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VOL. 1 NO. 2 AUGUST 17-30, 2011VOL. 1 NO. 3 AUGUST 18-24, 2011

•Hot RR alwayskeeps his cool page 2

•Hungry Perpspage 7

•Birds of Prey page 4

• Ang lagay ngpuso, career at bulsamo malalaman na saBILOG ANG BOLA

page 5

•Three ofa Kind

page 6

RR Garcia (Left) shoots oneover Ateneo’s EmmanMonfort AUGUST DELA CRUZ

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Hot RR alwayskeeps his coolBy Celest R. Flores

WE’VE seen him shoot the lights out, dish outthat fancy pass, score by loads and lift histeam past precarious stretches for the last

three years in the UAAP’s but one thing we haven’t

witnesses is his temper flaring up.That’s Ryan Roose Garcia,

Far Eastern University’s starguard with the gorgeous look-ing jumpshot and a calm andcollected demeanor.

‘‘I’ve never been in a fight[on the court],” said Garcia.‘‘Ako lagi ang taga-awat.”

And even on a gut-wrench-ing shooting night, you won’t

catch him lashing out on any-one--which happens a lot in

the cutthroat scene of col-lege ball.

‘‘Most of the playersare my friends. I don’t

really get frustratedeven if I couldn’tshoot against them,”said the third-year

guard. “I only getpissed at the ref-

erees,some-times.”

So it’s no

suprise thatthe Tama-raws, who are

seeking a differ-ent ending after a meltdown inlast year’s finals, turn to level-headed Garcia when the goinggets tough.

And this season, it’s happen-ing more than often for FEU.

‘‘I think these losses will helpus more,” said Garcia. FEUsports a 4-4 win-loss record atthe end of the first round of competitions in Season 73.

But even as the chance of Garcia chalking up a secondMVP award is fairly realistic.

‘‘I wouldn’t be able to erasemy being MVP, but it’s useless if

we don’t win it this year,”shared Garcia.

But as big as his dreams arefor his school, it was actually Garcia’s own doing that broughthim to the doors of FEU.

‘‘I wasn’t scouted. I was just

a walk-in. I tried out for so

‘‘I’ve never

been in afight [on thecourt],”

said Garcia‘‘Ako

lagi angtaga-awat.”

many other schools,” said Gar-cia, whose decision to play forthe Tamaraws could be tracedto where he first learned how toplay ball at Zamboanga City.

‘‘We got addicted to basket-ball at a young age [in ourprovince.] Some of my team-mates now, I already got to play

with in high school that’s why Ipicked FEU.”

Indeed, Garcia is one of the

best guards in the UAAP and it’scoolest, too.

But make no mistake aboutit, if you provoke Garcia, he willstrike back maybe not with aclose-fisted punch, but a cold-blooded trey right in your face.

AUGUST 18-24, 2011

GARCIA (left)

beats DLSUbig man

Arnold VanOpstal for therebound.AUGUST DELA CRUZ

EASY does itfor Garcia.AUGUST DELA CRUZ

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time machine thatships me back tothose days when wedidn’t know whatcontracts were or

what play-for-pay meant; all we caredabout was the colorof our school, the pas-sion by which we pur-sued victories and,personally, the inher-ent animosity we hadfor opponents in

What you probably didn’t see was theflooding. Yeah,there was a floodof memories thatrushed through my mind with every step I took.

I remember giv-ing it everything I hadin every second that Igot fielded in andhow mush it was all

worth it when as a

And then just when you felt like vic-tory couldn’t tastesweeter, we cameback next year andhammered out aback-to-back. Thistime, we did it

against La Salle. Ican’t even start to de-scribe how good thatone felt.

Nowadays, you’llprobably catch mesomewhere in the au-dience, at the faredge of the crowd,

watching the gamesas inconspicuously aspossible. More thanthe passion I still

have for UAAP bas-ketball, my job doesdemand that I look at

young hoop prodigiesin action to see if they can be called up torepresent the country.

You see, I have anew calling now.

As you may haveread, I am the headcoach of the EnergenPilipinas team, thecountry’s national

youth squad. We re-cently won the irstSoutheast AsianBasketball Associa-tion (Seaba) U16for Men in BantingCity, Malaysia.

