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UST Softbelles champions at last

By JEREMY S. PEREY and F.M.S. VILLANUEVA

First time. The jubilant UST Softbelles celebrate their first ever UAAP championship via an elimination round sweep at the UST open field. Photo by Josa Camille A. BassigIT WAS a dream half a century in the making.

But everything was worth the wait as the UST Softbelles finally ended an era of fruitless campaigns after unseating defending champions Adamson University, in an 8-3 pre-valentine brawl last February 13 at the UST open field. This was the team’s first ever championship tiara in UAAP softball history since the league’s conception in 1953.

A tournament sweep merits an automatic championship and as UST bulldozed the competition with a 10-0 slate, not even the defending champions stood on the way of their softball crown.

“The jinx is over and there’s no more curse,” said the teary-eyed coach Sandy Barredo. “I just told them to focus on the game and not to be pressured.” read more »

Fencers fail to paint the piste gold, settle for runner-up

By MARY ATHENA D. DE PAZ and A.R.H. ROYANDOYAN

The UST Male Fencers kissed their grand slam bid goodbye after bowing to the University of the East (UE).

The team finished Season 71 hostilities last February 4 to 6 with a 2-2-1 medal haul at the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym. “[The University of the East (UE)] just really fielded in a stronger line-up this season,” head coach Arman Bernal said in Filipino.

UST ostensibly missed the services of Season 70 Most Valuable Player Jose Miguel Cagalingan and two-time champion Arnel Bernal, who have played out their eligibility years. read more »

UST Tracksters stumble behind FEU

By F.M.S. VILLANUEVA

FOR THE fifth consecutive season, the UST Female Tracksters were denied the championship by top contender Far Eastern University (FEU) in the Season 72 UAAP Track and Field Games last February 4 to 7 at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.

UST’s 253 points from an 11-5-5 gold-silver-bronze output was not enough to dethrone “seven-peat” titlist FEU, which was comfortably ahead with 304 points. University of the East (UE) settled at third place with 106 points.

But the Tracksters, the 2009 University Games champions, did not go home broke with virtuoso performances in the individual arena. Rookie of the Year Serenata Saluan, who bagged the Most Valuable Player plum in her maiden year, accounted for seven out of UST’s 10 gold medals.  read more »

No turning back for Spikers

By CHARIZZE L. ABULENCIA and ALEXIS AILEX C. VILLAMOR, JR.

PLAYING with a twice-to-beat advantage, the Tiger Spikers pulverized Adamson University, 25-19, 25-22, 25-17, in the UAAP Men’s Volleyball tournament last February 10 at The Arena in San Juan.

UST was so dominant that it fielded second-stringers as early as the first set and still managed to mow down Adamson.

Despite UST’s string of unforced errors in the third canto, Adamson fell back because of Henry Pecaña’s back-to-back quick kills. Ray Karl Dimaculangan two service aces of his own.

The opposing squad relied on smooth receptions to convert 24 out of 65 attempts, but the Tigers neutralized this with solid blocks to smother Adamson’s hope for victory. read more »

Golden Booters ahead in football race

By MARY ATHENA D. DE PAZ and JEREMY S. PEREY

THE GOLDEN Booters are poised to claim a twice-to-beat advantage in the Final Four with a tournament-leading 17 markers, a point ahead of second-running Far Eastern University.

The point total is courtesy of UST’s five wins and two draws, their latest conquest being a 3-2 manhandling of University of the East (UE) last February 10 at the Ateneo de Manila University Erenchun field.

“Everybody in the team is stepping up, delivering a good performance every game,” coach Marjo Allado said. “But we need to win our next games to play for the championship. The 17 points we have right now are still not enough.” read more »

Tennisters back on top

Text and Photo By LESTER G. BABIERA

FOR THE España army, love was not the only cause for celebration last Valentine’s Day.

Bouncing back from a disappointing bridesmaid finish last year, the UST Male Tennisters returned with a vengeance this time around to end as champions, punctuating their dominance with an 8-0 sweep.

The Tennisters authored a 4-1 season-ender, dethroning defending champion De La Salle University last February 14 at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Court.

“I was not expecting anything from this team, I thought we’d end up second,” coach Karl Sta. Maria said. “It was their heart that really took us to victory.” read more »

'Am-football' reaches UST

ARE THOMASIANS ready for the “Super Bowl?”

A group of Thomasians enamored with American football is trying to introduce the game on campus with the goal of forming a UST-wide team, a first in the country.

“We were influenced to play the sport by our Fil-Am friends headed by Ryan Go,” said Leo Montalvo, one of the instigators of the sport in the University. “We contacted them three years ago to play with them.” The encounter with the Fil-Am group inspired them to introduce the sport in UST.

This contact sport involves a lot of highly physical moves where teams tackle each other in order to bring the ball called “pigskin” to the opponent’s end zone. read more »

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