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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Tuesday, March 27, 2007 |
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NBS bet scores
upset in nat'l tilt
BY CEDELF TUPAS
Minse Grace Mercurio, the lone female entry of Negros Billiard Stable, upset veteran campaigner Ces Marquez, 9-7, yesterday to advance to the next round in the women's 2007 BSCP National Pool Championships at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila
The game was tied at 7, before Mercurio clustered the next two racks to clinch the win over the Makati-based Marquez. "I got lucky," Mercurio, who was with the NBS contingent led by Bacolod businessman Jonathan Sy and coach Christopher Palses, said.
Another NBS bet, Jarry Pelayo was to play Doha Asian
Games gold medalist Antonio Gabica late yesterday. 
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USLS
female booters St. La Salle-A grabbed the early lead in the NOFA Under-17 Ladies 9-a-side Provincial Championships, following a one-sided victory and a walkover win at the USLS pitch in Bacolod City over the weekend. The La Sallians whitewashed University of Negros Occidental Recoletos-A, 9-0, Saturday before winning via forfeiture against Ma-ao United, whose players failed to show up for the match. The two victories put them on top of the table with six points. Defending champion San Carlos also had a resounding debut, pummeling Handumanan United, 10-0, while Pontevedra dealt UNOR-A a 6-0 beating. Domingo Lacson National High School also made its presence felt
when it blanked Bacolod Tay Tung High School, 7-0. |
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Salle, UNO-R Try-outs for the University of St. La Salle varsity teams are set to kick off next month, its Varsity Sports Office director, Roger Banzuela said. Drills for the Stingers' men's basketball squad will be held April 10 to May 18 at the USLS College Covered Court from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. while the chess men's and women's training will be April 14-15 at the university's cafeteria at 8 a.m. Table tennis for men and women will be on April 11-30 from 9:00
to 11.30 a.m., while the taekwondo training will be from April 10
to May 10, both at the College Covered Court. |
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