Scouting for tal-ents comes with my

job description andit’s something that Itake really seriously.Besides, it gives me areason to return to anold, familiar play-ground and soak in

the nostalgia. And guess what? I

have UAAP players inmy Energen Pilipinasroster too! Ateneo’s

Tomas Ramos andNU’s Prince Riveroare two players hop-ing to serve flag andcountry throughhoops.

I hope more andmore UAAP playersstep up and try to

wear the national col-ors. Representing thecountry brings a dif-ferent kind of pride.

And I hope schoolscontinue to put thecountry’s interests

ahead of their ownand keep lending usplayers for importantinternational meets.

As far as the UAAP

is concerned, I really am looking forward tobigger and more excit-ing games ahead. Ev-ery time the collegeseason comes around,there’s nothing betterto do than sit back andenjoy basketball actionin its purest form. I’mpretty sure you’ll loveevery second of thecompetition.

As for me? Well,the Blue Eagles areon a roll and have

won the first round of their annual derby against the Green

Archers. What’s not tolove?

New Calling

OLSEN’S

DAY

Olsen Racela

PEOPLE crack jokesabout my stint astorch-bearer of theUAAP opening. Someof them asked me if Igot more than I bar-gained for, having torun through all thatrain and mud that af-ternoon.

I just smile andshrug. Sure, the rainand the mud definite-ly caught me off guard. But for somereason, I did enjoy

myself out there dur-ing the opening cere-monies. Every step inthe rain—every sloshin the mud—that Itook before finally lighting the UAAPflame brought back several memories of my college years.

As you all know by now, I have just re-tired from the PBA. If

you ask me to look back at a career that Iconsider myself lucky to have experiencedand pick a favoritesnapshot, I would behard-pressed to do so.

Understand that Inever considered my-self superstar materi-al. I always thoughtof myself as some kid

who picked up a bas-ketball and loved thegame too much thathe decided to make acareer out of it. Afterspending my peak

years quarterbackingthe country’s moststoried PBA franchise,San Miguel Beer, hav-ing stints with the na-tional team, baskingin championship cele-brations and achiev-ing individual awards

and milestones, pick-ing a special snapshotfrom a treasure chestfull of memories

would be really diffi-cult.

But the UAAP?For some reason,

the UAAP redefinesnostalgia for me. Just

watching a game inthe UAAP revives thatage of basketball in-

nocence. It ‘s like a

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green (I’m from Ate-neo. I had no choice).

Imagine then beingactually the highlightof the opening cere-monies! It was rain-ing and muddy sure.

16-year-old freshman,I and my

teammates whooped it up likecrazy as we celebrat-ed a UAAP champi-onship for Ateneo.

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Birds of prey By Ruth L. Navarra

THE ADAMSONSoaring Falconscan challenge any

team this season. It iseasy to see that the sys-tem head coach Leo Aus-tria implemented four years ago resulted in the

current solid lineup. Youfeel the trust in the ballmovements. You see thefearlessness in their shots.

The veterans step up when jitters close in on the youngerplayers. Lester Alvarez and AlexNuyles have ruffled feathersfrom the battles of the previousseasons. However, it makesthem more determined to keepsoaring until they alone domi-nate the sky.

Sweet SpotLester Andrew AlvarezLester Alvarez has found his

sweet spot. Beyond the perime-ter is where he strikes fear intothe hearts of his opponents.

‘‘He’s so good in makingthrees, ‘’ said Alvarez’ gushingfan and third year nursing stu-dent Mariel Regalado.

Indeed, the 5-foot-9 Adam-son pointguard, who is now on

his fifth and last playing year,makes it appear so easy, as if there is no effort involved in ex-tending his arms to make thoseoh-so-exciting shots. But Alvarezreveals that he shoots 300-400three-point shots per practiceday so that it will come natural-ly to him when game day ar-rives.

Coach Leo Austria admiresthe discipline and work ethics of his starting playmaker. Austria

says the personality and looks of Alvarez are very deceiving.‘‘He’s soft-spoken and small

but very wise. Lester plays acrucial part in my team,”

Alvarez knows when toscore and when to pass.”

Actually, Alvarez is half of the pointguard tandemthat some even touts as thebest in the league. Jerick Cañada is an able alternate dur-ing crunch time and momentsof uncertainty.

