City of Calamba Champions of the 2018 Dep-Ed Provincial Meet; XSN Athletes among Team Members

by Mrs. Cherry Claire A. Saquilabon, XSPAN Sports Committee Head

All the hardwork and sacrifices of the players and coaches has paid off as the City of Calamba Grade School emerged Champions in the recently concluded Dep-Ed Provincial Meet held at the Sta Cruz Laguna Sports Complex last December 2-8, 2018.

The City of Calamba Grade School Football team was favored to win the Championship trophy right after the elimination rounds, showing skills and grit harnessed by joining different tournaments and intense school and club training. The team emerged victorious with a clean slate: no losses and no goals conceded during the entire tournament.

Elimination Round:
Calamba City 8 – 0 San Pablo City
Calamba City 6 – 0 Province of Laguna

Semifinals Match:
Calamba City 10 – 0 Cabuyao City

Finals Match:
Calamba City 5 – 0 San Pablo City

The team will now represent Laguna Province in the upcoming Southern Tagalog CALABARZON Athletics Association (STCAA) that will be held in Sta Rosa City, Laguna, which will be the last hurdle before Palarong Pambansa.

The team is composed of the following 11 Xavier Nuvali Students and 5 guest players:

Dumlao, Andres Gabriel (5A) – Team Captain
Lawas, Tristan ( Letran Calamba)-  Team Co-Captain
Aguirre, Joseph Jericho (6B)
Carino, Nico Sebastian (6C)
Lee, Elijah  Marcel (6D)
Lu, Zander Alaric (6D)
Saquilabon, Ethan Cade (6D)
Borromeo, Josef Stephen (5B)
Ching, Jorell Ian (5A)
Feliciano, Nicolo Andres (5A)
Remulla, Santiago Juanito ((5C)
Tan, Sean Cedrick (5C)
Baluyot, David (guest player from Don Bosco Canlubang)
Alcantara, Carl (Letran Calamba)
Gesmundo, Carl ( Letran Calamba)
Catley, Logan ( Letran Calamba)

The City of Calamba Grade School Football boys is led by Coach Aber John Ruzgal, with his Assistant Coaches Angelo Espela and Arlene Legaspi.

This is another achievement for the Xavier Nuvali Football Team considering that the Football varsity program is only on its 2nd year. The support of Xavier Nuvali Administration to its Football Program and it Student Athletes from the start of this journey is a big factor for this victory. We hope the team will continue to bring honor to the school and wish them luck as they prepare for the Southern Tagalog CALABARZON Athletic Association meet, and hopefully they reach Palarong Pambansa.

Congratulations and Luceat Lux!