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One step forward: Spiker teams improve UAAP record

The Green and Lady Spikers extended their dominance to the sand courts, barging into the elite four of the UAAP Season 75 Beach Volleyball Tournament held from August 25 to September 8 at the UE Caloocan sand court. Fresh from a 2nd place finish in the Manila leg of the 15th Nestea Beach Volleyball Championship…

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Champions who dream: Ty Tang and Ryan Araña

From being Green Archers to Elastopainters, Ty Tang (BMG, 2007) and Ryan Araña started their careers in different courts. Tang, the former court general for the Green Archers, is a Xavier School standout. Araña (SPM, 2007), on the other hand, took his secondary education at Colegio de San Lorenzo. Though both were born in the…

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Aces: On the game against Ateneo

In 2009, NCAA Juniors standouts Almond Vosotros and Jarelan “Oda” Tampus moved to the UAAP as De La Salle’s prized recruits. Vosotros played during the Sebastian Golden Staglets’ historic fourth straight NCAA Juniors championship in 2008, while Tampus took home the NCAA Rookie of the Year award under the Letran Squires in the same year.…

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UAAP: Shuttlers at third again

Last season, the Green and Lady Shuttlers ended the year at third, vowing to make an improvement, but as the Badminton Championships for UAAP Season 75 draws to a close, both teams are left with familiar bronze medals. Both squads failed to even scratch the surface as they faced the top tier teams that had…

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La Salle bows down to Ateneo, ends championship bid

The De La Salle Green Archers ended a championship bid, suffering a 63-66 loss against the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles last September 29 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in the their Final Four semifinal matchup. The defeat ended the Archers’ promising late season, which saw the team barge into the top four after finishing…

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Challenge accepted: Archers-Eagles semifinals preview

The beginning of a possible end starts on Saturday, September 29, 4 pm at the Araneta Coliseum. After a year of drought, the De La Salle Green Archers managed to prove doubters wrong as the team has reclaimed its seat as a UAAP Men’s Basketball Championship contender. The team won against two-time bridesmaid, FEU Tamaraws,…

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Archers prevails against Tamaraws

The DLSU Green Archers routed the FEU Tamaraws, 69-66 last September 26 to grab the final spot in the Final Four. With the win, the squad has set a duel with the ADMU Blue Eagles this coming Saturday, September 29 at the Araneta Coliseum.   Rebounding feast Norbert Torres and Arnold Van Opstal manned the frontline…

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Green Archers back to the Final Four, drops Tamaraws

All it took was one win, and the Green Archers has bridged its way back to the Final Four. DLSU’s Green Archers grabs the last Final Four spot with a 69-66 victory, after a thriller game with the FEU Tamaraws on September 26 at the Mall of Asia Arena.   “We just refused to lose.…

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Playoff for fourth: Now or never

One win is all it takes; one win would determine whether this season will end with another disappointment or a triumphant return; and one win will make or break the Archers’ Final Four bid. With a three-way tie at 9-5 between the National University Bulldogs, De La Salle University Green Archers, and Far Eastern University…

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UAAP: Green and Lady Paddlers place first after first round

After two days of intense table tennis action, the Green and Lady Paddlers topped the standings, sporting a 7-0 and a 6-0 record, respectively, in the recently concluded first round of the UAAP Season 75 table tennis last September 22 and 23 at the Blue Eagle Gym in Ateneo de Manila University.   The Green…