Aside from the increased level of intensity that comes with the UAAP Men’s Basketball Final Four, the stories that accompany the teams further add flavor to the already competitive mix. Season 79 presents four squads that have gone through different paths in pursuing the much coveted championship that has only changed hands four times in…
Author: Gio Gloria
Proximity is often among the key factors that draws athletes to their chosen sport. Whether it’s having a sibling dragging them along to the sport, or because they reside in a country that considers certain sports as national pastimes, seeing others compete in sports with a passion can be contagious. Though she had a former DLSU…
Few would disagree with the notion that a championship is the crowning achievement to a long and grueling season. However, winning a title doesn’t mean that the work has ended. The best athletes know that being a champion only means the pressure will increase the following season, with the focus now on them and their…
DLSU’s Table Tennis Teams remain among the UAAP’s elite teams across any sport. Their recent performances in the UAAP Season 79 Table Tennis Competition, which concluded last Wednesday, October 26, at the Blue Eagle Gym, proved that La Salle’s program keeps them as title contenders, no matter the odds. The past three seasons have seen…
While they took contrasting routes to get there, both the DLSU Green Paddlers and Lady Paddlers are back in the finals of UAAP Table Tennis Competition, giving La Salle an opportunity to have an unprecedented third consecutive double championship in table tennis. The undefeated Lady Paddlers booked an automatic ticket back to the finals of…
Despite typhoon Karen looming, DLSU’s table tennis teams came out with even better performances as compared to last weekend in the second round of the UAAP Season 79 Table Tennis Tournament, which happened last Saturday at the Blue Eagle Gym. The DLSU Lady Paddlers continued their unbeaten run while the Green Paddlers concluded the day…
For some, dreams are things one must aspire towards, no matter how long it takes, and no matter whatever it takes. Dreams can be achieved in a span of a few weeks, a couple of months, or even over the course of a year. What matters most is that one clings to that dream, because…
Both the DLSU Green Paddlers and Lady Paddlers began their respective quests to defend last season’s UAAP Table Tennis Championships in the first round of this year’s tournament last October 8 and 9 at the Blue Eagle Gym in Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City. The Lady Paddlers remain this season’s team to beat as they…
Pressure is nothing new to the DLSU Table Tennis Team, who have won consecutive double championships in the past two years, with the Green Paddlers winning three straight titles dating back to UAAP Season 76. The Lady Paddlers, on the other hand, have been among the University’s more consistent teams, having finished in the top…
Playing against a winless team didn’t mean that the DLSU Green Archers were in for a walk in the park, as they needed to rely on a strong defensive stand in the fourth quarter to overcome the UE Red Warriors, 84-78, earlier today at the Mall of Asia Arena. Ben Mbala and Justine Baltazar combined…