National University and Angelicum College downed their respective rivals in contrasting fashions as they zeroed in on the semifinal round in the Shakey’s Girls Volleyball League NCR leg at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig last weekend.
The NU tossers outlasted the De La Salle-Zobel side in a duel of fancied teams, hacking out a 25-16, 16-25, 25-17 victory to zero in on the first semis berth in Pool A with their fourth straight victory.
Angelicum, on the other hand, outclassed University of the East, 25-10, 25-8, to likewise close in on a semis seat with a 3-0 mark in Pool B of the tournament sponsored by Shakey’s Pizza and organized by Metro Sports.
Mighty Sports-Hope Christian School, meanwhile, pressed its bid in Pool A as it swept its two matches, beating St. James College-Paranaque, 25-23, 25-10, and Rizal High School, 25-11, 25-14, for a 3-0 slate in the event backed by Toby’s, Mikasa and Asics.
Meanwhile, King’s Montessori School bounced back from its setback to Angelicum by dominating UP Integrated School, 25-10, 25-13, to improve to 2-1 in Pool B in a tie with Colegio San Agustin, which repulsed MGC New Life Christian Academy in a thrilling three-setter, 26-24, 19-25, 25-22.
MGC dropped to 0-2 in a tie with St. James Academy-Malabon while UE slid to 1-1 and UP has a 0-1 mark.
Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 21
By : People's Journal
Games Today: (Araneta Coliseum)5:15 p.m. – Barako Bull vs. Powerade7:30 p.m. – Rain or Shine vs. B-MegYENG Guiao was delighted at the way how his import, Jamelle Cornley, performed in Rain or Shine’s opening game in the Governors’ Cup. Now, he sounds comfortable taking on the Commissioner’s Cup champion, B-Meg,... Read more
Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 16
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Games Tuesday (Ynares Sports Arena)2 p.m. – RnW Pacific Pipes vs Blackwsater Sports 4 p.m. – Café France vs Cebuana Lhuillier Big Chill weathered a fiery charge by RnW Pacific Pipes in the second half for a 78- 68 victory that earned the Super Chargers an outright passage in the... Read more
Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 14
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GEN. TRIAS, CAVITE – Jay Bayron used a strong finish to shoot a second straight 69 and leave behind a field that continued to struggle in demanding condition at Eagle Ridge’s Faldo Course in the second round of the ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational here yesterday. Bayron turned what had seemed... Read more
Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 15
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Young Mark Alcala validated his claim as the next badminton superstar when he clipped third seed Jose Kenneth Monterubio, 21-18, 21-19, to pocket the boys’ Under-19 title and complete a double victory in the P1 million MVP Sports Foundation-Philippine Badminton Ranking System (PBaRS) circuit at Metro Sports Center in Lahug,... Read more
Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 14
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Philadelphia—The Philadelphia 76ers kept their season alive with an 82-75 victory over the Boston Celtics to force a seventh game in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Jrue Holiday finished with a team-high 20 points and six assists while Elton Brand had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Sixers who... Read more
