SAC-SMB Cebu Sports Awards: Citation awardees bared

Sports

A GROUP of coaches and athletes will receive special citation awards when the 40th Sportswriters Association of Cebu-San Miguel Brewery (SAC-SMB) Cebu Sports Awards kicks off on March 8 at the Activity Center of Ayala Center Cebu.

The citations will be handed out to recognize the awardees’ valuable contributions not only to Cebu sports but also to the country as a whole.

Leading the awardees are Mark Mahinay (athletics), Nickson Andwele Cabañero (basketball), Arlando Senoc, Rodex Piala, Christian Araneta, and Christian Balunan (boxing), Toledo- Xignex Trojans (chess), Marlon Aliño and Lucy Hamilton (dancesport), and Kamil Jaser Amirul and Ronito Mendoza (football).

Also set to take the center stage are basketball referee Aaron Rey Cañete, Allison Kyle Quiroga (karatedo), Juancho Miguel Masecampo (shooting), Motic Panogalinog (skateboarding), John Dexter Tabique and Fernando Agad (weightlifting), Lord Garnett Talisic (scrabble), and Everett Pete Niere, Claudwin Seven Toñacao, and Juvels Velos (tennis).

The Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles and the University of the Visayas Green Lancers (basketball), Don Bosco Technical College Greywolves (football), and the University of Cebu Webmasters, University of San Jose-Recoletos Lady Jaguars, and University of San Carlos Lady Warriors (volleyball) will also be feted for winning multiple championships in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI).

Coaches responsible for guiding their teams and players to glory will also be recognized. They are Arvin Loberanis (athletics), Rommel Rasmo, Gary Cortes, and Joph Cleopas (basketball), Oliver Colina and Glenn Ramos (football), Roland Remolino (triathlon), Rhodee Ann Saavedra (karatedo) and Ramon Solis and Christopher Bureros (weightlifting).(CCM)