OLONGAPEÑOS TOP MILO LITTLE OLYMPICS

FRESH from the hard fought competitions in the recently concluded Palarong Pambansa, the young athletes from the different public and private schools of Olongapo City made a harvest of awards in the 2010 Milo Little Olympics Northern Luzon cluster held at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC), Lingayen, Pangasinan on July 30 – August 1, 2010.

“I’d like to acknowledge the effort of Nestle Philippines in creating such sports Olympics… it does not only develop teamwork among athletes but also deviates the attention of the youth from vices,” said Mayor James “Bong” Gordon, Jr. whose program of governance gives priority to sports, among others.

The contest featured the following sports disciplines: athletics, badminton, chess, football, gymnastics, lawn tennis, scrabble , sepak takraw, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo and volleyball.

The winning Olongapo delegation are as follows:

1. Olongapo City Elementary School

a. Helena Raine Teope – Swimming girl – 5 gold medals

b. Chess boys Team – Bronze Medal

Coach: Ricky Pascua

Team Manager: Marivic Caluza:

Principal: Connie Suguitan

2. Olongapo City National High School

a. Football Team – Gold Medal

Coach: Mayco Mendoza

b. Sepak Takraw Team – Gold Medal

Coach: Andree Silvido

c. Gymnastics girls Team – Silver Medal Coach: Cherie Nedruda

1. Dianara Mae Delos Reyes

Individual All Around – Gold

Hoop - Gold

d. Gymnastics boys Team – Silver Medal Coach: Robert Lapid

e. Table Tennis girls team – Silver Medal Coach: Grace Estrella

f. Taekwondo boys Team – Silver Medal Coach: Charmaigne Gay Calatong

g. Chess boys Team – Bronze medal

Coach: Lauro Mayo

h. Lawn Tennis Boys Team – Bronze Medal

Coach: Adoracion Cantillo

OCNHS is 2nd Runner up over-all behind University of Baguio Laboratory / Science High School and Baguio City National High School

Team Manager: Olivia G. Cannu Jose Tala

Principal: Dr. Helen B. Aggabao

Div. Sports Coordinator: Saturnino D. Dumlao

Asst. Schools Division Superintendent: Naomi T. Arzadon, CEO

Schools Division Superintendent: Ligaya B. Monato, Ed.D., CESO V

All gold medalist will compete in the Milo Little Olympics National Championship in Cagayan de Oro City on October 15 -18, 2010.

This is the 22nd season of the Milo Little Olympics in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao and the NCR per DepED Advisory No. 121 series of 2010.

PROUD TO BE OLONGAPEÑO. Olongapo athletes display their medals during the recently concluded 2010 Milo Little Olympics in Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) Lingayen, Pangasinan.

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