CHAMPION HELD IN ZAMBALES. BRONZE MEDALIST IN THE RECENTLY
CONCLUDED INTER TOWN BADMINTON COMPETITION, PALARONG PAMBANSA DELEGATE THIS
COMING MAY IN KORONADAL, SOUTH COTABATO. A NATIVE FROM DINGALAN , AURORA.

VOLLEYBALL

BALER SPIKERS

DINGALAN DIGGERS

25-21, 21-25, 25-16

BALER GYMNASIUM

INTER TOWN VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

SEMI FINALS

BALER SPIKERS- DUMPED MABALACAT IN QUARTERFINALS, UNBEATEN IN THE TOURNAMENT,

COMPOSED OF LEO GARCIA, SPIKER. JEFF YUMANG, AND GERRY ARNAIZ. COACH SAMBOY CO.

LAST YEAR RUNNER-UP IN THE TOURNAMENT.

DINGALAN DIGGERS- 4-1 WIN LOSS RECORD, NOTCH THE GAME FROM ANGELES TO ADVANCE IN THE
SEMIS, LAST YEAR 3RD PLACER, COMPOSED OF ERIC FORTUNA- SPIKER, ALDRIN BAROLA AND VINCE
CARTER. COACH SONNY CATANDUANES. CROWDS FAVORITE TEAM.
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VOLLEYBALL

NASOLO NG DEFENDING CHAMPION UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP ANG SOLONG LIDERATO

MATAPOS MALUSUTAN ANG ARELLANO UNIVERSITY, 25-21, 25-16, 23-25, 20-25, 15-8, KAHAPON SA
NCAA SEASON 91 VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT SATHE ARENA SA SAN JUAN CITY.

NAGBUHOS NG MATINDING LAKAS SI IVAN CRUZ NANG ITARAK ANG 21 PUNTOS, HABANG SUMUPORTA
SI DARWIN DEE NA MAY 15 PUNTOS PARA TULUNGAN ANG ALTAS NA MAKUHA ANG KANILANG SUNOD
NA PANALO.

Swimming

NASUNGKIT NINA TERENCE LAZADA NG UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS AT ANDREA PACHECO NG SAN
BEDA ANG PRESIDENT’S TROPHY MATAPOS MAKAKUHA NG PINAKAMATAAS NA RANKING SA 87 TH
PHILIPPHINE SWIMMING LEAGUE NATIONAL SERIES NA GINANAP SA DILIMAN COLLEGE SWIMMIMNG
POOL SA QUEZON CITY.

BASKETBALL

NAGTUWANG SINA IMPORT LEBRON JAMES AT DATING PBA PLAYER ALLAN CAIDIC PARA IHATID ANG
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS SA 100-99 PANALO KONTRA BOSTON CELTICS SA SEMIFINALS NG 5 TH DE LIGA
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT NOONG MARTES NG GABI SA MARIKINA SPORTS CENTER, MARIKINA CITY.

NANAIG ANG ANGAS NA TIMPLA NG GINEBRA SAN MIGUEL KINGS LABAN SA NLEX ROAD WARRIORS,
91-90 KAGABI SA PHILIPPHINE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION SEASON 41 PHILIPPHINE CUP SA SMART
ARANETA COLISEUM.

NAUNGUSAN NG SAN BEDA ANG PCU , 78-69, PARA MAWALIS ANG SEMIS AT MAKAKUHA NG TWICE-
TO-BEAT ADVANTAGE SA FINALS NG DE LIGA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SA THE ARENA SA SAN JUAN
CITY.

NAHABLOT NI 2015 SEAG WOMEN’S TRIATHLON SILVER MEDALIST KIM LOZANO ANG KORONA SA
KABABAIHAN NG KATATAPOS NA LISBON MARATHON 21-KILOMETER CATEGORY SA GERMANY.

ENGRANDENG TINAPOS NG PHILIPPHINE MAVERICKS ANG KAMPAMYA SA MANILA LEG MATAPOS

ITARAK ANG MAKAPIGIL HININGANG 25-24 PANALO LABAN SA INDIAN ACES SA PAGTATAPOS NG
INTERNATIONAL PREMIER TENNIS LEAGUE SA MALL OF ASIA ARENA SA PASAY CITY.

LUMAKAS ANG TSANSA NG SAN MIGUEL BEERMEN NA MAKUHA ANG SEMIS SLOT NANG BIGUING
MAKAKUHA NG PAGKAKATAON SA QUARTERFINALS ANG NLEX ROAD WARROIRS, 88-80, SA PHILIPPHINE
BASKETBALL LEAGUE JAWORSKI CUP KAGABI SA SMART ARANETA COLISEUM.
NEW TREND SA PAGGAWA NG LEAD. BASKETBALL

NAGLARO ANG TNT KATROPA NA WALA ANG MGA MAY INJURY NA SINA TROY ROSARIO, KELLY
WILLIAMS AT MATT GANUELAS-ROSSER.

NGUNIT NARIYAN PA RIN SI POINT GUARD JAYSON CASTRO PARA MASANDALAN NILA.

KUMOLEKTA ANG 5-FOOT-10 NA SI CASTRO NG 24 POINTS, SEVEN REBOUNDS AT FIVE ASSISTS PARA
TULUNGAN ANG TROPANG TEXTERS SA 98-95 PAGTAKAS SA MERALCO BOLTS SA 2016 PBA
GOVERNORS’ CUP KAGABI SA SMART ARANETA COLISEUM.

IT TOOK THREE YEARS FOR SAN BEDA TO CONVINCE DAVON POTTS TO PLAY FOR THE RED LIONS.

JUST SIX GAMES INTO HIS ROOKIE SEASON, POTTS-WHO WAS RECRUITED FROM LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA-IS PROVING HIS WORTH THE WAIT.

POTTS EXPLODED FOR 31 POINTS, INCLUDING 20 IN THE SECOND HALF, AS THE LIONS FOUGHT BACK
FROM A 22-POINT HOLE TO SUBDUE THE ARELLANO CHIEFS, 101-86 LAST NIGHT AND EXTEND THEIR
UNBEATEN START TO SIX GAMES IN THE 92ND NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AT FILOIL FLYING V
CENTER IN SAN JUAN.