Sportswatch

Ababou leads UST AB Gantimpala honorees

DYLAN Ababou of Barangay Ginebra and 15 others were honored recently  in the 2nd UST AB Gantimpala Awards at the Cory Aquino-Kalayaan Hall of the Club Filipino in San Juan.

Ababou was a vital cog of the 2004 Burlington-RP Youth squad that won the Seaba Jrs crown in Lucena, Quezon.

Sports patron Burlington BioFresh  was a major sponsor and exhibitor of the event organized by the University of Santo Tomas Arts and Letters Alumni Association.

Other awardees were Gov. Aurelio M. Umali, lawyer Rafaelito M. Garayblas, Arnold A. Clavio, Osacar F. Picazo, Flora Ong-Go, Edwin H. Hernandez, Ma. Yolanda C. Crisanto, Doland D. Castro, Nestor G. Cuartero, Juan Armando V. Rojo, Justice Rosalina A. Asuncion-Vicente, Sr. Bernandita D. Dianzon, Alfredo Rizalito P. Alejar, Blanco Brothers-Glenn, Noel and Michael.

Diliman College cage tryouts

DILIMAN College will hold its men’s basketball tryouts tomorrow starting at 9 a.m. inside the Diliman Preparatory School along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City.

Head coach Dayong Mendoza, former member of the coaching staff of Shell, Purefoods and B-Meg in the PBA, will conduct the tryouts.

Former Sen. Nikki Coseteng, also the first lady team manager of the PBA, is the president of Diliman College. For details, call 9310731 loc. 866 or 09175729974

Alas coaching seminar

MULTITITLED coach Louie Alas of Letran will conduct a three-day free coaching seminar starting tomorrow at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex.

Alas, who also had coaching stints with the national team, PBA, the defunct MBA and PBL,  and Asean Basketball League, is conducting the clinic under the sports program of Muntinlupa Mayor Aldrin San Pedro and sports coordinator Erick Ramirez. The clinic will be held from 9 to11 a.m.   For inquiries, call 09277554825.