The Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA) collected a total of 115 gold, 84 silver, and 46 bronze medals to top the 2019 Palarong Panlalawigan in Negros Occidental.
The private schools team ruled both the elementary and secondary divisions as they emerged overall champions in the annual provincial meet.
In the elementary level, NOPSSCEA harvested 47 gold , 31 silver and 15 bronze medals. The swimming team as the contributed to the team’s feat after a 13-6-5 gold-silver-bronze for the boys’ category and 9-9-3 for the girls’ division.
The gymnastics team also dominated the women’s artistic gymnastics (WAG) with 8-3-3 gold-silver-bronze and rhythmic gymnastics (RG) with 5-4-0 while NOPSSCEA ruled the badminton event with 2 gold and 2 silver medals for the boys’ category while 3 gold and 2 silver medals in the girls’ division.
The overall champions also dominated the girls’ taekwondo with 3 gold medals and a silver while finished second in the boys’ division behind Bacolod City (3-1-0) with 2-1 gold-silver result.
In addition, NOPSSCEA garnered a total of 68 gold, 53 silver and 31 bronze medals at the secondary level with swimming team leading the haul with 8-7-8 for the boys and 16-12-8 for the girls.
The archery team also delivered 8-6-2 for the boys and 7 gold medals for the girls as the taekwondo tallied 5 gold and a silver medal in the boys’ division and 5-2-2 for the girls. Badminton boys also ruled with 2 gold and a pair of silver medals while the girls finished second a gold, 3 silver, and a bronze.
According to NOPSSCEA president Mark Molina, he’s happy that they championed the games despite challenges. “This serves as an inspiration to all Board members, administrators and the athletes themselves that as long as long as we are champions, as long as we have winnings, as long as we have the dream, NOPSSCEA will continue to soar,” he stressed.
With the Palarong Panlalawigan over, NOPSSCEA gears up for the upcoming Regional PRISAA slated January 31 to February 7, 2020.
Settled for overall first runner-up is Area 4 which garnered a total of 66 gold, 47 silver and 41 bronze medals followed by Bacolod City (Area 7) with 53 gold, 59 silver and 67 bronze medals, and Area 3 as third runner-up with 36 gold medals, 44 silver, and 57 bronze medals.
Top finishers for the Palarong Panlalawigan will represent Negros Occidental in the 2020 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association Meet in Makato, Aklan in February 15-22.IMT
