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VOL.5 ISSUE 52 • MAY 16, 2012
Bukidnon’s OLLES FC wins 5 titles in Davao Summer Games foootball By Neil Bravo
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LLES FC of Bukidnon romped away with five titles to emerge as the biggest winner in the recent Davao Summer Games Football Festival at the sprawling Davao Crocodile Park Football complex. OLLES FC rolled to their championship runs in the Players 6, Players 7, Players 9 , Boys 13, and Boys 16 divisions of the biggest football festival in Davao this year. The two-day bootfest organized by the Duaw Davao Festival Foundation for the city government of Davao attracted a record field of 82 teams in 16 categories. So impressive were the Bukidnon booters that the only title that escaped their hands was the Players 8 and 10 categories which went to Davao’s Ateneo FC and Davao Crocodile FC, respectively. “They were simply impressive,” said Davao Crocodile FC coach Christian Ea whose team got beaten by OLLES in the semifinals of
SUMMER GAMES FOOTBALL. Some of the exciting action in the recent Davao Summer Games Football Festival held at Davao Crocodile Park football complex. Top, Ching delos Reyes of DDS kicks the leather hard over a defender; (2nd row) Ateneo’s Jelli Diamante disputes ball possession, (Bottom) Ateneo Players 9 team watch from the sidelines, and DDS’ Kristel Dureza takes a fall. (DAPOY DIAMANTE)
CATEGORY PLAYERS 6 PLAYERS 7 PLAYERS 8 PLAYERS 9 PLAYERS 10 BOYS 11 BOYS 12 GIRLS 13
CHAMPION OLLES FC OLLES FC ADDU FC OLLES FC DAVAO CROC FC DON BOSCO CEBU MAPFRE FC THE STRIKERS
BOYS 13 GIRLS 14 BOYS 14 GIRLS 16 BOYS 16 BOYS 18 WOMEN’S OPEN MEN’S OPE
OLLES FC SUPLADAS LRCA SOLIDO FC OLLES FC DABAW UTD SOLIDO FC HOOLIGANS
the Players 6 and 7. Solido FC of Davao won two titles in the Girls 16 and the Women’s Open to carry the pride of the home squads. Davao won titles courtesy of Ateneo in the Players 8, Davao Crocodile FC in the Players 10, The Strikers (Girls 13), Supladas (Girls 14), Dabaw United (Boys 18), and multi-titled Hooligans (Men’s Open). Cebu’s Don Bosco FC won the Booys 11 title while MAPFRE FC of Cagayan de Oro took the Boys 12. Davao Football Association (DFA) president Edward Lam, Duaw Davao Festival Foundation chairperson Gee Bangayan, executive director Lisette Marques and SDD officer-in-charge Pocholo Elegino graced the competition. The event is supported by Davao Light and Power Co., SM City Davao, H2Zero Water, AMA Computer College Davao and Nature Spring Water. DAVAO SUMMER GAMES FOOTBALL FESIVAL COMPLETE RESULTS 1ST RUNNER-UP ADDU MINTAL UTD OLLES FC DAVAO CROC BLACK KNIGHTS BLACK KNIGHTS MINTAL UTD INSTATECH DRAGONITES BLACK KNIGHTS ECHUSERAS BLACK KNIGHTS MEDVIL FC BUKIDNON LEBAK FC BERNALDEZ ANGELZ DIGOS CITY
2ND RUNNER-UP DAVAO CROC FC DAVAO CROC FC DAVAO CROC FC BLACK KNIGHTS OLLES FC MAPFRE FC BLACK KNIGHTS THE KICKERS TAGUM DRAGONS GARBO-DAVAO DEL SUR GARBO-DAVAO DEL SUR MALAYBALAY PTA BOYS-RJA PN ROA TABUDOGS DDS USEP
Mayor Duterte to open Davao Sports Expo today
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AVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte will formally open the first ever Davao Sports Expo today at the SM City Annex activity area. The Sports Expo, a five-day exhibition of sports brands, products and services, serves as the business development segment of the annual Davao Summerfest which is ongoing for the entire
month of May. Mayor Duterte will be cutting the ceremonial ribbon of the Sports Expo along with Duaw Davao Festival Foundation chairperson Gene Bangayan and City Tourism Officer Jason Magnaye. The Sports Expo, which runs from May 16-20, is spearheaded by Duaw Davao Festival Foundation with SM City
Davao as its venue partner. It is also backed up by Davao Light and Power Corp., H2 Zero, International Pharmaceuticals Inc., Nature Spring Water and AMA Computer College Davao. Among the highlights of the Expo are demonstrations by the Philippine Rugby Team more popularly known as the Volcanoes and the URC
exhibitions led by top ranked fighters. Bike Clubs, wakeboard and triathlon groups will also be setting up exhibits of the latest equipment and gears. At the Carpark C area, tennis and football demonstrations will be held on May 18-20. Interested participants may join the sports demo camps for free.