Category: Sports

THE San Beda College Alabang (SBCA) Women’s Volleyball Team triumphed against the University of Makati (UMak) last Feb. 5 at St. Scholastica’s College (SSC) for the Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) Season 53. The volleyball match was livestreamed via SMART Sports’ Facebook page.

SAN Beda College Alabang’s women athletes brought pride from the South at the Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) opening ceremony last Jan. 21 at St. Cecilia Hall in St. Scholastica’s College (SSC), the host school for Season 53.

RETURNING from a three-year hiatus, CONQuest gathered around 33,000 questers nationwide at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay last Jul. 23 and 24 for the country’s biggest face-to-face gaming, technology, anime, and pop culture convention of 2022. Fans were thrilled not just because the all-star guest lineup included their favorite local and international gamers, content creators, and voice actors; the festival was also jam-packed with 55 artist booths, 19 vendors, and three indie developers for them to explore.

REACHING back for active sports in San Beda College Alabang, the Red Lions Varsity Teams began recruitment over July in hopes of refilling their rosters with fresh team-players to secure collegiate championships once more. Due to the pandemic halting all physical activities, the situation has taken a toll on SBCA’ top sports teams, leaving two years of no new recruits and games left teams hungry for action.

GILAS Pilipinas came back to the field last June 30 for the last window of the first round, seeking redemption against New Zealand Tallies in Auckland after losing their first game against the Tallies last Feb. 27. The Philippine team eyed for another win against the visiting Young Cagers (India) in Mall of Asia Arena last July 3 where they redeemed themselves and scored another victory against India. The FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers’ first round started with 16 teams last February 2021, continued in November 2021, and came to its end last July 5, 2022.

TAGLINED as “Stronger Together. Buo ang Puso”, the 97th Season of the National Collegiate Association of the Philippines (NCAA) commenced on Mar. 26. It signaled the much-awaited return of Men’s Basketball and Women’s Volleyball Tournaments and also the chess and taekwondo tournaments. This season is hosted by De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde (CSB). It was originally set to launch on Mar. 5, but was later pushed back on the 26th to give the athletes more time to prepare.

GEARING up for this year’s CONQuest Festival which will be held on the 23rd and 24th of July in SMX Convention Center Manila, AcadArena will host the prominent gaming and pop culture convention. It will be a weekend filled with gaming, live music, industry panels, booths, and more. AcadArena will also cover the grand finale of the Alliance Games (A-Games).

CURRENTLY hailed as the national basketball team of the Philippines, Gilas Pilipinas proudly represented the country at the FIBA (Federation Internationale de Basketball Amateur) Basketball World Cup 2023: Asian Qualifiers which commenced on Aug. 31, 2021 and will end on Aug. 25, 2023. FIBA opens the Asian Qualifiers to 16 teams from Asia-Oceania regions during six “Windows” qualifying games to qualify seven teams to the World Cup that will take place in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan.

FILIPINO Olympian pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena dominates the world ranking of Orlen Copernicus Cup 2022 in Poland. He successfully took home two gold medals last Feb. 22 after battling against different athletes from Brazil, Belgium, and Netherlands. The international competition was streamed through different platforms like Youtube, and also on television in some countries.

STEPPING up the gaming experience for Filipino gamers, Riot Games and Mineski which are among the country’s premier esports organizations, hosted the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) 2022: Philippines Stage 1 Challengers. The event was held from Feb. 10 until Feb. 27, sponsored by ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG).