 |
| Front Page |
| Negros Oriental |
| Star Business |
| Opinion |
| Sports |
| Police Beat |
| Star Life |
| People & Events |
| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Thursday, February 9, 2006 |
|
Sports
|
|
|
Region
VI bets
stay in the lead
LADY SHUTTLERS DELIVER 1ST TEAM TITLE
LINGAYEN --- Western Visayas maintained its overall lead
in the medal race of the National Private Schools and Athletics Association
Games at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center here after winning
14 golds yesterday that was highlighted by the victory of its women's
badminton team.
The Region VI women's badminton squad crushed Southern
Mindanao, 2-0, 2-0, in the finals to retain its championship and take
Western Visayas' first team crown that was equivalent to four gold medals.
"I am very impressed with the performance of the
girls. I hope that they could keep it up in the individual events,"
women's badminton coach Joy Robinson told the DAILY STAR.
|
USLS
tanker takes DAGUPAN CITY - The Western Visayas men and women's swimming squads
fished out five more golds yesterday to keep their lead in the medal
race of the National PRISAA Games swimming competition that will
end today at the City Olympic Pool here. University of St. La Salle standout Nianhlyn Acain and Kristine
Cabasac brought home two gold medals each in the women's division
for Region VI, while Kevin King, a freshman at USLS, took the lone
gold for the men's squad. Western Visayas upped its medal-haul to 16 golds, 22 silvers and
nine bronzes, ahead of Calabarzon (13-11-3) and Central Visayas,
which claimed eight golds yesterday courtesy of its men and women's
4x50-meter freestyle relay squads, with an 11-7-19 medal count. |
|
PRISAA
ATHLETICS LINGAYEN --- Ilonggo Cel Joy Papa led Western Visayas by claiming
two of the five golds won by the region yesterday in the National
Private Schools and Athletics Association Games athletics competitions
at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center Oval here. Papa snared the gold medal in the women's 200-meter event after
booking a time of 27.55 seconds to edge Southern Mindanao's bet
Janice Sinoy, who posted a 27.58 sec. clocking, and Russel Camero
of Northern Luzon (Ilocos) finishing in 27.80 sec. The Iloilo standout also spearheaded the women's 4x400-m relay
squad that took the gold in four minutes and 10.60 sec., beating
Northern Luzon (4:13.48) and Central Visayas (4:14.45) in the final
event yesterday. |
back
to top Star Life | People & Events| Archives | Advertise