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Stephen Fernandez: Second to none

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…

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UAAP: Green, Lady Batters bounce back

The DLSU Green Batters and Lady Batters bounced back from their recent losses to end the week with victories for their respective squads in the UAAP Season 77 Baseball and Softball tournaments. The Lady Batters beat the ADMU Lady Eagles, 3-1, while the Green Batters rout the AdU Soaring Falcons, 7-6. The Taft-based squads both…

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UAAP: Green Spikers fall to FEU yet again

Coming into the match-up with momentum coming from their win against the UE Red Warriors, the DLSU Green Spikers failed to keep going as the squad fell one set short of a victory against the FEU Tamaraws, 17-25, 25-17, 22-25, 29-27, 10-15. Green Spiker Mike Frey had a game high of 18 points with 14…

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La Salle Booters spur draws against powerhouse teams

The DLSU Football teams once again had a busy Sunday afternoon as they went head-to-head against top squads from their respective divisions at the FEU Diliman Football Field last February 1.  The first match saw the DLSU Women’s Team finish with a 1-1 draw against the defending champion FEU Lady Tamaraws.  Afterwards, another La Salle-Ateneo…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers escape NU in four-set thriller

The DLSU Lady Spikers were able to stop and survive the NU Lady Bulldogs in a four-set thriller, 25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 27-25, earlier today at the Fil-Oil Arena in San Juan. Veteran Lady Spiker Mika Reyes led the Taft-based squad with 15 points of 10 attacks, three blocks and two service aces while team captain…

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Team Buckets defeats Team OPAYI for LSAL Basketball championship

After a long and grueling season, the La Salle Athletic League (LSAL) Basketball Tournament concluded with a clash between Team Buckets from the white bracket and Team OPAYI from the green bracket. The former came out victorious, 74-69, in the late night game held at the ninth floor of the Enrique Razon Sports Center last…

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UAAP: Green, Lady Batters suffer first loss of the season

After a favorable debut last week, the DLSU Green Batters and Lady Batters suffered their first losses of the season against the UAAP’s powerhouse teams. The DLSU Green Batters fell short against The NU Bulldogs last Thursday with a score of 8-7 while the Lady Batters, on the distaff, faltered against the UP Lady Maroons…

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UAAP: Green Batters overpower NU on opening day

The DLSU Green Batters won by a large margin against the UP Fighting Maroons, 19-5, last January 25 in the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The Green Batters started off strong, swiftly getting an 8-point lead for as early as the first inning, 9-1, by La Salle’s Franco Hashimoto, Carlos Laurel, Carlos Muñoz, Dino Imperial, Pocholo Dominguez,…

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DLSU Football teams start second round with draws

Both the DLSU Men’s and Women’s Football teams saw action last January 25 to begin the second round of UAAP Season 77 at FEU-Diliman. The Men’s team spurred a draw against the FEU Tamaraws with a score of 1-1, courtesy of an equalizing goal at the 90th minute by Chuck Uy. Meanwhile, in the first…

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UAAP: Bench players shine, Lady Spikers survive surging UP

The DLSU Lady Spikers found unexpected heroes in rookie Christine Joy Soyud and two other bench players after defeating the feisty UP Lady Maroons in four sets, 25-27, 25-20, 25-23, 25-10, earlier today at The Arena in San Juan City.Soyud showed her volleyball prowess with a season high 16 points off 13 attacks, one block…