THE Notre Dame of Marbel University (NDMU) will defend its title when the 7th Dolan Sprint sa Kadayawan Inter-School Swimming Competition plunges into action on Saturday starting at 8 a.m. at the Ladislawa Garden Village clubhouse in Buhangin.
Chief organizer Darren Evangelista of the Evangelista Aquatics and Sports Management Inc. (Easmi), appearing in Thursday's regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn, said NDMU is fielding some 50 swimmers in the event.
"It's one huge field where Davao bets will have to face stiff competition not only from NDMU but also those coming from Polomolok, General Santos City and Kidapawan City. I think that region alone has three Palarong Pambansa champions who will compete," Evangelista said.
He said they are expecting some 130 tankers from all over the region in the event presented by Dolan in cooperation with Growee Multivitamins.
"A total of 50 events are entered in the one-day event featuring the six years old and under, seven to nine, 10-12, 13-14 and 15-above categories," Evangelista said.
He said the top three teams based on points will receive trophies. He added a gold medal is equivalent to seven points, a silver is worth seven points and bronze is six points. Points of five, four, three, two and one will be awarded to the next five finishers in every event.
"Gold, silver and bronze medals will also be given away to the top three placers. The most outstanding swimmer per category, however, will still be determined based on the total number of points. A participant can only swim up to five events though," Evangelista said.
Interested participants may still sign up until today. For inquiry, contact the Easmi office at (082) 301-6188.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 27, 2010.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
9th Flight of Eagles, Kadayawan bowling tourney set
9th Flight of the Eagles bikefest set to take off
ORGANIZERS will give away cash prizes to special awardees when the 9th Flight of the Eagles blasts off from the People's Park to Malagos Park in Calinan on Sunday.
Co-organizer Dominador A. Lopez, chair of the Watershed Management Coordinating Council, said Thursday the biggest delegation, family finisher riders, oldest rider, youngest rider, heaviest rider, heaviest bike and lightest bike are the special prizes to be given out.
"Cash prizes will also be awarded to the top three finishers of the fun race for junior below 17 years old and below, masters 40-above and fat boys rider 100 kilograms above and fat look categories," Lopez said during the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn.
He said some 540 cyclists riders are expected to join the 40-kilometer fun ride that is dubbed, "Biking for the Watersheds of Davao."
Lopez said former city councilor Leonardo Avila III, who spearheaded the event for the past eight years, will give the welcome remarks during the brief opening rites while current Davao City Councilor Marissa Salvador Abella, 1977 Mutya ng Dabaw, will flag off the riders.
Abella, chair of the City Council committee on environment and natural resources, had taken on Avila's program being a staunch advocate of environment protection herself.
Reigning Mutya ng Dabaw Jenelle Lee will also be among the guests during the affair.
The fun ride is also backed up by the Davao City Water District (DCWD), Federation of Off-Road Cycling Enthusiasts (Force), WMCC, Office of Councilor Abella and Avila, among others.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 13, 2010.
Kadayan bowlfest underway
CLOSE to P20,000 in total cash prize will be up for grabs in the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Open Bowling Tournament that was set to open last night at the Fairlanes Bowling Center.
Organizing Sunday Bowlers Club (SBC) president Emie Orteza, gracing Thursday's regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn, said the champion will receive P8,000 while the next three placers will go home with P5,000, P3,000 and P2,000, respectively.
He said they expect some 20 teams seeing action in the bowlfest that will also hold a masters game.
"There will be a qualifying event for the masters game set next Thursday. Prizes also await the highest pinning, highest individual single and double, highest team single and double and highest average," Orteza said.
He added that regular players from Cotabato are coming but they will be joining in other Davao City teams.
The meet, which will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays for two weeks, is organized in celebration of the 25th Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 13, 2010.
ORGANIZERS will give away cash prizes to special awardees when the 9th Flight of the Eagles blasts off from the People's Park to Malagos Park in Calinan on Sunday.
