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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Monday, October 12, 2009 |
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NOPSSCEA 2009
UNO-R, Tay Tung split
elementary chess titles
University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos and Bacolod Tay Tung High School blanked their final-round opponents to retain their NOPSSCEA titles in the girls and boys elementary chess divisions over the weekend at the WNU covered court.
UNO-R brushed aside the final challenge of La Consolacion College 4-0 yesterday to finish with 15 match points from seven match wins and one draw, one point ahead of Tay Tung whose lone loss was its 1-3 defeat to the eventual champions during the second round. 
| RP cagers win JAKARTA , Indonesia – It was a day of firsts and the Philippine Patriots made sure to be a huge part of it. The Asean Basketball League tipped off Saturday at the Britama Arena with the Patriots chalking up the first basket en route to the first victory in the tournament. Robert Wainwright logged two records in one shot, hitting a three-pointer for the league's first-ever basket and triple in helping the Patriots clinch a 76-69 win over Indonesian club Satria Muda Britama. . |
| Triathlete bags gold Making the Filipino nation proud, triathlete Lea Coline Langit won a gold and a bronze medal in the 2009 Asian Aquathlon Championship-Invitational Triathlon held in Palenbang , Indonesia over the weekend. Sent to train in Australia and Korea the past months by the Triathlon Association of the Philippines , Langit captured her first international gold this year as she emerged champion in the Asian Aquathlon Saturday. Langit completed the one-kilometer swim and 2.5-k run in 25 minutes and 31 seconds on splits of 15:16 in the swim and 10:07 in the run leg. |
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