PREPARATIONS are now ongoing for the 2010 Davao Region Athletic Association (Davraa) Meet set to be staged in four different venues.
Felipe Non of the Department of Education (DepEd)-Davao Region Task Force on School Sports (TFSS) bared this to Sun.Star Davao Wednesday.
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Non said the regional qualifying meet for the Palarong Pambansa will kick off on March 12 to 14 in Bansalan featuring archery, football, table tennis, and volleyball events.
Simultaneous games will be held in Panabo City and Pantukan, Compostela Valley on March 15 to 17, according to Non.
Panabo City will host badminton, basketball, boxing, gymnastics, sipa, and taekwondo while Pantukan will holds games in baseball and softball.
Centerpiece events athletics and swimming will be staged at the Mati Centennial Sports Complex in Mati, Davao Oriental along with arnis, chess, sepak takraw, and tennis.
"Individual event champions will gain automatic slots to the Palaro," Non said.
He added that in ballgames, the core players of the champion team will advance to the national meet as well as those best players from other teams who will compose the regional selection team.
The Palaro is set on April 11 to 17 in Tarlac. (MLSA)
Davao City rules Ched Palaro elims
DAVAO City athletes lived up to their billing by lording it over their rivals of the just-concluded Commission on Higher Education (Ched) Regional Meet at the University of Mindanao (UM) Matina campus.
Davao City cagers overwhelmed Davao del Sur, 105-84, for the men's basketball crown while the city cagebelles toyed with the helpless Davao del Norte, 113-36, for the women's basketball title.
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Davao City men's basketball coach Cholo Elegino of the Ateneo de Davao University (Addu) said Monday they just played aggressively that's why they gained a huge advantage early on.
"It was fun. The players just enjoyed the game. They cherished the moment that they were together. We are excited to represent the region to the national finals," he said.
The men's cage team was led by Ateneo's Miguel Solitaria, Richard Madelo, Jarius Lloyd Guingguing and Martin Allan Gadia with reinforcements Eugene Torres of Agro Sailors, NJ Pinto of Holy Cross Crusaders and Arnold Adormeo of UM.
"I will acquire the services of two players from Davao del Sur to beef up our team for the national meet," Eligino said.
UM's Crisanthemum "Ining" Sarabia, meanwhile, said: "We have a very strong women's basketball line-up this time. We stand a very good chance in the nationals if all of the players make it. Our concern with the national meet, it falls during schooldays. The players will miss classes for a week or so."
In men's athletics, Davao City harvested a total of 38 gold medals, 11 silvers and six bronzes followed by Davao del Norte with two golds, 21 silvers and six bronzes in second and Davao del Sur with two silvers and three bronzes in third.
In the distaff side, Davao City tracksters collected 38 golds, 17 silvers and one bronze. The 1-0-3 Davao del Norte and 0-0-3 Davao del Sur placed second and third, respectively.
Over at the UM diamond, Davao City trounced Davao del Norte, 16-3, for the women's softball gold.
Davao City copped the men's and women's volleyball golds over Davao del Norte teams with similar 3-0 wins in the finals.
But Davao del Norte bounced back with sweeping victories in men's and women's beach volleyball in Punta Dumalag.
In sepak takraw, Davao City nipped Davao del Norte, 2-1.
Top regional performers will advance to the National Ched Meet set on Feb. 22 to 28 at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila. (MLSA)
Friday, January 15, 2010
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