NO CHILD'S PLAY Read story on VICTORIOUS! page Virac shines as the brightest municipality in Sports Meet 2018 11 Meet them Who displayed a What is the local on page never-say-die attitude DepED chief eyeing? inside the court? Find the 4 answer on page LOCK AND LOAD. Virac lady softbelle musters her strength before hitting the ball during the gold medal softball match 9 between Virac and Pandan, October 30. Jan Keith A. Abundo 2018 Provincial Athletic Meet Special Coverage Read EDITORIAL on page 12 Hagubuhob GOLD MEDAL October 28-31, 2018 The Official Publication of Division of Catanduanes COUNT R -Rank JEFFERSON S. ARCILLA E -Elementary [email protected] runner-up municipality of Gigmoto which tallied 21 gold, 16 S -Secondary silver, and 3 bronze medals and second runner-up Viga with 14 gold, 8 silver, and 2 bronze medals. TOWN R R Carrying their mantra “Go shine, Virac!” Viracnons shone Bagamanoc settled in fifth place with 12 gold, 9 silver, and S E as the brightest team after finishing off as champion during the 13 bronze medals while Bato earned 13 gold, 17 silver, and 17 2018 Provincial Athletic Meet. bronze medals for fourth place. With more than 400 participating delegates in the island’s Despite the low placement in elementary level, Bato fought 21 12 annual sports event, Virac town notched a combined total of hard in secondary level with 25 gold, 26 silver, and 14 bronze 4 5 81 gold, 31 silver, and 24 bronze medals from elementary and medals while San Andres finished as second runner-up, capturing secondary level, besting 10 municipalities in the province. 14 gold, 8 silver, and 2 bronze medals. Viracnon athletes in the secondary level showed no rust Municipalities of Bagamanoc and San Miguel also made it 06 07 in the four-day sports gala after collecting 55 gold, 22 silver, to top five municipalities, garnering third runner-up and fourth 8 7 and 14 bronze medals built on dominating performances in 17 runner-up finish, respectively. individual and team events. Virac, Bato, and Bagamanoc are the only municipalities that In elementary level, seven sports events hiked Virac’s medal cracked the top five overall finish in elementary and secondary. 26 nd 13 haul, chipping in 26 gold, 9 silver, and 10 bronze medals. The hard-earned top overall finish placed Virac as the first 2 4 Virac made a strong impression in tennis and table tennis municipality to win the championship in Palarong Panlalawigan which were both dominated by blue team both in boys and girls with the new grouping scheme. 08 07 in elementary level. This year, Schools Division of Catanduanes decided to hold 7 8 In secondary level, the capital town also showed domi- the annual sports event with new format by making the compet- nation in archery, billiards, football, futsal, table tennis, lawn ing groups by municipality instead of by zone. tennis, and taekwondo, all of which were dominated in boys With the theme "Sports: Forging Unity Among Stakeholders 17 21 nd and girls categories. and Inspiring Young Catandunganon to Excel in Life," this year’s 6 2 Behind Virac’s overall finish in elementary level is the first Palarong Panlalawigan ran for four days from October 28 to 31. 05 9 04 9 Sibling tandems propel Virac Gov. Cua in tennis with clean slate rekindles 05 02 Cat’nes’ 10 11 GERMAN T. TEJADA JR. sports [email protected] spirit 22 3rd 08 6 Three sibling tandems hailing from Virac have built a MARIAN CLAIRE V. TULOD stronghold in lawn tennis, sweeping all of the slots for the 17 5 03 Bicol Meet qualifiers. [email protected] 10 Taking the limelight in the one-stop-shop tennis match in singles and doubles, men and women’s divisions are stu- Governor Joseph “Boboy” Cua reawakened the 00 14 rd dent-players from the Catanduanes National High School. Division of Catanduanes’ passion in winning more 11 3 Dominating the final match in Boy’s Singles, Jethro Var- gold in the Palarong Bicol 2018 during the opening gas, 12, a seventh grader under the Science, Technology and ceremony of the 2018 Provincial Meet at the Catandu- Engineering (STE) curriculum ripped off Bato’s bet, while his anes Athletic Complex, October 28. st st elder brother Johmanne Vargas, 13, an eighth grader smashed The provincial governor urged coaches and the 55 26 his foes in the Boy’s Doubles. whole delegation “to dream of crazy dreams. Be crazy Teaming up with Jonathan Vargas, Kendrick Vargas, 16, 11 GOV. CUA | PAGE 3 SIBLING TANDEMS | PAGE 11 2 Oct. 28-31 Special BALL CONTROL. Lady striker of Virac shows ball con- Coverage trol while being defended by Erica Jane Taopo of team Bato during their championship match, October 30. 