But the team obviously de-pends on his experience and

leadership to guide them.On their match against

De La Salle Green Archers, they were

mostly in control forthe most part. But onthe minutes when the

Archers seem to recov-er, Alvarez keeps his cool.

When his teammates lose

their composure, he sinks somethrees to reassure them.‘‘I always tell my teammates

that they can contribute. Even if they are not fielded, they cancheer for the team,” said Al-

varez, who never fails to correctthe mistakes his fellow Falcons.

Originally from Colegio deSan Juan de Letran HighSchool, Alvarez suited up for

Adamson. He was on his sopho-more year when coach Austria

introduced a new system to thebasketball program.‘‘We are improving over the

years,” said Alvarez.Though observers are saying

that the Falcons are favored tomake the finals, Alvarez wouldrather think about making theFinal Four.

‘‘Making it to the first twospots is our priority,” Alvarezconcluded.

Biggest headache Alexander Nuyles

He is the biggest headachethe other team always worriesabout.

If a team successfully de-fends against Alex Nuyles, it

would leave his teammatesopen to fill in the void he left. If he goes unchecked, he will leadhis team in scoring.

‘‘He’s a very talented playerand our top scorer. Our oppo-nents have to work hard to stophim,” says Adamson coach Leo

Austria of the fourth year busi-ness management student.

The 6-foot-2 Nuyles saw ac-tion for the Dominican Schoolin Camalig. A priest referredNuyles to Austria.

But it wasn’t easy for Nuyles, who toiled with Adamson’s TeamB before making it to Team A inSeason 71. He also rode thebench most of the time.

Nuyles is a scorer and if he

feels free to make the shot, he

LEADER: Alvarez AUGUST DELA CRUZ

HOT HANDS:Nuyles

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would unabashedly wave hishand for the ball. Yet, hecouldn’t help himself from

wincing if a teammate doesn’tgive it to him when he’s ready.He would, as quickly, refocus onthe game again and do his bestto shake off his defenders.

‘‘Alex how has maturity in hisgame.He is no longer forcinghis shots,” noted Alvarez.

Austria says Nuyles likes tostay in shape and can keeppacewith the running game.

‘‘If we don’t have practice, you can seen him jogging at theRizal Stadium,” says Austria. Hetakes each game personally even blaming himself for a set-back. You can see his sincerity.”

Nuyles is proud of his teamand is thankful for the system

that Austria brought to the Fal-

cons.‘‘Before the entry of coach

Leo, the team was divided. To-day, we are united,” saysNuyles.

Nuyles says he works hard toprepare for each game. This in-cluded having a proper mentalframework.

This season Nuyles is gettinglots of fans for his sterlingplays. A lot of fans would gocrazy with their screams assoon as he steps on the court.

After a game, a group of gig-gling fans would patiently waitfor him to have a picture taken

with him.‘‘Nuyles can shock and

awe.He can score and rebound.He packs lots of surprise,” saidavid fan and third year nursing

student, Ram Javier.

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Love:Y Career:PMoney:‘

AUGUST 18-24, 2011

MARK Bryan Garcia of

Arellano University

THE winners of 4movie tickets in

the ‘Love Ko AngLVW’ Contest

were: Sean Agootof Letran, Paul

Kevin Ellasos of UE, Ma. Claudine

V. Giray of NU,Bryan Ryan Garcia

ng Arellano. PAUL Kevin Ellasos of

University of the East

LIBRA

VIRGO

LEO

CANCER

GEMINI

TAURUS

ARIES

PISCES

AQUARIUS

CAPRICORN

SAGITTARIUS

SCORPIO

Bilog ang bola

Love:Y Career:PMoney:‘

YYYYLast 2 minutes!

Goodbye na sa lovelife

‘‘‘Wow! Dami pera…

ng katabi mo

PPSa sama mo maglaro,

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sisipain ka ng syota mo

‘‘‘Magbaon ng kanin kesa

bumili chichirya

PPPPGaguwardiyahan mo

hindi pa naliligo

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para ibili mo siya tickets

‘‘‘‘Wag awayin nanay mopara bigyan ka ng baon

PPPPPaos ka kaya,

pumalakpak na lang

YYYYMaaamoy mo si coach,

maaamoy ka rin niya

‘‘‘Bibigay peke mong

shoes sa gitna ng laro

PPMas may karir ka sa

show biz kesa sa sports

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syota mo sa game

‘‘‘May free trip kayo to

New York! …sa Cubao

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habang nagdi-dribble

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pero mukang maasim

‘‘Bumili ka ng weightspara lumaki ka konti

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bola noh!

