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Suffocating defense leads Green Booters to IPPCA gold

The DLSU Green Booters took home the inaugural Independent Philippine Petroleum Companies Association (IPPCA) Pre-Season Football Tournament championship last November 24 at the Ateneo de Manila University High School Field. La Salle defeated the FEU Tamaraws on penalty kicks with a score of 3-1 after both teams failed to score during 90 minutes of play…

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Joaqui Trillo: A tale of an Archer

A true green blooded Archer, Joaqui Trillo, embodies the Animo spirit of De La Salle University. One of the last graduates of De La Salle High School Manila in the existing Taft campus and a 1971 graduate of BS Business Management, Trillo was born and raised a Lasallian. He played for the Archers for four…

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Green Gallery: Second half Coaches who played for DLSU

Men’s CHESS: Randy Segarra From playing to coaching as assistant, and eventually as a head coach of the Woodpushers, Randy Segarra has come a long way. He first wore the Green-and-White jersey in 1995 as a rough entry in the UAAP. Segarra shared that during his time, scholarships were performance-based, which pushed him to play harder…

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Second half team captains set goals

Second semester sports events are on their way to the lime light of the 75th season of the UAAP, and DLSU is betting on each sport to tighten its bid for the institution’s first General Championship (GC). Each Green-and-White squad has set high expectations for the upcoming competitions, and most are optimistic. Two defending champions,…

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The next chapter: Archers’ basketball journey

The DLSU Green Archers ended a failed PCCL Campaign with a disappointing loss to Adamson University last week in Cebu City. Despite falling behind, the management, coaches, and the players know that this is just a beginning of good things to come for the team.   Emergence in UAAP season 75 After a semifinals breakdown to…

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Green Gallery: Jovet Mendoza

Jovet Mendoza entered De la Salle University in 2008 to play for the Green Archers after finishing his secondary education in Urdaneta National High School. In his five years as a player, the Taft-based squad made it to the Final Four for three seasons (season 71, 73 and 75). Having played with established PBA players…

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Jayson Senales: A journey of a sensei

He was a BS Mechanical Engineering student, a member of the DLSU Judo team and a member of the Judo National team in his collegiate stay in DLSU. The LaSallian gives you an insider on Jayson Senales’ career. The art of Judo As a kid, Senales learned both Taekwondo and Judo. Senales, however decided to…

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Green Archers back to the Final Four, drops Tamaraws

All it took was one win, and the Green Archers has bridged its way back to the Final Four. DLSU’s Green Archers grabs the last Final Four spot with a 69-66 victory, after a thriller game with the FEU Tamaraws on September 26 at the Mall of Asia Arena.   “We just refused to lose.…

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Animo Squad settles for fifth

The DLSU Animo Squad finished three notches lower at  fifth in this year’s UAAP Cheerdance Competition (CDC) at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City last September 22. The two-time defending champions UP Pep Squad bagged its eighth title in this year’s CDC, followed by the FEU Cheering Squad, a perennial contender for the crown…

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Animo Squad: Odds

On September 22, Saturday, at the Mall of Asia Arena, eight universities will battle for the UAAP Season 75 Cheer Dance Competition (CDC) title. After an improved attempt last season, the DLSU Animo Squad is set to make another strong bid for the title.   Before the uproars, The LaSallian gives you a backstage pass…