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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Saturday, February 23, 2008 |
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Canlubang opens
11-shot advantage
GASTON SHOOTS BEST ROUND WITH 52
BY CEDELF TUPAS
Canlubang opened an 11-point cushion yesterday but it was a local standout playing for Luisita who made heads turn on day 2 of the Philippine Airlines Interclub Seniors tournament at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club in Bacolod City.
The Sugar Barons from Laguna, gunning for a third straight crown, registered 144 points for a two-day tally of 289 in the championship division, 11 points ahead of Luisita, which was unable to close in, despite the brilliance of Marapara regular Francis Gaston.
Relying on his familiarity of the par-70 tree-lined layout, the former national amateur champion signed for a two-over 72 that was equivalent to 52 points under the Interclub scoring system. 
| Wakeboard event on Wakeboarding – an event most only see on cable television – makes its debut in Bacolod with the staging of the first Bacolod Wakeboard and Wakeskate Winch Jam at the East Block parking lot in Bacolod City starting today. The event marks the first time the extreme sport is also held in the Visayas, Manfred Ruiz of StokedInc, which is sending three riders to conduct a demonstration and clinic during the two-day event. At a press conference Thursday night, Ruiz said wakeboarding is growing in the country, pointing out that events are being held in Manila and other neighboring provinces. |
| Dotskie cagers win Team Dotskie cruised to a 112-57 triumph over Lopue’s Wednesday night for its sixth win in eight games in the ongoing NOBC-MCX Basketball Tournament at the University of St. La Salle Integrated School Covered Court. Arland Blanco and Omay Demonteverde paced Dotskie with 20 points apiece, while Dodot Angudong, Peewee Demonteverde and Rhett Demonteverde combined for 47 points for Dotskie, which remained in second place behind F6 Internet (7-1). Lopue’s was led by Bogs Ongsingco with 18 points. Jan Michael Chan and David Lacson added 12 and 10 points, respectively. Lopue’s dropped to second to the last place in the six-team standings after taking its seventh loss in nine games. |
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