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EVAN JAMES MENDOZA
Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 350015 [Title] => Negros XI breaks Cebu's hearts [Summary] => The visiting Negros Occidental FA booters came up with a spectacular comeback as they rallied from a 0-2 deficit to break the hearts of Cebu FA, 3-2, at the start of PFF Visayas Regional Football Under-17 Championships yesterday at the Sacred Heart School-Jesuit football field in Cebu Business Park.
Thus, Negros Occidental needs only to beat Iloilo in its next assignment to wrap up the championship of the three-day tilt sanctioned by the Philippine Football Federation and organized by the Cebu Football Association headed by Jonathan "Maxi" Maximo.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096583 [AuthorName] => Caecent No-ot Magsumbol [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 349843 [Title] => Cebu Team tinguhang makampiyon [Summary] => Ang host Cebu magsugod na sa ilang kampanya sa PPF Visayas Regional Football Under-17 Championships karong hapon diha sa Sacred Heart School-Jesuit Football field sa Cebu Business Park.
Ang Cebu moharong sa laing duha ka top squads -- ang Iloilo ug ang Negros Occidental.
Ang top three squads maoy morepresentar sa Visayas region sa National finals sa wala pa hisayring binyu.
Taud-taud na nga panahon nga ang Cebuanos wala na makatilaw og daog sa gubat sa age-group.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1176323 [AuthorName] => Bot Glorioso [SectionName] => Banat Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 324327 [Title] => Red Ribbon U-16 football semifinals on today [Summary] => Defending champion Paref Springdale and Don Bosco Technological College (DBTC) rekindle its rivalry when they suit up in the semifinal round of the Red Ribbon Under-16 football tournament today at the San Roque field in Subangdaku, Mandaue City.
An action packed battle is expected from both protagonists in the opening game at 1:00 p.m. as both teams are in a hot pursuit for the title after its explosive showing against respective opponents going into the semifinals.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 725549 [AuthorName] => Sona Mae V. Povadora [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) ) )
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MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas team captain Jia de Guzman has tempered expectations on their chances against a heavily favored Vietnam and in the FIVB Challenger Cup that came off the wraps at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium yesterday.
But deep inside the soft-spoken and courageous skipper and the rest of Nationals, they all dream of the same big dream – a ticket straight to the Women’s Volleyball Nations League main group next year.
And their quest begins tonight when they square off with the Vietnamese at 6:30 p.m.
The home bet is the underdog versus the Vietnamese side that swept and dominated last month’s AVC Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The Filipinas snatched a historic bronze there.
“Well, alam naman po namin na mas malakas ang kalaban and we know our team is young. All we can ask the girls is to do its best while not putting pressure on the team that much,” said the charismatic Alas team leader.
The team lost power spiker Eya Laure and libero Jen Nierva and were replaced by Creamline’s Jema Galanza and National University’s Bella Belen.
Belen’s teammate, Alyssa Solomon, and Galanza’s fellow Creamline star, Tots Carlos, were enlisted into the pool but will not be able to join due to undisclosed reasons.
“It’s great to have new reinforcements in the pool. Experience-wise, marami ang mako-contribute nila sa team,” said De Guzman of Galanza and Belen.
Intriguingly, Nierva’s last-minute withdrawal left the squad with one legitimate libero in Dawn Catindig.
Cherry Nunag was listed as the team’s second libero although she’s known as a natural middle blocker.
The other members of the team are Faith Nisperos, Fifi Sharma, Vannie Gandler, Julia Coronel, Angel Canino, Dell Palomata, Arah Panique, Thea Gagate and Sisi Rondina.
The trek to that VNL dream is long and arduous though as Alas Pilipinas would need to win all its games against Vietnam, the semis and eventually the finals, assuming it could make it that far, to realize it.
In the opener of the meet, Puerto Rico turned back a feisty Kenya 25-20, 25-19, 27-25, to advance to the semis.
Teenage sensation Grace Mar Lopez Villanueva went on attack mode and fired 19 points including 18 on kills while Diana Reyes scattered 10 hits.
Pamella Adhiambo Owino tried to put up a fight for the Kenyans by unloading a match-best 22 points. most of which came in the third set when they tried
to put up a fight and steal the set before eventually falling short in the end.
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