The LaSallianIn two months, Ben Mbala will make his long-awaited UAAP debut for the DLSU Green Archers. Having served three long years of residency, the six-foot-seven 230-pound center out of Cameroon was initially set to play in Season 78. However, he had been deemed to violate league rules after playing in an unauthorized tournament in General…
After Ateneo’s Gino Tantuico hit a series-ending groundball that gave the DLSU Green Batters the championship, a collective cheer erupted from the La Salle bench. In the middle of it all was rookie pitcher Diego Lozano. Fresh off ending his high school career in La Salle Green Hills with a championship, he began his stint…
After falling short in the finals series against the Ateneo Blue Batters last season, the DLSU Green Batters avenged their loss by claiming the UAAP Season 78 Baseball Championship after sweeping their archrivals in convincing fashion. It was a feat that marked the end of La Salle’s 13-year championship drought in baseball, an achievement that…
Loving chess at a young age is not as common as compared to other sports. Given factors such as the culture that we have as Filipinos and the hyperactivity of other sports, most children these days would pick up sports like basketball and football rather than chess, which is a sport that is more mental…
In the final moments of the DLSU Women’s Football Team’s opening match in UAAP Season 78, Sara Castañeda gets the ball from Shannon Arthur inside the penalty box and scores off a one touch volley, sending the DLSU crowd into a frenzy. She secured the 4-3 opening day victory over the ADMU Lady Eagles in…
Twenty-two minutes remained in the UAAP Women’s Football opening day match between long-time rivals, Ateneo and La Salle. Both sides had two goals apiece until Shannon Arthur, one of DLSU’s newest recruits, ran up to score a goal that put them ahead, 3-2, in the 68th minute. Arthur celebrated as the crowd cheered from the…
Success has been Stephen Fernandez’s constant companion as a teacher, motivator, and a coach, and yet, many tend to forget that he is also one of the most successful Filipino athletes to date. For the past 20 years, Fernandez amassed multiple titles and established La Salle as a perennial Taekwondo powerhouse, while also giving students…
For any sports team, winning a game in whatever league or tournament is always a gift. Every member of the squad is grateful for all of the team’s achievements, as they are the sweet fruits of all their sacrifices and hard work. But what most people forget is the idea that more than being thankful…
In sports, defending a championship is difficult, more so when you lose it and try to win it back. UAAP Season 76 was not the best season for the DLSU Lady Spikers despite sweeping the elimination round and earning a rare thrice-to-beat advantage in the finals. The dream of completing a 4-peat was taken away…
The DLSU Lady Spikers are on a mission to redeem themselves this season after failing to secure their fourth consecutive UAAP championship. With trusted veteran Abigail Maraño graduating, head coach Ramil de Jesus will now have to rely on his younger players to step up and bring back the championship to Taft Avenue. One of…
