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The Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City.* Ronnie Baldonado photoClose to 5,000 delegates from around Region 6 are expected to arrive in Negros Occidental for  the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) meet May 2 to 7. Department of Education-Western Visayas spokesperson Hernani Escullar  said on Wednesday,  April 24,  that they are expecting about 540 athletes and 131 chaperones and coaches from  each of the six provinces of the region, and  730 regional office personnel and technical working group members for the regional games. There  will be  more than 30 sporting events, he said.  The delegation from Antique province will be billeted at the Mansilingan Agro-Industrial High School, Aklan - Bacolod Cit...

Local athletes, sports standouts, coaches and school heads from 12 private universities and colleges in Negros Island are converging at the  STI West Negros University in Bacolod City, to compete in various sports and cultural events at the 1st Negros Island Private Schools Athletic Association (NIPRISAA) which will officially open on  Friday, April 26.   The  launch will begin with a mass at 7:30 a.m. and inaugural rites will commence at 9 a.m., a press release  from the NIPRISAA organizing committee said.  A day before the official opening of NIPRISAA, the National PRISAA and the Philippine Sports Commission will introduce their Sports Grassroots Program during the National Grassroots Sports Summit-Bacolod Leg at the new School of Basic Educatio...

Rolando Espina (right) and Bren Kevin Policarpio Cabasa  at the Ultramilano-Sanremo race in Italy * Ultra marathon runner Rolando Espina placed second in this year’s Ultramilano-Sanremo race in Italy, with an official time of 36:40 hours covering 283 kilometers today, April 14.Espina was followed by another Filipino, Bren Kevin Policarpio Cabasa who finished the race clocking 39.09 hours.  The Ultramilano-Sanremo race covers a course that is divided into three main parts, each geographically different from the another, according to their website. One must finish the course under 48 hours.The first part is flat starting from Milan going through Pavia and Ovada. The second part is the most challenging which entails a climb up Mt. Turchino located between t...

NOFA’s newly-elected officers* The newly-elected president of Negros Occidental Football Association promised to implement sustainable grassroots development initiatives for football coaches in the province during the NOFA elections at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City on Saturday, April 6.Jose Miguel Valmayor of the San Carlos City Football Club was unanimously elected as the new NOFA president, while Rene Dofitas of Bacolod United FC is the new vice president and Augustine Rey Rivas of Kabankalan FC is the general secretary.Valmayor said that he plans to unify the football leagues in the province and will focus on reorganization of the association.He also plans to institute and implement sustainable grassroots development initiatives and licensing programs for t...

The Division of Bacolod City was the overall champion of the 2024 Provincial Athletic Meet that ended on Saturday, April 6.A medal tally showed Bacolod with 159 gold, 113 silver and 83 broze medals for a total of 355 medals.The Division of Negros Occidental came in second with 86 golds, 68 silvers and 72 bronzes for a total of 226 medals.The following is the medal tally posted by the Abanse Negrense Productions 11 p.m. Saturday:

Robert Bolick delivers a game-tying 5-point play in crucial seconds for Team Barroca ending a draw against Team Aguilar, 140-140 for the 2024 PBA All-Star Game at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City, Sunday, March 24. They were down by 5 points in 17.8 seconds but Cliff Hodge managed to steal the ball from an inbound pass and gets it to Bolick who was fouled after draining a 4-point shot. The NLEX guard scored the free throw to tie the game. Bolick also shared the MVP trophy with team captain Japhet Aguilar for this year’s all star game. It was a terrific comeback for the team led by Mark Barroca after they were down by 26 point at the end of the 1st Quarter with Team Aguilar leading 46-20. Shooters Marcio Lassiter and RR Pog...

Defense Assistant Secretary Henry Robinson Jr. (right) and military officials meet with executives of Bacolod City during a courtesy call at the Government Center on Thursday.* Bacolod  City  will host some 1,000 student-athletes for the 2024 Philippine Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games (PROG) Visayas qualifying leg on May 26 to June 1. Department of National Defense Assistant Secretary Henry Robinson Jr. visited Bacolod on  Thursday to discuss initial preparations with Office of Youth and Sports Development coordinator Adrian Melocoton and other local government executives. Maj. Rene Piabol Jr. of the Philippine Air Force, Commander Ronald Lim of the Philippine Navy, and Maj. Nell Ven Maybanting of the Philippine Army accompanied Robin...

The Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) meet will be held in Negros Occidental May 2 to 7. Negros Occidental was chosen to host the regional meet, Hernani Escullar, Department of Education Region 6 spokesperson, said Friday, March 15. It will be hosted by the  Negros Occidental Schools Division with the Bacolod Schools Division as co-host, Escullar said. The venues for the games will be the Panaad Park and Stadium and Paglaum Sports Complex in Bacolod City. They are discussing not holding outdoor games from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to spare the athletes from being exposed to extreme heat. However, the guidelines are still being finalized, Escullar said.* 

Get ready to meet your favourite ballers as the City of Smiles hosts the PBA All Star Games 2024 at the University of  Saint La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City, March 23 to 24. They are expecting over 60 players from four teams who will start coming in on March 21 and will have several events for fans to meet their idols, a press release from the  Bacolod Yuhum Foundation said Friday, March 8. On March 23, Team Greats vs. Team Stalwarts will see action with a Skills Challenge starting at 3 p.m., while the actual game between the two teams will start at 6:15  p.m. The skills challenge will be a 3-points shootout among the players. Team Japhet vs. Team Barroca will have a face off on March 24 starting at 5 p.m. with Shooting Stars, followed by the Dance Showdow...