Oro pugs bag 4 golds
CAGAYAN de Oro’s boxing team hauled four gold medals to emerge overall champion in the Batang Pinoy Mindanao Games in Tagum City on Friday.
Lady Jane Payla beat Tagum’s Rhea Mae Rentoria, 4-1 to give the first gold of CDO in the Jr. Girls Pinweight division.
The other medals came from Angelou Lofranco, Jhasli John Illudar, and Rhein Jhon Gidor.
Lofraco nipped Kidapawan’s Daryll Dave Lagazo, 3-2 in the Jr. Boys Pinweight while Illudar blanked Bansalan’s Cristian Dave Presores, 5-0 in the Jr. Boys Light Flyweight.
Gidor easily won over Cabadbaran’s Christian Jade Cruz by RSC Round 1 in the Jr. Boys Flyweight.
Panabo, General Santos City and Malaybalay each won two golds while Kidapawan, Antipas and Sultan Kudarat had one.
Aeron Dave Testa (Sch Boys Paper) and Jared Shem Revilo (Sch Boys Light Pin) won the gold for Panabo.
Gensan’s gold medalists were Micoh Cholo Alvarez (Sch Boys Light Paper) and Jay Larie Lagazo (Jr. Boys Light Bantam), and for Malaybalay, Shyna Jane Mantiza (Jr. Girls flyweight) and Mary Grace Salcedo (Jr. Girls flyweight).
The other gold medalists were Romeo Vasquez Jr. – Antipas (Sch Boys light moscquito), Jerwin Cabalona-Kidapawan (Sch Boys mosquito), and Jimler Cubay-Sultan Kudarat (Jr. Boys Bantam).
SCH BOYS LIGHT MOSQUITO
Gold: Romeo Vasquez Jr., Antipas; Silver: Von Harold Almirante, Koronadal; Bronze: Arjay Ibanez, Gensan and Jhon Clark Tang, Zamboanga
SCH BOYS MOSQUITO
Gold: Jerwin Cabalona, Kidapawan; Silver: Nico Carlo Insigne, Davao; Bronze: Van Hendriche Abing, CDO and JV Yula, Tagum
SCH BOYS LIGHT PAPER
Gold: Micoh Cholo Alvarez; Silver: Jerald Amper, Cabadbaran
SCH BOYS PAPERWEIGHT
Gold: Aeron Dave Testa, Panabo; Silver: Shane Francis Vicente, Gensan
SCH BOYS LIGHT PINWEIGHT
Gold: Jared Shem Revilo, Panabo; Silver:
This, as Corpus Christi’s Joaquin Pollentes played alongside Layno in clinching the gold in 13-15 under boys doubles.
Pollentes grabbed the silver in singles event for 13-15 under boys as well as the Corpus Christi pair of Jasmine Reformina and Kate Ocladina in the 13-under girls doubles.
“In our last Palarong Pambansa stint here at Tagum City’s RDR gym buwenas naka-gold atong CdeO players so, pag-start pa lang sa dula confident na ko nga maka gold ang mga bata sa Batang Pinoy,” an ecstatic Miguel told Sun.Star Cagayan
de Oro.
Capping a productive goldhunt was Team CDO’s triumphant finish in basketball girls, beach volley boys and softball girls.
Oro’s popular basketball couple Catrina June Pong-Biongcog and Ronald Rey “Boning” Biongcog proved that they’re not good only in playing the game as they steered the girls and boys to a gold and silver campaign each in the rugged court.
“Si Catrina gyod ang nagkugi supporting cast lang ko pero worth the effort gyod ang medalya nga nadaug sa kakapoy nga among nasinati sa Batang Pinoy,” the always humble Boning,
said.
Equally-elated, according to city sports consultant Rocky Calingin, is Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar S. Moreno who got surprised when the city bets surpassed its primary third-place target in Batang Pinoy Mindanao.
“Of course, nalipay ang Mayor but he needs the metrix for us to gauge the efficiency of our respective entries in the individual and team events. Kelangan pud na para mas ma-improve pa gyod atong performance next time around especially nga ang host or ang dako nga region sa Davao atong nasundan sa overall championship,” Calingin said.