Co-organizer Dominador A. Lopez, chair of the Watershed Management Coordinating Council, said Thursday the biggest delegation, family finisher riders, oldest rider, youngest rider, heaviest rider, heaviest bike and lightest bike are the special prizes to be given out.
"Cash prizes will also be awarded to the top three finishers of the fun race for junior below 17 years old and below, masters 40-above and fat boys rider 100 kilograms above and fat look categories," Lopez said during the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn.
He said some 540 cyclists riders are expected to join the 40-kilometer fun ride that is dubbed, "Biking for the Watersheds of Davao."
Lopez said former city councilor Leonardo Avila III, who spearheaded the event for the past eight years, will give the welcome remarks during the brief opening rites while current Davao City Councilor Marissa Salvador Abella, 1977 Mutya ng Dabaw, will flag off the riders.
Abella, chair of the City Council committee on environment and natural resources, had taken on Avila's program being a staunch advocate of environment protection herself.
Reigning Mutya ng Dabaw Jenelle Lee will also be among the guests during the affair.
The fun ride is also backed up by the Davao City Water District (DCWD), Federation of Off-Road Cycling Enthusiasts (Force), WMCC, Office of Councilor Abella and Avila, among others.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 13, 2010.
Kadayan bowlfest underway
CLOSE to P20,000 in total cash prize will be up for grabs in the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Open Bowling Tournament that was set to open last night at the Fairlanes Bowling Center.
Organizing Sunday Bowlers Club (SBC) president Emie Orteza, gracing Thursday's regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn, said the champion will receive P8,000 while the next three placers will go home with P5,000, P3,000 and P2,000, respectively.
He said they expect some 20 teams seeing action in the bowlfest that will also hold a masters game.
"There will be a qualifying event for the masters game set next Thursday. Prizes also await the highest pinning, highest individual single and double, highest team single and double and highest average," Orteza said.
He added that regular players from Cotabato are coming but they will be joining in other Davao City teams.
The meet, which will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays for two weeks, is organized in celebration of the 25th Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 13, 2010.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Pro-Am golfest, wakeboarding, Eagles fun ride, Duterte shootfest, judo-jiu jitsu & karatedo, swimfest discussed at DSA Forum Thursday
Emcor to hold Pro-Am golfest
SOME 100 professional golfers from all over the country will team up with amateur players when the Davao Pro-Am Golf Tournament tees off from September 1 to 3 at the scenic Apo Golf and Country Club.
Tournament coordinator Elias "Boy" Arriba, speaking at the regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum Thursday at the Tower Inn, said the event is sponsored by Samsung in coordination with Emcor, which is celebrating its 52nd anniversary this year.
"This is the first time we will hold this kind of tournament. We are very excited to bring a handful of noted pro golfers from Manila and other parts of the Visayas and Mindanao," said Arriba, Emcor vice president for marketing.
He named Juvic Pagunsan and the Miñoza brothers as among those who are expected to join the three-day competition.
The top 30 pros will receive cash prizes, with the top placer receiving P172,000 while the 30th placer will not go home empty-handed with P16,000.
"We will have motorcycles and appliances as hole-in-one prizes," Arriba said.
He added that Emcor is looking forward to hold the golf tournament every year as a way of paying back to their clients.
"It is our desire to help promote professional and amateur golf in this region through organizing tournaments like this," Arriba said.
The tournament as well as the 3rd JVR Cup Badminton Tournament meet set to be held on Saturday at the Smash N' Drop Badminton Courts are organized as part of the month-long celebration of Emcor's 52nd anniversary.
Giovanni Molina said the badminton event will feature men's doubles and women's doubles for level E and F and mixed CD categories.
"We expect at least 60 players in this competition where cash prizes will be given away to the winners," Molina said.
He aid the non-profit meet will benefit the preservation of the environment that is part of Emcor's corporate social responsibility.
Emcor also plans to conduct a mangrove-planting activity and encourage its participants to join the undertaking.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 6, 2010.
