Weekend # 6 - Part 6B

Game Time

[22 Action Photos]

{All JPEGs in my posts are compressed files [less than 100kb] - 

original files go as high as 8.5 MB}
- Some images are intentionally posted w/o captions -

 

 [This is one of my favorite photos, craftily composed,  from the match]

- Captain vs Captain -

Cha wins this one.

 League MVP Candidate "Abi" [as some of her friends call her] Marano

 takes on Fille and "Gretch".

- Fire In The Ho !! -

Gretchen Attacks.

 Alyssa !

[above & below]

 Mika Reyes - Panis !

 - Ho vs Cruz and Marano -

- Straight & True -

- Marano vs Ferrer and Ho -

 - Coach Ramil -

- Not what Coach de Jesus wants to see -

Cainglet is too quick for Galang and Marano in this sequence.

 See you at the net !

- It's All In The Timing -

Mika Reyes defends -

 - to no avail.

- Point for the Lady Eagles -

[More action images follow in the next post]

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Weekend # 6 - Part 6A

Big Game

Lady Archers and Lady Eagles Meet Again

Can DLSU Sweep The Elims and Gain A Thrice-To-Beat ?

February 12, Sunday

Arena, San Juan

 Just A Few Pre-Match Photos - - -

Former Lady Eagles Kara Acevedo, Aeriel Patnogon, Charo Soriano, & Bea Recto

flank Coach Roger Gorayeb

Following Big Sister's Footsteps.

Camille & Cienne Cruz emerge into the limelight.

DLSU's Big Three

Abi Marano / Cha Cruz / Michelle Gumabao

Astig !

Denden Lazaro's dad Wears Blue, Bleeds Blue.
- Anxious -

Want to see the most talented and prettiest in the college level ?

Watch an Ateneo-De La Salle UAAP Game.

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Weekend # 6 - Part 5

UAAP Ladie's Volleyball Tourney

Last Elimination Phase Playdate

February 12, Sunday

Arena, San Juan

Will the Lady Maroons Finally Get a W ??

Bulldogs Prevail in Four 
25-19    19-25    26-24    25-15

UP has it's moments, they manage to win Set #2.

 But NU proves to be the better team.
 Myla Poblo [#17] sends one over May Genido [#8] and Maria Del Mundo [#11]
[photo above & below]

Pablo leads ALL scorers with 16.

In a little over an hour and a half, The handwriting's on the wall 
- I mean - scoreboard.

 They volleybelles from Diliman simply don't have what it takes.
UP libero Liezchel Tiu [#2] scampers to make a save as Southlyn Ramos [#17],
UP's highest scorer w/ 15, stand ready to support Tiu.
[above & below]

The Lady Bulldogs gracefully end Season 74 with a W.
That's Lucelle Bayton [#11] leaping in jubilation

Season 74 For The Lady Maroons Turns Out To Be One Big Fat Egg.

 

Can they end the nightmare next season ?  Of course they can.

They can start by joining the Shakey's V-League, which commences on April 15.

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Weekend # 6 - Part 4

Side Trip

February 12, Sunday Morning at Rizal Staudium

Before proceeding to the Arena for the last two Ladie's Volleyball Matches of the Elimination Round of the UAAP - Decided to take some images of the DLSU-ADM and UST-UP UAAP 2nd Round Baseball Matches at Rizal. Caught the tail end of the UST-UP match which was won by the Tigers.  Stayed just a few minutes during the DLSU-ADM match then rushed to San Juan.  Here are a few shots from those 2 games.

The Defending Champion Tigers beat the UP Maroons -

[some 12 JPEGs follow below]

- while the Green Archers upset league leaders Ateneo 

Wasn't there to finish the game, though [found out later that evening].

[9 images follow]

Had the chance to make the acquiantance of Arsenic Laurel and wife Crispy, who make the time to support their 2 sons in the DLSU Team and another son, Matt, who plays for ADMU.  Noticed that "Sen", as some of his friends call him was wearing a sports tee with Blue and Green stripes.  I had the pleasure of showing Arsenic and Crispy an old [circa 1993] portrait of two of their boys, who I did location shots of for Lifestyle Asia then.  [At that time 35mm Color Transparencies was the norm when shooting  for glossy mags].  Good ice-breaker, if I might add.  Definitley, a 2012 version of the Laurel boys

[available light portraits - of course] is on my sports calendar.

 Matt Laurel

[a reposted image from a previous entry]

Even had a brief chat with a balikbayan couple, Mr. & Mrs. Jesus Suero [below], Jose, being a former UP Baseball player way back in the 50s.  Jesus now practices Internal Medicine & Diagnosis - Lung Disease & Critical Care Medicine [at least, that's what his card reads] in Wichita, Kansas. 

I do know for a fact that baseball was introduced by the Americans, and before World war II, was quite popular in Manila - Well, circumstances changed all that - the War came - and basketball slowly gained popularity and  eventually became the Numero Uno sport here.

 Jesus and his wifey [as per my rough estimate] must be well on their way to their 40th to 50th Wedding Anniversary. That's a  huge deal.  Anyway, this May, my parents are celebrating their 63rd Wedding Anniversary.  And they're in generally Good Health - Yup, Bigger Deal.

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Teaser

Tit For Tat

The Stare Down and the Tongue Wag

After one of the last 4 DLSU-ADM UAAP Ladie's Volleyball matches a friend of mine asked me if I saw Michele Gumabao's stare down at Alyssa Valdez [after the former had blocked the latter]. I said that I didn't notice because all game long my focus is my composition and timing.  It is only after careful scrutiny of my game files [usually at home] do I get to evalauate the overall quality of my photos - and segregate the better ones [Images that are Technically AND Artistically Sound] from the forgettables. - and hopefully get pleasantly surprised repeatedly.

It's April now - and only a few hours ago, as I was selecting JPEGs to be compressed for my next blog posts that I discovered a Gumabao stare down photo and discovered that Denden Lazaro has her own psy tactics too.

If Michele Gumabao can do a Stare Down -

I say it's all part of the psy wars in the Big Games. I personally don't take issue with those "antics" as long they're not "overdone" and that competing athletes from both sides make peace after every match - and move on.

- Denden Lazaro can do a Tongue Wag.



We all know who won the Championship.  No biggy, though, 4 me, featuring the last 6 UAAP Ladie's Volley Games I watched [->last 2 elim games NU-UP & DLS-ADM  /   ->knockout match - ADM-UST  /  and the ->3 Finals matches between ADM-DLS]  even after a month after it has all ended - as long as I maintain the Quality Control of my JPEGs.

FYI - All JPEGs in my posts are compressed files

 [Original file sizes going as high as 7-8 MB].

And, Yes, I Root For The Ateneo Lady Eagles

- but allow me -

Congratulations to the Lady Archers !

You're Welcome Anytime -> Irving !

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