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                    [Title] => Ana Water confirms PBL stint
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Ana Water Dispenser has confirmed its participation in the Philippine
Basketball League, bringing to eight the number of participants in the
country's premier amateur league which kicks off its 2000 season on March
25.

Ana team owner Rudy Mendoza made the announcement during his meeting with PBL
commissioner Chino Trinidad yesterday.

It was earlier reported that Ana Water would be taking a leave of absence after
losing the second Yakult-PBL Challenge crown to Welcoat recently and after its
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                    [Title] => Welcoat claims PBL crown
                    [Summary] => 

Welcoat Paints made good its vow to sweep Ana Water Dispenser last night,
withstanding a tough challenge put up by Paolo Mendoza and his teammates to
complete a double-championship in the Philippine Basketball League in the
season.

The Paintmasters nipped the gritty Water Dispensers, 58-56, in a game marred by
a bizarre ending, crowning themselves the second Yakult-PBL Challenge champions
before a huge crowd at the Makati Coliseum last night.

Also the first Yakult-PBL Challenge champions, the Paintmasters scored a big
grandslam of sort although the Water Dispensers refused t
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                    [Title] => Welcoat goes for sweep
                    [Summary] => 

Sitting on a two-game cushion, Welcoat thinks the series is all over except the
final coating.

And the Paintmasters vow to do it tonight and paint the town red.

The Paintmasters try to make it three in a row versus the embattled Ana Water
Dispensers at 6 p.m.
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                    [Title] => Welcoat's defense tests Ana's firepower
                    [Summary] => 

It will be offensive firepower and inside strength versus hustle and defense as
Ana Water and Welcoat clash at the start of their best-of-five series for the
second Yakult-PBL Challenge crown at the Makati Coliseum tonight.

The two teams are expected to brandish the form they showed in toppling their
respective semifinal opponents last Monday with the Water Dispensers all fired
up to repeat over the Paintmasters in a bid to gain the headstart in a series
that could go either way.

Ana Water stunned a talent-laden Welcoat side, 68-63, in their only meeting
this conference last
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                    [Title] => Ana, Welcoat forge title series
                    [Summary] => 

Rey Mendez and Ronald Tubid stepped up when Ana Water's starters failed to
deliver as they powered the  defending champion Dispensers to their second
final appearance with a 69-61 victory over an injury-laden Blu Detergents
yesterday in the first of two sudden deaths for the Yakult-PBL Challenge Final
at the Makati Coliseum.

Welcoat clinched the other final berth by subduing Red Bull, 80-71, in a fiery
fourth quarter run in other the  encounter.
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                    [Title] => First ever double sudden death up
                    [Summary] => 

The race to the PBL finals comes down to a pair of sudden deaths today with Ana
Water and Red Bull hoping to complete a couple of reversals over Blu and
Welcoat, respectively,  for crack at the Second Yakult-PBL Challenge crown.

The Water Dispensers and the Energy Kings dropped the opener of their
respective best-of-three series with the Detergents and the Paintmasters, but
came through with emphatic victories Saturday to force the league's first-ever
pair of sudden deaths for the final berths.

"It's difficult to predict which team will win, but if we can come up with the
sa
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Basketball League, bringing to eight the number of participants in the
country's premier amateur league which kicks off its 2000 season on March
25.

Ana team owner Rudy Mendoza made the announcement during his meeting with PBL
commissioner Chino Trinidad yesterday.

It was earlier reported that Ana Water would be taking a leave of absence after
losing the second Yakult-PBL Challenge crown to Welcoat recently and after its
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Welcoat Paints made good its vow to sweep Ana Water Dispenser last night,
withstanding a tough challenge put up by Paolo Mendoza and his teammates to
complete a double-championship in the Philippine Basketball League in the
season.

The Paintmasters nipped the gritty Water Dispensers, 58-56, in a game marred by
a bizarre ending, crowning themselves the second Yakult-PBL Challenge champions
before a huge crowd at the Makati Coliseum last night.

Also the first Yakult-PBL Challenge champions, the Paintmasters scored a big
grandslam of sort although the Water Dispensers refused t
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Sitting on a two-game cushion, Welcoat thinks the series is all over except the
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And the Paintmasters vow to do it tonight and paint the town red.

The Paintmasters try to make it three in a row versus the embattled Ana Water
Dispensers at 6 p.m.
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                    [Title] => Welcoat's defense tests Ana's firepower
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It will be offensive firepower and inside strength versus hustle and defense as
Ana Water and Welcoat clash at the start of their best-of-five series for the
second Yakult-PBL Challenge crown at the Makati Coliseum tonight.

The two teams are expected to brandish the form they showed in toppling their
respective semifinal opponents last Monday with the Water Dispensers all fired
up to repeat over the Paintmasters in a bid to gain the headstart in a series
that could go either way.

Ana Water stunned a talent-laden Welcoat side, 68-63, in their only meeting
this conference last
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                    [Title] => Ana, Welcoat forge title series
                    [Summary] => 

Rey Mendez and Ronald Tubid stepped up when Ana Water's starters failed to
deliver as they powered the  defending champion Dispensers to their second
final appearance with a 69-61 victory over an injury-laden Blu Detergents
yesterday in the first of two sudden deaths for the Yakult-PBL Challenge Final
at the Makati Coliseum.

Welcoat clinched the other final berth by subduing Red Bull, 80-71, in a fiery
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                    [Title] => First ever double sudden death up
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The race to the PBL finals comes down to a pair of sudden deaths today with Ana
Water and Red Bull hoping to complete a couple of reversals over Blu and
Welcoat, respectively,  for crack at the Second Yakult-PBL Challenge crown.

The Water Dispensers and the Energy Kings dropped the opener of their
respective best-of-three series with the Detergents and the Paintmasters, but
came through with emphatic victories Saturday to force the league's first-ever
pair of sudden deaths for the final berths.

"It's difficult to predict which team will win, but if we can come up with the
sa
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Ana Water confirms PBL stint

February 25, 2000 - 12:00am

Ana Water Dispenser has confirmed its participation in the Philippine Basketball League, bringing to eight the number of participants in the country's premier amateur league which kicks off its 2000 season on...

Sports

Welcoat claims PBL crown

By Joey Villar | February 1, 2000 - 12:00am

Welcoat Paints made good its vow to sweep Ana Water Dispenser last night, withstanding a tough challenge put up by Paolo Mendoza and his teammates to complete a double-championship in the Philippine Basketball...

Sports

Welcoat goes for sweep

By Joey Villar | January 31, 2000 - 12:00am

Sitting on a two-game cushion, Welcoat thinks the series is all over except the final coating. And the Paintmasters vow to do it tonight and paint the town red. The Paintmasters try to make it three in a row...

Sports

Welcoat's defense tests Ana's firepower

By Joey Villar | January 27, 2000 - 12:00am

It will be offensive firepower and inside strength versus hustle and defense as Ana Water and Welcoat clash at the start of their best-of-five series for the second Yakult-PBL Challenge crown at the Makati Coliseum...

Sports

Ana, Welcoat forge title series

By Joey Villar | January 25, 2000 - 12:00am

Rey Mendez and Ronald Tubid stepped up when Ana Water's starters failed to deliver as they powered the defending champion Dispensers to their second final appearance with a 69-61 victory over an injury-laden...

Sports

First ever double sudden death up

January 24, 2000 - 12:00am

The race to the PBL finals comes down to a pair of sudden deaths today with Ana Water and Red Bull hoping to complete a couple of reversals over Blu and Welcoat, respectively, for crack at the Second Yakult-PBL...

Sports