STI Balayan hosts Friendship Game

by: Mariz Maullon

“Sama-sama tayo sa STI College Balayan” welcomes the delegates for the annual friendship game held last February 05, 2011 with STI College Balayan as the host school.

The event was marked with the traditional parade of the players around the town plaza. Upon arriving at the venue, every team was introduced by the STI College Balayan President, Mrs. Ellen Christy A. Dimaano which was immediately followed by the lighting of torch to signal the start of the event.

Each delegates competed in the different game categories namely badminton, table tennis, chess, scrabble, volleyball and basketball. Every game was held simultaneously under the supervision of the heads and assigned committees. During the game everyone kept an eye and applauded for their respective school and also for their opponents.

At the end of the day, winners were announced as follows : for scrabble men’s division Lipa got the first place, followed by Balayan, and then Tanauan, for the women division Balayan got the first, followed by Tanauan, and then Lipa; table tennis singles men division Lipa got the highest score, followed by Balayan and Tanauan, for women, Balayan got the first place, next was Lipa and Tanauan; for table tennis doubles men, Balayan won first, next was Lipa and Tanuan and so with the women’s division; Badminton single men Tanauan got the first place, followed by Lipa and Balayan, and for women’s division Balayan has the highest score, followed by Tanauan and Lipa, for doubles men Tanauan got the first, followed by Balayan and Lipa and for women’s division, Balayan was the first, Lipa was the second followed by Tanauan; Chess men board1&2 Balayan got the first place followed by Lipa and Tanauan, women’s division board1&2 Balayan was the first, followed by Tanauan and Lipa; volleyball men Balayan got the first place followed by Tanauan and Lipa ,for women’s division balayan placed first followed by Lipa and Tanauan; and lastly for Baketball, Balayan was declared the champion, second was Tanauan and third was Lipa. From the tally of points, STI College Balayan, the host school was declared the overall champion followed by STI Lipa and STI Tanuan.

The pleasure, contentment and excitement filled the stay of the visitors in Balayan. It was indeed another remarkable day for everyone. Above all, the friendship shared between the different STI Campuses was the most important reward given by the competition apart from the medals received by the winners.