Kadayawan wakeboard contest fires off August 20 at DWP
A TOTAL cash prize of P60,000 is up for grabs when the 1st Kadayawan Festival Cup (KFC) Wakeboarding Competition plunges into action on August 20 at the world-class Deca Wakeboard Park (DWP) in Barangay Tacunan, Mintal.
Carive Rodriguez, gracing the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn Thursday, said P30,000 worth of giveaways are also at stake for the participants.
"The DWP had been around for eight months now and we have seen that it's about time to give local riders a chance to compete against themselves," Rodriguez said.
He said they expect some 60 adult and kid competitors in the one-day free admission event that will have varied categories for different age-groups.
"We are holding this event in celebration of the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival and at the same time give awareness to Dabawenyos and Mindanaoans on the sport of wakeboarding," Rodriguez said.
He said participants will be judged according to their tricks and stunts and how they go about all the obstacles.
"We have top-notch riders from Manila who have placed in national and international competitions as our guest judges," Rodriguez said.
Jason Poblete said a photo competition for photographers will be a side event. Cash prizes will also be awarded to the winners of the photo contest.
Poblete said DWP is the third wakeboard park in the Philippines and the only one in Mindanao. The first one built was the Lago de Oro in Batangas and second was in Camarines Sur.
Entry fee for the wakeboard competition, which is presented by DWP with 8990 Housing Development Corporation, is P500 for all categories. (MLSA)
9th Flight of the Eagles hits the road August 15
WITH a lady councilor now at the helm, the 9th Flight of the Eagles, a mountain bike fun ride for the preservation of Davao's Watersheds, is all set to take flight on August 15 from People's Park to Malagos Park in Calinan.
Newly-elected Davao City Councilor Marissa Salvador Abella, chair of City Council committee on environment and natural resources, yesterday said she had taken on the program of former city councilor Leonardo Avila III as she is also a staunch advocate of environment preservation.
"The past eight years with Councilor Avila, the Flight of the Eagles raised funds for the Talomo-Lipadas Watershed and raised awareness on the more environment friendly and health -- conscious mode of transportation -- mountain biking. I'm continuing his cause because I'm an advocate for the protection of the environment," Abellas said in Thursday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn.
Abellas said the 40-kilometer fun ride will commence with a program, lunch and fellowship at the Davao City Water District Amphitheater, Malagos, Baguio District.
Dubbed "Biking for the Watersheds of Davao", the event will feature a fun race in the last four kilometers before reaching Malagos Park.
Categories are junior below 17 years old, masters 40 and above and fat boys rider (100 kgs. above and fat look). Cash prizes await winners. Awards will also be given to the oldest, youngest and heaviest rider, heaviest bike and lightest bike. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 6, 2010.
Duterte shootfest fires off August 20-22
IT'S all systems go for the 1st Mayor Inday Sara Cup Level 2 Rifle & Pistol Kadayawan Shooting Competition that fires off on August 20 to 22 at the CPR Shooting Range along Diversion Road.
Organizer Maikee Aportadera said the event aims to attract at least 200 participants from all over the country.
"Some 40 rifle and pistol shooters from Cebu are coming while Jethro and Magno teams from Manila are also expected to compete. The Philippine National Police (PNP), Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force will also send delegates while some 100 civilians will also show their wares," Aportadera told members of the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) during their weekly forum at the Tower Inn Thursday.
He said the pistol category will be a seven-stage competition while the rifle division will be a six-stage event. Both are sanctioned by the Philippine Practical Shooting Association (PPSA).
The shootfest is an official event of the 25th Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 6, 2010.
Judo-Jiu Jitsu, karatedo events set at Camp Agua
THE Kadayawan Judo-Jiu Jitsu Tournament and 2nd TKS Petron Inter-School Karatedo Age-Group Championships will kick off on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, at Campo Agua in Toril.
Association for the Advancement of Karatedo (AAK) Davao head Rommel Tan said this is the second year they are holding a back-to-back tournament with Paolo Tancontian of judo/jiu jitsu.
