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13 things to watch out for in 2013

In preparation for the coming New Year, The LaSallian’s Sports section brings you 13 things to look forward to and to expect from the different La Salle sports teams.    1. Wounded Green Batters’ comeback After missing a chance to take the trophy home last season, the DLSU Green Batters is looking forward to nothing…

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Surprising Lady Softbelles off to a 2-2 start

The De La Salle University Lady Softbelles opened the team’s campaign in the 75th season of the UAAP with two surprising wins in four games. The team is out to avenge last year’s disappointing campaign, which saw the team fail to record a single victory. The team’s current record has already surpassed the Softbelles’ win…

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Lady Spikers’ defense cuffs Adamson

The DLSU Lady Spikers picked up the team’s first win of the season against the Adamson Lady Falcons, 3-0, last December 8 at The Arena in San Juan to avenge DLSU’s opening loss. The team now holds a 1-1 record.   La Salle won against Adamson, 26-24, 25-19 and 25-18.   Mika Reyes led the…

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UAAP Volleyball: Green and Lady Spikers fail to tame UST

The De La Salle University Green and Lady Spikers started their season on the wrong foot against their counterparts from the University of Santo Tomas as both teams dropped their first games in the 75th Season of the UAAP last December 2 at The Arena in San Juan.   The Green Spikers lost 3-1 against…

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Lady Spikers embark on a three-peat quest

On December 2, the DLSU Lady Spikers will play its first UAAP match and begin a bid for a three-peat against the University of Santo Tomas at 3:30pm at the Arena in San Juan.   A tradition of dominance   After sweeping last year’s elimination round and downing Ateneo in the finals, La Salle will…

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The secret ingredient: Defense wins championships

After taking the inaugural preseason IPPCA championship crown to Taft Avenue, the De La Salle University Green Booters will look to use its championship formula and experience gained in the team’s bid to top the UAAP Season 75 Men’s Football Tournament. Led by the defensive duo of goalkeeper Patrick Deyto and defender Greggy Yang, who…

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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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Green and Lady Spikers: Reaching the golden pitch

With the second half of the 75th UAAP season fast approaching, no other sport draws more attention than volleyball. Coming off a championship run, a win against the University of St. La Salle Lady Stingers from the recently concluded UniGames in Bacolod City, the DLSU Lady Spikers has set the team’s eyes on a third…

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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…