As the playoffs draw closer, the Green and Lady Spikers have started to earn their playoff berths. The Green Spikers currently holds a 7-5 record, good for fourth place in the standings while the Lady Spikers, the defending back-to-back champion, showcased an almost perfect 12-1 record to lead the women’s division. Green Spikers keeping…
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The DLSU Lady Booters lost against the FEU Lady Tamaraw Booters, 0-5, in the first game of the best-of-three series of the UAAP Women’s Football Finals yesterday at the Moro Lorenzo Football Field at Ateneo de Manila University. DLSU’s defense collapsed in the second minute of the match as FEU’s Loreta Ladero launched…
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Green blood refuels the Green Batters
The Animo runs deep in the veins of the DLSU Green Batters as 13 of the team’s roster came from five other La Salle schools. Franco “Hashi” Hashimoto and Quito Castro are from De La Salle Zobel while JR Labon played for La Salle Antipolo. Miguel Olmos is representing De La Salle Lipa while Jon…
Boxing, bowling and billiards are just a few of the many sports Filipinos have excelled in. Because of their increasing popularity in the country, names such as Manny Pacquiao, Paeng Nepomuceno, and Efren Reyes have become news staples in many mainstream broadsheets. But despite their unquestionable popularity, these sports continue to remain in the sidelines…
The Green Tennisters planned to finish the first round with a single loss on La Salle’s card, but NU’s uncanny 5-0 victory pushed the team below the standings. With the loss, the Tennisters ended the first round with a 3-2 record, good for third, behind NU and UST. The team is eyeing the championship this…
Green Booter Federico ‘Don’ Rabaya avoids the tackle of Ateneo’s Jico Noel as his teammate Anton Mendoza looks on during the second round bout of the La Salle-Ateneo men’s football match. The Green Booters outclassed the Blue Booters in this round, but it was the latter that eliminated the La Salle team. in the semifinals…
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A look back at women’s football champions
With the football frenzy sparked by the Philippine National Football team, the Azkals, Filipinos nowadays have grown awareness and interest on the world’s most popular sport. The sport’s overall popularity among the people has gone through the roof. Nowadays, Rizal Memorial attracts thousands of spectators to football games—something that would not have been possible just…
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KINGS OF THE ROAD: The DLSU Running Club
Known as one of the contemporary popular sports in the Philippines today, running has become a popular sport among Lasallians. To address the growing interest in running in the Lasallian community, several running enthusiasts formed the DLSU Running Club. Beginning of the road Tracking its roots back to the DLSU track and field…
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Jersey retirement: A long process to glory
Retiring jerseys has been a common practice by sport franchises to commemorate players who have left an important mark in a certain sport, along with championship titles for the school they played for. DLSU has its own list of retired jerseys. A member of the NCAA and UAAP for 57 and 26 years, respectively, La…
Training grounds have always played a role in a team’s performance. Aside from the concepts learned from the guidance of the coach, teams consider its training grounds as its home. The current setting The Enrique Razon Sports Complex has served as a home court and primary training venue for many of the athletes. Sheltering…