Sagada’s Bucks second place in international baseball tilt

The Ganduyan Bucks junior baseball team of Sagada together with the coaches and trainers pose for a pictorial after landing in second place during the 2020 Pacific Super Game held at The Village Clark Sports Complex in Pampanga. Contributed Photo

By Erwin S. Batnag

SAGADA, Mountain Province – The Ganduyan Bucks, a baseball team from this tourist town won the second place in the junior category baseball tournament during the 2020 Pacific Super Game held at The Village Clark Sports Complex in Pampanga on Jan. 2-5.

The tournament was headed by the Philippine-Korean Baseball Association and was participated by teams from the Philippines, Taiwan and South Korea.

During his courtesy call to the Office of the Governor in the capital town of Bontoc, Ganduyan Bucks coach Allen S. Angway said the team was composed of  athletes from three schools in Sagada namely: Banga-an National High School, Bomabanga National High School and Balugan National High School.

The Bucks won four out of five games and defeated the Taipei TYSA Athletic Baseball Team for second place.

The Global Vision Christian Schools GVC of Korea was the tournament’s champion.

“Though we were not able to take home the first prize, our athletes are still satisfied to have competed against other baseball elite teams.

Our youngsters have good baseball drill and we are thankful to the organizers for supporting the sport in the Philippines,” Angway said.

He also thanked the provincial government, the Sagada local government and individuals who helped and supported the team which enabled them to participate in the recently concluded tournament.

Gov. Bonifacio C. Lacwasan, Jr. commended the Bucks and urged them to display the same energy and passion in their future games.

He said the provincial government is always willing to help local exceling athletes and further urged local sports enthusiast to support them.

Lacwasan said the athletes, coaches and trainers will be receiving cash prizes from the provincial government.

Under Provincial Ordinance No. 351, athletes who can garner silver medal in any international sponsored competition for team event will receive P4,000 each while coaches and trainers will receive P5,000 to be divided equally.