SEREMBAN, Malaysia – Another team from the Filipino-Chinese Veterans Basketball Association (FCVBA) made it to the Final Four as its 50-years squad – despite the dubious fouls called against its star players – clobbered the host province, 76-62, in the 19th ASEAN Veterans Invitational Basketball Tournament Tuesday at the Negri Recreational Club here.

Former PBA star Elmer Reyes produced another vintage performance as he glided to the basket with grace – just like what he used to do in the 80s – while Eduard Tio and ex-San Miguel Beer player Kenneth Yap came through with clutch baskets in the final half as the Filipinos completed a two-game sweep of their group elimination in the centerpiece event of the tournament.

Supported by Jimi Lim of Ironcon, FCVBA also swept its group elimination in the 60-years division by downing the host squad, 66-41, big thanks to former La Salle ace Lim Eng Beng and University of Visayas’ Zotico Tan. — Rey Lachica

LBC men's volleyball league
University of Santo Tomas and San Sebastian College, perennial powers in the country’s volleyball tournaments, loom as the teams to beat when the 1st LBC Men’s Volleyball League fires off Saturday at the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City.

The Tigers and the Stags will be among the 23 high school and collegiate teams vying for the title in the inaugural event that hopes to draw the best men's teams in the country.

The junior game pitting Angeles University Foundation and Mayamot High School at 10 a.m. kicks off hostilities, while the simple opening ceremony to be attended by LBC Hari ng Padala chief managing officer Javier Mantecon and organizing head Freddie Infante starts at 9 a.m.

University of Perpetual Help-Laguna and AUF, meanwhile, battle each other at 11 a.m. before San Beda College and University of the East take the floor in the main game 1:30 p.m. in this tournament backed by Shakey’s, Toby’s Sports, Dunkin Donuts, Mikasa and Asics. — Francis Santiago

Sta. Elena beats Tagaytay
Sta. Elena closed out with a 192 and romped off with an 11-point win over Tagaytay Highlands in Ruby division while Forest Hills completed its wire-to-wire triumph in the Pearl side of the WGAP-Luzvimin golf tournament at the Del Monte Golf Club in Bukidnon last Sunday.

Nancy Ortiga fired 43 Molave points while Therese Dabao and Rio Co chipped in 41 and 37 points, respectively, for Sta. Elena, which also drew 36 and 35 points from Lily Chan and Angie Co, respectively, for that 192 and a 54-hole total of 577.

Tagaytay Highlands settled for second with a 566 after a 201 as Gie Bote shot a 43, Rosalie Heo made a 41, Bern Wong scored a 40 and Hedy See and Totelle Dimson added 39 and 38 points, respectively.

Negros Occidental, led by Gabby Monfort’s 44 and Jocelyn Garcia’s 43 points, placed third with a 563 after a 193 followed by Alta Vista (189-538) and Camp John Hay (170-519).

P1.5 million stagfest at Roligon
Engineer Sonny Lagon leads the star-studded cast of big-time breeders when the much-awaited P1.5 million Stagfest 2010 5-Stag Derby takes centerstage this Thursday at the new Roligon Mega Cockpit.

There are 165 entries vying for the right to take part in the finals set on Sept. 16 after separate preliminaries on Sept. 11 and 14.

Hosted by Dennis Ligon and assisted by Lando Luzong, the four-day event is again exclusively sponsored by Thunderbird Power Feeds.
Aching to steal the thunder from Lagon are Quezon Cockers & Breeders Association President Tino Ferrer, Allan Siaco, Mayor Cito Alberto, Spartans Farm, and Leandro Gonedo, among others.

National 9-stag derby this Thursday
A big crowd is expected as the United Gamecock Breeders Associations (UGBA) National 9-Stag Derby, one of the stag-fighting season's major events, kicks off this Thursday at Makati Coliseum.

Defending champion Joscar Ramos from the North Eastern Luzon Breeders Association (NELBA) banners a tough field of gamefowl breeders seeing action.

Meanwhile, the UGBA series will also have elimination rounds in other cockpits: September 10 (Iloilo Coliseum), September 14 (Jaycee Clay Complex Isabela), September 16 and 23 (Makati Coliseum), September 24 (Quezon Cockpit Lucena), September 25 (Baclayon Arena), October 1 and 2 (Gallera De Mandaue), October 3 (Edward Coliseum Nueva Ecja), October 7 (Ozamis City Coliseum) and October 8 (Malaybalay Cockpit).