Baguio tops CARAA meet; Benguet 2nd, Mt Prov 3rd
>> Saturday, February 18, 2017
By Tan Dulag
BAGUIO
CITY – Team Baguio was champion in overall medal standings in this year’s
Cordillera Regional Athletic Association Meet here last week with Benguet
coming in second place and Mountain Province third.
In
elementary division, Baguio bagged 85 gold, 45 silver and 21 bronze medals
while secondary division won 146 gold, 63 silver and 38 bronze medals.
Baguio had a total of 232 gold, 112 silver and 99 bronze medals.
Mayor Mauricio Domogan said incentives are
ready for winning Baguio athletes and coaches because it is part of the city
budget.
He added performance of the city improved as
compared to last year when the city won 212 gold medals.
Meanwhile,
Mountain Province Gov. Bonifacio Lacwasan, cited MP athletes for moving up in
overall medal standings in this year’s CARAA, a yearly event of Dept. of
Education.
Mountain Province garnered 18 gold, 20 silver
and 62 bronze making the province third overall following Benguet in second
place and Baguio delegation first overall surpassing Kalinga this year.
In an interview with the governor, he said
“performance of athletes was very satisfying.”
He
acknowledged efforts of coaches, trainers and others who had been a part of the
whole delegation starting from their training days until the end of CARAA
meet.”
“Starting from the arrival to the actual
games and until CARAA ended, I had seen the joy and happiness from the faces of
the athletes, coaches, trainers and everybody that belongs to the delegation,
so this is considered a huge accomplishment for the whole province.”
The governor had shown full support in behalf
of the whole provincial government of Mountain Province by being present in the
opening of the CARAA and even congratulating in person athletes, coaches,
trainers and every personnel that belonged to the delegation after the closing
ceremony.
Despite being third in overall medals,
Lacwasan said he considered total performance of the Mountain Province in this
year’s CARAA a total success which had excellent result.
This, as Mountain Province was awarded the
most eco-friendly delegation during the CARAA Meet.
Gloria
Buya-ao, Mountain Province schools division superintendent and sports
supervisor Rosendo Cacap said they felt blessed during the sports meet.
They said total number of medals placed them
third overall compared to last year’s fourth, but they are also very proud that
their delegation garnered special award as eco-friendly delegation.
This,
as Baguio Central School was awarded “best billeting area.”
Buya-ao said they “admire all-out support
given by the school under the leadership of Dr. Esther Litilit, BCS said
school.”
Meanwhile, despite sliding down in medal
standings this year, Kalinga secondary softball players proved they are still
the team to beat in the event when they humbled Team Baguio 5-1 during their
championship game Wednesday.
Having won the gold back to back in softball,
Kalinga proved they are national caliber athletes, said Kalinga coach Raphael
Alcodia. “They (Kalinga athletes) were confident they will win the gold because
they showed great team play and movement.
Meanwhile in the elementary level, Team
Kalinga also had an upset win over defending champion Team Baguio of last
year’s CARAA to bring home the gold. The score for the hard- fought softball
game was 18 for Kalinga while Baguio had 12 runs.
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