The IHMA Dragons poured 10 baskets in the last three minutes to edge out

the RS tigers 65-63 at the opponents homeground yesterday afternoon.

The IHMA High School sluggers bombed the RS batters with six runs in the third
inning to subdue a nerve-fuzzling RS rally, 14-12 as they clinched the invitation
game here, in connection with the celebration of the Foundation Day of RS
school.

Foreign Philippine masters champion George Olayban birdied two of the

last three holesfor a four-under-par 67 yesterday and a one strokelead over
Robert Pactolerin in the opening round of the P200,000 Philip Morris Long Golf
Classic.

Romeo Reyes of IHMA, after four hoursbattle over the chess board, copped the
mostcoveted YMCA trophy after outfitting Manila HighSchool chesser William
Santos in 27 moves of aSicilian defense.2. Ace Striker Rossel Filamer slotted
homethe priceless maker that lifted that multi-titled NCRteam to triumph over
hard-fighting Cebu-Lhuillier,1-6, to capture the fourth Don Andres Soriano
Jr.Football Cup before a big, enthusiastic crowd atthe Perdices Stadium in Davao
City.

1. Riding high on sizzling spikes ad trickyplacing, the MLQ netters blasted the
crucialthird set to win 15-10, 11-15, 15-7 mini-districtmeet, Sept. 21 at the Torres
High School Oval tocelebrate the First Filipino Thanksgiving Day.2. Pumped-up
Purefoods played soliddefense to frustrate a winner-take-all contest onSunday
for the PBA All-Filipino ConferenceCrown at the Ultra.

The FLOW of the body:1 . T e a m a n d / o r i n d i v i d u a l s t a n d i n g - i f

t h e event is part of a series of games, thestory must report how the teams
or players stand in their relation to their competitors.2 . D e c i s i v e p l a y -
t h i s i s t h e m o s t c r u c i a l part of the game that gives a certainteam the
winning margin.3 . B e s t s c o r e s f o r t h e d a y - t h e s c o r e s usually
appear in the headline and inthe lead. However, the writer must notneglect the top
scorer of the day.
THE BODY
The FLOW of the body:
4 . P l a y - b y - p l a y - d u e t o l i m i t e d s p a c e , play-by-play has to be
condensed. Intop boxing events, a separate rateround-by-round account is
provided,describing the progress of the fightin detail
.5 . Q u o t a t i o n - i t i s c o s t u m a r y f o r t h e hero of the day to have
hissentiments of the fight in detail.

Former executive editor Jose Luna Castro ofthe Manila Times has
listed elements that
make up a good sports story.

Personalities

Play-by-play description

Statistics

Quotes by players

Quotes by trainers/coaches

Background stuff on players

The importance/significance of theevent

The background of the game

Suggested Pointers:

The score or outcome- who won? That of course is the point of the story. Even
if the game should end in a tie, with a riot,or be called off on account of a rain,
theoutcome is still important

The significance of the outcome- was achampionship at stake? Do the

standingsof the teams change? Who gets the cup?Is the grudge wiped out?

Highlights of the game- find the turningpoint of the game. Describe

spectacular plays. tell about the last minute fumble, or the last three-second
basket frommidcourt if it were a basketball game.

Comparison of the teams- which was thebetter team? Was the defending
championout-jumped on the rebound? Who didbetter from the foul line?
In whatdepartment were the losers weak?

Individual stars-
while present-day sportsstories on teamwork have greatly discouragedindividual stars
and so called-
grandstand
players, there are still instances where someplayers stand out from the rest?
Who arethey? What did they do to become the heroesof the game?
Weather conditions-
mud, sunshine, heat,cold, or wind may have a bearing on thegame.
Crowd and celebration-
dont forget the
spectators. Was it a record crowd? Howdid the spectators behave? Where
theyparticularly hostile to the referee?

1.Intro

the most important news aspectof a sports game is the score. Whowon? How did they win and
what effectdid the victory have?
Also important iswhether we are writing from a Boston perspective or Cleveland. In this case,
we will go with Cleveland.
Cleveland Cavaliers lost 98
-96 to the Boston Celtics
after Delonte Wests sank two free throws in the final
seconds, dropping three and a half games behindthe Pistons for the best record in the
EasternConference."

2. More info

The above isenough for those who have apassing interest in the sport.However, NBA fans
would wantmore information and you couldgive it to them in one or twoparagraphs.

The Cavaliers were without star player LeBron

James, suffering from a knee injury, whilethe Celtics were minus Paul Pierce. GeraldGreen led
the way for Celtics with 25 pointswhile Kendrick Perkins had 12 points andnine
rebounds.The Cavaliers, for whom Larry Hughes scored24 with Sasha Pavlovic scoring
17, havealready qualified for the play-offs whileBoston are out of the running."