Youth club holds basketball tourney
ROXAS CITY—The Roxas City Basketball Youth Club launched last Saturday, October 4, a basketball tournament dubbed as "Powell Del Cup".
The tournament which will last until December this year is a brainchild of Powell Del Rosario whose desire is to promote camaraderie and friendship among the youth.
Some 200 youth sports enthusiasts joined the official opening which kicked off with a motorcade at the main thoroughfares of the city.
Del Rosario, who is a nephew of 1st District Congressman Antonio del Rosario, denied that there is politics in this activity saying his main goal is to develop sportsmanship to the youth.
"There is no competition here in holding basketball game but we are promoting sports to the youth," Del Rosario said.
He said they don't admit varsity players to the 11 teams who play during the basketball game adding that players are composed of architects, seminarians, nurses, bikers, etc.
He added that some of the players are his relatives and friends.
The 11 teams joining the Powell Del Cup are: Pizza Patia filbulls (defending champion), Navex Fire Boiz, Yzans, Razor Back, Pat Ass, CMBC bikers, Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital (RMPH), Astro Bowl, Unknown, and United Architects of the Philippines (UAP).