Victorias City is being eyed to host the 2nd leg of the revived Negros Occidental Track and Field Association Age-Group Athletics Competition next month.

NOTAFA president Roger Banzuela said they are considering Victorias to host the age-group hostilities because it has a track oval and other facilities needed to stage the event.

Banzuela said he has written to Mayor Severo Palanca of Victorias to ask if the city is willing to host the 2nd leg of the athletics competitions.

The Escalante City local government, headed by Mayor Santiago Barcelona, hosted and sponsored the 1st leg of the revived age-group hostilities over the weekend after a 3-year hiatus.

Barcelona will also help in convincing the different mayors in Negros Occidental, including Palanca, to continue their support for the event, Banzuela said.

NOTAFA is also eyeing cities in Southern Negros such as Kabankalan, La Carlota and Bago to host the future legs of the age-group athletics competitions because these cities also have adequate facilities to stage the event, he said.

Escalante City-A, spearheaded by 12-year-old Jesrael Bayotas and Marjorie Rosales, claimed the team championships of the elementary boys and girls' category during the 1st leg at the Escalante Central Elementary School Oval.

Victorias City relied on the prowess of Emmanuel De Ocampo, a senior at the Victorias National High School, and Kiezel Pedrina to take the secondary boys and girls' team crowns.

Squads that joined the 1st leg of the age-group meet were Trinity Christian School, Victorias, Bacolod Tay Tung High School, Himamaylan City, Escalante-A and B, ATLETA and Silay City. *CIT

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