Sports

Abanse Negrense's Governor’s Cup Football Provincial Championship continued its qualifying round over the weekend. Pontevedra and Sagay City hosted the tournament on Oct. 8 and 9, respectively.Local football fans in the province of Negros Occidental witnessed the South Central Districts Qualifying on Saturday, Oct. 8 in Pontevedra. Dolphins FC beat the Trinity Christian School FC with a score of 14-0 in the 12-under (Born 2010) age category.Pontevedra defeated Tumandok FC with a score of 5-1 under the same category. For 17-under (Born 2005) age group, Bago City emerged victorious against Pontevedra in a score of 7-1.For the Northern District Qualifying on Sunday, Oct. 9, San Carlos City crushed Club de los Hermanos de Futbol FC (CHFC) of Escalante City with a score of 12-0 in t...

Coach Wins Hipe, Mr. Philippines 2016*Mr. Philippines 2016, Wins Hipe, will judge the first and grandest fitness competition in Bacolod City in celebration of the 43rd MassKara Festival, a press release from Yuhum Foundation said Sunday, October 9.“Gods of Bods,” an invitational sports event, will bring in 80 contestants from all over the country to vie for the top prize of P50,000 and a shot at being declared Mr. Bacolod 2022, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, at the Events Center of Ayala Malls Capitol Central, Bacolod City.Coach Wins, a legend in the fitness industry with thousands of followers, will be among the judges in the competition that is bringing in body-building enthusiasts from Cagayan, Cebu, Manila and Zamboanga, the press release said.Wins has inspired a lot of fitness fan...

Following the exciting North and South brackets eliminations, the Provincial Sports Office (PSO) and ABANSE NEGRENSE’s Governor’s Cup Inter-LGU 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will continue for semi-finals and the provincial championship on Oct. 8, Saturday at 9 am in Talisay City.Thirteen LGU teams from the Northern and Southern districts will be participating in the 12-under and 14-under categories. These are Cadiz City, Talisay City, San Carlos City, Murcia, Manapla, and Escalante for the North District category.As for the South district category, participating LGUs include La Carlota City, Himamaylan City, Kabankalan City, Sipalay City, Bago City, Ilog, and Valladolid. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose V. Lacson and PSO Head Mr. Anthony Carlo Agustin are expected to grace th...

PTTF president Ting Ledesma with 11-year old Khevine Keith Cruz, silver medalist in the World Table Tennis Youth Contender in Bangkok, at the opening of the Bacolod tournament.*The championship round of the 1st Mayor Albee Benitez MassKara Table Tennis Cup at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City is set today, October 7.Almost three hundred paddlers from Negros, Panay and Cebu joined the tournament that began Wednesday, October 5, organizers said.“This tournament demonstrates the concern and support of Mayor Albee Benitez and his administration to the grassroots development of sports in the city. The experience you gain from your participation ensures that each one of you is already a winner,” said Bacolod City Councilor Kalaw Puentevella, who represented the mayor at...

The Table Tennis Legends Association of Bacolod (TTLAB) members pay a courtesy visit to Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez to update him on the preparations for the upcoming tournament. In photo are Jake Cordero, Jojo Jalandoon, Nonoy Gubaton, Mogie Gindap, Mayor Albee Benitez, TTLAB Chairman Jacksi Go, Arvin Villaruel and City councilor Kalaw Puentevella, (l-r, front) Joms Anlap, Jerson Niery, TTLAB president Rudy Sy and Vice-President Nicky Puentevella (l-r, back).*As part of Bacolod City’s Masskara Festival 2022, the 1st Mayor Albee Benitez Table Tennis Cup opens 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 5, at the groundfloor of the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in , Bacolod City.Bacolod City Councilor Kalaw Puentevella will represent Mayor Benitez in the opening rites, while guest of honor is Phi...