Torville’s ankle was sprained when he was sacked in the first quarter.

Lindman came into the game with low

expectations but threw his first touchdown pass in the second quarter with a high, floating ball that receiver Mike
Ganson snagged in the end zone.

Second-string quarterback Jay Lindman threw the game-winning touchdown with just 12 seconds left to lead
the Jefferson High School Gladiators to a 21-14 victory over the McKinley High School Centurions Friday night.

In the third quarter, Lindman was forced to scramble out of the pocket to avoid the rush but managed to fire
a bullet to receiver Desean Washington, who made a diving catch at the goal line.

Washington said Lindman exuded confidence even in the huddle before his very first snap.

“He just said, ‘Let’s do this to win,’” Washington said. “And he went out there and did it. That boy can throw
the ball.”

“I knew Lindman could play but I didn’t know he could play like that,” said Gladiators coach Jeff
Michaelson. “That was one heck of a game by a young guy who showed a lot of heart.”

Ipinamalas ng bawat koponan ang kanila- kanilang opensa ngunit namayagpag ang Seniors nang bumulusok
ang nagliliyab na drivespin ni Eden Mae Gabelan at sinundan ng rolling ni Garzon Gavine, kung saan
nahirapang ibalik ito ng kalaban sa kanila sa unang set ng laro, 11- 2.

Hinampas ng Seniors (Unit 4) ang Juniors (Unit 3) gamit ang sidespin ng lefthanded na si Garzon Gavine at
drivespin ng righthanded na si Eden Mae Gabelan sa kanilang Intramural Meet ng Table Tennis (3 out of 5
win Mix Double Category) na ginanap sa Butuan City Schools of Arts and Trade kanina, sa dako ng alas
dyes ng umaga, kasabay ang makulimlim ngunit mainit na panahon.

Di maiguhit ang mukha ng mga manonood dahil sa sabik na nararamdaman kung ano ang kahahantunang ng
laro. Mas itinutok nila ang kanilang mga mata sa laro lalo na sa pangatlong set.

Kinontrol na ng Seniors ang laro at hindi na hinayaang makaporma pa ang Juniors nang ipinakita ni Eden
ang kanyang naglalagablab na block. Ipinalasap din ni Garzon ang kanyang nakamamanghang backhand
chop na talaga namang nahirapan ang Juniors na ibalik ang bola sa kanila, dahilan kaya sila nagningning sa
ikalawang set ng laro, 11- 6.

Tuyluyang inilugmok ng nagbabagang seniors ang naghihikaos na juniors gamit ang nakamamanghang
sidespin ni Garzon at sinundan ng drivespin ni Eden sa pangatlong set ng laro dahilan kaya nila nakamit ang
tugatog ng tagumpay, 11- 6.

“Mas labaw among experience kay 4th year nami unya sila 3rd year pa. kulang pa sila sa practice ug
technique,” bulalas ni Eden Gabela.

