With their first two fixtures ending in scoreless draws, the Ateneo Lady Booters took to the field against the University of Santo Tomas (UST) with a first win in their sights. However, their hopes were quashed as the España-based squad handed Ateneo its first loss of the season, 4-0, on January 25 at the Ateneo [...]
In their second to the last game for the first round of UAAP Baseball Season 74, Ateneo remained undefeated. Outplaying last season’s champions, UST, the nine-inning-long scrimmage ended at 8-1, in favor of the blue and white. The Ateneo powerhouse battled against the Tigers bright and early on January 22 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball [...]
WHAT STARTED out as a commendable first half performance for the Blue Booters was quickly erased within seven minutes—the amount of time between the two goals scored by the UST Growling Tigers in the second half. After the final whistle, UST secured the win with a 0-2 score in their first meeting against Ateneo this [...]
SHE IS one of the team’s newest members, but she has been playing sensational, seasoned volleyball in only her first year playing the sport in the UAAP. Former UST High School standout Alyssa Valdez led all scorers with a career-high 30 points as the Lady Spikers routed the National University Bulldogs, 3-1. Fresh off a [...]
The odds seem to be in favor of Ateneo this 74th UAAP Baseball season. The Blue Batters defeated last season’s 5th placers, UP Diliman, on January 19 after only five innings. The game ended with the score of 14-3. This gives the Blue Batters a 3-0 win-loss record on their second week of the season. [...]
No Rhea Dimaculangan, no problem. After UST’s star player tweaked her ankle in the second set, the Lady Tigers clawed from a 0-1 hole en route to a 3-1 romp over the Ateneo Lady Spikers, backed by a boisterous crowd that lorded over The FilOil Flying V Arena on January 15. Maruja Banaticla scored 15 [...]
AFTER STARTING center Greg Slaughter confirmed his final year of eligibility, the good news kept pouring in for the Ateneo faithful, as Fil-Australian forwards and twin brothers David and Anthony Semerad—two talented bruisers from Mendiola—confirmed their intent to bring their talents to Katipunan Avenue. Though no official statement has been made as of press time, [...]
Golden Boy: Matt Laurel by Margarita A. Contreras Tell me something special about you, I ask. “I’d like to think that I’m a creative person—but I don’t have a lot of outputs. I’m filled with ideas. I talk a lot. I don’t like math.” “[And], I won a gold medal before the UAAP—that’s something.” Fresh [...]
MANY SAY that the scars of the past are better buried and forgotten, but the strength and humility to face the past, and learn from it, prepares one for the future. With revitalized spirits and renewed direction, the Blue and Lady Booters look forward to a challenging UAAP football season after two years of placing [...]
TWO PLAYERS, one board game, 16 pawns: though one may not break a sweat, or exert more than just flick of a finger at game’s end, who is to say that this highly tactical—and, at times, technical—game does not require just as much effort and determination as other sports? In the UAAP season 74 chess [...]
In 2011, Filipino men, women and children ran an estimated 39 million race kilometers.
Youth and inexperience drop the Blue and Lady fencers to fifth.
In the middle of the third set, Aillysse Nacachi, Gretchen Ho, Fille Cainglet and the other veterans shared a good laugh, as they enjoyed a four-point leverage, 21-17, over the NU Lady Bulldogs on December 11, at the FilOil Flying V Arena. All throughout the ordeal, the Lady Bulldogs were playing Ateneo’s game, as Ateneo’s [...]
The rise of the Philippine Azkals has catapuled the United Football League from the shadows and into the spotlight.
THE ATENEO de Manila University was one of 47 participating schools in the 16th Philippine Sports Commission University Games (Unigames) held in Roxas City, Capiz. For the Blue and Lady Spikers, the tournament served as the final stage of preparation before both teams gear up for the upcoming UAAP volleyball. Lady Spikers In their first [...]
PARADING EIGHT rookies in a team of 13 players last season, it was apparent that the Blue Batters were in the process of rebuilding. This was a rookie-laden class thirsting for experience in the collegiate level—in spite of all the rookies having competed internationally. Nevertheless, they inched their way into the Final Four—only to fall [...]
FORTY-NINE points per game—the average lead margin kept by the Ateneo Blue Eagles against their first two opponents in the 16th Annual Philippine Sports Commission University Games (Unigames). Although succeeding teams would whittle down the massive differential, the blue crew kept its composure en route to a championship. In a squad severely missing key players—Greg [...]
UNFAVORABLE WEATHER conditions last September and October have delayed the construction of the Moro Lorenzo field by 51 days. Sporadic and heavy rainfall transformed the ground into thick globs of mud, causing the bulldozers of construction firm Netforce International Incorporated to sink or get stuck in the mud. Consequently, the project is stalled at 12.35% [...]
Team Ateneo sits at third in the UAAP General Championship race.
NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE, international experience, the Philippines’ flag carrier in the Federal Cup, bronze medalist in the previous Southeast Asian Games, and former top ranked tennis player in the country—a player with these credentials is golden to any team. Michelle Pang was just that: a valuable asset to the Lady Netters, bringing with her vast experience [...]