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KASHUS PERONA
Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 296974 [Title] => Fil-Am trackster to don RP colors [Summary] => The Philippine track and field squad is now looking forward to a haul of 14 gold medals in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games the country is hosting Nov. 27-Dec. 5 with the inclusion of a Los Angeles-based Fil-Am trackster.
The national team earlier raised its projection by two gold medals from its original target of 12 golds following reports that Fil-Am Kashus Perona has been cleared to compete for the Philippines in the coming games.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 254933 [Title] => Fil-Am trackster di sigurado sa Manila leg ng Asian Grand Prix [Summary] => Tila malabong makabalik sa bansa upang magpakitang gilas ang Fil-Am runner na si Kashus Perona para sa nalalapit na Manila leg ng Asian Athletics Grand Prix na gaganapin sa Hulyo 1.
Ayon sa Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association, kinukum-binse pa rin ni Perona ang kanyang pinagta-trabahuhan na telecom company na siya ay bigyan ng pagkakataon muli na bumalik sa Maynila upang sumali sa Grand Prix.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 253031 [Title] => Fil-Am may beef up RP relay team [Summary] => Kashus Perona, the Fil-American who won the 400m gold in the recent National Open Track and Field Championship, might represent the country not only in the Manila leg of this years Asian Grand Prix but also in its first two legs set in Thailand and Sri Lanka.
Perona stunned two-time SEA Games gold medalist Ernie Candelarion in the recent National Open, and was asked by athletics chief Go Teng Kok to be part of the mens 4x400 relay team to Thailand on June 23, Sri Lanka on June 28 and Manila on July 1.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 252599 [Title] => Torres,Melgar katangi-tangi ang performance [Summary] => Naging maaliwalas ang kalangitan para kina Marestella Torres at Mary Grace Melgar kahapon dahil sa kanilang katangi-tanging performance na naging kabaliktaran ng makulimlim na kampanya ng beteranong si Lerma Bulauitan-Gabito sa ikatlong araw ng aksiyon sa National Open Invita-tional championship sa Rizal Memorial Track Oval.
Isang record breaking performance ang ipinamalas ng Armymen na si Torres para sa kanyang ikalawang gintong medal-ya sa torneong ito, habang si Melgar naman ang kauna-unahang triple gold medalists matapos magsukbit ng dalawang ginto.
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Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) chief Celso Dayrit stressed that identifying and tapping Fil-foreign athletes who can serve the country in future international competitions is just part of the plans by the Los Angeles-based POODC.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => 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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