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Abanilla: ‘It’s a work in progress’

After four games in Season 75 of the UAAP, the DLSU Green Archers have found themselves at fourth place with the National University Bulldogs, with both teams nursing a 2-2 record. The players donning the green and white jerseys have since improved after Head Coach Gee Abanilla implemented a system that would tap every player’s…

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Jed Manguera – The Lockdown Specialist.

A masked Jed Bryan Manguera enters the court with four other white shirts ready for another tour of duty. This time around he has to guard one of the league’s top offensive guns and last year’s Rookie of the Year, Kiefer Ravena. Ravena receives the leather on the right wing. Driving hard, he found DLSU…

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The Lady on the sidelines: Angeline “Billie” Capistrano

The University’s new courtside reporter, Angeline Bea “Billie” Capistrano comes from a family of hardcore La Salle fans. A junior AB-OCM student and self-confessed health freak, Billie will now be the Lasallians ears and eyes in each Archers’ huddle this UAAP season. Billie explained her reason for auditioning; she said, “I wanted to give back…

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CRASH COURSE (Part 1 of 2): Navigating the UAAP venues

Stuck at home with your television sets? Why not go to the venues and watch the games? Many have been confused with the directions to the locations of the UAAP games while some have gotten stuck in traffic and others have been stranded in the LRT. Here is a quick guide and set of directions…

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Golden ticket: A guide to the UAAP ticketing scheme

It is that time of the year again; the UAAP has started and university students are hyped up to watch the heated games and make a bid to secure a golden ticket either by going to the venue a couple of hours before, lining up in front of the schools’ sports office or haggling with…

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UAAP themes before “Unbreakable”

Rivalries and confrontations have always been common in the UAAP; unique themes are not. A theme is a unifying idea that serves as the backbone of events that give a program direction and fluidity. According to DLSU UAAP Board Member Edwin Reyes, themes provide uniqueness to an event. Moreover, themes make an event memorable. Throughout…

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Lady Archers, unstoppable in two games

The DLSU Lady Archers proved to be dominant in the team’s first two outings, beating preseason queens, Adamson Lady Falcons and UE Lady Warriors, to open a Taft-based bid for the UAAP Season 75 Women’s Basketball Championship. In the first two games, numbers show that the Tyrone Bautista-mentored squad has been consistent in offense and…

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UAAP: DLSU Shuttlers redeem themselves with two win streak

Suffering from setbacks against the last year’s first runner-up, the Green and Lady Shuttlers bounced back with back-to-back victories last August 18 to 19 to stay within the upper half of the UAAP Season 75 Badminton Championships.   The Green Shuttlers made a definite comeback, achieving a solid 5-0 victory against Adamson University. Challenging their…

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UAAP Season 75: Basketball Games Round 2

 

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UAAP: Shuttlers suffer a 1-2 blow against last year’s bridesmaids

Last year’s runner-up finalists National U and Ateneo de Manila University proved that they are still of championship caliber, defeating the DLSU Men’s and Women’s Badminton team respectively in the UAAP Season 75 Badminton Championships last August 15. The lopsided loss shattered the back to back winning streak of the Lady Shuttlers, bringing them to…