Category: Sports Feature

Moving On: Former Green Archers all selected in PBA Draft

While many from the La Salle faithful are hoping for back-to-back championships this year, the Green Archers’ road to consecutive titles was made a bit tougher after losing four seniors following last year’s championship. Since then, both the team and the players have had to move on from each other as the next chapters of […]

SEA Games 2017: Showcasing Lasallian excellence

During the 29th edition of the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), held last August 19 to 30, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, representatives from each region sent their best athletes to compete, showcase their skills, and represent the country. The Philippines ranked 6th place overall, bringing home 121 medals: 24 gold, 33 silver, and 64 bronze […]

De La Salle Taekwondo seeks to avenge disappointing UAAP Season 79

Just a few weeks before the Taekwondo tournament in the UAAP begins, the De La Salle Taekwondo (DELTA) team is armed and ready for the upcoming season. After failing to stand on the podium last UAAP Season 79, as the men’s and women’s finished fifth and sixth, respectively, both teams are looking to improve on […]

A work in progress: Mbala in FIBA Afrobasket

In a span of nine days, one of La Salle’s current prime stars and reigning UAAP Season 79 Most Valuable Player, Ben Mbala, competed in the 2017 FIBA Afrobasket held last September 8 to 16. The continental championship was hosted by both Senegal and Tunisia with the Tunisians emerging as the eventual champions. Mbala represented […]

Animo Rally 2017: #LabanLaSalleYan

Hosted by DLSU’s Courtside Reporter, Eileen Shi, and fellow Lasallian and UAAP Digital Insider, Armand Hernandez, players from different sports began their journey to get the title back to Taft after coming up short in last year’s UAAP General Championship. “We want to boost, cheer up and do everything for our teams para tumaas pa […]

UAAP: Green, Lady Tankers plunge into action for Season 80 Championship

With the first semester of the season beginning anew, the DLSU Green and Lady Tankers are ready to make waves once again in the upcoming UAAP Season 80 Swimming Tournament. Ever since Season 77, the Green Tankers and Lady Tankers have settled for second and third place, respectively, in each of the past three years. […]

UAAP: Green, Lady Shuttlers open season with mixed results

The DLSU Green and Lady Shuttlers opened their season last Thursday, September 22, at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall with the former facing UST and the latter, AdU. The Green Shuttlers then had two more match-ups over the weekend, going up against AdU and ADMU on September 23 and 24, while the Lady Shuttlers battled […]

Accounting, engineering, double degree student-athletes further break down stereotypes

Hassle, challenging, and stressful. These are some of the things that come into people’s minds when they think about courses like accounting, engineering, and double degree programs. Although these are just some of the conventionally heavy programs offered by DLSU, there are athletes who are able to prove themselves worthy of tackling these difficult programs […]

UAAP: Green Archers face UP, look to gain fourth straight win

Coming off a win against the AdU Soaring Falcons, the DLSU Green Archers continue to advance through the first round unharmed. After missing the first two games of the tournament, the presence of reigning UAAP Most Valuable Player Ben Mbala stunned the Falcons after carrying the team with his double-double performance of 32 points and […]

UAAP: DLSU shuttlers all set for success in Season 80

The DLSU Green and Lady Shuttlers aim to clinch the UAAP Season 80 title as the badminton season began last Thursday, with both teams winning against the UST Growling Tigers and the AdU Lady Falcons, respectively, in their first match-ups. The Green Shuttlers ended last season in fourth place, while the Lady Shuttlers reached the […]