Para Games medalists to grace DSA Forum

Differently-abled athletes and the chief operating officer of Holiday Gym and Spa are the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum guests on Thursday, January 31, 10:30 a.m., at the Tower Inn.

John Henry Lopez, gold medalist in the recent Southeast Asian Para Games in Thailand, and table tennis bronze medalist Billy Cartera will talk about their experiences in the Games while Ivy Fernandez, Holiday's COO, will talk about their scheduled events.

DSA President and Sports Editor Charles Maxey requests members to early to the weekly public service sports program sponsored by Tower Inn and Genesis 88 Advertising.

1st Fundador Corporate Cup unwraps on Saturday

The First Fundador Brandy Corporate Cup unwraps on Saturday at the Red Pam Diner’s Darts Station and Retro Village.

Organizer Jecle Rosales told sportswriters on Thursday’s Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn that 16 teams are seeing action in the event that will played every Saturdays until March.

Players from the Madayaw na Agila Darts Club, Inc., Dabawenyo Darts Club, Inc., Karaan Davao Darters Association, Inc. and the Metro Davao Dartssport Federation, Inc. have prepared for the competition that starts at 7 p.m.

Rosales said that after the Corporate Cup, they will also organize a tournament for the youth to discover new talents.
Jan Jan Hinojales, best remembered for playing in the World Cup of Darts in Australia, will lead the oath of sportsmanship.

Genesis 88 Advertising collides with ADDU

Genesis 88 Advertising collides with Ateneo de Davao University in the semifinals of the 2nd Escandor Cup on Saturday at the Emcor court in Bajada.

Game time is at 8 a.m.

The other semifinal game is between General Headquarters and Dasia Digos at 9:30 a.m.

Rosendo Omeres, who represented organizers on Thursday’s Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn, said that two more games will also be scheduled on Sunday.

General Headquarters, led by Gerome Escandor, takes on Ateneo at 8 a.m. while Genesis 88, headed by Glen Escandor, battles Dasia Digos at 9:30 a.m.

He said the tournament was designed by Col.Emil Escandor as a physical fitness program for their employees.

Australian Sports Ambassadors build friendship with Filipinos

The Australian Sports Ambassadors from Perth posse for posterity with officers of the Davao Sportswriters Association at the Tower Inn.DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION

Australian Sports Ambassadors team captain Greg Beacham (center) explains the purpose of their visit to Davao City on Thursday's DSA Forum at the Tower Inn.Also shown are playing coach Jeff Long (left) and their Davao coordinator Pastor Gary Visitacion.DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION

The Australian Sports Ambassadors from Perth are enjoying their stay in Davao City, gaining friends and spreading the Word of God through basketball.

Team captain Greg Beacham, a teacher in Perth, said that they have built relationships with Filipinos in Bukidnon Province where they also played a series of games.

They intend to have the same output after a series of games in Davao City with Brokenshire College, MATS College of Technology, and the Duterte Agilas-City Mayor’s Office led by City Sports Coordinator Christopher “Bong” Go.

Coach Jeff Long said that they were able to play and teach for several years but not only that, the Australians this year were able to help build a Children’s Home in Malaybalay, Bukidnon.

During the half time breaks, they conduct a Bible study for the spectators to learn more about Jesus.

“And it is very encouraging to know that people change for the better,” said Long on Thursday’s Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn.

The Australians will play their last games on Thursday and take a break on Friday before leaving back to Manila later in the evening.
Aside from from the six-foot-five Beacham and Long, the other Sports Ambassadors are 6’9” Joshua Manthe, 6’4” Giles Creelman, 6’3” Paul Beacham, 6’3” Mark Beacham, 6’3” Danny Cook, 6’” Mike Valenti, 6’2” Hedley Taylor, 6’0” Brad Potts and 5’10 Rufo Cabunkal.

Aussies at DSA Forum

The visit of the Australian Sports Ambassadors and the Escandor Cup are the main topics of the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum, Thursday, 10:30 a.m., at the Tower Inn.

Coach Jeff Long and Pastor Gary Visitacion will give details of the Australians' purpose of coming to Davao for a series of exhibition games.

Rommel Pawaon, tournament director of the Escandor Cup, will give an update of the basketball tournament.

Joining them are Salvador Paholio Jr., PhilCycling XI Regional Director, for the cycling group's plans for this year.

DSA President and Sports Editor Charles Maxey is requesting members to come on time to the weekly public service sports program sponsored by Genesis 88 Advertising and Tower Inn

Holiday Basketball League Open in February

Holiday Spa and Gym Chief Operating Officer Ivy Fernandez announces the holding of the Holiday Basketball League Open next month on Thursday's DSA Forum at the Tower Inn.DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION





Holiday Gym and Spa Supervisor Mark Norman Malbog gives some pointers of what will happen in the Holiday Basketball League (HBL) Open on Thursday's DSA Forum at the Tower Inn.DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION

DSA Forum resumes on Thursday

The Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum resumes on Thursday, 10:30 a.m., at the Tower Inn with various topics to be discussed.

Invited as guests are Department of Education-City Schools Division Officer-In-Charge Helen Paguican who will talk about the Davao Region Athletic Association (Davraa) Meet and organizer Domingo “Bong” Vergara who will discuss about the Dover Tatlohan Tournament.

