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Dumaguete City, PhilippinesWednesday, May 9, 2012
Sports

ButtonWV basketball, volleyball teams secure quarterfinals seat in Palaro
ButtonRegion VI wins big in arnis
ButtonShakey’s, Martha dispute final seat
ButtonSuarez beats Uzbek opponent

WV basketball, volleyball teams
secure quarterfinals seat in Palaro

After a strong start in athletics, Western Visayas advanced to the quarterfinals of elementary boys and secondary boys and girls’ basketball and secondary girls’ volleyball, after separately hurdling their second assignment yesterday in the 2012 Palarong Pambansa in Pangasinan.

With the core of team coming from West Negros University, the secondary boys’ basketball squad mentored by Dennis Tumayan beat Region XII (CRAA), 88-66, to secure a seat in the quarterfinals. They will play against ARMM today at 10 a.m. for their last game in the eliminations.

It was the same story for the high school girls’ basketball team, who blew away CRRAA, 85-44, to advance to the quarterfinals, while the elementary boys’ team routed host Pangasinan, 73-47.

Region VI wins big in arnis

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -Western Visayas surged high yesterday, snatching three gold and two silver medals in arnis before making a 1-2 finish in javelin throw as the 2012 Palarong Pambansa entered its third day at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center.

Its three gold medals in arnis came in the Anyo event in secondary girls, double identical weapons in elementary boys and in individual Anyo event in elementary girls.

Crystal Aj Bartonico starred in individual Anyo event in secondary girls before the duo of John Lloyd Salazar and Jasper Jake Daliva prevailed in double identical weapon in elementary boys.

USLS/LNA7 CAGEFEST
Shakey’s, Martha
dispute final seat

Batch 2006/Shakey’s and Batch 2003/2004/Martha will dispute the last final berth tonight in the 4th University of St. La Salle Alumni Association/LNA7 Sports Foundation Basketball Tournament.

It will be a do-or-die game between the two teams after Martha beat Shakey’s, 77-75, in their first encounter in the semifinals, Monday night. Shakey’s had the twice-to-beat advantage after taking the No. 2 spot in the team standings.

Michael Chan played the hero in Monday night’s win as he sank a trey with 2:06 left in the game.

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