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One of the most awaited events in celebration of the 43rd MassKara Festival is the match between the University of Santo Tomas and the Ateneo women’s volleyball squads at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum on Sunday, October 9.Tickets are running out fast considering that this is the first time that the UST Tigresses will face off with Ateneo’s Blue Eagles since their “epic showdown” in 2019 in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) women’s volleyball championship match, organizer Bea Tan said. Ateneo won in three games against UST in that match.“Everyone is very excited to see two UAAP teams headline the event for the MassKara Festival,” Tan said, adding that “this is a must-see game” that volleyball enthusiasts and fans in Bacolod and Negros can catch....

The Tamasak FC grabbed the championship in the under-19 category.*The two-day 1st Mayor Albee Benitez MassKara Football Tournament opened with former Azkals player, Ian Araneta, in attendance to lend support to the aspiring football players as young as 5-years old on Saturday, October 1.Victorias Mayor Javier Benitez led the ceremonial kick-off and addressed the crowd at the opening rites in the La Provincia Open Fields.He was joined by Malaysian journalist Tony Mariadass, tournament director Coach John Carmona, Natasha Bantug and David Villagracia, MassKara sports committee head.The newly-renovated Panaad Football Stadium was the other venue for the tournament and day 1 brought in several winners in various categories.Victorias Mayor Javier Benitez (second from right) ...

Billiards' world champhion, Efren "Bata" Reyes is among the bigwigs joining the 1st Mayor Albee Benitez Bacolod City Masskara Festival 2022 10-Ball Open Billiard Tournament at the SM City Bacolod North Atrium Ground, October 2 to 6.*Four sporting events are expected to be crowd-drawers in the first week of the 43rd Bacolod MassKara Festival.Dubbed “MassKaralympics,” Festival Director Pinky Ocampo said “the billiards, tchoukball, and football matches are just a few among the numerous sports tournaments that will make this festival unique.”The legendary billiards champ Efren “Bata” Reyes is among the big names that is joining the 1st Mayor Albee Benitez Bacolod City Masskara Festival 2022 10-Ball Open Billiard Tournament this October 2-6 at the SM City Bacolod North Atrium Ground...

Rep. Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) filed House Resolution No. 372 Monday, September 12, which honors tennis prodigy Alex Eala, the first Filipino to win a junior Grand Slam singles title.Eala, who traces her roots to Victorias City, Negros Occidental, through her father Mike, won the 2022 US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, Girls’ Singles event trophy, besting higher ranked Lucie Havlickova of the Czech Republic.In House Resolution No. 372, Benitez cites Eala’s success as a source of pride and inspiration for our nation in seeking the conferment of the Congressional Medal of Distinction to the 17-year-old tennis champion.“Alex’s phenomenal performance and historic victory at the US Open brings great honor and joy to our count...

The Philippines-Asia Pacific softball girls team from Negros Occidental finished fourth in the 2022 Little League Girls Softball World Series Majors Division in Greenville, North Carolina, USA, Provincial Sports Coordinator Anthony Carlo Agustin said Tuesday, August 16.The girls coming from the different towns and cities of Negros Occidental pooled as one team, bowed to the Virginia softbelles in its final game, a press release said.Twelve teams participated in the Little League Girls Softball World Series Majors Division from different part of the world.The players and their coaches thanked Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson for his support.*

It was a tough Sunday afternoon for the Negrense players in their semi-finals encounter with their Mid Atlantic rival at the 2022 Little League Softball World Series in Greenville, North Carolina.Looking like a David versus Goliath challenge, indeed it was as the mid-Atlantic players were double or near triple the body size of the Negrense cuties, as some Americans describe them, a press release from the Negros Occidental Sports Office said Monday, August 15.The battle ended with an 11-0 final score in favor of the American team.The absence of the Negrense main pitcher added to the scenario as she had already played 12 innings as one rule of the Little League World Series dictates. Added to the rival's advantage was their full batting that balls went flying in full power giving...