Category: Sports

WITH the sound of the drums and cheers slowly returning on campus, the SBCA Pep Band is
finally back after two long years. THE BEDAN HERALD interviewed Coach Luis San Juan,
who shared about their preparation after the pandemic, current goals, commendable teamwork,
and other stories to be told inside the team.

EVER since Hidilyn Diaz’s historic win in the weightlifting category of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, other Filipino contestants have also bagged their gold medals in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships, like Vanessa Sarno and Rosegie Ramos. The Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP), the national governing body for weightlifting and powerlifting in the Philippines, focused their eyes on the World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, where nine athletes, including Diaz, will be competing in the championships scheduled from Dec. 5 to 16 in Bogota, Columbia

CLOSING out the year with a set of games, the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) PH concluded its 10th Season with the Playoffs last Oct. 20 to 23, 2022, at the Blue Leaf Cosmopolitan, Quezon City. The four-day event saw teams RSG Philippines, ONIC Philippines, Bren Esports, Omega Esports, ECHO Esports, and Blacklist International battling for MPL-PH Champions.

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).