Juico heeded plea of family
PHILIP Ella Juico yesterday said he heeded the plea of his immediate family members when he resigned as president of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association last Saturday.
“Their appeal weighed in my decision to resign,” said Juico, who celebrated his golden wedding anniversary with wife Margie last Friday.
The former Philippine Sports Commission chairman and secretary of Agrarian Reform conveyed his sentiments during a meeting of the Patafa board at the Diamond Residences in Makati.
The board named executive vice president and secretary general Agapito “Terry” as Juico’s replacement in a holdover capacity until November 2024 after the Paris Olympics while naming the latter as chairman emeritus. — Bong Pedralvez
Coo is new bowling president
IN a huge boost to local bowling, former world champion Olivia “Bong” Coo was elected the new president of the Philippine Bowling Federation by the PBF board last Friday at the Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City.
After serving as PBF secretary general, Co, 74, is the first female president of the PBF, the unanimous choice of the 11-man board.
Also elected unopposed were Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III as chairman, Atty. Ed Santos, vice president; Gina Avecilla, secretary general; and Lorna Ferlaca, treasurer, with Philippine Olympic Committee deputy secretary general Bones Floro as the POC observer witnessing the polls.
The PBF earlier conducted general elections last April 24, with national men’s coach Biboy Rivera, bowling legend Rafael “Paeng” Nepomuceno, Salome Lopa, Steve Hontiveros, Dyan Cheng and Jean Marie Farcuri also elected to the board. — Bong Pedralvez
Pagdanganan falters wit 72
BIANCA Pagdanganan couldn’t keep her game under control anew yesterday (Saturday in the US), firing a second straight 72 and fell to a crowded 17-way tie for 41st place with one round left in the Meijer LPGA Classic at the Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Michigan.
Tied for seventh after shooting 67 in the first round, Pagdanganan had four birdies against the same number of bogeys over the par-72, 6,638-yard course located 18.6 kilometers northwest of the automobile hub of Detroit.
The 2019 30th Southeast Asian Games gold medalist had a three-round tally of 211, 13 shots behind pacesetting American Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Nelly Korda, who remained red-hot with 66 for 198.
Korda clung to a one-shot lead over veteran compatriot Jennifer Kupcho (69-199) entering the final round of the 72-hole, $2.5 million tournament offering a top prize of $345,000 (roughly P18.5 million).
Pagdanganan was the lone Filipina survivor after countrywoman Dottie Ordina missed the halfway cut together with former national teammate and 2021 US Women’s Open champion Yuka Saso. — Bong Pedralvez
