Last September 18 at the Arena in San Juan, the De La Salle Green and Lady Jins concluded their quest in the UAAPseason 75 Taekwondo championships with the ladies’ team capturing the crown. The men’s team, on the other hand, settled as bridesmaid to the UST Tiger Jins because of the latter’s superior quotient…
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Coming from a disappointing season 74, the DLSU Green Archers bounced back with vengeance, finishing this season with a 9-5 record, and more importantly, ending the season in the Final Four. The Archers accomplished an exact opposite record to the team’s performance last year after barging in the top four via a playoff comeback victory against…
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UniGames: La Salle asserts early dominance
De La Salle University surged to the lead in the first two days of the University Games last October 22 and 23 in Bacolod, Negros Occidental. Early action The athletes from Taft bagged early wins as the men’s football, and both volleyball teams hold perfect records. The Green Booters pulled a remarkable win against San…
The 17th UniGames (University Games) will kick off in Bacolod, the capital city of Negros Occidental on October 22, and will end on the 28th. De La Salle University’s sister school, University of St. La Salle, will host this year’s festivities for the tenth time. In 1996, late Lasallian Brother Rolando Dizon and Roger Banzuela…
After gritting through seven sports events, De La Salle University currently tops the UAAP General Championship tally with 152 points, giving the University a slim eight-point cushion, 152-144, over the defending general champion, University of Santo Tomas. UST has held the GC plum for 14 straight seasons. The University of the Philippines follows at third…
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The man behind the Archers’ resurgence
By Gee Abanilla Last October 25, 2011, Gee Abanilla took over the Head Coach position of the De La Salle University Green Archers. Abanilla is a former Green Archer; he played on the 1989 and 1990 UAAP championship teams as a point guard under Derrick Pumaren. In 1993, he was drafted by 7-up in the…
The DLSU Lady Archers fell short in its bid to extend the series against perennial champions FEU last October 11, 2012 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum, 70-66. With the Tamaraws sitting on a thrice-to-beat advantage, the Lady Archers’ defeat last Sunday placed the squad on a do-or-die situation as the Tams needed one win to…
After an impressive rookie campaign, ending with an improved, 9-5, record for the De La Salle Green Archers, Jeron Alvin Teng ended his UAAP bid with the Rookie of the Year and Mythical Team honors last October 11 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Posting norms of 16.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per…
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Judo: The Animo Way
After the recent third and fourth finish of the Green and Lady Judokas, respectively, this UAAP season, it seems like DLSU’s quest for its first Judo championship would have to continue next year. Judo has existed for a century or so, yet many know little about the Japanese sport. And though Lasallians encounter…
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Mall of Asia Arena: A class of its own
In the 1930’s, the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex was inaugurated, giving Filipinos a historic venue to witness basketball history unfold but after countless battles on the Rizal hardwood floor and a rise in the number of basketball fans, the demand for tickets had exceeded the complex’s capacity. A few decades later, the Smart-Araneta Coliseum took…