With the flaming passion in sports, contenders from Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University Pencak Silat and Pickle Ball have emerged victorious at the recently concluded competitions respectively.
ZPPSU Pencak Silat Team garnered a total of 15 golds, 13 silvers, and 6 bronze medals during the 12th Dinagyang Pencak Silat National Inter-School Championship 2024, which was held at Iloilo City. The dominating performances of the team have helped them land as 2nd placer overall.
Pencak Silat key players were 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐄 𝐏. 𝐁𝐎𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐒𝐓 (BPED 3A), 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐑 𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐇 (BSIT 2-B), 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐕𝐄 𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐙𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒 (DT-AUTOMOTIVE) with Mr. Sheijan Amarani, as the head coach.
Further, ZPPSU-Pickle Ball team has also bagged the championship title in Mixed Doubles with 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 (BPED 3) & 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨 (BPED 2), and 1st Runner-up in the same category, with 𝐀𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧 (BPED 2) & 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚ñ𝐞𝐭𝐞 (DT-GFDT 2), during the recent Hearts Month Celebration dubbed “Pickle my Heart, Pickle Tournament,” held at the City Mall Zamboanga. The head coach is Prof. Ronel Peromingan. (JRA/With reports from ZPPSU-Sports Development Office)
