We refuse to lose.

rack-and-field Tagbanian athletes Leah Lumangyao and Charley Villanueva advanced to the Area Meet after tallying a gold in Discus throw and silver in 1500m run, respectively, during the Division Meet 2018 on October 11-13 at Daga Extension High School, CadizCity.

With steel nerves, Lumangyao swung her best throw of 15.84m, an effort she managed in hissecondattempt.

She overthrew the silver finisher from Dr. Vicente F. Gustilo Memorial National High School and the bronze thrower from Caduha-an National High School, who fired their best attemptof15.70mand14.87m,respectively.

Lumangyao said that she had practiced more than enough for the event but was not confidentoftheresult.

“I have prepared hard for this, and so I am now convinced of the result despite some initial doubt,” she said.

Villanueva, meanwhile, said that a bigger competition is waiting for him, so he needs to doublethetimeandeffortinpreparingforit.

Laurence V. Roa, teacher at CNHSTagbanon Extension, was the coach of Lumangyao and Villanueva during the Cadiz meet.

Roa disclosed that the 2018 Area Meet will happenhereinthiscityonNovember21.

10th Grade champs Intrams ‘18

hey dominated during ninth grade, and now, at tenth, theydiditagain!

The Grade 10 council (G10) was hailed as overall champion in the Intramurals 2018 themed “Strengthening the Bond Through Friendly Battles” on September 1819.

Reigning supreme among other grade levels with 750 points, they brought home the trophy in a close 25-point margin against this year’s overall first runner-up, the Grade9council.

Aljohn Martinez, Grade 10 representative, said that their victory is a result of everybody’s determinationandhardwork.

“We were so religious in our practices and rehearsals that we didn’t mind the exhaustion because we were aiming for the best,” Martinez said in vernacular.

Meanwhile, earning a total of 725 points, the ninth grade was declared the overall first runner-up intheintramurals.

With 400points,the Grade 7 council settled as the overall secondrunner-up.

The eighth grade occupied the last spot in the overall rankingwith375points.

For every event won as champion, the team was given 100 points; 75 points for first runner-up; 50, second runnerup;and25,thirdrunner-up.

“I am so happy for this year’s intramurals because we have realized what we have been aiming for,” Lady June Ibanez, Sports Committee chair, said, elaborating, “we not only focused on sports this year but in cultural activities as well.”

Ibanez said that the success in the conduct of the intramurals was reflective of the collective effort of the entireteachingforce.

“Everyone of us has done our assigned task very well that this year’s intramurals also ended well,” she said.TC