Bontoc tops provincial meet; trainors cited

By Gina Dizon

BONTOC, Mountain Province -- For 2012 Provincial Meet champion Bontoc district, Education  supervisorRosendoCacap of the Mountain Province- Department of  Education credits  Bontoc’s feat to the presence of trainors in the capital town.

Bontoc garnered 518.5 points having ruled in events- football, arnis, taekwondo-  in both elementary  and secondary level and championed lawn tennis in the secondary level in the recently held athletic meet held October 25-28. The Bontoc athletes  shared the championship on lawn tennis  in the elementary level; and badminton with 2nd runner–up Bauko1,  basketball with 4rth runner-up Sadanga, chess with Bauko 2, table tennis with Sabangan and volleyball with 8th place Natonin in the secondary level.

Sabangan came in 1st runner up with 276 points closely followed by Bauko 1 of  271.5 points. Tadian 1 and Sadanga came in with 233.5 and 225 points respectively.  

Sabangan got the championship in the badminton in the elementary  level it shared with Tadian 1 and swimming  in the elementary level with 3rd runner-up Sadanga.  Sabanganboxers  ruled the championship event in boxing  in the secondary level it shared with 10th place  Paracelis  in the elementary level.  Sabangan also bagged the swimming events in the secondary  level it shared with Sadanga and table tennis it shared with Bontoc  further ruling the sipa event.        

Sagada which came 9th place ruled baseball in both elementary and secondary levels and soft ball it shared with 6th place Besao who also bagged  gymnastics in both elementary and secondary levels.  Sagada ruled the MAPEH event  it shared with Bauko1.

The  recent  provincial meet gathered some  2000 athletes  from 12 districts of  the province. The Dep-Ed  provided the equipment and  food and  uniforms for the  athletes with monetary support from the Provincial government apart from the  Educational Support Fund (ESF) from Local Government Units (LGUs).

In same development, lack of  equipment is an issue in some schools.  

Bangaan  National High School of Sagada district principal  Patrick Pooten said  lack of equipment is a major   challenge  among  school athletes in their respective schools.