2018 Chelsea Louisse San Juan PROVINCIAL ATHLETIC MEET ATHLETIC PROVINCIAL Virac lady strikers trounce Bato in futsal HAZEL R. TALAN San Andres reaps Equipped with powerful kicks, Pamplona and Ashley [email protected] Arcilla showered their team with alternating goals, 8-1, right 18 gold medals in after the game resumed not letting their foes get in touch with the ball. arnis tourney Experience is their strongest ally. Bato seemed to have gained composure after Kriscel Three-time provincial meet qualifiers Virac lady strikers Rodulfo took the risk to score their first goal of the game after proved that skills and hardwork are the keys in winning after seeing an open space. annihilating municipality of Bato, 21-1, in their final match Pamplona struggled past Bato’s Kimberly Tevar scoring of futsal competition held at the Catanduanes National her fifth goal which ended the first period, 9-1. High School Auditorium, October 30. Opening the second period, Arcilla scored two consecu- Virac lady striker Arfil Joy Pamplona registered a stag- tive points battling Bato’s Lovely Soriao. The scuffle contin- gering 11 goals out of 15 attempts which carried her team to ued until defender Lady Sarmiento assisted Pamplona earning their team another point, 15-1. MACABIO S. ALOYON JR. a victory that gave them another ticket to Palarong Bicol. The match heated up immediately as fellow striker Virac strikers did not let Bato team earn another point [email protected] Lyka Mae Arcilla, winger Ashley Nichole Arcilla and Pam- after committing four consecutive goals led by Ashley Arcilla. plona displayed aggressiveness on the offensive end. Another assist from Sarmiento paved way for Arcilla’s Still determined to notch a goal early in the first period, final goal for their team, ending the match, 21-1. Rooting on their quick reflex- Pamplona got control of the ball and immediately scored Pamplona emphasized that teamwork became their edge es and experience, the San Andres first point with three minutes and 57 seconds on the clock. toward winning the game. Arnis Secondary Team bagged 18 While Bato kickers were still left scrambling, Lyka “Tsaka naging motivation din namin yung mga basher. gold medals to display supremacy Arcilla was quick in passing the ball to Ashley Arcilla who Dahil pa sa kanila kaya kami namomotivate maglaro,” Pam- in the arnis events of the 2018 Pro- scored her first goal, forcing Bato to call timeout. plona shared. vincial Meet at Taytay Elementary School, October 29. They topped all weight divi- sions in the boys category and three Virac softbelles rout Pandan lady batters, 5-0 weight divisions for girls. They also garnered 10 gold medals in Anyo Competition, both CHRISTINE MAY P. PETAJEN in Individual and Team Categories. Virac softbelles claimed Ella Jane Garcia ended the Russel Collantes (Pinweight), the championship crown after [email protected] inning with a homerun, giving Mark Joseph Garig (Bantam- clobbering Pandan with a 5-0 her team a five-point advantage weight), Jornol Zafe (Feather- demolition. to seal the game. weight), Kyro Joss Solero (Extra The Viracnon team consist- Garcia said that she strived Lightweight), and Florentino ently dominated the game, not hard to win in the game and be Santelices (Half Lightweight) of allowing their opponent to score able to represent the division in San Andres showed a complete in the match. In the first inning, the Palarong Bicol since this is dominance in all weight divisions Palarong Bicol veteran Zoila her last stint in the Palaro. of boys category. Marie Bozar drilled a round ball, “Gusto ko pong maka abot Futhermore, Rona Soquena gaining for the blue softbelles ulit sa Palarong Pamabansa kaya (Featherweight), Irish Rufino (Ex- their first point. sinabi ko sa mga team mates tra Lightweight), and Mary Grace Moreover, Ella Jane Garcia ko na i-sure ang panalo namin Manlangit (Half Lightweight) from blasted another fly ball scoring dito,” the softbelle said. girls category claimed their ticket to another point for the team. The “Hindi pwedeng makam- Bicol Meet after overpowering their first inning ended in favor of the pante lang kahit na isa lang ang rivals in their respective weight Virac softbelles, 2-0. kalaban dahil malalakas din division. Despite the lead, Virac lost silang player. Meron din silang “Disiplina lang ning lambang the momentum in the second ibang players na kasama ko saro buda tuluwangan sana,” Jornol inning after some of the team dati sa Palarong Bicol,” Garcia Zafe, a five-gold earner said. members committed errors and added. Meanwhile, Coach Lito foul balls causing them to have a Meanwhile, Head Coach M. Arcega admitted that he was drought in the two consecutive Efigenio P. Gianan Jr. said that convinced with the overall perfor- innings. they will immediately start mance of his players. Meanwhile, Pandan lady preparing for the upcoming “Dahil sa dedication buda batters were also unable to bat Palarong Bicol.