SPORTS WRITING

(Filipino and English )

I. Dynamic and Punchy Verbs

A. Nagwagi ng malaking kalamangan/Win by Big margin

Dinurog
Pinulbos Battered
Kinatay Mangled
Dinomina Clobbered
Tinadtad Powdered
Winalis Walloped
Linunok Pulverized

B. Nagwagi ng maliit na pagitan/Win by small margin

Inungusan Shaded
Sinilat Eked out
Umarangkada Nipped
Edged out

C. Nanalo at inagaw ang kampeonato/Defeat a champion

Inalisan ng Dethroned
Korona Overthrew
Hinablot ang Overturned
titulo Toppled
Hinubaran Snatched the crown
ng titulo Grabbed the crown
Bagged the title
D. Napanatili ang kampeonato/Remain the tile

Isinilad ang korona Kept the crown

Isinilad ang titulo Retained the title

E. Give an opponent a zero score

Pinangitlog Blanked
Blinangko Whitewashed
Ipinako
Sinelyuhan

F. Punchy/Strong Verbs

ENGLISH: Squandered an early 10 pt. lead, sneaked in a left uppercut, carded a four over par, stormed ahead
by 10 strokes, punctuated the 1st day action, crushed their opponents, sank a buzzer beating follow-up,
 pitched 7 innings, plucked 5 rebounds, ,devastated via an 11th round knockout, fade away
jumper, ,respective rivals, stole the thunder against veteran tankers, looped in a goal, roared to 4-0 victories,
19-7 victory, banged in 20 points, delivered the crucial endgame blows, TKO’d Zapata, hammered out an
impressive 19-7 victories, whipped, nipped, crushed, toppled, demolished, clobbered, shaded, roared,
unleashed, threshed, frolicked inside the paint crippled, powered. Defeat- overthrow, beat, thresh, trounce,
vanquish, frustrate, repulse, conquer, clobber

FILIPINO: umarangkada sa chessfest, raratsada sa Palaro, nananalasa sa IRAA, blinangka ang Jaguars,
humablot ng 18 puntos, idinikit ang malagkit na opensa, tinuhog ng SLU ang 85-88 panalo, magluluklok sa
MMMSU sa kampeonato, 2-0 karta, 9-0 bomba, 6-2 baraha, ilagak ang 41-37, final canto, jumper , charities,
sumablay ang kanyang libreng 5 – footer, papalag, pinayukod, dinaig, ibalandra, bentahe, mintis, dinuplika,
ungusan, salpukan, yugto, nagkuntsaba, habiin,bumira, kumobra, isinelyo, isadlak isukbit, krusyal, ipininid,
isalpak, madaliang undergoal stab, umaatipukpok,nagsalansan ng 20 puntos, naigiya ang 10 puntos, humulma
ng 15 puntos, kumamada ng 8 rebounds

G. Sports Lingo

SOCCER/FOOTBALL: 11 players, goal keeper, defender, center forward, goal cages, penalty area, penalty
kick, intentional kicking, charging, striking, tripping, pushing, obstruction, referee, 2 linesmen

BASKETBALL: traveling violation, 3 sec. violation, 5 sec. zone, 3 pt. zone fast break, charging, pivot,
switch, goal tending, cager, hoop metal ring ,, run and gun game, 3 pt. territory,, rebound, center jump, lay-
up, , man to man defence, team defence, penalty,

SOFT BALL/ BASE BALL: base hits, circuit clout or home run or round tripper, diamond or playing field,
starting line up or batting order, hitting the dirt or sliding into a base, lead- off man or first hitter, sacrifice
fly, trapped ball, pinch hitter, hitting and pitching, double and triple plays, ,, battery or pitcher/ catcher,
change of pace, base on balls, wild pitch, fielder’s choice, shortstop

CHESS: a game of mental skill. Castling or safeguarding the king, figurines, checkered board of 64 squares,
trapping the enemy’s king, files of 8 vertical rows, horizontal rows, diagonals or straight lines, , 8
important men are called pieces, king, queen, 2 rook or castles, 2 bishops, 2 knights, pawn, check,
threatening to capture a king, letter symbol.

SWIMMING: strokes, crawl, freestyle, backstroke, breast stroke, sidestroke, butterfly stroke, individual
medley, freestyle relay, synchronized swimming or aquatic techniques, barracuda, back pike somersault, KIP-
the legs extend vertically, tanker.

