Dipolog private schools hold sports elims (July 3, 2010)

Dipolog private schools hold sports elims (July 3, 2010)

With the Department of Education of Region IX giving Dipolog City private schools roughly two weeks in preparation for the division elimination in selected sports events in preparation for the 2010 Home and Away Games, private schools in Dipolog scampered to hold competitions amongst the five private schools.

The Dep Ed memo announced that the Division Elimination games for elementary and high school will be on July 8 and 9. The events are volleyball for men and women with games for elementary to be played at the Dipolog Pilot Demonstration School gym and the high school games at the Zamboanga del Norte National High School (ZNNHS); basketball for men to be held at the Andres Bonifacio College (ABC) Open Court; baseball (men) at the ZNNHS; football (men) at the ABC Football Field; softball (men) at the ZNNHS; sepak takraw (men) at the ZNNHS; badminton (men and women) at the Sta. Filomena Badminton Center; and tennis (men and women) at the Mibang Country Club.

On strength of the Dep Ed memorandum dated June 24, the DMC College Foundation Science High School, Saint Mary’s Academy (SMA) and ABC met at the DMC Sports Coordinator’s Office last June 28 to finalize the private schools action on the said letter. Despite not having any representative, the Saint Vincent’s College (SVC) and the Dipolog Chinese School (DCS) also relayed that they are amenable to any action the group will decide for the private schools.

Representing the DMC group during the meeting were DMC Sports Coordinator Joelito Turno, High School Sports Coordinator Bonnie Arnesto, DMC SHS Football Assistant Coach Ronald Rael and DMC SHS Basketball Coach Tyrone Jay V. Samson. Also appearing were Johnson Rubillos of SMA and Ernesto Ayawan of ABC. Despite their absence, SVC’s Gil Darcera and Vic Reyes of DCS are in contact with the group.

“The memo was given on a very short leash, private schools in Dipolog are given a very short period for us to hold competitions among ourselves to select, let alone prepare, the best team and individuals we can send to the unit level competition,” one private school official complained of the Dep Ed’s memo.

One of the main topics tackled during the meeting is the holding and selection of the Private School’s basketball team.

Upon recommendation of DMC head coach Samson, the group decided to make the champion team of the private schools basketball tournament to be held on July 1 to 4 at the DMC Covered Court the representative for the Unit Level eliminations. The champion team’s coach will then have the option to take players from other teams to be incorporated to the champion team as he sees fit and upon approval of the mother school.

However, before the tournament started, the SVC team has already begged off from competing in the Unit Level competition for basketball as the schedule is in conflict with their examinations. During the opening day of basketball tournament, host team DMC five backed by their home court fans drubbed the DCS team 85-45 in the first game with SVC winning a nail-biter, 57-52 over the ABC squad.

In line with this, the group has decided that if the SVC HS team becomes champion, the private school’s representative for the Unit Level competition will automatically be the runner up.

With regard the other events, the DMC and ABC football teams will compete to earn the right to represent the private schools on July 3 at 8 am in the ABC Football field. The volleyball men will be represented by DMC with team from DMC and ABC holding a match on July 3, 8 am in ABC to represent the women’s team in the Unit Level competitions. The badminton event will be represented by SVC.