Shakey's V-League 8th Season Open Conference Winners

September 22, Thursday

Arena,  San Juan

Ateneo  sweeps  NAVY in two.

ARMY  sweeps  San Sebastian in two, too.

ARMY won the Gold.

San Sebastian took the Silver.

Ateneo brought home the Bronze.

Match Photos
Ateneo Beats Navy In 5 Sets

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Knockout Tuesday



Three Deciding Game 3s

September 20, Tuesday

Blue Eagle Gym

Lady Tamaraws Gore Lady Archers
[66-44]

Raiza Palmera led all scorers with 17.

Abaca, here, defending Lim, managed only 5 points

while Allana put in 14.

Lady Archer Inna Corcuera scored the most for DLS, with 14.

In this photo, Lady Tamaraw Vangie Soriano is harassing her.

Camille Sambile contributed 10 points, making 5 out of her 9 attempts

for a 55% clip from the field.

Archer Trisha Piatos, failing to make double figures,

scored only 7 points.

In the last few minutes, the Lady Tamaraws had every reason to smile.

They now had a chance to exact veangance on the
defending champion Lady Falcons.

A Tamaraw coaching staff member, Jonah Melendres and Allana Lim

happily oblige a post game snap.

 Junior Bulldogs Eliminate Junior Archers
[49-46]

They finally did it !!  ---> Enter the Finals for the very first time,

these very hungry NU Bullpups.

Led by the likes of Norjohn Tendenilla,

Ralph Busa,

Raphael Atangan,

and Ralph Napa

[seen here in 3-frame sequence]

 

challenging Kristiane Velhagen's defense.

Another 3-frame sequence,

this time showing Archer [DLS 2nd leading scorer]

Gabby Reyes

bodying up Bulldog [NU leading scorer] Norjohn Tendenilla.

Gabby Reyes is still undecided as to where he will take college.

[As per the last time I talked to him]

Great Guns Ralph !!

See you on Saturday !, Sept.24, for Game 1 in a

Best-of-Three Championship Series.

Junior Tamaraws Take Down The  Blue Eaglets

[63-56]

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Falcons Falter

September 18, Sunday

Araneta Coliseum


Tamaraws Knock Out the Fighting Falcons

When the going got tough, Tolomia got going.

Grizzled players like Garcia, Romeo, and Ramos were expected to carry the load for the Tams, but the 2011 Tams have younglood to complement the

Big Three.  Escoto used his height and Tolomia used his speed to make life extremely miserable for the Falcons.

Romeo has been playing more intelligently in FEU's recent matches

and been tougher to defend.

This is Ramos' last chance to win a Champioship.

This is his last playing year.

With the rookies contributing mightily,  RR didn't have to rake in big numbers for FEU to win.  This here Tams still have that end game kick.

Ateneo better be prepared.  

A lot of Tamaraw detractors were silenced over the past week after

 the their 2 straight wins over the Fierce, Fearless Falcons.

Canada and Alvarez had played their last UAAP game,

and were so close to getting into their first ever Championship Series

['twas Alvarez birthday too]  but fate denied Lester his birthday wish.

About an hour or so after the end of the game [when the Coliseum was practically empty except for some media people working in the press room, and some maintenance crews still packing up] Leo Austria and his boys slowly trickled out from the dugout.  They accommodated a few interviews.  I greeted some of those who I managed to catch -- Etrone and Colina.

  Luckily, I caught Lester just as he was leaving, shook his hand and said -

"Pare saan kayo tsitsibog ?"  He replied  "Wala, sa bahay lang ako."

Alex and Coy., come up empty handed again.

Everybody and everybody in the Press Room felt vary bad for the Falcons,

yours truly included.   Tough, VERY, VERY Tough.

Undermanned, with the absence of JR Cawaling

[w/ towel beside Jens Knuttel and James Fernandez] - - -

and Pippo Noundou [raising his arms], the Tamaraws

taught the supremely confident Falcons a thing or two

about playoff basketball.

Need I Say More ?

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