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UAAP: Green Batters take Game 1 over defending champion Ateneo

The DLSU Green Batters defeated the ADMU Blue Eagles, 8-3, yesterday, March 11, at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three finals match-up. Rookie pitcher Diego Lozano came out of the dugout with a stirring performance, finishing with seven strikeouts that prevented Ateneo from scoring. Meanwhile, La Salle scored…

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UAAP: Green, Lady Spikers look to earn second wins in second round

After a week-long layoff, the DLSU Green Spikers and Lady Spikers will return to action when they take on the FEU Tamaraws and the UST Golden Tigresses, respectively, in the second round of the UAAP Season 78 Volleyball Tournament tomorrow, March 12, at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan. Each squad is gunning…

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One Miss, You Die: The basketball referee’s perspective

In a sport like basketball, wherein emotions are high and the intensity levels go up a notch, referees or the middlemen of all things sports should always be on their toes. Basketball referee Wenifredo Dalimocon Jr. has been making the calls for 29 years and perhaps he has seen it all. From the collegiate level…

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UAAP: Green Batters fall to ADMU in regular season finale

The DLSU Green Batters dropped a marathon of a game against the Ateneo Blue Eagles, 19-16, in their final regular season game last Sunday, March 6, at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Diamond. With both teams already clinching a spot in the Finals, this game essentially had no bearing but as infielder Josh Salinas verbalized, “No…

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Ara Galang: Return of the Lady Spiker

Even with UAAP Season 78 in full swing, one of Ara Galang’s biggest concerns these days is SPEECOM. It isn’t so much as it is about finishing her remaining classes before graduating, but more on speaking in front of a crowd. Playing in front of 20,000 plus people? Not a problem. Speaking in front of…

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UAAP: DLSU XI outclass UST Lady Booters to clinch third straight victory

The DLSU Women’s Football Team defeated the UST Growling Tigresses, 6-0, on a scorching Sunday afternoon at the McKinley Hill Stadium. With temperatures rising as high as 38 degrees, DLSU outplayed a hapless UST team, scoring five goals in the second half alone. With their third straight win, they currently top the season standings with…

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UAAP: Green, Lady Spikers clinch gutsy wins to open second round

Yesterday, both the DLSU Green Spikers and Lady Spikers raced to early two-set leads against the UP Fighting Maroons and the FEU Lady Tamaraws, respectively, putting themselves in a position to take straight-set victories to open their second round campaigns. The next two sets, however, saw the UP Maroons claw back to force a fifth…

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Raffy Villavicencio: Lasallian through and through

Faith, Service, and Communion. These three values are what the Lasallian brothers try to instill in their students from the moment they enter the doors of a Lasallian institution. Faith is believing that we are here for a higher purpose, God. Service, to remind us that we aren’t here on earth for ourselves, but here…

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UAAP: DLSU Football out for redemption in Season 78

With the 2016 UAAP Football Season well underway, Coach Hans Smit’s squads are out for redemption. The DLSU Men’s Football Team are aiming to make up for their heartbreaking runner-up finish last season, while the DLSU Women’s Football Team are aiming to bounce back from their fourth-place finish in the five-team tournament. The men’s team…

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UAAP: Green, Lady Spikers look to clinch early wins in second round openers

Halfway through the season, the DLSU Lady Spikers remain in prime position for a Final Four spot with a 5-2 win-loss record, currently in second place behind rivals Ateneo. The same cannot be said for the Green Spikers, however, as the team only managed to win just one game in the same seven-game stretch, finishing…