By Tyrone Jay V. Samson

Putting the DMC College Foundation banner high in the field of sports, DMC teams in football, badminton and lawn tennis garnered the school recognition in the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Regional Games held in Zamboanga City last December 16-22.

Reinforcing its hold as the regions number one in football, the DMC Lifesavers’ Booters team recently bludgeoned its opposition winning the championship match against the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) with the score of 2-1. the said championship match pitted the Private Schools Athletics Association (PRISAA) champion DMC against the State College and Universities Athletics Association (SCUAA) champion WMSU.

To get to the cross over championship, DMC humbled the Pagadian PRISAA 4-0 in the PRISAA finals after hammering the Basilan PRISAA 12-0 in the semifinals.

The DMC team, under the mentorship of Coach Reginald Jukes, is composed of GR Gleen Acopiado, Jeffrey Arquiza, Michael Aubrey Atienza, John Lloyd Bastasa, John Michael Bastasa, Clifford Daypuyat, Johnquinnoel Dequiña, Vincent Gambana, Cyri Icalina, Oliver Manalo, Renando Mantua, Lendon Loi Marcojos, Niño Ochotorena, Je-lord Paghasian, Sergio Alexis Pellerin, John Michael Samonte, Russel Veña, and Rezziel Villaespin. Accompanying them are the DMC coaching staff of Head Coach Jukes, Assistant Coach Joseph Fiel and Sports Coordinator Joelito Turno.

Also giving DMC another regional champion is the DMC women’s team of badminton under Coach Ronald Enero. The DMC men’s team of badminton, on the other hand, is not so fortunate as it succumb to Ateneo de Zamboanga in the championship match finishing second place.

Finally, the DMC Lawn Tennis team under Coach Dexter Abria also lorded the CHED Regional games competition as it defeated WMSU in the men’s championship.

The aforementioned DMC Booters, badminton team for women and the lawn tennis team of men will represent region 12 – Eastern Mindanao in the CHED National Games 2010 to be held in Pasay City in Manila on February 20-28 this year.

“With such a positive result here, I hope that we can do the same during the national games. I’m very proud of the DMC athletes. Congratulations to all of you. The hard work you’ve put forth in practice have definitely paid off. With the school’s support, I hope that you will continue to strive for excellence in your respective fields,” Turno said.