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Feb142023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Neg. Occ. softball team tops Little League’s Visayas regionals

It was another successful season for the Negros Occidental Softball Team as they bagged the first runner-up and the championship titles at the Little League Philippine Series – Visayas Regionals held at the Kamagsangkay Culture and Sports Complex in Pambujan, Northern Samar, February 5 to 11.The all-girls Softball Team was hailed the champion in the Majors Category after scoring 26-0 against the Tacloban team, winning by regulation. In the Juniors Category the Negrense softbelles took the first runner-up title after a defeat against the Bago City Team with a score of 3-1 in seven innings, a press release said Tuesday, February 14.Bago City also had a good start with a 3-point advantage (3-0) against the Negros young batters after the second inning in the Seniors Category. Team Negr...

Feb52023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Talisay 1st Cong. Kiko Cup basketball tourney champ

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The Talisay City champions*The powerhouse basketball team of Talisay City emerged as champion of the 1st Cong. Kiko's Cup Metro 3rd Basketball Tournament, defeating E.B. Magalona with a score of 72-70 in a tightly contested final game held at the E.B. Magalona Public Plaza Saturday, February 4.The Talisay cagers were awarded P50,000 in cash, while 1st-runner up E.B. Magalona team received P30,000 during the awarding program led Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) with tournament manager Talisay City Councilor Rolin Meliton and E.B. Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon.Third placer, Silay City basketballers received P20,000 and the fourth-ranking team of Victorias City was awarded P15,000.The E.B. Magalona team was first runner up.*The mythical five players ...

Dec112022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

STI WNU cagers win governor’s tourney

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The STI West Negros University Team was named champion of the Abanse Negrense Governor’s Cup 5-on-5 Basketball Tournament, held at the STI WNU Gymnasium in Bacolod City Saturday, December 10.The Dumaguete City Team was 1st runner-up while Bacolod City-ABB was 2nd runner up.The tournament, spearheaded by the Provincial Sports Office, was held as a tribute to the late Oscar “Dodong” Bascon’s contributions to Negros basketball.Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led the awarding of the winners together with former Board Member Agustin Ernesto Bascon and Carminia Gatuslao – Bascon, and Provincial Sports Coordinator Anthony Carlo Agustin.*

Nov182022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

1st Cong. Kiko Cup basketball tournament set in December

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Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) takes the lead in rallying more sports activities in the 3rd District of Negros Occidental with the holding of the 1st Cong. Kiko Cup – 2022 Metro 3rd Basketball Tournament this December.Benitez convened sports coordinators and coaches of E.B. Magalona, Murcia, Silay, Talisay and Victorias on Wednesday, November 16, to kick-off the preparations for the Open Category Basketball Tournament, and named Talisay Councilor Rolin Meliton tournament chairperson, a press release from his office said Thursday.“We in the Third District look forward to renewing ties and camaraderie and promote anew wellness and the spirit of sportsmanship through this sports project, a friendly open category match among basketball players of the District,”...

Nov152022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Himamaylan girls’ teams top beach volleyball south elims

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The Himamaylan A team secured their spot for the next round after leading the 16-under-girls and 21-under-women categories of the South Districts eliminations of the Abanse Negrense Beach Volleyball Tournament that kicked off in Hinoba-an town on November 10 to11.The Municipality of Pontevedra and the City of Bacolod ranked second and third in the 16-under-girls and 21-under-women categories.The Municipality of Candoni ranked fourth in the 16-under-girls, while Sipalay City was the fourth placer in the 21-under-women category.Bago City took the lead in the 16-under-boys category. Sipalay City, Himamaylan, and Pontevedra ranked second, third, and fourth places in the same category, respectively.Following the south eliminations, the Abanse Negrense beach Volleyball Tournament...

Nov32022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Softball tournament opens in Murcia Nov .6

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The Governor Bong Lacson Age Group and Seniors invitational softball tournament opens in Murcia, Negros Occidental, on Sunday, November 6.To open and welcome the tournament players is Barangay Captain Ronald Olvido of host Blumentrit Murcia with Murcia Municipal Mayor Gerry Rojas to deliver his message and Provincial Sports Office head Anthony Carlo Agustin to introduce the participants and declare the tournament open, a press release from the PSO said Thursday, November 3.Game opener will be the softball team of ETCS Majors pitted against the Blumentrit Murcia softbelles.For the age group division, participating players are Dizon- Sayson elementary school of Blumentrit Murcia, ETCS Bacolod City, Brgy E. Lopez Silay City,For the juniors division, three teams will compete co...

Oct252022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

LGU teams face off at Gov. Cup Inter-District 3X3 tourney

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The Governor’s Cup Inter-District 3X3 Basketball Tournament kicked off in San Carlos City last weekend. And the Provincial Sports Office (PSO) team continued its District III and District IV Eliminations on Saturday, Oct. 22.The city of Silay was the host venue for the third district playoffs, and the municipality of Pulupandan for the fourth district eliminations.It was indeed the battle of the best LGU team in the sport of basketball, and Talisay City has emerged victorious again in the 16-under category with a record of three (3) wins and no loss during the District III eliminations in Silay City. Second on the rank, on the other hand, was the city of Silay.For the 19-under category, Silay City was a strong team to defeat as it ranked first, and Victorias City was in second ...

Oct112022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

LGUs vie for goals in Gov. Cup Football Provincial Championship qualifying

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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...

Oct102022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

1st Mayor Albee Benitez Archery Cup winners named

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The United Negrense Archery Club announced the winners of the 1st Mayor Albee Benitez Archery Cup on Monday, October 10.The event held in partnership with World Archery Philippines (WAP) and Yuhum Foundation was held at The Upper East Bacolod Grounds.Jose Blaire Ejercito, United Negrense Archery Club president, said the main goal of the event was to bring the City of Smiles back on the map of archery in the country as it has been decades since the city has had active organizations and activities related to the sport.The event was conceptualized after a conversation with WAP Secretary General Don Sombrio at the Philippine Archery Cup in July and it was decided that the perfect time to hold the event was during the Masskara Festival, he said.More than 70 archers from Barotac ...

Oct92022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Top fitness coach to judge ‘Gods of Bods’ MassKara tilt

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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...