By Arabella Balderama and Kate Quiambao

The Athlete’s Council (AthC) held a three-day Sportsfest in the Formation and Learning Center (FLC) building from May 10 to May 12, igniting the students’ competitive spirits with the various prepared games and recreational activities.

Students across all the four strands—Accountancy, Business, and Management (ABM), General Academic (GA), Humanities and Social Sciences (HumSS), and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), competed in sports such as volleyball, basketball, ultimate frisbee, badminton, football, and chess, as well as some recreational games such as agawang base, agawang panyo, and patintero.

The classes and strands that exemplified exceptional performance were acknowledged through various awards such as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) title for basketball and volleyball,  the Mythical Five title for basketball, the Mythical Six title for volleyball, and the first runner-up and champion titles. 

For boys’ basketball, the classes of 11-Tsuji and 12-Daniel triumphed as the champions, whereas 11-Gavan and 12-Beyzym took home the first runner-up spot. 

Marco Lorenzo Perez from 11-Tsuji and Joax Fidel from 12-Daniel were named the MVPs. The Mythical Five consisted of Gian Siapno, Tomas Tiaoqui, Leandro Dela Luna, Joaquin Zaballa, and Karol Go for grade 11, while Luis Barros, Andrew Tan, Simon Cruz, Judd Babaran, and Gabby Chu claimed the title for grade 12.

The sections of 11-Torres and 12-Acquaviva then clinched the championship in girls’ basketball, with 12-Bobola earning first runner-up. The Mythical Five consisted of grade 12 students Zoie Fontanilla, Annika Razon, Hazel Borlagdan, Cath Uy, and Zavrina Soriano—who was also the MVP of the said sport.

The volleyball championship titles were won by 11-Angelis and 12-Ogilvie, alongside 11-Owen and 12-Anchieta, who were both recognized as the first runners-up. 

Matthew Diga from 11-Angelis and Daniel Labao from 12-Ogilvie emerged as the MVPs, whilst the Mythical Six included Megan Cajucom-Uy, Matthew Diga, Sab Tolentino, Hans Santos, Reece Malonzo, and Agatha Villamor for grade 11, and Tim Batac, Tati Del Rosario, Deign Dato, Franz Sacro, Aedin Hernandez, and Don King Razon for grade 12. 

For badminton, 11-Angelis and 12-Bobola were awarded as the champions, whereas 11-Wright and 12-Beyzym earned first runners-up. 

As per mind games, 11-Tsuji and 12-Pro rose to the top as they bagged the championship for chess, with 11-Goupil and 12-Ogilvie earning first runners-up and 11-Moscoso as the second runner-up.

Field and Pinoy games, meanwhile, strictly took place from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM and from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM due to the sun’s scorching heat.

The championship for ultimate frisbee was secured by 11-Bellarmino and 12-Acquaviva, with Julio Cochon and Ethan Aquino as the MVPs, respectively. The class of 11-Owen and 12-Carvalho then came in second and were awarded first runners-up.

11-Fontoura and 12-Walpole emerged as the champions for football, with Gabriel Cruz  proclaimed as the MVP. The class of 12-Arnaiz came in second and took home first runner-up. 

Lastly, for Pinoy games, 12-Gonzalez clinched all the championship titles for agawang panyo, agawang base, and patintero. 12-Walpole came in second for agawang panyo and agawang base, while 12-Navarro was awarded first runner-up for patintero. 

On top of the students’ athletic performance, the AthC also acknowledged the respective classes and strands that exhibited the highest level of enthusiasm and effort during the entirety of the Sportsfest through several awards, namely: Most Active Class, Magis Class, and Best in Sportsmanship.

The Most Active Class award included 11-Tsuji and 12-Xavier for STEM, 11-Gavan and 12-Daniel for GA, 11-Grande and 12-Gonzalez for HumSS, as well as 11-Angelis and 12-Beyzym for ABM. 

As for the Magis Class, 11-Torres and 12-Walpole from STEM, 11-Fontoura and 12-Carvalho from GA, 11-Goupil and 12-Gonzales from HumSS, and 11-Bellarmino and 12-Arnaiz from ABM claimed the title for their respective strands. 

The title of Best in Sportsmanship, on the other hand, was bagged by the STEM strand as a whole.

As the Sportsfest slowly approached its conclusion, certificates were given to each of the awardees during the closing ceremony on the second floor of the FLC last May 12.