"We are very happy with the outcome of our events last year that's why we have decided to hold a similar activity this year as a pre-Kadayawan feature," Tan said.
Tan, who guested at the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn yesterday, said Davao City's eight national champions bound for Singapore in September will join the weekend competition.
"This will serve as a tune-up tournament for them. We have some 70 participants in karatedo alone with visiting teams from Bukidnon and General Santos City. The Pagadian team has yet to confirm," he said.
Tan said the upcoming karatefest is designed for student players although he said AAK also holds open tournaments where out-of-school youths can also join. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 6, 2010.
Languyan sa Kadayawan set
THE 7th Languyan sa Kadayawan will take the plunge on August 28 at the Ladislawa Country Club in Buhangin.
Darren Evangelista of the organizing Evangelista Aquatics and Sports Management, Inc. bared this during the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn Thursday.
Evangelista said teams from the Davao Region and regular campaigners like those from General Santos and Koronadal are seeing action in the one-day meet.
"The first three finishers in each event will receive gold, silver and bronze medals while trophies will be given to fastest swimmer awardees," he said.
He added that plans to hold a shoreline swimming event and a Tropang Growee Junior Golf Tournament sometime in September are already in place. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 6, 2010.
SOME 100 professional golfers from all over the country will team up with amateur players when the Davao Pro-Am Golf Tournament tees off from September 1 to 3 at the scenic Apo Golf and Country Club.
Tournament coordinator Elias "Boy" Arriba, speaking at the regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum Thursday at the Tower Inn, said the event is sponsored by Samsung in coordination with Emcor, which is celebrating its 52nd anniversary this year.
"This is the first time we will hold this kind of tournament. We are very excited to bring a handful of noted pro golfers from Manila and other parts of the Visayas and Mindanao," said Arriba, Emcor vice president for marketing.
He named Juvic Pagunsan and the Miñoza brothers as among those who are expected to join the three-day competition.
The top 30 pros will receive cash prizes, with the top placer receiving P172,000 while the 30th placer will not go home empty-handed with P16,000.
"We will have motorcycles and appliances as hole-in-one prizes," Arriba said.
He added that Emcor is looking forward to hold the golf tournament every year as a way of paying back to their clients.
"It is our desire to help promote professional and amateur golf in this region through organizing tournaments like this," Arriba said.
The tournament as well as the 3rd JVR Cup Badminton Tournament meet set to be held on Saturday at the Smash N' Drop Badminton Courts are organized as part of the month-long celebration of Emcor's 52nd anniversary.
Giovanni Molina said the badminton event will feature men's doubles and women's doubles for level E and F and mixed CD categories.
"We expect at least 60 players in this competition where cash prizes will be given away to the winners," Molina said.
He aid the non-profit meet will benefit the preservation of the environment that is part of Emcor's corporate social responsibility.
Emcor also plans to conduct a mangrove-planting activity and encourage its participants to join the undertaking.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 6, 2010.
Kadayawan wakeboard contest fires off August 20 at DWP
A TOTAL cash prize of P60,000 is up for grabs when the 1st Kadayawan Festival Cup (KFC) Wakeboarding Competition plunges into action on August 20 at the world-class Deca Wakeboard Park (DWP) in Barangay Tacunan, Mintal.
Carive Rodriguez, gracing the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn Thursday, said P30,000 worth of giveaways are also at stake for the participants.
"The DWP had been around for eight months now and we have seen that it's about time to give local riders a chance to compete against themselves," Rodriguez said.
He said they expect some 60 adult and kid competitors in the one-day free admission event that will have varied categories for different age-groups.
"We are holding this event in celebration of the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival and at the same time give awareness to Dabawenyos and Mindanaoans on the sport of wakeboarding," Rodriguez said.
He said participants will be judged according to their tricks and stunts and how they go about all the obstacles.
"We have top-notch riders from Manila who have placed in national and international competitions as our guest judges," Rodriguez said.
Jason Poblete said a photo competition for photographers will be a side event. Cash prizes will also be awarded to the winners of the photo contest.
