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Athletes at the launching of the 2025 Palarong Panlungsod at the Bacolod City Government Center on Saturday that will be held from Feb. 8 to 23.*Albee Benitez FB page photoThe Negros Occidental Provincial Athletic Association Meet will kick off at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and will run until Feb.1, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Monday.Some provincial meet sports events will also be held in other parts of the province, Lacson said.The Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) meet will be held in Antique March 1 to 8, he said.Although Negros Occidental is now part of the Negros Island Region its athletes will still be participating in the WVRAA this year, Lacson said.Lacson said he hopes ...

As the 76th Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub approaches next month in Bacolod City, all eyes are on the two powerhouse teams vying for the coveted regular championship—the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club and Eastridge Golf Club.Manila Southwoods, the defending champion, is aiming for a fourth straight title. At the same time, Eastridge enters the tournament with newfound confidence following its impressive victory at the Fil-Am Invitational in Baguio City in December, a press release from PAL said Friday, Jan. 17.Last year, in Cagayan de Oro, Southwoods trailed in the first three rounds before delivering an explosive final-day performance at the Pueblo de Oro Golf and Country Club, burying Eastridge with a stunning comeback. With Shinichi Suzuki contributing an impressiv...

The softball team from Negros Occidental, composed mostly of players from Sagay City, that won the championship.* I Love Sagay FB photo The Philippines, represented by the softball team of Negros Occidental, clinched the championship in the 2024 PONY Girls Under-16 International World Series held in McAllen, Texas, in the United States on Monday (PH time).The Filipino squad, composed mostly of players from Sagay City, beat the local Bambinas, 5-2.“We are beaming with so much pride,” Mayor Narciso Javelosa Jr. and Vice Mayor Leo Rafael Cueva said in a joint statement on Tuesday, July 23.The Negrense softbelles ended the tournament undefeated in eight matches.They also won against Mexico, San Antonio-Texas, Texas Selection, Texas Ball Club, Mayhem-Texas and Culiacan-...

Zach Lucas Obsioma and Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson at the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association  meet at the Panaad  Stadium in Bacolod City in May.*Bilis Cadiz photo A 10-year-old legless swimmer from Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, shone again in the recently-concluded Palarong Pambansa 2024  in Cebu City.  Zach Lucas Obsioma, who suffers from a rare congenital anomaly called the Phocomelia, won two golds and a silver in  the swimming boys amputee category at the  Palaro Para Games.  The Max Fermales and Lyn Rabuya-mentored tanker nabbed gold medals both in the 50-meter back stroke and 50-meter free style, and a silver medal in the 50-meter breast stroke, a press release from Cadiz City said.  A Barangay Zone 3 native, Obsio...

There will be 601 athletes from Western Visayas who will compete in all sporting events at the Palarong Pambansa in Cebu on July 11 to 17. Department of Education-6 spokesperson Hernani Escullar said they will be traveling to Cebu this weekend, July 6 to 7, in preparation for the national games. Escullar said the   601 athletes include 214 for the elementary games, 346 - secondary, and 41 for the paragames, who are aiming for more golds this year. Last year, Western Visayas ranked second next to the National Capital Region and Escullar said that they already provided all the needs of the athletes to ensure that they will be consistent with last year’s performance or even surpass NCR. “We are very hopeful to rank first this year”, he said, addin...

The Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association meet closing rites Tuesday afternoon.*Richard Mailhan photo Iloilo was the overall champion at the 2024 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association Meet that ended at the Paglaum Park and Stadium in Bacolod City on Tuesday, May 7. The Department of Education’s final and official tally showed Iloilo was the champion in the elementary and secondary levels, as well as in the paragames and demo sports. Negros Occidental was first runner up in the elementary and secondary levels, and in the paragames. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, in his speech at the closing rites, congratulated all those who participated in the WVRAA meet. “To our athletes, you have showcased outstanding sportsmanship, dedication, and...