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Warriors ground Eagles for third time, defend Ultimate title By Kevin Paul P. Mabul
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or the third year in a row, the championship match saw the Engineering Warriors and the School of Business and Management (SBM) Eagles fighting for the Ultimate title. “Third time’s a charm” people say, yet the Warriors have once again grounded the Eagles’ attempt for flight to the summit of the disc-based sport’s competition during the championship match held on September 15 at the XU Soccer Field. The grudge match began with the maroon tribe launching the first pull. The first two points involved the Eagles putting immense pressure on their adversary, stealing throws and forcing the Warriors to respond with even more aggression which led to the latter missing throws and dropping risky passes. It was at the 0 to 2 point mark – with the Eagles in the lead – that a handful of benched Warriors could be heard from across the field advising those in play with the words “relax lang mo ba!” The Warriors then switched their approach to catch up. From here on, they understood their opponent’s tactics well enough and blitzed them back all the way to the 7–4 point mark, Warriors
in the lead. Eager to reclaim their point advantage, the Yellow Army fought even harder, scoring one more point with audacious high-speed passes to the end zone. This was, however, their last point, as the Warriors charged with unrelenting resolve that led them to win the game with a massive score gap, 15–5. But do not let the numbers fool you. The Eagles without question put STRAIGHT THROUGH. The Eagles’ disc pierces a Warrior’s block en route to the goal. [E.ARANAS] up a fight, giving the game a level of thrill comparable to that of toe-to-toe matches. to win, naningkamot mi on each point as if we were Ivan Guba, handler and cutter for the the ones na ga apas sa score, as if we were the Warriors, said that their core strategy was their underdogs. We never got complacent,” he added. “patience in every possession to avoid errors,” The event concluded with the SBM Eagles in their cool headedness to stay playing smart, and second place and the Aggie Bulls in third place.C their reliance on each other as a team. “I think ang naka pa champion sa amoa is our willingness
Warriors claim coveted Sepak Takraw gold By Raizah L. Bagul
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nsatisfied with the firstlanded as first-runner up, just a notch runner up spot last year, higher from their place last year. the Engineering Warriors Stability amidst walls of difficulties surely did not settle for anything during the elimination rounds led the less than the championship title. tribe into the championship according The tribe rose to the challenge to National Secretary of Sepak Takraw and won their college the muchReferees Association of the Philippines coveted gold in a close fight against and five-time takraw manager Danilo P. Aggie Bulls, 2-1, at XU Covered Jimenez. Warrior Robie Absuelo shared Courts on September 16. how perseverance in trainings has greatly The Bulls took over the first set helped his team overcome challenges. after tackling the tribe’s deliberate In the bronze medal match, the RICOCHET. A tekong fires the first of the volley while exhibiting immense flexibility. [E.ARANAS] defenses, 22-20. The Warriors, Medicine Wolves squared-off against last however, pulled themselves year’s champion, the SBM Eagles. Despite through in the second set with a tiebreaker set, ignoring the frayed nerves and the big birds’ persistence, the Wolves wide margin of 9 points, 21-12 – calling for a weary muscles from playing consecutive sets. Try managed to tear off the Eagles’ wings in two sets. deciding match. With every intention of making a as they might, Aggies failed to own the spotlight In the women’s category, the Lady Warriors comeback in the second set, the Warriors found a this time as the Warriors earned 21 points with performed just as well, as they owned the game rhythm on offense, just as the Bulls had thought their signature consistency and composure, against the Nursing Pythons, 2-1. Meanwhile, the to have figured them out. leaving the Bulls with only 13 points. The gold SBM Eagles placed third.C Both colleges went all-out in the ensuing was for the Warriors to keep, while the Bulls
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