Athletics S.Y. 2004-2005
Section Updated Fri, 21-Oct-2005 2:35 PM

Tiong Lian Game 3 Recap
League MVP Kish Co guaranteed his St. Stephen team would take Game 3 of the best-of-three finals of the Tiong Lian basketball tournament Friday night against Xavier. Henry Liao, XS '72

A Banner Year for the Xavier Chess Squad
The 1st Xavier Interscholastic Invitational Chess Tournament came to a conclusion last February 19, 2005. It was staged at the Multi-Purpose Hall (MPH), which saw 8 teams and 30 players vying for the team and individual honors. The schools represented were La Immaculada Concepcion School (LICS) Team A & B, Makati Hope Christian School Team A & B, Southridge School , International School and host Xavier School Team A & B. Lester Erese (H4D)

The Tiong Lian Fever is Here!
Last January 18, the annual Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball tournament commenced. Five schools in both Aspirants and Juniors divisions are going to battle against each other for the prestigious cup of this tournament which is set to end on February 18. Giancarlo Tan, Basketball Coach

Nearly Aborted Trip Results to Success
How sweet it is. J. Em Ang (H2D) of the Xavier Bowling Team, amid all the hardships, did both his country and his school proud as he took home 2 nd runner-up honors in the Graded Boys Division of the 5 th Milo International Junior All Stars held at the Pyramid Megalanes in the Sunway Lagoon Resort in Malaysia. Sharwin Tee, Bowling Coach

Xavier Wood Pushers Finish Fourth
Xavier School finished fourth place in the just concluded Colegio San Agustin (CSA) Blitz Chess Open which was held from November 20 to December 18, 2004. Lester Erese (H4D)

Xaverian Bags Bowler of the Year Award
The Philippine Bowling Congress Youth Committee recognized Edrell Dy's performance last year and bestowed on him the honor of Bowler of the Year in the Juniors Division for 2004. With his consistent brilliance in youth tournaments for the past year, Edrell Dy (H2A) was indeed deserving of the recognition he received last December 30, 2004 at the Pearl Bowling Center. Aimee Apolinario, HS Web Editor

Stable of Stallions: The Long and "Shorts" of It
Volleyball gained a lot of popularity several years ago, when the Philippines hosted a leg in the Women's World Volleyball Grand Prix. Unfortunately, the popularity was limited to the female players, from other countries no less. Aimee Apolinario, HS Web Editor

Bowling Team Shines on the National Stage Anew
a tournament featuring the best youth bowlers of the nation, the bowling team once again came up with a noteworthy performance. Edrell Dy (H2A) singed the lanes with an eight-game total of 1740 pins or an average score of 218 per game to emerge as the 1 st runner-up in the Juniors Division of the PBC National Annuals held at the Pearl Bowling Center last Sunday, December 5, 2004. Sharwin Tee, Bowling Coach Chess Team Triumphs
In the just concluded PAYA (Philippine Athletics Youth Association) 2004 Chess Tournament hosted by Claret School of Quezon City last October 9 - November 13, the Xavier chess team, composed of Matthew Ang (H4H), Lester Erese (H4D), Benedict Lee (H4F), Jeffrey Go (H1C), William Lim (H1G) and Joseph Dee (H2E) fought well against very seasoned and experienced teams from Ateneo de Manila, La Salle Greenhills, Southridge School, Lourdes School of Quezon City, Colegio San Agustin and Claret School of Quezon City. Lester Erese (H4D)

It's Not All About Winning
The final match between Xavier and Claret in the FASAAPS women's volleyball division was held at the Claret gymnasium last November 17, 2004. In this second title match between the two schools, the Xavier spikers settled for second place after three years of reigning as champions in the said event. Aimee Apolinario, HS Web Editor

Forty Games in a Single Day
Only strong bowling arms could last the Ateneo-Burlington Bowling Marathon last Saturday, November 20.  Held at the E-Lanes Bowling Center , the event featured 38 bowlers who were in teams that were required to complete 40 games of tenpin bowling. Aimee Apolinario, HS Web Editor

Ateneo-La Salle, Xavier Style!
The recently concluded and successful Wish Bazaar last November 13-14, 2004 was not just about concessionaires selling their goods and people buying from them. It featured several programs that entertained and drew the attention of the people. Thompson Tang (H2D), Stallion News Writer

Defensive Gem
Last year, Coach Carlo Tan and Jean Alabanza used the Metro Manila Basketball League (MMBL) Division 4 tournament as a staging ground for the Tiong Lian Aspirants Tournament.

Offensive Outburst
The Metro Manila Basketball Division 3 League (MMBL) opened November 7, at the impressive San Beda Gym. Xavier played against familiar foe, OBMC-GH, which they have seen very recently in the San Juan Inter-High School Basketball Tournament.

Bowling Team Does It Again
The Xavier Bowling Team again came up with an impressive performance in the 4 th 2004 National Youth Quarterly. Edrell Dy, who had just been cleared by doctors to play less than a week ago, dished out an auspicious comeback performance by winning the Juniors division for the second time this year. Sharwin Tee (Bowling Coach)

When Hard Work Pays Off
IThe hard work that the Xavier Bowling Team has been putting on for the past several months has paid off with their various achievements, but none have been more meaningful than this. Aimee Apolinario (Bowling Coach))

Sunday Soccer Series Finale
It has been my ritual for the past Sundays to wake up early in preparation for a soccer game in the Filipino-Chinese Soccer League. It wasn't really much of a big deal since we ruled over all other teams we played in the past games. Lorenzo Mangubat (H2C)

A Striking Start
Last Sunday, October 3, 2004 , the Xavier Baseball Team proved their offensive primacy as they beat De La Salle Lipa to start the Pony Baseball Tournament.
Aaron Tiu (H4B), Stallion Sports Editor

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