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‘‘‘‘Huwag ipusta sa laropambayad ng tuition

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Pogi lang BF mo kapagnagbaba-basketball

‘Weno kung bago watch

niya, bago namanbriefs mo

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YYWag umasa sa team

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‘‘Cheer ka ng cheer,

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Three of a kindbonus aside her looks. Myka isalso a student-servant in Letran--a rare Maria Clara.

What she looks for a guy:First and foremost, loyal and ba-sically everything else follows.She also wants a guy comingfrom a family bearing a goodbackground.

Eyes to be: Myka wants topenetrate the entertainment in-

dustry someday.Noteworthy: She’s also a stu-

dent assistant. So she parts herlife three ways- Academics, hercampus-services and her report-ing stint.

The best thing about this job:“The experience will always beirreplaceable. Not everybody isblessed with a chance such asthis.”

The worst thing about this job: “Maybe the idea of being a

public figure-your life as wellgoes public.”

Michelle LimDe La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Junior,Communication Arts

Born: February 8, 1993 Years reporting: 1Background: Michelle has

long been engaging hostingstints on the side.

What you’ll like about her:Michelle sees her self as a “cow-boy” and one of the boys. “I cansurvive wherever. I’m really adude trapped in a woman’sbody. That why most of my friends are boys.”

What she looks for in a guy: Aside from being trustworthy and honest, she want someone

who can be jologs and classy atthe same time. She also looksfor someone who she can becrazy with.

Eyes to be: Michelle aims tobe a performance artist some-day.

Noteworthy: Michelle wasonce a Campus JJ (Junior Jock-ey) for Magic 89.9 FM who wasknown as “JJ Curtis” for her un-canny resemblance to celebrity

Anne Curtis-Smith.The best thing about this job:

“Aside from the opportunity, Iget to sit on the best seats in the’house!’-virtually anywhere!”

The worst thing about this job: “Once you commit a mis-take-kita ng lahat!”

By Denison Rey A. Dalupang

THE REASON for watching the NCAA? Who arewe kidding? Just two main reasons: Either you’re a hardcore hoops junkie or you’re

scouting that hardcourt heartthrob or that cutecourtside reporter.

Since we’re done with somedetective work on caging coolson the hardwood, we now shift

to some of the most ravishingreporters we see during time-outs and halftime breaks in theNCAA.

Alyssa EsplanaEmilio Aguinaldo College,

Sophomore, MedicalTechnology

Born: November 30, 1992 Years reporting: RookieBackground: Alyssa comes

from a basketball family. Herdad was once the PhilippineBasketball Association’s Rookieof the Year and played for theShell Turbochargers alongsideBenjie Paras, Victor Pablo andNoy Castillo.

What you’ll like about her:She’s draped with this “Kole-hiyala” look that makes her a to-tal head-turner. Aside from that,she’s currently a member of theEAC Futsal (Indoor football)squad.

What she looks for in a guy:One who can be a boyfriend anda good buddy at the same time.

Eyes to be: Alyssa want to

become a Neuro-Surgeon some-day, but still keeps her optionsopen.

Noteworthy: Alyssa is thedaughter of current ValenzuelaCouncilor, EAC Generals HeadCoach and then PBA standoutGerry “Mr. Cool” Esplana. So

you might want to improve yourhoops arsenal and groom your-self with etiquette first beforeeven trying to grab this pretty lass’ attention.

The best thing about this job:“I get to watch the games forfree!”

The worst thing about this job: “Worst? None, really.”

Myka BascoColegio de San Juan de

Letran, Junior,Communication Arts

Born: February 8, 1993 Years reporting: 1Background: She’s a commu-

nications major, so she’s very well equipped for the job.

What you’ll like about her:

Her cute voice is definitely a

MICHELLE Lim

MYKA Isabel Basco

ALYSSA Jeremee Esplana

PHOTOS BY AUGUST DELA CRUZ

COURTSIDEattractions:Basco, Lim,Esplana.