Poblete said DWP is the third wakeboard park in the Philippines and the only one in Mindanao. The first one built was the Lago de Oro in Batangas and second was in Camarines Sur.
Entry fee for the wakeboard competition, which is presented by DWP with 8990 Housing Development Corporation, is P500 for all categories. (MLSA)
9th Flight of the Eagles hits the road August 15
WITH a lady councilor now at the helm, the 9th Flight of the Eagles, a mountain bike fun ride for the preservation of Davao's Watersheds, is all set to take flight on August 15 from People's Park to Malagos Park in Calinan.
Newly-elected Davao City Councilor Marissa Salvador Abella, chair of City Council committee on environment and natural resources, yesterday said she had taken on the program of former city councilor Leonardo Avila III as she is also a staunch advocate of environment preservation.
"The past eight years with Councilor Avila, the Flight of the Eagles raised funds for the Talomo-Lipadas Watershed and raised awareness on the more environment friendly and health -- conscious mode of transportation -- mountain biking. I'm continuing his cause because I'm an advocate for the protection of the environment," Abellas said in Thursday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn.
Abellas said the 40-kilometer fun ride will commence with a program, lunch and fellowship at the Davao City Water District Amphitheater, Malagos, Baguio District.
Dubbed "Biking for the Watersheds of Davao", the event will feature a fun race in the last four kilometers before reaching Malagos Park.
Categories are junior below 17 years old, masters 40 and above and fat boys rider (100 kgs. above and fat look). Cash prizes await winners. Awards will also be given to the oldest, youngest and heaviest rider, heaviest bike and lightest bike. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 6, 2010.
Duterte shootfest fires off August 20-22
IT'S all systems go for the 1st Mayor Inday Sara Cup Level 2 Rifle & Pistol Kadayawan Shooting Competition that fires off on August 20 to 22 at the CPR Shooting Range along Diversion Road.
Organizer Maikee Aportadera said the event aims to attract at least 200 participants from all over the country.
"Some 40 rifle and pistol shooters from Cebu are coming while Jethro and Magno teams from Manila are also expected to compete. The Philippine National Police (PNP), Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force will also send delegates while some 100 civilians will also show their wares," Aportadera told members of the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) during their weekly forum at the Tower Inn Thursday.
He said the pistol category will be a seven-stage competition while the rifle division will be a six-stage event. Both are sanctioned by the Philippine Practical Shooting Association (PPSA).
The shootfest is an official event of the 25th Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 6, 2010.
Judo-Jiu Jitsu, karatedo events set at Camp Agua
THE Kadayawan Judo-Jiu Jitsu Tournament and 2nd TKS Petron Inter-School Karatedo Age-Group Championships will kick off on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, at Campo Agua in Toril.
Association for the Advancement of Karatedo (AAK) Davao head Rommel Tan said this is the second year they are holding a back-to-back tournament with Paolo Tancontian of judo/jiu jitsu.
"We are very happy with the outcome of our events last year that's why we have decided to hold a similar activity this year as a pre-Kadayawan feature," Tan said.
Tan, who guested at the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn yesterday, said Davao City's eight national champions bound for Singapore in September will join the weekend competition.
"This will serve as a tune-up tournament for them. We have some 70 participants in karatedo alone with visiting teams from Bukidnon and General Santos City. The Pagadian team has yet to confirm," he said.
Tan said the upcoming karatefest is designed for student players although he said AAK also holds open tournaments where out-of-school youths can also join. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 6, 2010.
Languyan sa Kadayawan set
THE 7th Languyan sa Kadayawan will take the plunge on August 28 at the Ladislawa Country Club in Buhangin.
Darren Evangelista of the organizing Evangelista Aquatics and Sports Management, Inc. bared this during the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn Thursday.
Evangelista said teams from the Davao Region and regular campaigners like those from General Santos and Koronadal are seeing action in the one-day meet.
