Sports

28

Nov

By Jade Alecksandra Bagas

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Akowe leads Rookie of the Year race, to join Cabañero in Mythical 5

WITH FOUR more years of eligibility ahead of him, Collins Akowe is already making a significant impact for the Growling Tigers, emerging as a frontrunner for the UAAP Season 88 Rookie of the Year award and earning a spot in the Mythical Five. The 19-year-old center is poised to become…

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27

Nov

By Kurt Andre Trinidad

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AB slips against Pharmacy in title showdown

The Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) fell short in its championship bid, bowing to the Faculty of Pharmacy in four sets, 20-25, 21-25, 29-27, 21-25, in the Thomasian Goodwill Games women’s volleyball tournament on Thursday, Nov. 27, at the Quadricentennial Pavilion. Despite the silver finish, the finals berth ended…

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26

Nov

By Joshua Louis Sumanghid

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Semis-bound Tigers post best record in six years despite slim loss to Tamaraws

THE THIRD-SEEDED UST Growling Tigers closed the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball elimination round with a narrow 81-79 loss to the FEU Tamaraws on Wednesday, Nov. 26, at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. Despite the loss, the Tigers enter the Final Four with an 8-6 slate — their best record since…

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26

Nov

By Kurt Andre Trinidad

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Unbeaten Tigresses complete elims sweep to book third straight finals trip

THE UST Growling Tigresses punched their ticket to a third straight UAAP women’s basketball finals berth after blazing through the Season 88 elimination round with a perfect 14-0 sweep on Wednesday, Nov. 26. UST capped its historic run with a dominant 101-84 triumph over the FEU Lady Tamaraws at the…

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25

Nov

By Joshua Louis Sumanghid

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UAAP urges audience to wear white for cheerdance competition to protest corruption

THE UNIVERSITY Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) has encouraged spectators to wear white at the upcoming Season 88 Cheerdance Competition as part of its anti-corruption advocacy campaign. The initiative aligns with the league’s theme “Passion for Victory, Passion for Integrity! No to Corruption!,” which calls for accountability against corruption. …

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23

Nov

By Kurt Andre Trinidad

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UST Salinggawi banks on Halloween-inspired routine to overcome ghosts of cheerdance past

THE UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe will aim to exorcise the ghosts of its past 19 years through a Halloween-inspired routine that it hopes will resurrect its image as a champion team. Salinggawi head coach Mark Chaiwalla said the Halloween theme was among the most requested themes from fans, making it…

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23

Nov

By Kurt Andre Trinidad

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Tigresses inch closer to step-ladder edge with blowout of Lady Bulldogs

The UST Growling Tigresses are just one win away from an outright UAAP Season 88 women’s basketball finals berth after whipping the NU Lady Bulldogs, 105-85, on Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Mall of Asia Arena. UST improved its perfect slate to 13-0, while NU concluded its elimination round with…

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23

Nov

By Jade Alecksandra Bagas

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Growling Tigers barge into back-to-back Final Four after clawing league-best Bulldogs

THE UST Growling Tigers defied expectations as they steered themselves into a second straight Final Four slot by trouncing the top-seeded NU Bulldogs, 80-71, in Round 2 of the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday, Nov. 23. UST exacted revenge on its first tormentor in the season during…

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22

Nov

By Kurt Andre Trinidad

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UST Junior Paddlers seal third straight golden double

FOR THE third consecutive season, the UST Junior Paddlers swept both the boys’ and girls’ divisions in the UAAP Season 88 high school table tennis tournament on Friday, Nov. 21, at the Amoranto Sports Complex. The boys’ squad completed a dominant three-peat after toppling Adamson, while the girls' team stretched…

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21

Nov

By Kurt Andre Trinidad

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Aguilar, Antivo heroics stir Tiger Paddlers to historic six-peat

THE UST Tiger Paddlers cemented their dynasty after clinching their sixth consecutive championship and 32nd overall crown in the UAAP Season 88 men’s table tennis tournament on Friday, Nov. 21, at the Amoranto Sports Complex. Abraham Antivo and Gerald Aguilar delivered in the clutch, steering UST to a finals sweep…

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