SAN JOSE, Antique, Feb. 17 –- Negros Occidental won majority of the
events in the 2014 Western Visayas Regional Athletics Association
(WVRAA) meet concluded over the weekend here.
Although Negros Occidental accumulated the highest points against
perennial rival Iloilo and the provinces of Antique, Capiz, Aklan and
Guimaras, no over-all champion was declared.
Department of Education-6 Officer-in-Charge Assistant Regional
Director Arnold Sena clarified that there is no overall champion in the
sports competition.
Each event has corresponding points after the officials ruled it in
favor of point-system rather than medal tally.Negros Occidental cornered
majority of events in both elementary and secondary divisions.
In the elementary division, Negros claimed the titles in boys and
girls arnis, girls athletics, boys and girls badminton, boys chess,
rhythmic gymnastics, boys and girls swimming, girls table tennis, boys
and girls tennis, and boys volleyball.
Negros Occidental won the secondary girls badminton, baseball,
boxing, and girls’ chess, WAG, MAG, and RG gymnastics, softball, boys
and girls swimming, girls table tennis, girls tennis, and girls
volleyball.
In elementary, Iloilo won the boys athletics, baseball, basketball,
football, MAG and WAG gymnastics, sepak takraw, softball, girls
taekwondo, and girls volleyball.
In secondary, the Ilonggos ruled in girls athletics, boys badminton,
boys and girls basketball, boys chess, football, sepak takraw, boys
table tennis, girls taekwondo, boys tennis, and boys volleyball.
Antique won the elementary boys table tennis, and boys taekwondo,
while cornering the secondary boys and girls archery and boys
taekwondo.
Aklan won the elementary girls chess and secondary boys arnis.
Negros Occidental got 406 points; Iloilo, 385; Aklan, 187; Antique, 127; and Guimaras, 51.(PNA)
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