"The first three finishers in each event will receive gold, silver and bronze medals while trophies will be given to fastest swimmer awardees," he said.
He added that plans to hold a shoreline swimming event and a Tropang Growee Junior Golf Tournament sometime in September are already in place. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 6, 2010.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Karatedo, judo main topics at DSA Forum
KARATEDO and judo are main topics when the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum resumes at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Tower Inn.
Association for the Advancement of Karatedo (AAK) Davao head Rommel Tan and judo's Paolo Tancontian are guests in the weekly forum co-sponsored by Tower Inn, Growee and Evangelista Aquatics and Sports Management Inc. (Easmi).
Tan and Tancontian will talk about their upcoming tournaments in line with the celebration of the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival.
Joining them as guests are Holiday Gym & Spa chief operations officer Ivy Fernandez and Athletes in Action (AIA) conditioning seminar coordinator Rael Diaz.
Fernandez will give her assessment on the just-concluded HGS Anniversary Run for Healthy Living while Diaz will brief DSA members on the seminar to be handled by an expert from the USA. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 5, 2010.
Association for the Advancement of Karatedo (AAK) Davao head Rommel Tan and judo's Paolo Tancontian are guests in the weekly forum co-sponsored by Tower Inn, Growee and Evangelista Aquatics and Sports Management Inc. (Easmi).
Tan and Tancontian will talk about their upcoming tournaments in line with the celebration of the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival.
Joining them as guests are Holiday Gym & Spa chief operations officer Ivy Fernandez and Athletes in Action (AIA) conditioning seminar coordinator Rael Diaz.
Fernandez will give her assessment on the just-concluded HGS Anniversary Run for Healthy Living while Diaz will brief DSA members on the seminar to be handled by an expert from the USA. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on August 5, 2010.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Discipline, skills key to fighters' conquest
DISCIPLINE, patience and right strategies did the trick for Team Phoenix-Moo Duk Kwan Davao's sterling triple victories in the Ultimate Strikers Championship (USC) 5 Saturday at the SM Bicutan in Parañaque City.
"Our players were very disciplined and patient. We instructed them not to brawl early and to study their taller and bigger opponents. What happened at the USC 5 was a very good break for Davao Muay Thai players," head coach Edgar Alan Paulino said. "Hopefully we can bring more Davao talents to compete in Manila."
Steve "Red Knight" Grandeza hacked out a knockout victory over Francis "Baguio" Romero while Rudy "4K Kevkatchi" Tacogue beat Christopher Tamayo via unanimous decision and Carlo "Red Rock" Laude scored a third round knockout win over Manuel "Cobra" Silvano of Quezon City.
"We are happy with the result. We performed well considering that our rivals were more seasoned in Muay Thai competitions than us. But there is no time to relax though as I will resume rigid training for my world title fight in Dubai on Oct. 1," Grandeza said in yesterday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn.
Assistant coach Bryan Grandeza also praised the performances of their wards saying.
"They really had good preparation and listened to us very well," Grandeza said.
Laude, a first Dan MDK blackbelt, said he didn't expect to win as it was his first time to compete in full contact sport.
"It was also my first time to compete in Muay Thai and to had done so outside the city. It was really a whole new experience for me and I'm so happy. I thanked my coaches for their help with my techniques. My ears were just attuned to them during the fight and I didn't even listen to the referee's reminders," Laude said.
Tacogue, a former sparring partner of the world's pound-for-pound boxer Manny Pacquaio, said he looks forward to competing in more Muay Thai tournaments.
"I quit boxing when I had an injury yet now I'm into Muay Thai and I'm enjoying it," Tacogue said in the vernacular.
Steve Grandeza said he will face a Ghana fighter in Dubai.
"We will study his fights over the net. But I think I have an edge over him since he had nowhere to see my fights. I didn't upload any video of my fights so as not to give my opponents any idea," he said.
The team thanked Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte and Vice Mayor Rody R. Duterte, Dennis Uy of Phoenix Fuel and Christopher "Bong" Go for their support.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on July 30, 2010.