Ibinuhos na ni Nathan Rey Laag at Jeaurine Robles ng Juniors ang buong lakas ng kanilang kamay pang-
opensa upang manalo ngunit hindi ito sapat para mangibabaw.
Aside from having the "nose for news," a sports writer should also:
1. have interest in all sports event
2. know the rules and regulations of the event or game he is writing about, and
3. have a working knowledge of the language and jargon of sports writing usually referred to as the sports
lingo.
***
Types of Sports stories
1. Advance story (dope or prognostication)
a. straight news story
b. background story
c. prediction story
2. Coverage story
3. Advance coverage story
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***
ike any other news story, a sports story has a lead and a body. The sports lead is the attention-getter and the
body is the news in a-nut-shell.
The classic 5 W's and 1 H appear in the sports lead as: 1. Who won? 2. How did they win? 3. Against
whom? 4. By what score? 5. Where? and 6. When?
The Torres High School Quintet (1) poured 10 baskets in the last three minutes (2) to edge out the
Osmenians (3) 65-63 (4) at the opponents homeground (5) yesterday afternoon (6).
This kind of summary lead may vary.
***
The lead can also highlight other elements like:
1. The key play
LAKANDULA, Iloilo-The visiting Soliman High School sluggers bombed the Lakandula batters with six
runs in the third inning to subdue a nerve-frazzling Lakandula rally, 14-12, as they clinched the invitational
game here, in connection with the celebration of the school's Foundation Day.
2. The outstanding player
EDWARD Ong of Ateneo de Iloilo, after almost four hours of battle over the chessboard, copped the most
coveted YMCA trophy after outwitting Philippine Science High School chesser William Santos in 27 moves
of a Sicilian defense.
3. Analytical approach
RIDING high on sizzling spikes and tricky placing, the spitfire Ateneo Blue Dragons blasted the Ateneo
Blue Eagles killers in the crucial third set to won 15-10, 11-15, 15-7 in the Jesuit Athletics Meet (JAM),
Sept. 21, at the Sacred Heart School in Cebu yesterday
***
The body
After the lead, the other elements follow in descending order. These will include:
1. Team and/or individual standing
2. Decisive plays
3. Best scores for the day
4. Play-by-play
5. Quotations
***
Elements that make up a good sports article:
1. Personalities
2. Play-by-play description
3. Statistics and comparisons
4. Quotes by players
5. Quotes by trainers and coaches
6. Background stuff on players
7. The importance or significance of the event
8. Background of the game
9. Weather conditions
10. Crowd and celebration
***
Lingos and Slanguages
Basketball (basketbol)
Quintet, goal (gol o buslo), dribble (dribol), pivot, rally, rebound (rebaun), technical foul, 15-foot line, hook
shot, zone defense, first half (unang kalahati), tip-in, full court, press, box out, slam dunk, man-to-man, trey,
full-court press, hook shot, goaltending, baseline, board, layup (leyap), out-of-bounds, dominated the paint
Baseball or Softball (beisbol at sopbol)
Diamond, pitcher (pitser), catcher (katser), back stop, hit a homerun, rolling ball, short stop, southpaw,
pegged at third, fast ball, playoff (n, adj), play off (v.), slugger, wild pitch, bullpen
Boxing (boksing)
Southpaw, slugger, rabbit punch, kidney punch, referee stopped contest (RSC), technical knockout,
featherweight
Chess
Checkmate, rook, queenside, Sicilian opening, Ruy Lopez defense, Queen's gambit, knight, white, black,
fast pawn, en passé, castle, pin, open check, blunder, Philidor's defense
Volleyball
Spike (spaik), placing (pleysing), change court, kill (kil), Chinese kill, block, net ball, wallop (wallop), jump
serve, spiker (spay-ker), server (serber)
Soccer or Football
Soccerites, goalie, corner kick, penalty kick, full back, defenders, booters, kick off (v.), kickoff (adj)
Track
Pass on the baton, breasted the tape, clock a new record, photo finish, distance runner, century run
Tennis and Badminton
Best of three matches, love set, backhand, drive, doubles, racket, forehand, smash cut
Swimming
Tanker, aquabelle, breast stroke, plunge, springboard, tank, dive, summersault
***
Aids (crutches) that may be useful in covering the game:
1. Basketball-FG (field goal), FT (free throw), PF (personal foul), TP (total points), js (jumpshot) etc.
2. Baseball and softball-ab (at bat), h (hit), rbi (runs batted in), e (error), etc.
3. Volleyball-p (placing), bs (booming service), s (spiker), bb (block ball), etc.
***
Salitang magkasingkahulugan
Nagwagi - namituin, bumandila, namayani, nagnuna
Natalo - nagapi, nagahis
Magtutuos - magsasagupaan, magkakasubukan, magpapaligsahan
Kalaban - katunggali
Pinatumba - ginupo, nilampaso, pinulbos, tinambakan, pinayukod, pinakain ng alikabok
BARANGAY Ginebra broke the game wide open late in the third period behind Mark Caguioa and finished off Red
Bull Barako, 103-86, Wednesday night to capture the Gran Matador Philippine Basketball Association Fiesta
Conference crown at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

Caguioa presided over Ginebra's uprising in the third quarter with 15 of his team-high 26 points, firing three triples
that broke the backs of the Barakos and handed the Gin Kings their first title in the post-Sonny Jaworski era.

Caguioa's exploits electrified a jampacked crowd of 16,468, majority of them Ginebra diehards who compounded the
misery of the jittery Barakos with their non-stop chants and jeers.

Romel Adducul, Eric Menk, Torraye Braggs and Andy Seigle then took over from Caguioa and the Gin Kings went in
for the kill by building a solid 16-point spread, 86-70, that launched Ginebra to its first crown in seven years.

Lacking their usual spunk, the Barakos simply folded up as the Gin Kings ended the best-of-five series at 3-1.

Ginebra last tasted victory during the 1997 Commissioner's Cup title as Gordon's Gin with Jaworski as playing coach.

Overall, the La Tondeña franchise snared its fifth PBA crown and matched sister team San Miguel Beer's feat as the
lowest seed in the playoffs to win a championship. The Gin Kings were ranked sixth prior to the quarterfinals.

