Negros Occidental wins majority of events in WVRAA meet

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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