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Matthew Nierras and Nathan Alquiros: Rising to the next level

Looking at the immense global following of football, we can see that it has indisputably become one of the foremost sports worldwide. Despite the global frenzy, football is not a common sport amongst the Filipino youth.   It is blissful news nonetheless that some of the most promising young athletes choose to enter into the…

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Fil-Oil Opener: Green Archers’ team effort slays Growling Tigers

The DLSU Green Archers started the 2013 FilOil Flying V Pre-season Premier Cup with a hard-fought, 73-67, win against UAAP rival, the UST Growling Tigers, yesterday afternoon at the Arena in San Juan. Newcomer Jason Perkins led the team with 17 points and 13 rebounds while sophomore Gabby Reyes added 13 markers of his own.…

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Lady Booters settles for bridesmaid finish

For the second year running, the DLSU Lady Booters placed second in the UAAP Women’s Football Tournament after being overpowered twice by the FEU Lady Tamaraws in the Championship’s best-of-three series held last February 21 and 24 at the Moro Lorenzo Football Field in Ateneo de Manila University. During the elimination rounds, the Lady Booters…

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Green Gallery: Carlos Muñoz

  For over a year, the DLSU Green Batters’ very own and former De La Salle Zobel standout Carlos Muñoz has been training with the Philippine Baseball Team while juggling his time with his collegiate teammates. It is a dream that he always wanted to realize as a child.  Muñoz is one of the Green Batters’…

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Green Gallery: Marinel Rudas

During the first game of the DLSU Lady Tennisters last month, ace rookie Marinel Rudas was missing in action. Apparently, the 18 year-old suited up for the Philippine Women’s Tennis Team, which embarked on a trip to Astana, Kazakhstan for the 2013 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Division II Group B Round Robin Tournament. In her first…

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La Salle captures first UAAP GC

After 26 seasons, De La Salle University will finally grab its first overall championship in the UAAP. The General Championship (GC) has since belonged to UST for 14 straight years. With three more championship tournaments ongoing, La Salle has already secured its championship against other UAAP participating schools especially its closest rival, the 39-time UAAP…

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Danz Dish 8: Hereafter

  Hundreds of students watched the La Salle Dance Company-Street’s (LSDC-Street) annual dance concert titled Danz Dish 8: Hereafter last March 1 and 2 at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium.   Front acts Four dance crews, which include the black-clad Iron Saints, Remix 2012 Rookie Division Champions ABC Crew, Skechers Street Dance Battle Year 8 second…

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UAAP Football Finals: Lady Booters finishes second

The DLSU Lady Booters succumbed to the FEU Lady Tamaraw Booters, 0-2, in Game Two of the Women’s Football Finals earlier today at the Moro Lorenzo Football Field. With the loss, the Lady Booters has ended the season at second. The team also ended last season with the same standing.   La Salle ceded the…

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DLSU moves closer to first UAAP General Championship

  General Championship (GC) secured.   At the end of Season 75, De La Salle University will receive its first GC since the University joined the University Athletic Association of the Philippines back in 1986. Before the UAAP, DLSU played in the National Collegiate Athletic Association as a founding member for 57 years and won…

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UAAP Football Finals: Lady Booters bows down in Game One

The DLSU Lady Booters lost against the FEU Lady Tamaraw Booters, 0-5, in the first game of the best-of-three series of the UAAP Women’s Football Finals yesterday at the Moro Lorenzo Football Field at Ateneo de Manila University.     DLSU’s defense collapsed in the second minute of the match as FEU’s Loreta Ladero launched…