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The Year Revisited: 13 Things to watch out for in 2013

Before 2013 began, The LaSallian brought you 13 exciting things to look out for in 2013 from the entire DLSU Sports Program. It was a year of ups and downs, but in the end, it seemed like no other UAAP school had a better year than DLSU in the world of sports. Now, as the…

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LSAL Updates: On expansion and rescheduling

With the hoopla surrounding the DLSU Green Archers’ amazing run to the UAAP championship dying down, the focus has shifted back to the basketball court, though this time much closer to home. The on-going La Salle Athletic League (LSAL) men’s basketball tournament features former high school and college varsity players, friends from student organizations, and…

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PCCL: DLSU sweeps SWU to end the year as national champions

At the beginning of 2013, there were many questions to what the Green Archers could achieve during the year. From a fresh crop of rookies to a sudden coaching change, many were wondering if this roster could live up to their label as championship contenders. After claiming the UAAP crown earlier in October to cement…

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PCCL: DLSU cruises past SWU to win first finals game

The DLSU Green Archers came out of the gates guns blazing to move within one game of clinching the PCCL Championship by beating the SWU Cobras 64-54. It was a completely different result from the first game between the two teams, which was a 68-58 overtime victory that went into SWU’s favor. Vengeance was sweet…

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PCCL: DLSU crushes FEU to keep finals chances alive

Reeling from a tough loss to the SWU Cobras in overtime the day before, the DLSU Green Archers put the clamps on the FEU Tamaraws in the second quarter and cruised to an easy 80-60 in their second PCCL semi-final round matchup. La Salle led by as many as 29 points in the fourth quarter…

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PCCL: DLSU bows to SWU in Final Four opener

Fresh off a tie with the SBC Red Lions in the “Champions For A Cause” charity game, the DLSU Green Archers were surprised by the Southern Islands Champion, the SWU Cobras, in overtime, 68-58. The Cobras upset the reigning UAAP champions in the first game of the four team round-robin, wherein the Green Archers sorely…

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Green Archers and Red Lions settle for draw in champions’ clash

Despite playing against the backdrop of a charity game, the DLSU Green Archers and the SBC Red Lions gave the crowd at the SMART–Araneta Coliseum a preview of the potential PCCL finals with a gritty ballgame that ended in a tie with a score of 74 – 74. Jeron Teng and Norbert Torres came up…

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Fencers enter UAAP wars with nothing to lose

Two teams who will be raring to help defend DLSU’s UAAP General Championship in the second half of the league are the DLSU Green Fencers and Lady Fencers, who are hoping to improve from their respective third place finishes last season. “We all have to have our own contributions to the general championship kasi it…

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May Montenegro & Rayd Orozco: Two Paths diverging on one mat

If you ask an athlete why they took up their sport, you will get different answers, varying from pursuing their passion to getting a scholarship to their dream school. But for May Montenegro and Raymond Victoria Orozco, their paths to fencing were paved by different and unlikely situations. “When I was in third year high…

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Four former DLSU players begin PBA Dream

  Fresh from the UAAP championship, LA Revilla is one of the Green Archers to be drafted into the PBA. For every Filipino basketball player, the PBA symbolizes the epitome of basketball success, a culmination for all the blood, sweat, and tears that were spilled in the gym. For four former Green Archers, the dream…