BACOLOD City – The Bago City Arnis team, representing Area 4, was hailed as overall champion in the arnis event of the recent Negros Provincial Meet 2019 at the Bacolod Arts Center here.
The Bago City contingent hauled a total of 23 gold medals, six silver and two bronze medals.
The elementary boys tallied five gold and silver medals while the girls got six gold and a silver medal.
The secondary boys hauled eight gold, a silver and a bronze medal, and the girls four gold, a pair of silver, and a bronze medal.
Most of the arnis players from Bago City were from Ramon Torres National High School and Bago City Elementary School.
Area 4 head coach Brian Martir said that with their 2019 Provincial Meet journey finished, they will now shift their focus to the forthcoming WVRAA meet in Aklan on February 2020.
“I want to thank everyone – the parents, YSAC, friends, and relatives who tirelessly came everyday to the venue to cheer and gave support. Above all to, I thanked our loving and gracious God for this achievement,” Martir said.
Settled overall first runner-up in this event is Bacolod City with 10 gold, 20 silver and 8 bronze medals followed by Negros Occidental High School (Area 9) three gold, eight silver, and nine bronze medals./PN
