Marcial Cacal IGNITING FRIENDSHIP. CAVRAA-raised Amelyn S. Pagulayan of the City of Ilagan leads the lighting of the friendship urn with the representatives of the nine competing delegations during the opening of the Cagayan Valley Regional Athletic Association meet at City of Ilagan Sports Complex, April 26, 2024. I photo by MARCIAL S. CACAL
Emerald swimmers haul 7 golds in day 2 of CAVRAA meet
Villar, Bringas to CAVRAA meet delegates:
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competition. The keynote speaker, Senator Villar, said, “Isa lang ang magkakagold medal, but in the end, all of you here today are winners. There are no losers in sports.” Villar, who advised the athletes to maximize their efforts and must have grit to successfully reach their goal, also mentioned that joining sports event is not all about winning a medal but more importantly, winning because of gaining so much life lessons to live on from the experience. PAGE 4 Marcial Cacal
enator Mark A. Villar and Department of Education (DepEd) Assistant Secretary for Field Operations Francis Cesar B. Bringas graced the grand opening ceremony of the 2024 Cagayan Valley Regional Athletic (CAVRAA) Meet at the City of Ilagan Sports Complex, April 26, 2024. Sen. Villar and Asec. Bringas urged the more than 4000 athletes from the nine divisions of Region 02 not to just play solely for the medal but also look into other significant treasures they could gain from the
MARK OF INSPIRATION. Members of the Emerald delegation seize a photo opportunity with Senator Mark A. Villar, the keynote speaker during the opening of the Cagayan Valley Regional Athletic Association meet on April 26, 2024. I photo by MARCIAL S. CACAL
DO-Isabela recorded an early victory in day 2 of the Cagayan Valley Regional Athletic Association (CAVRAA) meet after its elementary and secondary swimmers collared seven golds, three silvers, and six bronzes. Chadcel Shane Patricio and Thea Carmen Cayetano contributed two golds as they ruled 50m butterfly and 100m backstroke (elementary girls) respectively. Meanwhile, the teamwork of Madriaga, Carredo, Pasion, and Manguba added another gold into Isabela’s gold chest after reigning in 4x50m medley (elementary boys). Claire Avril Maneclang pitched in three medals as she snatched the gold in 800m freestyle (secondary girls), silver in 400m freestyle, and another gold in 4x50m medley with Garcia, Baloloy, and Garcia while JC Garcia took the top spot for 50m butterfly. Eric Virgilio Reyes brought home for the Emerald delegation the first gold from secondary boys after nosing out Vince Russel Javier of Tuguegarao City.
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SOURCE: CAVRAA swimming TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR