Archive for October, 2009

Game 3 – For All the Marbles!

By | October 7, 2009 | 5:47 pm | 

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It can’t get any better than this. The championship series of both the Juniors and Seniors division has been pushed to the limit setting the stage for a winner-take-all showdown tomorrow at the Araneta Coliseum.

First up is our very own DLSZ Junior Archers hoping to regain the crown they last held in 2007 against the defending champion Ateneo Blue Eaglets. The Zobel boys forced a Game 3 yesterday thanks to the heads-up play of Gwyne Capacio and Nico Elorde. Game time is at 11AM.

Later in the afternoon it will be Destiny vs Dynasty. Will the UE Red Warriors finally end their 24-year title drought or will it be another bonfire celebration for the back-to-back seeking Blue Eagles of Ateneo?

It’s the final playing date for UAAP Season 72 Basketball. For all the marbles!

Tags: Ateneo Blue Eagles, UAAP Finals, UAAP Season 72, UE Red Warriors

Coach Franz steps down as Head Coach

By | October 6, 2009 | 8:37 pm |

As reported by GreenArrows at Archerpride.com, Coach Franz Pumaren will step down as the head coach of the Green Archers after the PCCL tournament. Coach Franz will be running for a local position in next year’s elections. Team Manager Terry Capistrano has likewise tendered his resignation to concentrate on his business endeavors.

In 11 seasons under Coach Franz, the Green Archers has made it to the finals 9 times winning 5 (6 if you count the 2004 season). His best achievement was piloting the squad to a remarkable four-peat in his first 4 years under the helm. His coaching track record speaks for itself and I believe it would be difficult for anyone to even equal what he has achieved.

He will be best remembered as a coach who brought out the best in all his players. It was his system that made the Archers a competitive team year in and year out. Coach Franz will soon assume the role as team consultant.

We would like to thank Coach Franz as well as Mr. Capistrano for their valuable contributions to the team through the years. We will be forever grateful to the both of you.

With this, we welcome the new head coach of the Green Archers, no other than Dindo “The Bullet” Pumaren. After a successful tenure with UE, Coach Dindo returns to his alma mater and thus becomes the 4th Pumaren to be the team’s bench tactician after father Pilo and older brothers Derrick and Franz (note: thanks to our readers for the correction 10/7).

Good Luck Coach Dindo! An1mo!

Tags: Dindo Pumaren, Franz Pumaren

Junior Archers force Game 3

By | October 6, 2009 | 7:54 pm |

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Jr. Archers stop Ravena, level series
By Alder T. Almo of UAAPSports.com

MANILA — Ateneo coach Jamike Jarin was right when he guaranteed that his ward, Raphael Banal, will explode in Game Two. However, he did not expect that his Game One hero, Kiefer Ravena, will play below par.

With this turn of events, the De La Salle Zobel Junior Archers leveled the series in the 72nd UAAP juniors basketball finals with a 57-53 win over Ateneo at the FilOil Flying V Arena.

Using an unwavering defense against Ravena, who was unstoppable with 33 points last Saturday, the Junior Archers kept the game close and made their move in the endgame.

Junior Archer Nico Elorde contained the bigger Ravena, limiting him this time to just six markers on an atrocious 1-of-18 shooting from the field.

Fil-German center Arnold Van Opstal of De La Salle Zobel (DLSZ) tied the contest at 53-all in the final quarter, and his teammates Raphael Herrera and Gwynne Capacio forced the Eagles into a deciding Game Three by making the marginal points at the stripes.

Banal lived up to Jarin’s expectation with 19 points, but Ravena’s lackluster performance led to Ateneo’s downfall.

Banal, son of former Eagles coach Joel, added 3 boards and 2 assists. He scored only six in Game One.

The Junior Archers were led by Capacio, who was cheered on by his dad, FEU Tamaraws coach Glenn, with 19 points and seven rebounds.

The 6’7” Van Opstal, who is in his last year for the Junior Archers, added 10 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.

“I don’t think Kiefer (Ravena) can beat us all by himself. It was always about team defense,” said DLSZ coach Boris Aldeguer.

Elorde, who sacrificed his offense, scoring only nine, underscored his matchup against Ravena in the Junior Archers’ victory.

“Hindi lang ‘to about sa matchup namin ni Kiefer. Basta para sa team, gagawin ko ang lahat,” said Elorde, who is slowly emerging from the shadows of his grandfather, the Philippines’ legendary boxer, Gabriel “Flash” Elorde.

Aldeguer said he looks forward to steering the Junior Archers to their third title since taking over in 2004.

The Junior Archers and the Eaglets will meet for the championship match on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the Araneta Coliseum.

The Scores:

DLSZ 57 – Gwyne Capacio 19, Van Opstal 10, Elorde 9, Dela Paz 7, Herrera 6, Sevilla 4, Fortuna 2, Roxas 0, Park 0.

ADMU 53 – Banal 19, Bugarin 11, Ravena 6, Pessumal 4, Pe 4, Tim Capacio 4, Reyes 3, Romero 2, Tenorio 0, Sinco 0, Erazo 0, Dumrique 0, Alonte 0.

Quarters: 8-12, 23-32, 41-45, 57-53

Tags: Junior Archers, UAAP Basketball, UAAP Finals

Unofficial UAAP seniors first half overall championship tally

By | October 5, 2009 | 9:45 pm |

With basketball the only sport left playing in the first half of the UAAP, the De La Salle Green Archers are snug at second place in the overall tally with 134 points.

The green and white emerged champions in women’s badminton and men’s swimming, placed second in men’s taekwondo and men’s badminton, and finished third in women’s taekwondo, women’s beach volleyball, women’s basketball, women’s swimming, and women’s table tennis.

Note that the four schools figuring in their respective men’s basketball and women’s basketball finals have two figures. Those are their projected point totals depending on their finish.

University of Santo Tomas – 151
De La Salle University-Manila – 134
Far Eastern University –  114 or 111
University of the Philippines – 112
Ateneo de Manila University – 110 or 107
University of the East – 76 or 73
Adamson University – 61 or 58
National University – 22

Tags: UAAP Season 72

DLSU judo teams third and fourth in UAAP

By | October 5, 2009 | 6:30 pm |

The girls trump the boys in UAAP judo as the Lady Judokas finish third, while the men’s team came out at fourth to conclude De La Salle’s UAAP first half campaign at the Blue Eagle Gym in Ateneo on October 4.

The women’s judo team hauled two gold and three bronze medals led by first place finishes by Florence Payno (under-78kg) and Dian So (over-78kg). The lone gold medal of the Green Judokas came courtesy of Gerard Teruel (under-66kg).

The other green and white medalists are as follows: Chris San Pedro (silver, men’s under-81kg), Butch Albarracin (silver, men’s under-100kg), Nicole More (bronze, women’s under-57kg), Kristin Espinas (bronze, women’s under-70kg), Keith Ver (bronze, men’s under-60kg), Dominic Tuazon (bronze, men’s under-66kg), Jan Tejada (bronze, men’s over-100kg), and Alvin Francisco (bronze, juniors under-60kg category).

Tags: UAAP Season 72

Lady Paddlers place third, Green Paddlers fifth in UAAP table tennis

By | October 4, 2009 | 6:41 pm |
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De La Salle University-Manila continues its campaign as the women’s table tennis team finished in third place, while the Green Paddlers fell short in reaching the playoff round of the UAAP table tennis competition concluded on October 1 at the Blue Eagle Gym in Ateneo de Manila.

The Lady Paddlers amassed 16 match points that were good for third spot. They automatically garnered second runner up at the end of the eliminations as defending champion Far Eastern University swept the competition.

In the last day of competition, the women’s team won a crucial match against National University, 3-1, despite getting swept by the eventual champions in the morning. Mikaela Yagin, Vanesa Ng, and Kim Medina all won their respective singles bouts against the Lady Bulldogs to wrap up their season.

Meanwhile, the men’s side lost a close one to University of the Philippines, 2-3, foiling its chance to play in the final four.

They were tied with University of the East at fourth with 17 match points, however UE won the tiebreaker after emerging 3-0 in their second round pairing. The Taft-based Paddlers won their first round encounter, 3-2.

Other results the Green Paddlers had on that day were a 3-0 assault against NU and a 0-3 shellacking from defending champion University of Santo Tomas.

Finally, De La Salle Zobel lost all its matches to end up seventh in the juniors division.

Tags: UAAP Season 72

UAAP Juniors Finals: DLSZ loses Game 1

By | October 3, 2009 | 9:33 pm |

Ravena carries Eaglets to Game One victory
By Alder T. Almo of UAAPSports.com

Manila – The defending champion Ateneo Blue Eaglets leaned on Kiefer Ravena to score a big 80-73 win against their bitter rivals De La Salle Zobel Junior Archers in Game One of the 72nd UAAP juniors basketball Finals on Saturday at the FilOil Flying V Arena.

Ravena almost single-handedly carried the Eaglets to victory, pouring in 15 of his game-high 33 points in the crucial payoff period.

Using a stifling defense, Ateneo dropped a 9-0 bomb midway the third canto to pull away from a 43-deadlock. The Junior Archers failed to recover and trailed for the rest of the way.

The Junior Archers cut down an 11-point deficit in a spirited chase in the fourth period but Ravena was there to answer.

The 15-year old son of former PBA Rookie of the Year Bong Ravena scored eight of Ateneo’s final 12 points to finish off the Junior Archers.

The Junior Archers came dangerously close on Nico Elorde’s basket, 73-76, under the final minute. But Ravena made two split free throws while Chuky Dumrique iced the scoring with a fastbreak layup with the time winding down.

“Kiefer (Ravena) could not have done it alone. This is not Kiefer’s team. This is the Ateneo team. His teammates set him up, looked for him to score,” Eaglets coach Jamike Jarin said.

Jarin has guaranteed that it will be Raphael Banal’s time to explode.

Banal, the son of former Blue Eagles’ coach Joel, scored only six points on poor 2-for-9 from the field.

“Better watch out for (Rapahel) Banal in Game two. I guarantee you,” Jarin said.

The game one, however, belonged to Ravena who scored from almost everywhere on the court. He outplayed his smaller but pesky defender Nico Elorde, the grandson of Gabriel “Flash” Elorde.

Aside from scoring 33 points, Ravena also added nine rebounds, four assists, three steals and same number of blocks in an overpowering performance.

Elorde was seen visibly upset after the game.

“Good friend ko si Nico (Elorde). Pero pagdating sa game, iba na. Siya rin ang bantay ko two years ago (when DLSZ won the championship against us). So this is like a revenge win for us,” Ravena said.

Ravena hopes to complete their revenge on the Junior Archers on Tuesday also in the same venue.

The Scores:

ADMU 80 – Ravena 33, Bugarin 10, Sinco 8, Pessumal 8, Dumrique 6, Banal 6, Reyes 5, Pe 4, Unson 0, Tenorio 0, Romero 0, Erazo 0, Daez 0, Tim Capacio 0, Armena 0, Alonte 0.

DSLZ 73 – Elorde 18, Gwyne Capacio 15, Van Opstal 12, Fortuna 12, Dela Paz 12, Sevilla 2, Roxas 2, Park 0, Herrera 0.

Quarters: 23-19, 38-38, 56-49, 80-73.

Tags: Junior Archers, UAAP Basketball, UAAP Finals
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