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UAAP: Green Archers prepared to make a comeback in Season 81

The UAAP Season 80 Men’s Basketball tournament concluded with the highly anticipated finals rematch between the DLSU Green Archers and the ADMU Blue Eagles. The Green-and-White battled their archrivals in three tightly contested games, and was a game away from winning the crown when they lost the deciding game to Ateneo, who took the basketball…

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UAAP: Lady Archers ready to bounce back from disappointing season

With reports from Dab Castañeda   The past three years have been painful for the DLSU Lady Archers as they lost a twice-to-beat advantage to the ADMU Lady Eagles in the playoff step-ladder format back in Season 78, got swept by the NU Lady Bulldogs in the championship round of Season 79, and bowed out…

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Animo Rally 2018: #4LaSalleYan

As a new season begins, the numerous athletes that will compete and represent the Green-and-White for the upcoming 81st edition of the UAAP showcased themselves during the Animo Rally 2018 last September 4, at the 9th floor of the Enrique Razon Sports Complex. The theme for this year’s Animo Rally is centered on the hashtag…

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Moment of the Year: Lady Shuttlers end eight-year drought

It has been more than eight months since the Lady Shuttlers claimed their championship after facing the UP Lady Maroons at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall. The team was declared champions after eight long years when Season MVP Nicole Albo outmatched Ann Maranon in the final match. The LaSallian caught up with Albo and looked…

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Female Athlete of the Year: Emy Dael continues Lady Paddlers’ winning tradition

Reaching the top of the mountain is no easy feat but staying on top of that mountain is an even more difficult task. Only a select few teams have successfully done it and one of these teams is our very own DLSU Lady Paddlers, who won their fourth consecutive title in a span of four…

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Coach of the Year: Randy Segarra leads chess teams to podium finishes

Season 80 was a defining edition of the UAAP for La Salle Chess. As the men’s team aimed for a podium finish, the women’s team on the other hand did their best to avoid another occurrence of a tie similar to last year’s championship. Segarra states that both teams had a different complexion for this…

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Female Rookie of the Year: Bea Delos Reyes begins collegiate career on a high note

The DLSU Women’s Football Team lost seven players from the Season 79 championship squad due to graduation and to complicate things further, the Castañeda sisters, Sara and Anicka, decided to sit-out the entire Season 80 thus putting a massive gap in the middle of the pitch for head coach Hans Smit. With the departure of…

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Male Rookie of the Year: Angelo Tantuico makes immediate impact for the Green Batters

Season 80 of the Men’s Baseball tournament ended on a sour note for the Green Batters. The Lasallians ended their campaign losing to the AdU Soaring Falcons in the Finals, 13-6. Although it may seem that this loss is the end of the long road to glory, rookie Angelo Tantuico is just suiting up for…

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Male Athlete of the Year: Ben Mbala earns spot among La Salle’s greatest athletes

Despite being limited to only a couple of years in the UAAP due to eligibility issues, Ben Mbala’s legacy will forever be cemented in the history of DLSU Basketball. His short-term stay with La Salle was packed with individual milestones and team achievements. Backlashed for his race and hated by his opponents for his brute…

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FilOil: Green Archers stumble in quarterfinals

The DLSU Green Archers failed to better last year’s second place finish as the Taft-based squad fell to the FEU Tamaraws in the quarterfinal round of the FilOil Flying V Preseason Cup. La Salle entered the playoffs after finishing the elimination round with a record of seven wins and two loses in Group A. Archrivals…