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C R I S P The Art of War Y L I C I O U S
Team Falcons claws championship on badminton doubles By YHASH FLORES & FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ
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With nothing but pride and honors at stake, Team Falcons shrugged off their second set hiccups against Sisterakas to take the championship at the ERJHS Badminton Tournament by 22-20, 23-25, 19-21, at Malaya Covered Court on February 23 in celebration of ERJHS’ 71st founding anniversary. Aerhon Wayne Kyle Manongsong proved to be the ‘The Beast’ inside the court as he unleashed 17 attack points together with Julialyka Sanchez to edge out the ‘Sisterakas’ in the do or die game. Despite a shaky 19 - 11 start in the last frames Falcons remained composed and flexible, dishing out continuous drives and cross court shots to bait the Sisterakas tandem Nina Rey Manansala and Christian Priagola to committing several faults before having a quick break.
But after the short timeout, seamlessly transitioning between midcourt offense and fast front court drive exchanges, Manongsong delivered 5 scoring smashes and 3 unresponded cross court shots to tie the game 18 all. In the end Falcons rode on team chemistry and winning savvy to successfully execute their plays. “It was very hard at first but we just had fun inside the court, my teammates and I relied on our chemistry and tactics and those lessons that we had nurtured through our experience before to end the game well”, Manongsong replied in a post-game interview. In other categories Sisterakas’ Colline Nobleza won the women’s single while Jhon Ray Verzosa clinched the men’s title.
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THE OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION OF E. RODRIGUEZ JR. HIGH SCHOOL
Experience overpowers skills.
The new EROD prodigy.
Kings claims championship in epic comeback By YHASH FLORES On a hot and sunny day at the E. Rodriguez Jr. Highschool Quadrangle, Kings takes the throne displaying impressive chemistry as they managed to get the comeback win conquering the Greeks, 2120, at the Championship Game of Student’s 3x3 Basketball Match on February 23. Margel Salvador, student from Grade 12 - Escoffier caught the eye of the crowd after he racked up 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists leading the team to victory. Carl John Froa also helped the KIngs by showing his perfect defense, blocking 3 shots using his high jumping ability. “The key factor to our victory was our ball movement and chemistry, we know each other not like the other teams and I think it
is a big advantage to us” Salvador stated after the game. Their team’s success was due to their superior ball movement and team effort, which gave them an edge over other teams who lacked familiarity. Greeks dominated the first 5 minutes of the game as JM Caguisa from Grade 9-Currie and Vince Espritu from 12-Plato scored 9 combined points, but Salvador displayed his power in the paint in the remaining possessions causing the score to be tied at the last 2 minutes of the game, leading to the Kings’ recovery. Greeks on the other hand, couldn’t stop Salvador’s sovereignty as he ended the game with a clutch 2-pointer.
Instead of kicking your classmate, imagine yourself kicking in a sport where your ability to wallop is being tested and also seeing yourself as a varsity where one of your obligations is to carry up the school’s name in different sports competitions. That is the story of a student athlete who shares his and his team’s success as they kick the obstacles on their dream. “Isang Art ng makabagong Kampeonato “, After successfully representing the E.Rodriguez Jr.High School, Shan Levi Cruz a taekwondo
student athlete shares his and team’s experience in the recently concluded Taekwondo Competition on West Arena Camanava last April 2. The senior player said that his never ending love for Taekwondo started when he was still in grade school. It helps people like him to stay away from their phone screens and focus on reality. He also replied that this sport can also improve our health not only physically but mentally and spiritually. Taekwondo teaches him important values like discipline, resilience, and respect, that guided him to find the balance in this digital age. These are the lessons that the E.
ERJHS KICK OFFS AL It’s not too late for a new experience.
Those were the words of Alumni coordinator Mr. Ed Andaya after successfully commemorating the opening of the ERJHS Alumni Sports Fest on March 12, 2023 at the Malaya covered court. The competition consists of volleyball, basketball and badminton where different alumni batches will compete for the championship. Volleyball stars Ivy Lacsina and CJ Woo of F2 Logistics Cargo Movers were invited to the said event, the head coach of North Port Batang Pier, Bonnie Tan and many others were also present that day. In the statement given by the invitees, they were happy with the outcome of the event and they were also glad to see more women and part