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Injury-marred Archers overcomes Knights in Fil-Oil tourney

No L.A. Revilla. No Luigi dela Paz. No Arnold Van Opstal. No problem. Even without these key veterans inside the court, the young bowmen of the Green Archers stepped up to an 80-73 Fil Oil Flying V Pre-season debut win over the NCAA Letran Knights last April 27 at The Arena in San Juan. “Blessing…

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Fr. Martin: Lady Archers surrenders in second half, loses to Lyceum

When Lady Archers mentor Tyrone Bautista saw his squad collapse in the latter half of their debut pre-season game, he could do only so much about it. He watched by the sidelines as the Lyceum Lady Pirates demolished the Lady Archers via 30-points, 48-78, last April 22 for the 18th Father Martin Cup Women’s Division…

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Young Archers proves worth against PMMS Mariners in Fr. Martin Cup

High school standouts and Green Archers Jeron Teng and Thomas Torres delivered, as DLSU drowned the Philippine Merchant Marine School Mariners, 91-54, in the 18th Fr. Martin Summer Cup last April 17 at the San Beda Gym. Xavier School’s Teng and La Salle Greenhills’ Torres hit 14 markers each that gave the young cast of…

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Coach Gee Abanilla: dissecting the La Salle – San Beda game

The Green Archers started the Fil-Oil Flying V Pre-Season Hanes Cup opening day in defeat against reigning NCAA titlist San Beda Red Lions, 63-69 at the San Juan Arena last April 14. Head Coach Gee Abanilla breaks the game ball to basket. System failure We [Green Archers] ran away from our system. We did not…

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New DLSP President amid official appointment of Br. Ricky

In a letter addressed to the Lasallian community in the Philippines, Br. Dodo Fernandez FSC announced the appointment of Br. Jose Mari Jimenez FSC as the new president of De La Salle Philippines (DLSP). “With the appointment of Br. Ricky Laguda FSC as President of DLSU and following a consultation process, I wish to announce…

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Improvement: Green and Lady Archers’ summer theme

Falling short of a Final Four stint in the last UAAP season, the DLSU Green Archers found itself back to the drawing board to formulate an improved game plan to bring back its lost brilliance. The result: a new coach and six exciting rookies. “They [rookies] are slowly getting into rhythm. They are slowly adjusting…

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Rant and Rave: ‘Leading Ladies’

Money is the root of all evil, but it also serves as a driving force for many. Money is sometimes the sole motivation of some to resolve to live, despite being confined in a certain situation. Leading Ladies, Repertory Philippines’ latest theatrical offering, features two starving Shakespearean actors, Jack (James Stacey) and Leo (Topper Fabregas)…

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Rant and Rave: ‘Bewitching’ by Alex Finn

Many of us have grown up with fairytales, and at some point in our lives, each of us wished to live in one Alex Flinn makes that dream a reality by adding her own twist to a classic fairy tale in her first novel of the Kendra Chronicles, entitled Bewitching. Bewitching is Flinn’s modern take…

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Rant and Rave: ‘Pure’ by Julianna Baggot

Moving from the popularity of the supernatural in novels, dystopian (or more depressing-themed literature) seems to be dominating the shelves in bookstores and publishing houses. Hundreds of new stories about post-apocalyptic worlds come every year. Sometimes events in these stories are rooted on events in human history. Pure by Julianna Baggot is one of these…

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The LaSallian Sports Awards 2012

The LaSallian Excellence Award: JV Casio From a collegiate standout to a national floor general, Casio has proven himself as an excellent leader even in the international and professional world of basketball. Today, he is the focal point of the Powerade Tigers’ offense in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). With an amazing performance in the…