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OSD Director to take a new journey

DLSU Office of Sports Development (OSD) Executive Director, Edwin Theodore Reyes, decided to resign after four and a half years of service to DLSU sports. Reyes turned in his resignation letter to DLSU President Br. Jun Erguiza FSC last Oct. 27, to take another path. His resignation as OSD director will be effective early next…

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2011: Lady Spikers’ Season 73 win highlights

The Lady Spikers’ virtually no-loss game season last UAAP Season 73 is one of the highlights of DLSU’s centennial. Sporting players like Best Spiker, Server, and MVP of the season Jacqueline Alarca, veterans Steph Mercado and Cha Cruz, the Lady Spikers managed to overcome their obstacles last season. A tournament rule infraction mired the Green-and-White…

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2011: Green Tankers back at the top, Aguilar’s seven-medal feat

The Green Tankers started the season by giving DLSU its first championship crown in the UAAP Season 74 Swimming Meet last September. The Green-and-White Tankers out swam the UST Tigersharks and the Ateneo Blue Tankers on the rally towards the top spot. The Tankers eyed the prize, delivered, and did not disappoint. One tanker exceeded…

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2011: Green Spikers tout an early 1-1 UAAP record

Two matches of the Green-and-White squad in the UAAP Season 74 Men’s Volleyball Tournament did not go as expected. The Green Spikers started with a 1-1 win and loss record after facing the top and the bottom squads of the previous season. With a mixed of seasoned veterans and five promising newcomers, last year’s 3rd…

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2011: LSDC stomps class at inaugural UAAP Streetdancing Competition

The 73rd installment of the UAAP arrived at its homestretch last February, but before the University passed its hosting duties to rival school Ateneo De Manila University at the closing ceremonies held at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum, another group of Lasallians made noise before the season’s wind-up. La Salle Dance Company-Street (LSDC) was hailed as the…

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2011: Former Archers make mark in PH pro league

On DLSU’s centennial year, Coach Franz Pumaren and Joseph Evans “JV” Casio start their new careers in different teams. Pumaren, mentor of five DLSU UAAP men’s basketball champion squads, is now the head coach of PBA’s newest team, Shopinas.com Clickers. Another Archer, Joseph Evans “JV” Casio, brought the Animo pride on a bigger battle as…

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2011: Gee Abanilla now heads Archers’ coaching post

Following the resignation of Dindo Pumaren, Coach Gelacio “Gee” Abanilla is the newly appointed head coach of the Green Archers. Coach Abanilla once donned the Green-and-White jersey as a part of the Pumaren-led championship teams in 1989 and 1990. After his UAAP stint, the 7-Up Bottlers in the fourth round of the 1983 PBA (Philippine…

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2011: Green Judokas, Lady Paddlers reckon second best

The Green Judokas and Lady Paddlers finished a step away from the championship, at the end of the first half of the 74th edition of the UAAP hostilities. The Green Judokas’ three-one-five, gold-silver-bronze medal haul was not enough to wrest DLSU’s first UAAP Judo championship against perennial contender UST Judokas. Veterans BG Albarracin, Colin Buckley,…

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2011: Lady Woodpushers reign, Rookie-MVP Fronda emerge

Lady Woodpusher Jan Jodilyn Fronda did not fail to deliver and emerged triumphant during her meet in the last UAAP Season 73 Chess Championship. The Lady Woodpushers recruits contributed significantly to the win. Fronda’s performance was a standout with a 14-0 victory. Incidentally, this earned her the rights to bag both the Rookie of the…

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2011: From Rookie of the Year to MVP

Lady Tennister Ma. Regina Santiago. The last two UAAP seasons were memorable for Lady Tennister Ma. Regina Santiago. Aiding the Lady Tennisters to a back-to-back UAAP championship, she reaped two major awards. In her debut season, she was on top of her batch and was adjudged as the Season 72 Rookie of the Year. The…