Karate kid Nathaniel Gayares
By Mark GiongcoMeet nine-year-old Nathaniel Gayares, already a Taekwondo red belt holder.
Meet nine-year-old Nathaniel Gayares, already a Taekwondo red belt holder.
Instead of Barbie dolls, the best birthday gift Ada Martha Caballo, could ever receive would be balls. Tennis ball, basketball, volleyball—you name it, Ada, who just celebrated her seventh birthday last October 7, would love it. Even at a very young age, her passion for sports is already overflowing. Ada would even spend some minutes before her [...]
Study hard, play later for Angelyn. What started out as just a hobby, turned out to be one of the many things Angelyn Mananghaya from Bay, Laguna excels in. Angelyn, 17, is a full time student at University of the Philippines-Los Banos taking up BS Statistics, but is also a competitive badminton player at the [...]
Jesseree Faye Mangonon—smart and sporty rolled into one—is a spiker turned striker after giving up volleyball to fully focus on football. A 15-year-old scholar at Quezon City Science High School, Jesseree is unlike any other teenager her age as she excels in sports and academics—but admits that balancing both is the toughest thing to do. [...]
Eight-year-old Jana Macalalad wasn’t into swimming —until she tested the waters. Jana, a second grade student at Colegio San Agustin in Binan, Laguna, knew she has something to prove being the youngest of five. In just her first crack at a swimming competition, Jana placed second in the The Gabriel Symphony aquathlon event, 7-8 age [...]
With his father snaring one record after another back in the day, it’s no surprise that Cameron Dey, 14, has also been exceptional in swimming. Cam, a student at King George V School in Hong Kong but is hoping to get into a university here in the Philippines, is born to a Filipina mother and [...]
Choosing three buckets of golf balls over overflowing candies at Halloween—at the age of six, that just shows how dedicated Santiago Cuyugan is to golf. Santiago, a grade one pupil at Everest Academy, fell in love with the sport at the age of four seeing as his grandfather, Faustino Dy Jr., is an avid golfer. [...]
With his name taken from NBA Hall-of-Famer Karl Malone, 13-year-old Karl Vincent Cabahug, a native of Pagadian City, Zamboanga Del Sur, is taking his basketball skills to greater heights. Greatly influenced by his father Jovy, Karl started competing in school intramurals at a young age of eight—even before getting formal training in the fundamentals from basketball camps. Like [...]
While other kids dribble and shoot jump shots in make-shift basketball courts, Miguel Javeloza, 12, spends his time in the grassy pitch. This sixth-grader from Don Bosco Technical College Mandaluyong, who idolizes England football star Wayne Rooney, started playing football and track and field at nine before garnering numerous medals in both disciplines. Named the [...]
Twelve-year-old Amber Sandor Caritativo was recently awarded the Most Improved Player in his batch of the annual Milo Best Center Basketball Summer Clinic in Bulacan.
