The LaSallianIn the 1930’s, the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex was inaugurated, giving Filipinos a historic venue to witness basketball history unfold but after countless battles on the Rizal hardwood floor and a rise in the number of basketball fans, the demand for tickets had exceeded the complex’s capacity. A few decades later, the Smart-Araneta Coliseum took…
Despite having a 7-5 record, the DLSU Green Archers has often found itself sitting in the hot seat because of its players’ up-and-down free throw shooting. Free throws are considered as one of the most basic shots in basketball, and ironically, it is one of the most important. Sinking free throws is the easiest way…
To mold encourage students to become fitter for AY 2012-2013, FITWELL (Fitness and Wellness), a two-unit Physical Education (PE) course, was introduced to the DLSU 112 curricula. FITWELL is a Physical Education course that aims to create healthy and fit students amidst work from academics and organizations. Aside from the usual class sessions, students would…
Team D prospect Ameen Sardouk captured the Sprite Slam Dunk title after showcasing an emphatic between-the-legs dunk during the annual NBA 3X Philippines event last August 19 at the Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay City. With current Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez, Lady Cats dancers Cara and Shardia, Stuff and Blush Filipina member…
With five wins in seven games, the Lady Archers is again one of the frontrunners in the second round of eliminations in the UAAP Season 75 Women’s Basketball Tournament. Reigning champion FEU ranked number one with a clean sweep in the first round games, giving the team a 7-0 record, followed by a tie for…
Ten years ago, the De La Salle Lady Archers etched its name in basketball history as one of the greatest DLSU varsity teams of all time. The team wrested its fourth straight crown in UAAP Season 65, joining the elite four-peat club in UAAP women’s basketball history; the Lady Archers collected trophies from 1999-2002 making…
The Green and Lady Spikers extended their dominance to the sand courts, barging into the elite four of the UAAP Season 75 Beach Volleyball Tournament held from August 25 to September 8 at the UE Caloocan sand court. Fresh from a 2nd place finish in the Manila leg of the 15th Nestea Beach Volleyball Championship…
From being Green Archers to Elastopainters, Ty Tang (BMG, 2007) and Ryan Araña started their careers in different courts. Tang, the former court general for the Green Archers, is a Xavier School standout. Araña (SPM, 2007), on the other hand, took his secondary education at Colegio de San Lorenzo. Though both were born in the…
In 2009, NCAA Juniors standouts Almond Vosotros and Jarelan “Oda” Tampus moved to the UAAP as De La Salle’s prized recruits. Vosotros played during the Sebastian Golden Staglets’ historic fourth straight NCAA Juniors championship in 2008, while Tampus took home the NCAA Rookie of the Year award under the Letran Squires in the same year.…
Last season, the Green and Lady Shuttlers ended the year at third, vowing to make an improvement, but as the Badminton Championships for UAAP Season 75 draws to a close, both teams are left with familiar bronze medals. Both squads failed to even scratch the surface as they faced the top tier teams that had…