Joining them are PhilCycling XI Director Salvador Paholio Jr. and Datu Uchida Development Foundation Sports Coordinator Yusuke Uchida.

DSA President and Sports Editor Charles Raymond Maxey is requesting members to come on time to the weekly public service sports program supported by Genesis 88 Advertising and Tower Inn-The Business Hotel.

DC-PRISAA Meet starts Jan.26

PRISAA Davao Executive Director Joaquin Sarabia gives details of the Private Schools Athletic Association Meet on Thursday's DSA Forum at the Tower Inn.DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION

The Davao City-Private Schools Athletic Association (DC-PRISAA) Meet will hold advance games on January 26 until February 22 to determine the best athletes for the Regional PRISAA Meet.

DC-PRISAA Executive Director Joaquin Sarabia said that the men's and women's basketball and volleyball events will be played early to catch up with the February 22 last day of the games.
The other events like athletics, tennis, chess, sepak takraw, volleyball, swimming, taekwondo, judo, among others will be played on February 15 to 18 at separate venues.

Football eliminations will also be scheduled because the event was re-included in the National PRISAA Meet in April in Zamboanga City, he said on Thursday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn.

Sarabia said judo will also be included next month after they received information that the National PRISAA Meet will also include back the sport.

"This is a very welcome development. We have very good judo players who can reap honors for Davao City and Southern Mindanao," said Sarabia.

The Regional PRISAA Meet is scheduled in the second week of March to be hosted by Davao City.

BKCC to hold 25th monthly chessfest

NCFP National Arbiter Ronnie Tabudlong announces a series of developmental chess competitions in Davao on Thursday's DSA Forum at the Tower Inn. Beside him is PRISAA Davao Executive Director Joaquin Sarabia.DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION







The Blue Knight Chess Club will hold its 25th Monthly Age-Group Tournament on January 25 at BKCC Center along Bonifacio Street.

On Thursday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn, Club Director and National Chess Federation of the Philippines Arbiter Ronnie Tabudlong said that the competition will kick off their year-long grassroots chess development program in partnership with the Davao Sports Council Inc. and Davao City Councilors.

The tournament starts at 9 a.m.

Meanwhile, Tabudlong said that a multi-vitamins company has also expressed interest in supporting youth chess this year.The competition will be for college, high school and elementary students.

"We are very happy to inform you that chess has a new supporter here in Davao City," said Tabudlong, who is also the Mindanao coordinator of the prestigious Shell Active Youth Chess Championships.

He said that the sponsor and the organizers are still finalizing the details of the competition and will make the announcement soon.

Basketball, baseball topics at DSA Forum

Atty.Manny Nitorreda, Davao Commissioner of the National Basketball Training Center, and Joaquin Sarabia, Regional Director of the Philippine Amateur Baseball Association, are the main guests of the DSA Forum on Thursday, January 10, at the Tower Inn.

Nitorreda will talk about the tryouts on Saturday at the Ateneo de Davao High School while Sarabia will discuss the Davao City Baseball Cup presented by the Datu Uchida Development Foundation.

The weekly public service sports program sponsored by Genesis 88 Advertising and Tower Inn starts at 10:30 a.m.

DSA President Charles Maxey is requesting members to come on time.

Diving gold medalist to train in China with 4 fellow Davaoeños

Diver Shiela Mae Perez with her gold and silver medals at the DSA Forum at Tower Inn. She left for China to train for six weeks.(DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION)



1st row, shiela mae perez of diving, ruditha poralan, sanita kasim and amina anuddin of traditional boat race.
2nd row, edmer del socorro, ruel batuto of baseball, luvelyn maganda of softball.(Photo by Keith Bacongco/AKP Images)









Shiela Mae Perez, the three-meter springboard diving gold medalist in the Thailand SEA Games, and four fellow Davaoeños will be training in Xian, China for six weeks.
On Thursday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn, Perez said that Jaime Asok, Zardo Domenios, Niño Carog and Rexel Ryan Fabriga already left for Xian and she will immediately follow.
She said that they are all preparing for the Olympic qualifying World Cup in Shenzhen where the top 36 divers will earn a ticket to the Beijing Olympics in August this year.
Perez presented her gold medal and her silver medal she won in the one-meter springboard in Thailand last month. "We are happy to present these medals to our fellow Davaoeños," she said.
After a lunch treat courtesy of Davao City Sports Coordinator Christopher "Bong" Go to Perez and the other SEA Games medallists Edmer del Socorro and Ruel Batuto of baseball, Luvelyn Maganda of softball, Amina Anuddin, Sanita Kasim and Ruditha Poralan of traditional boat race, Perez left for Manila on Thursday afternoon to take a Friday morning flight to China.

Dragon boat athletes look for new members

Members of the tradional boat race from Davao announced that they are looking for new members.
On Thursday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) at the Tower Inn, Ruditha Poralan, silver and bronze medalists in the Team 10 crews, said that the Philippine Dragon Boat Federation will welcome applications.
Speaking in behalf of her two teammates, Amina Anuddin and Sanita Kasim, she said applicants must be at least five feet and four inches in height, 57 to 65 kilograms in weight and must be 18 years old and above.
She said more information can be accessed through their website, http://www.pdbf.com/.
Kasim said that after the SEA Games stint, they are now preparing for a tough competition in Macau either in May or June.