"Our players were very disciplined and patient. We instructed them not to brawl early and to study their taller and bigger opponents. What happened at the USC 5 was a very good break for Davao Muay Thai players," head coach Edgar Alan Paulino said. "Hopefully we can bring more Davao talents to compete in Manila."
Steve "Red Knight" Grandeza hacked out a knockout victory over Francis "Baguio" Romero while Rudy "4K Kevkatchi" Tacogue beat Christopher Tamayo via unanimous decision and Carlo "Red Rock" Laude scored a third round knockout win over Manuel "Cobra" Silvano of Quezon City.
"We are happy with the result. We performed well considering that our rivals were more seasoned in Muay Thai competitions than us. But there is no time to relax though as I will resume rigid training for my world title fight in Dubai on Oct. 1," Grandeza said in yesterday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn.
Assistant coach Bryan Grandeza also praised the performances of their wards saying.
"They really had good preparation and listened to us very well," Grandeza said.
Laude, a first Dan MDK blackbelt, said he didn't expect to win as it was his first time to compete in full contact sport.
"It was also my first time to compete in Muay Thai and to had done so outside the city. It was really a whole new experience for me and I'm so happy. I thanked my coaches for their help with my techniques. My ears were just attuned to them during the fight and I didn't even listen to the referee's reminders," Laude said.
Tacogue, a former sparring partner of the world's pound-for-pound boxer Manny Pacquaio, said he looks forward to competing in more Muay Thai tournaments.
"I quit boxing when I had an injury yet now I'm into Muay Thai and I'm enjoying it," Tacogue said in the vernacular.
Steve Grandeza said he will face a Ghana fighter in Dubai.
"We will study his fights over the net. But I think I have an edge over him since he had nowhere to see my fights. I didn't upload any video of my fights so as not to give my opponents any idea," he said.
The team thanked Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte and Vice Mayor Rody R. Duterte, Dennis Uy of Phoenix Fuel and Christopher "Bong" Go for their support.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on July 30, 2010.
Jollibee run targets 1,800 runners
FAMILIES take center stage when the Jollibee Davao 12th Family Fun Run gets underway on August 15 in an out-and-back course at the NCCC Mall Car park.
JTC Group of Companies marketing officer Rain Baco said they are targeting around 1,800 participants this year after gathering 1,500 last year.
"We are happy that the number of entries grows every year even as more families take part in the fun run," Baco said during the regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum Thursday at the Tower Inn.
Baco aid the three-kilometer family run will still have the regular Kargaton for parent and child four years old and below, father and child four to 12 years old, mother and child four to 12 and husband and wife categories.
She said 5K male and female open divisions are also entered in the running activity, which is an official event of the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Sports Festival which offers trophies, medals and gift certificates to the winners.
"This year's run and the next four editions will support the adopt-a-site project of the Davao City Water District (DCWD). We just signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with DCWD. The proceeds of the run will benefit the watershed near Mt. Dipolog in Marilog District," Baco said.
She said registration is ongoing at all Jollibee Bolton, Gaisano Mall, Magsaysay, Matina, San Pedro, Victoria Plaza, NCCC Mall and Times Square outlets.
The 3K family fun run fee is P320 inclusive of two singlets, two runners' bibs, two snacks and two runners' certificates and P160 for the 5K open inclusive of one singlet, runner's bib, snack and runner's certificate.
Baco said they plan to hold an antire family run next year where all members of a family will run in one special category since they have been into the doubles run for the past years.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on July 30, 2010.
JTC Group of Companies marketing officer Rain Baco said they are targeting around 1,800 participants this year after gathering 1,500 last year.
"We are happy that the number of entries grows every year even as more families take part in the fun run," Baco said during the regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum Thursday at the Tower Inn.
Baco aid the three-kilometer family run will still have the regular Kargaton for parent and child four years old and below, father and child four to 12 years old, mother and child four to 12 and husband and wife categories.
