ILOPRISAA proves supremacy at 2020 WVPRISAA

Joanna Wayne Horneja

Clinching a total of 541 medals on a week-long of competitive sporting

events, the Iloilo Private Schools Athletic Association (ILOPRISAA) emerged
as the overall champions during the 2020 Regional Western Visayas Private
Schools Athletic Association (WVPRISAA) Meet held at Roxas City, Capiz,
January 31-February 5.

Athletes from the province of Iloilo were hailed as victors as they bagged the
championship trophy from almost every sport and garnered 286 golds, 191
silvers, and 64 bronze medals.

Ilonggos never failed to make their presence felt with their dominant run of a
160-medal advantage against the second placers, Negros Occidental Private
Schools Sports Cultural Educational Association, who only accumulated a total
of 381 medals.

“For the last five years of being a varsity player and a representative of the
province of Iloilo, I am grateful and honored to play and win in the
WVPRISAA this year since this will be my last year to represent my beloved
school,” stated Rica Diane Famillaran, Chess Gold Medalist.

From competitive sports like basketball, chess, arnis, taekwondo, football,

badminton, and dance sports to cultural singing contests, Iloilo either sat at
the top spots or secured a medal.

“Train hard and always give your best in the game. Always believe in yourself
and don’t forget to have fun playing. We should accept failures because there
will always be a second chance,” said ILOPRISAA taekwondo jin, Sean Kristine
Doce, when asked for her advice for future athlete representatives of the
province.

Meanwhile, Negros Occidental who came in second garnered 130 golds, 161
silvers, and 90 bronzes whereas the province of Capiz, who were the hosts for
this year’s WVPRISAA, placed third with 56 golds, 89 silvers, and 150 bronze
medals.

If not cancelled due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the Ilonggo-driven

WVPRISAA team would represent Western Visayas at the 2020 National
PRISAA Games, which was supposedly slated on April 15- 24, 2020 in
Tuguegarao, Cagayan Valley.