FILCOM ’ S SOCIAL COMP SEASON KICK-STARTS WITH TWO DIVISIONS
8 | March 2017
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FILCOM ’ S SOCIAL COMP SEASON KICK-STARTS WITH TWO DIVISIONS
By DENNIS BENEDICTOS
FILCOM Basketball ’ s social competitions kicked off at the Australian Institute of Sport basketball stadium in Bruce on Saturday , February 11 , 2017 .
The competitions comprised two divisions : Open League and Development League .
Open League is Filcom Basketball ’ s premiere division with nine teams competing for the Filcom Basketball Cup .
The teams are : Phoenix ( 2016 champion ), Gators , Hornets , Warriors , PacMen Warriors , All4Show , Wasted Muppets , Wolves , Team Rocket ( new team )
This competition is in its third year .
D-League is Filcom Basketball ’ s Development division with a unique ‘ Father and Son-Daughter competition .
This Summer Season ( Feb to June ) competition comprises seven teams : Optorica Wild Hogs ( 2016 winter champiom ), EKC Tanders ( 2016 Summer Champs ), PacMen Tamaraws , Stallions , Agilas ( former team Raven ), Back2Basics , Hornets2 .
Apart from the above competitions , Filcom Basketball is running its first 3-on-3 social basketball competition in March-April .
The annual Filcom Basketball All-Star Family Weekend will be held in late June .
• PICTURES SHOW THE ACTION ON OPENING DAY .
FILIPINOS ’ GREATEST PASSION BURNS VIGOROUSLY IN THE A . C . T . EACH WEEK
On top of the world no more after poor start in ’ 17
PINOZ Jason Day relinquished golf ’ s world No 1 ranking - just short of one year at the top - to America ’ s Dustin Johnson at the 2017 Genesis Open in California last month .
Day ’ s grip on the top spot had been slipping away going in to the Genesis Open because he has battled injuries which forced the Queenslanderto end his 2016 early .
In his four tournaments this year , Day finished 12th , 5th - and 65th in California , after four rounds shooting in the 70s .
He also missed the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open in January .
Day became only the second Australian to take to the world No 1 ranking since Greg Norman on the back of a stunning 2015 in which he won four times , including his first major , the US PGA championship .•
ON THE ROAD
Five events at running festival
A FULL weekend of running events , including the Canberra Marathon , take place on Saturday and Sunday , April 8-9 , 2017 when the Australian Running Festival and the Canberra Times Fun Run return to Canberra .
The events are expected to attract more than a thousand runners from around the country as serious competitors , joggers , wheelchair athletes , pram pushers and walkers take part in one of the festival ’ s five events .
The Canberra Times Canberra Marathon is the weekend ’ s flagship event , and it takes place on Sunday , April 9 .
Australia ’ s oldest marathon will celebrate its 42nd year .
For serious runners , the 50km ultramarathon features a longer option and doubles as the 50k National Championships for the third year .
For those who prefer a shorter distance the 5km and 10km races will both take place on Saturday 8th April .
All five courses will be a onelap route , exploring the beautiful Canberra lakeside , starting and finishing at the main festival area near Old Parliament House . •