ARNOLD ALMACEN

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AFTER NCAA FIVE-PEAT

Hungry Perps

who hopes to be apsychologist someday.

Aside from Letrancheerleading, Perpet-ual faces challengesfrom De La Salle -College of Saint Be-nilde Pep Squad,Emilio Aguinaldo Col-lege Pep Squad, Jose

Rizal University PepSquad, Mapua Insti-tute of Technology Cheerping Cardinals,San Beda College RedCorps, San SebastianCollege - Recoletos(SSC-R) GoldenStags.

By Jonathan Kevin Castillo

A FTER winning five straightNCAA cheerleading titles, theUniversity of Perpetual Help

Altas remains hungry for an unprece-dented sixth straight crown.

Though wary of Letran’s new-foundstrength, the Perpsare training likethere’s no tomorrowto extend their domi-nation.

Listen to sopho-more cheerleader andpsychology studentRachel Madera.

"The training here[Perpsquad] is harderthan what I’ve beenaccustomed to,” saidMadera, realizing thatshe needs to re-focusherself, and work harder than ever.

Originally a mem-

ber of the AdamsonPep Squad, Maderatried her luck withthe Perps after quit-ting school at SanMarcelino.

Veteran Perps

coach Ruffa Rosalesencouraged Maderato try out. Maderacarried his experienceand training in folk dance during her highschool years, to hur-dle the test.

She soon experi-enced the hardship of being a student andcheerleader.

‘‘My problem is

time management. It’shard but this is my choice,”’ said Madera,

TALENTEDRACHEL Madera and teammate flash thefive-peat sign. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/JUSTIN JOVELLANOS

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CSB’S CARLO LASTIMOSA AND ATENEO’S KIEFER RAVENA

Players of Attention

NO WON-DER, they have themakings of future bas-

ketball super-stars. Runningthrough their veins are theblood of their il-lustrious elders,who once regaledthe hoop domewith their game-long brilliances.

Backcourt ace CarloLastimosa of the Col-

lege of St.Benilde isnephew of PBA stal-

wart Jojo Lastimosa, while the spitfirishRavena is the son of former University of the East and Talk ‘NText swingman Ferdi-nand Ravena.

With their heady plays, the 5-foot-11Ravena and Lastimosanever fails to catch at-

tention among thefans and opposingteams as well.

They were the re-cent picks of theUAAP and NCAA Press Corps as AC-CEL-3XVI Players of the Week.

Both like to fightand hurdle adversi-ties.

After a pre-seasonbrimming with hype,Ravena, a multi-awarded Blue Eaglet,

was a big letdown inhis very first game asa full-fledged Eagle.He went scorelessagainst in Ateneo’s

win over AdamsonFalcons at the Smart

Araneta Coliseum.“I didn’t relax after

that horrible firstgame. I took every

practice seriously andmake sure that I’m

very competitive ev-ery game because asmuch as possible, we

want to win every game,” Ravena said.

Six games afterand Ravena is a certi-fied rising star.

“After my firstgame, I thought tomyself that I have six

more games to really

perform,” the 17- year-old Ravena.Ravena posted an av-erage of 16.5 points,four rebounds, fiveassists and 2.5 stealsthis week

The Blue Eaglesswept the first round

with a 7-0 win-losscard and Ravena isn’tstopping yet

‘‘ There are lots to

be learned,’’ Ravenasaid.Like Ravena, Lasti-

mosa stumbled whenthe Blazers lost aclose game to defend-ing champions SanBeda Red Lions. The6-foot-1 Lastimosabungled what couldhave been the game-

winning basket.‘‘Carlo cried but I

told him that he’ll getanother chance to re-deem himself,’’ saidBlazers mentorRichard del Rosario.

Del Rosario wasright as Lastimosamade the winningbasket in CSB’s 78-77cliffhanger over JoseRizal University.

With the clock tick-ing down and thethought of that missed

shot against the Lionsin the back of hismind, Lastimosashowed steely nervesas he drove mightily tothe basket against JRUdefenders.

‘‘I was going toshoot because I wantto prove that I can liftthe team to victory,’’said Lastimosa.

Well said. Dennis Eroa

CSB’s Carlo

Lastimosa

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