Category: Sports

FROM May 5 to May 17, 11 competing countries—Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam—will participate in the 32nd season of the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games).

THE San Beda College Alabang (SBCA) Futsal Seniors achieved victory against the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) in the Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) Season 53 of Futsal League Seniors Division last Apr. 1.

LAST Mar. 26, San Beda College-Alabang (SBCA) and the University of Makati (UMak) competed against each other at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum for the last time of the season as the 53rd Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA)’s Volleyball Seniors’ Division Competition concluded with the SBCA’s Women’s Volleyball Team obtaining 1st Runner Up and UMak acquiring the gold.

THE College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Sports Intramurals 2023 officially opened last Apr. 14 at the Sports Complex hosted by Dr. John Paul Domingo, the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, and Fritzen Aldaba (II-BAP). Also present at the ceremony were Dean Atty. Juan Ruffo D. Chong and Dr. Andres Ignacio C. San Mateo, the Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA). It was marked by the parade of players, lighting of the torch, and oath-taking of sportsmanship.

REACHING for wins takes more than sole superiority. Like most sports, victories require a strong bond forged within the locker room walls and strengthened in the field. As the Bedan Football Team sets their eyes on hitting that score, THE BEDAN HERALD highlights two of their star players: Jesse Lawrence A. Ricabo (IV-BSBA-MM) the Left Defender or Left Wing, and John Carlo V. Manahan, (II-BSA) Forward, Midfield or Defender of the Men’s Football Team.

CHANGING one’s sport is not a decision made in a snap. It is carefully thought out, as it takes a massive leap of faith to answer this calling. Through an interview with THE BEDAN HERALD, Alyana Margarita “Ally” D. Presa (III-BAP) shared her experiences in switching her sport from ballet to cheer and how she gained the courage to answer the lion’s call.

SAN Beda College Alabang’s athletes proudly represented the school at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) South opening ceremony held at Carmelo Q. Quizon Gymnasium in the University of Batangas (UB), the host institution for Season 24, last Feb. 24. Carrying the pride of their respective schools, athletes from 11 participating teams boldly entered the venue with the season’s theme “We rise, stride, and play as one” in mind.

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.