She said 5K male and female open divisions are also entered in the running activity, which is an official event of the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Sports Festival which offers trophies, medals and gift certificates to the winners.
"This year's run and the next four editions will support the adopt-a-site project of the Davao City Water District (DCWD). We just signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with DCWD. The proceeds of the run will benefit the watershed near Mt. Dipolog in Marilog District," Baco said.
She said registration is ongoing at all Jollibee Bolton, Gaisano Mall, Magsaysay, Matina, San Pedro, Victoria Plaza, NCCC Mall and Times Square outlets.
The 3K family fun run fee is P320 inclusive of two singlets, two runners' bibs, two snacks and two runners' certificates and P160 for the 5K open inclusive of one singlet, runner's bib, snack and runner's certificate.
Baco said they plan to hold an antire family run next year where all members of a family will run in one special category since they have been into the doubles run for the past years.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on July 30, 2010.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
KTMSES students get new shoes
TWO hundred students from Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Elementary School (KTMSES) will run with new pair of shoes when the 34th National Milo Marathon-Davao City eliminations hit the road on August 29 in an out-and-back course at Roxas Avenue.
Davao leg coordinator Kenneth Sai of Vantage Sports Promotions said KTMSES became the beneficiary of the new pair of shoes after winning the raffle conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd).
"I think the students' shoe sizes were already taken. The school has prerogative on who will get the shoes but Milo wanted that their athletes, specifically the runners, will be prioritized since they are obliged to join the race," Sai said during the regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum on Thursday.
Sai said only public elementary schools that joined last year's Davao leg were considered in the raffle that included Magallanes Elementary School, Quezon Elementary School and Sta. Ana Central Elementary School, among others.
Dubbed "Championing Dreams with Every Step," the 2010 edition of the annual race recognizes the special need of under-privileged children to excel in sports.
With this theme, organizers are donating 200 pairs of rubbers shoes to chosen public school in every city where the race will be held.
Sai said they are hitting a total turnout of 14,000 entries this year, an ambitious projection from last year's 12,000 participants.
The Milo event features the men's and women's open 21K, 10K, 5K and 3K kiddie categories. Side events are biggest school delegation, inter-school running competition and the cheer dance competition.
Registration will open on July 29 at 2nd floor, Tamayo Bldg., Lapu-Lapu Ave, Agdao (beside Banco Filipino) and at Run Club in Bo. Obrero.
Fees are P50 for 3K and 5K, P500 for 10K and P500 for 21K half marathon.
Participants, however, are required to bring an empty Milo 300 grams pack upon registration.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on July 24, 2010.
Davao leg coordinator Kenneth Sai of Vantage Sports Promotions said KTMSES became the beneficiary of the new pair of shoes after winning the raffle conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd).
"I think the students' shoe sizes were already taken. The school has prerogative on who will get the shoes but Milo wanted that their athletes, specifically the runners, will be prioritized since they are obliged to join the race," Sai said during the regular Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum on Thursday.
Sai said only public elementary schools that joined last year's Davao leg were considered in the raffle that included Magallanes Elementary School, Quezon Elementary School and Sta. Ana Central Elementary School, among others.
Dubbed "Championing Dreams with Every Step," the 2010 edition of the annual race recognizes the special need of under-privileged children to excel in sports.
With this theme, organizers are donating 200 pairs of rubbers shoes to chosen public school in every city where the race will be held.
Sai said they are hitting a total turnout of 14,000 entries this year, an ambitious projection from last year's 12,000 participants.
The Milo event features the men's and women's open 21K, 10K, 5K and 3K kiddie categories. Side events are biggest school delegation, inter-school running competition and the cheer dance competition.
Registration will open on July 29 at 2nd floor, Tamayo Bldg., Lapu-Lapu Ave, Agdao (beside Banco Filipino) and at Run Club in Bo. Obrero.
Fees are P50 for 3K and 5K, P500 for 10K and P500 for 21K half marathon.
Participants, however, are required to bring an empty Milo 300 grams pack upon registration.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on July 24, 2010.
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