The common struggle for any junior’s team is overcoming the overcasting shadow that the senior’s team dawns over them, especially if that team was one of the basketball giants in the UAAP like the DLSU Green Archers. Even though the De La Salle Zobel (DLSZ) Junior Archers are the current team representing the DLSU in…
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It has always been sweet to emerge as the victor in any competition. What makes it much sweeter though are the stories and the struggles that precede the end result. The players reap the immediate fruits of being named champions but what is usually lost in the celebration are the people behind the success achieved.…
Though many would argue that an athlete’s success is solely dependent on his or her hard work and determination, there are actually certain individuals who commit to the same struggles and responsibilities in order to help these athletes reach their goals, yet they are rarely given credit. Some of these extraordinary individuals are the student…
They say that in a collegiate league like the UAAP, anything can happen. Changes come about, whether expected or unexpected, victories and losses come and go, and time is never on your side. For the DLSU Tankers, losing longtime head coach Martin Carandang and multi-titled swimmer Johansen Aguilar brought about changes to the team, starting…
With the UAAP Men’s Basketball tournament in full swing, many students, alumni, and sports enthusiasts alike have begun to dissect every player, shot, and game to the point that every dinner table conversation shifts from “How was your day” to “Did you see the game?” Yet far from the bright lights of the UAAP, DLSU’s…
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DLSU Poomsae: The ‘Redeem Team’
After debuting last season, the UAAP will continue to have the sport of Poomsae as an official event in the country’s premiere collegiate league this season. During their inaugural year last season, the DLSU Poomsae team finished last in a field of five teams, but this year, the team looks to start on the…
The year 2000 ushered in a new century which introduced the world to boy bands, weird fashion trends and much more. It was the year where many people would look back and say, “What were we thinking?” but of course, this does not apply for everyone, specifically the DLSU Badminton Team, for this was the…
With the UAAP basketball tournaments approaching its climax, the rhythmic and thunderous banging of the drums coupled with the spirited and signature chants of each participating university’s pep squads get more deafening and significant in the annual UAAP Cheerdance Competition (CDC). This season’s edition of the UAAP CDC will be held this Sunday, September 14…
It has been a while since the home stretch of the UAAP Men’s Basketball tournament have been this drama-filled and crucial. Every game and every outcome bears a significant impact for the five teams left battling for title contention. On Saturday, September 13 at 6pm, two of those fighting for the last final four seeds…
“Together with the Men’s team, we would want to give La Salle its first double championship for table tennis,” shares the DLSU Lady Paddlers’ team captain, Yanyan Lariba. There is no shortage of motivation for the Lady Paddlers after a heartbreaking loss in the finals last season. The ladies from Taft faltered against U.P. in…