"We competed and worked as a team. We had mistakes in the past but we've learned from them. All the hard work
paid off," said a teary-eyed Barangay Ginebra coach Siot Tanquingcen.

Tanquingcen, who replaced Allan Caidic as chief bench tactician in the middle of the conference, became the fourth
rookie coach to achieve the feat after Joel Banal of Talk 'N Text, Purefoods' Ryan Gregorio and Coca-Cola's Chot
Reyes.

Aside from these achievements, the Gin Kings also owned the distinction of becoming the first team to hand the
Barakos their first defeat in three PBA Finals.

The Gin Kings also gave import Torraye Braggs his first taste of a championship ring in his entire professional career.

Eric Menk, who was named Finals MVP, finished with 22 points to complement the fine work of Caguioa and Braggs,
who also had 22 markers on top of 15 rebounds.

Jimwell Torion, who was suspended in Game 3, started for the Barakos but was immediately pulled out of the game
after hurting his right hand during a loose-ball scuffle midway in the first quarter.

Despite Torion's absence for most of the first half, the Barakos were able to sustain their offensive through the outside
snipings of Victor Thomas and Homer Se's incursions.

A three-pointer by Thomas, named Best Import of the conference, gave the Barakos an early 17-10 lead and although
the Gin Kings cut down the deficit to 30-27 at the end of the first quarter, Red Bull held its ground until Braggs began
throwing his weight around in the paint.

Scores:

GINEBRA 103 -- Caguioa 26, Braggs 22, Menk 20, Adducul 13, Seigle 13, Dimaunahan 5, Calpito 2, Helterbrand 2,
Salvacion 0, Santos 0.

RED BULL 86 -- Thomas 32, Se 19, Valenzuela 15, Tugade 10, Pennisi 3, Baguio 2, Villanueva 2, Harp 2, Ordonio 1,
Robinson 0, Asaytono 0, Torion 0.

Quarters: 27-30, 52-48, 78-68, 103-86.

 Princess Nisha V. Dumayas, Aabante sa Pandistritong Palaro

Isang malaking karangalan ang pagsungkit ni Princess Nisha V. Dumayas sa ikalawang pwesto sa larangan ng
larong chess sa kategoryang pambabae, naipanalo niya ito sa ikalawa hanggang huling laban niya sa puntos na 33--0
na naganap sa Mababang Paaralan ng Lanna noong ika-16 ng Agosto, taong kasalukuyan.

Isang talo at tatlong magkakasunod na panalo ang ipinaglaban ni Nisha sa kabila ng pagiging baguhan nito sa
pakikipagtunggali sa larong chess.

Hindi naging maganda ang takbo ng kanyang unang laban sa kapwa niya kamag-aral sa Mababang Paaralan
ng Santa dahil tinalo siya ni Xavierah D. Magallones.

Sa kanyang ikalawang laban sa mag-aaral ng Mababang Paaralan ng Ugad hindi na niya ito pinaporma pa at
ipinanalo ang laro.

Magandang laban naman ang ipinakita ng batang mag-aaral ng Babtist sa ikatlong laban, ngunit walang
patumpik-tumpik na tinalo ulit ito ni Nisha. Nasa dugo niya ang pait ng pagkatalo sa kanyang unang laban kaya
naman determinado siyang ipanalo ang kanyang laro.

Sa final round hindi naging madali para sa kanya ang talunin ang mag-aaral sa Mababang paaralan ng Sta.
Catalina sapagkat magaling dumiskarte ang kanyang katunggali. Mainit ang labanan ng dalawang manlalaro. Ngunit
dahil sa pagiging aggresibo ni Nisha ginawan niya ito ng paraan upang matalo niya at maipanalo ang kanyang huling
laban.

Hindi naging madali sa kanya ang mapanalunan ang ikalawang pwesto sapagkat kapwa magagaling ang
kanyang mga nakalaban. Gayon pa man hindi ito naging hadlang upang maipanalo at masungkit niya ang ikalawang
pwesto.

“Ang sakit sa ulo”, ang nakangiting sambit ni Nisha.

Laking tuwa naman ng kanyang mga coach na ginawa niya ang kanyang makakaya na talunin ang ibang
manlalaro sa kabila ng mainit na panahon na siya namang init ng labanan ng mga manlalaro.

Sa darating na Agosto 27-30, 2019 muling sasabak si Nisha bilang representante ng Northern Region Athletic
Association (NORAA) sa pandistritong palaro, kaya naman puspusan ang pag-eensayo sa kanya ng kanyang mga
coach.