Rivalry Ceases during Time of Calamity

Even the fiercest rivalries rest (for a while). Tropical Storm Ondoy forces Ateneans, La Sallite and other Universities, to unite for a cause to help flash flood victims in Manila.

One of the most criticized writers on Inbound Pass (spec. by Ateneans) sends a message to all Collegiate Basketball Enthusiasts in the Philippines. First, the first game of the UAAP finals has been postponed and now, we can witness rival schools unite for one cause, and that is to help the people in need, the unfortunate victims of the tropical storm Ondoy. The said typhoon might not be the strongest, but it marks as one of the most disastrous ones to have ever crossed Philippine borders, leaving over 300,000 people homeless with literally nothing but themselves to live on with.

Whole villages stood under water on the 26th September when Ondoy marched over Luzon, flash floods rising as high as the first floor of a ordinary building emerges in a matter of minutes. There was literally no escape for the Filipinos, but the rooftop of their houses, but even atop of these, there’s no assurance of their safety. You can check YouTube for the various videos showcasing the tragedy that Filipinos are undergoing right here, right now.

Sir Tony wrote a article urging readers and enthusiasts of the sport to settle down for a while, asking them to forget about rivalry, reminding them about certain things that are far more important than ball games, and it looks like that everyone has followed. Ateneo, La Salle, UST, all major, if not all schools gather around to help out the victims by the means of providing clothing, shelter, food and rescue operations for the missing people.

It’s a refreshing experience for me personally, to think that there’s no end in sight between the warfare of Ateneo and La Salle in various sports and educational fields. I was proven wrong, and I stand corrected with my thought. Could you believe it, two of the most fierced rivalries on earth agree on one thing, one common good, helping the needy.

With that said, I would like to inform all of you that the ball game between the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the UE Red Warriors has been postponed to the first of October, 2009.

La Salle unlikely beating UST Growing Tigers

UAAP 72 action continues at the big dome this September 3, 2009! The UE Red Warriors solidified their final four bid after succeeding the UP Fighting Maroons in a tight game with a nine point advantage. Even if the first three slots for the final four bid are taken already, the last couple of game days ain’t be boring, it gets even more exciting, and look how far it gets!

De La Salle upset the Santo Tomas

We can really talk about an upset this time around, La Salle was already crushed out for a final four bid, but there’s still this little chance, this little hope left that they can make it after winning over Dylan’s Growling Tiger team by a four point advantage courtesy of Mangahas who nailed a crucial triple down the stretch to put this game away.

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Tiu, Salamat, & Buenafe – 3 Wins for Ateneo

I’m quiet off-schedule with the posts that I’m supposed to display here, and a post-up of the La Salle and FEU game is quiet too late as well. So, I’ll just keep the ball rolling and head for another topic to get a post out for today.

We’ve seen a lot of Eagles stepping up for Ateneo in the recent games, counting in Rabeh to be one of them, yet the 3 most vital picks among them are Tiu, Salamat and Star Rookie Ryan Buenafe. From the first game on, we’ve seen the potential of the Chief Eagle Chris Tiu, as it was quiet an awesome performance of him yet again, close to an all-Tiu show.

Yet, without the help of his fellow Eagles, I doubt that Ateneo would have made it through. In the DLSU-ADMU game, Salamat played a very vital role in the 3rd quarter, heating up the Archers with back to back breakfasts to get the rocket going for Ateneo de Manila.

In their second game against the Falcons, the defensive perspective of Ateneo showed off yet again, with a solid Chris Tiu taking the lead. And a nice game played by the star Rookie Ryan Buenafe.

The third and yet their most spectacular performance so far in terms of the balanced defense and offense was against a though contender UE Red Warriors, killing their dreams of striking another 14-0 (and maybe getting stuck in the finals again).

For now, it seems to be an all Ateneo season, with 3 victorious ballgames in 3 meetings. Can they hold on to this clean sheet or will someone cut their flight? No matter, if they will get the clean sheet or not, what counts is whether they’ll grab the crown or don’t.

I doubt that UE has been contended with their performance last season. 14 wins straight, but what happened at the end?

UAAP Season 71 July 5 2008

And again I’ve been left behind by the news, the 71st Season of the UAAP has kicked off earlier today. With a class of ADU vs FEU  and UE vs UST as the second game.

I’ll leave you with the schedule of games so that you can set your own schedule according to the games of your favorite teams.

July 5 – Araneta Coliseum
1 PM - Opening Ceremonies by the University of the Philippines
2 PM - AdU vs FEU
4 PM - UE vs UST

July 6 – Araneta Coliseum
2 PM - UP vs NU
4 PM - DLSU vs ADMU

July 10 – Philsports Arena (ULTRA)
2 PM - NU vs UE
4 PM - ADMU vs AdU

July 12 – Philsports Arena (ULTRA)
2 PM - UP vs UST
4 PM - DLSU vs FEU

July 13 – Philsports Arena (ULTRA)
2 PM - AdU vs NU
4 PM - UE vs ADMU

July 17 – Philsports Arena (ULTRA)
2 PM - FEU vs UP
4 PM - UST vs DLSU

July 19 – Philsports Arena (ULTRA)
2 PM - UP vs ADMU
4 PM - DLSU vs NU

July 20 – Philsports Arena (ULTRA)
2 PM - AdU vs UE
4 PM - FEU vs UST

July 24 – Philsports Arena (ULTRA)
2 PM - DLSU vs ADU
4 PM - UE vs UP

July 26 – Philsports Arena (ULTRA)
2 PM - UP vs DLSU
4 PM - UE vs FEU

July 27 – Philsports Arena (ULTRA)
2 PM - ADU vs UST
4 PM - ADMU vs NU

July 31 – Philsports Arena (ULTRA)
2 PM - UST vs NU
4 PM - FEU vs ADMU

August 2 – Araneta Coliseum
2 PM - AdU vs UP
4 PM - DLSU vs UE

There’s a great clash to look forward to tomorrow, arch rivals Ateneo de Manila and de La Salle University will meet on tomorrows second match.

Who will win? Who will loose? Will the Green Archers hold on to the title, or will the Eagle soar? We’ve got the whole season still ahead of us, good luck to all teams!

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