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Dumaguete City, Philippines Wednesday, February 28, 2007
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Guba earns slot in two int'l events
Football festival set at Robinsons
SJI, Silay spikers grab lead in NOVA tourney
Budget woes hound nat'l Prisaa hosting
La Salle, UNO-R bets joining beach volley tilt

Guba earns slot
in two int'l events
BY CEDELF TUPAS

Fresh from another inspiring performance in the regional Palaro last week, Martina Guba of La Carlota City, Negros Occidental sustained her impressive form in Manila, where she earned slots to two international tournaments.

Guba topped the Philippine eliminations World Junior Tennis Championships at the expense of the country's top junior players that included long-time nemesis Regina Santiago and Sally Siso at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex courts.

A 6-0, 6-2, win over former tormentor Shanine Olivarez yesterday gave Guba the right to represent the country in the World Junior event in India from April 21-28.

Football festival
set at Robinsons

About 520 players from different football clubs and school based football teams will see action in the two-day TOYS R US/NOFA 5-A-SIDE Football Festival set on March 3-4 at Robinsons Place Bacolod Back Parking Area.

Organized by the Negros Occidental Football Association together with Selrahco Management Services, the two-day football festival will draw boys and girls from age groups for three categories: 6-8 yrs old; 9-10 yrs old. 11-12 yrs. old, a press release from organizers said.

SJI, Silay spikers grab
lead in NOVA tourney

The spikers of St. John's Institute and Silay City took the early lead in the NOVA-NOCSF Age-Group Volleyball Championship's elimination round at the University of St. La Salle College Covered Court in Bacolod City.

SJI won three games in the 12-Under division, while its 14-Under squad also posted a victory.

In the 12-Under hostilities, the SJI volleybelles beat Trinity Christian School 25-7, 25-10 and went on to crush the University of St. La Salle and Silay City while the volleybelles in the 14-Under category pulled off a 25-21, 25-22 win over Talisay City.

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