WILL the defending champions Southwestern University Cobras have its crowning moment or will nine-time defending
champions University of the Visayas Green Lancers find a way to stay alive for another day? (READ MORE)
Tag: Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc.
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‘Let players choose’
THE Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) has recently been riddled with one of its biggest controversies to date—getting court dates for its rules on residency.
In the 80s, when PBA legend Jojo Lastimosa came to Cebu to try his fate in college ball under Cebu Sports Hall of Famer coach Manuel Baring Sr. in the University of San Jose Recoletos, he also came under fire. (READ MORE)
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Cesafi awaits court decision
IT’S up to the court now.
This is what Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. lawyer Baldomero Estenzo said after submitting the league’s motion for reconsideration in the sala of Judge Simeon Dumdum Jr. (READ MORE)
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SWU nears sweep
THE defending champions Southwestern University Cobras again proved their dominance over the University of the Visayas Green Lancers with another masterful 71-60 victory in Game 2 last night at the Cebu Coliseum to move a win away from clinching the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college basketball title.
The Cobras now lead in the best of five championship series, 2-0, after their fifth win over the Lancers this season. It was also their eighth straight win over UV, counting their Game 4 and 5 wins in last year’s finals and the Southern Island Championships of the PCCL last year. (READ MORE)
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USJ-R nips USC
THE University of San Jose-Recoletos Jaguars mustered all the strength they have to defeat University of San Carlos in Game 2 by a hairline, 76-75, to stay afloat in their best-of-three series for 3rd place in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (Cesafi) Thursday night at the Cebu Coliseum.
The Jaguars and the Warriors will meet Sunday afternoon for the deciding Game 3. (READ MORE)
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Can UV fight back?
IT MAY be a matter of time before the defending champions Southwestern University Cobras trample nine-time champion University of the Visayas Green Lancers for their second Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college division title.
Given the mediocre showing of the Lancers in Game 1 against the well-oiled Cobras, after tonight’s Game 2, the Cobras could be just a win away from the title. (READ MORE)
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Cobras vs. Lancers
“THE finals are about a test of wills.” So said Detroit Pistons legend Bill Laimbeer, the current New York Liberty head coach of the WNBA.
So forget about the elimination and the semifinal rounds, put away the statistics because all that matters now are the scouting reports, heart, will and determination as the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) opens the final chapter of the 2013 season at 6:45 tonight. (READ MORE)
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‘No place for violence’
THE Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) Commissioner Felix Tiukinhoy Jr. reiterated that the action of USC Warriors assistant coach Junthy Valenzuela when he slammed a monobloc chair inside the Recoletos Coliseum last Sep. 6 has no place in the league.
“I think the actuations of the assistant coach (Valenzuela) have no place in our Cesafi League as he is representing a prestigious Catholic university, being an ex-PBA player at that. Assistant coach Valenzuela is expected to serve as a role model to his players, the alumni and the school community he represents,” Tiukinhoy said in his response to the letter sent by USC Green and Gold Warriors Alumni Association concerning the ban imposed by the league on Valenzuela and the conduct of the referees. (READ MORE)
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Cesafi execs told: Improve officiating
AFTER staying silent for weeks, the University of San Carlos (USC) Green and Gold Warriors Alumni Association, the chief backer of the school’s varsity team, finally spoke up to express their concerns regarding the sanction imposed on USC assistant coach Junthy Valenzuela.
In a letter signed by Bogo City Mayor Celestino “Junie” Martinez Jr., the chairman of the alumni board of directors, and president Nilo Velasquez that was sent to Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) Commissioner Felix Tiukinhoy, the group raised the competence of the local officials. Read More
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UV bows to SWU in Cesafi semifinals
FRUSTRATION was written all over the faces of the University of the Visayas Green Lancers as bad calls cost them the game, and they yielded their third straight loss to bitter rivals Southwestern University Cobras, 77-70, in the semifinal round of the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) College Basketball tournament held at the Cebu Coliseum last night.
Bad calls came when UV were hot on the tails of the defending champions. The most crucial one was in the final 17.1 seconds when coach Felix “Donbel” Belano Jr. blew his top and shouted at the referee. Read More
