April 19, 2024
Friday
SEASON 6 of the Philippine Ching Yuen Athletic Association (PCYAA) will get underway on Saturday, October 13, with the start of the basketball competitions in the 14-Under Aspirants Division at the Uno High School gym. A four-game bill is set for opening day. Grace Christian College takes on Jubilee Christian Academy in the first game […]
IT will be a long nine-day sabbatical for the students in the Metro Manila area starting Saturday, November 11, due to the country’s hosting of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) Summit. Even as classes (November 11-19, including twin Saturdays and Sundays) are suspended during the period, a drawn-out basketball-related work it will be for […]
MAYBE it’s the hype. Maybe it’s simply luck. Maybe it’s written in the stars. No matter what, the Philadelphia High School Panthers have been performing way above expectations in the ongoing Filipino-Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation (FCAAF) high school basketball competitions. Since dropping a tournament-opening 62-60 decision to Grace Christian College after blowing an 11-point lead […]
THE plot thickens in the Boys’ Juniors (High School) Division of the 4th Philippine Ching Yuen Athletic Association (PCYAA) basketball competitions held at the Uno High School gym. Going into the lone contest (host Grace Christian College vs. Saint Jude Catholic School) today, January 24 (7 p.m.), there is a four-way logjam atop the standings […]
SEASON 4 of the Philippine Ching Yuen Athletic Association (PCYAA) league goes full blast today, January 12, with the resumption of the basketball competitions at the Uno High School gym. Action in the Boys’ Juniors (High School) Division commences on that day with Saint Peter the Apostle School taking on last year’s runner-up Philippine Cultural […]
FOR more than a decade, covering local high school basketball activities have been my cup of tea. I salute the roundballers in their teens that play for the name of the school on their uniforms without any financial benefits (allowances) and other perks such as a scholarship, a free pair of shoes or even “unli” […]
THERE was a time in the 1960s 1970s and even 1980s when 10-year-old to 12-year-old school-based athletes taking part in official basketball competitions were designated by organizers to play in the derisively-sounding Mosquito Division, if not the so-called Mini Division. Moreover, their games served only as “appetizers” to the major high school cage tournaments. Nowadays, […]