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UniGames 2012: A trial run for the UAAP

DLSU made sure that its second half teams are physically and mentally ready prior to their respective UAAP campaigns that would start this November by wreaking havoc in this year’s UniGames. The Green-and-White squads bagged a total of three gold, four silver and a bronze in this year’s UniGames. Six of eight podium finishers will…

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Joaqui Trillo: A tale of an Archer

A true green blooded Archer, Joaqui Trillo, embodies the Animo spirit of De La Salle University. One of the last graduates of De La Salle High School Manila in the existing Taft campus and a 1971 graduate of BS Business Management, Trillo was born and raised a Lasallian. He played for the Archers for four…

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Green Gallery: Second half Coaches who played for DLSU

Men’s CHESS: Randy Segarra From playing to coaching as assistant, and eventually as a head coach of the Woodpushers, Randy Segarra has come a long way. He first wore the Green-and-White jersey in 1995 as a rough entry in the UAAP. Segarra shared that during his time, scholarships were performance-based, which pushed him to play harder…

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An unspoken collegiate rivalry: DLSU vs. UST

Over the decades, the University of Santo Tomas, amongst other UAAP member schools have dealt DLSU exciting matches not just in basketball, but also in different sports. The rivalry between La Salle and Ateneo is not the only rivalry DLSU has in the UAAP. One often less told rivalry is that between La Salle and…

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Lasallians in the know on the UAAP General Championship race

Nine out of ten (90 percent) of Lasallians are aware of the UAAP General Championship (GC). De La Salle University (DLSU) currently sits at the top of the yearlong tournament after the end of the first semester games. Following the DLSU athletes are their counterparts from the University of Santo Tomas (UST). The España-based institution’s…

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Second half team captains set goals

Second semester sports events are on their way to the lime light of the 75th season of the UAAP, and DLSU is betting on each sport to tighten its bid for the institution’s first General Championship (GC). Each Green-and-White squad has set high expectations for the upcoming competitions, and most are optimistic. Two defending champions,…

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Lady Booter rookie goalkeeper, manning the goals

Eight years ago, a young girl accidentally joined her school’s football team. After mistakenly thinking that her teacher was looking to spark leisure interest amongst the students in football, the fourth grade student entered her school’s varsity football team. In less than a decade, Inna Kristianne Palacios, I AB-SPM, has established herself as the starting…

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Green and Lady Fencers: Piercing through the top

As the second half of the UAAP Season 75 kicks off in the days to come, the Green and Lady Fencers are now focusing on sharpening their sabres for the gold. Finishing at fourth and concluding without recognition in UAAP Season 74, the Green Fencers has prepared for action, as the team looks to bounce…

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The next chapter: Archers’ basketball journey

The DLSU Green Archers ended a failed PCCL Campaign with a disappointing loss to Adamson University last week in Cebu City. Despite falling behind, the management, coaches, and the players know that this is just a beginning of good things to come for the team.   Emergence in UAAP season 75 After a semifinals breakdown to…

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Gone too soon: Archers ends PCCL campaign

Much to the disappointment of many spectators, the DLSU Green Archers failed to make a deep run in the the Philippine Collegiate Champions League. The team was outclassed by the Adamson Soaring Falcons, 63-56, last November 15 at the Cebu Coliseum.   With hopes running high after an improbable come-from-behind, 75-72, win against Coach Aric…