BADMINTON: a light racket, cork- shuttle cock or bird, 2 play- the game is called singles, 4 play- doubles,
strokes, the service, the clear, the smash, overhand stroke,

BOXING: right jab, south paw, left hook , TKO, split decision, 12 round fight, left uppercut, artillery,
sprawled on the canvass, rabbit punch, pug or boxer, deck

VOLLEYBALL:
Attack line: a line 3m from the net which marks the limit for where a back-row player may advance to hit a
ball from above the net.
Back-row player: any volleyball player positioned at the back of the court between the attack line and the end
line.
Block: an attempt by a player to prevent an opposing player from hitting the ball over the net by jumping near
the net with their arms in the air. The volleyball player must not touch the net.
 Dig: a defensive move in which the player’s arms are placed together in an attempt to bounce a difficult ball
up into the air for other teammates to continue the play.
End line: a back boundary line of the court.
Front zone: the area between the net and the attack line.
Front-row player: any volleyball player who is positioned close to the net.
Kong: a one-handed block, named after King Kong’s style of swatting planes in the original movie.
Libero: a substitute defensive player who is especially adept at digging.
Rotate: what the players do when moving to the next position on the floor in a clockwise manner after each
point.
Serve: the stroke used to put the ball in play at the start of each point.
Sideline: a side boundary line on a volleyball court.
Spike: to smash the ball overarm into the opponent’s court.

H. How to write a Sports Story?

1. Hero or the star of the game

(age, height, weapon, strategy )
2. score or outcome
3. significant of the results
(championship, do or die, elimination)
4. Spectacular plays
(key plays, baskets, run and time executed)
5. comparison of the teams
(mother school, the height, age.)
6. weather condition
(cold, hot, storm, tornado)
7. crowd and celebration
(record crowd, palaro or special)

I. Basic Rules in Writing Sports Story

 Know the rules of the game

 Use special vocabulary (Sports terms or Sports Lingo)
 Get all your facts
 Jot down an outline
 Make a good lead
 Use punchy verb or strong verbs
 Get quotations from players, coach, officials and spectators
 Include key plays (best players)
 Summarize or people your stories
 Revise or edit your sports stories

J. Sports Writing Structure

 K. How to write a Sports Headline/Title?

1. Who won? 6. Quotation

2. Against Whom? 7. 1 to 10 words is enough
3. Relevant verb 8. SVO in English
4. What score? 9. VSO in Filipino
5. Hero 10. Present form of the verb

L. How to write Sports lead?

 The Classic W’s should be in the lead

 Who won?
 Against whom?
 By what score?
 Where?
 When?

M. Examples of Sports Lead

Filipino - Natudla ng La Salle, defending champion, ang ikaanim na panalo sa pamamagitan ng 74-67 tagum-pay
sa Adamson kahapon sa 65th University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Varsity basketball
tournament sa Makati Coliseum.

English - Towering Lloyd Vincent Bautista of Mangaldan National High School fired a hair-raising three-point
shot in the last 2.8 dying seconds to edge Dagupan City National High School, 87-85 in an exhibition game at jam
packed Dagupan City Peoples Astrodome, yesterday.

N. Forms of Sports Leads

1. The Key Play - This is usually used when the best angle of the sports event through the collective effort of all the
members of the winning team.

Example:
The Senior Sluggers bombed the Junior Batters with six runs in the third inning to subdue a nerve-
wrecking junior rally during the Solsona National High School Intrams, August 26.

Magkasangga ang mga nagbabagang ispayk ng mga Green Archers upang ibandera sa kahihiyan ang Blue
Marlins, 3-0 sa ginanap na Volleyball Championship game sa Rizal Memorial Stadium, kagabi.

2. The Outstanding Player – When one or two members of the team seem to stand out the rest of the players that
caused the team to win the game. Their heroic deed is the best angle to start a sport news.

Example:
Nate Robinson hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, leading the New York Knicks to a 105-102 overtime win
over the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association play at Madison Square Garden, Sunday.

Muling pinatunayan ni Abarrientos ng Alaska Acers na ang maliit ay nakapupuwing pag-katapos

maipasok ang 3-point shot upang masungkit ang korona mula sa Ginebra, 103-101.

3. Analytical Approach – This is used when the team employs a very spectacular strategy or action that brings
them to victory.
 Example:
Banking on sturdy wallops, deadly spikes and tricky placings, Ilocos Sur National High School Netters
dethroned Candon City National High School in the crucial third set of their volleyball championship game, 3-0
in the Division Athletic Association Meet at Vigan City, December 9.

Isang mapanlinlang na bunt ang pinakawalan ni Andy Petit upang magtala ang New York Yankees ng 3
runs at lasapin kampeonato laban sa Detroit Tigers sa ginanap na World Baseball Tournament sa Lost Angeles,
California, kahapon.

O. The Sports News Coverage

The LEAD – It summarizes or analyzes the event by giving the significance, the winner, the hero, the score,
the place and time or date when the event happens.
The BODY – It contains the play-by-play account of the game like the most crucial part of the game, star
player and celebrities who witnessed the game.
The CONCLUSION – It contains the quotes from players and coaches, statistics and team standing

Example of a Sports News Coverage:

Everyone dreamed of grabbing the title and wanted to wear the silver crown. Many wished to wear
the overwhelming victory but not just anyone was able to make it.
Bobon Elementary School Spikers inked an indelible record in the history of Burgos Athletic Meet as
they triumphantly retained the Hall of Fame in Volleyball Boys against TANAGA tossers, 2-1, on October 14 at
Municipal Athletic grounds.
Agile, airborne and electrifying Reniel Mayubay and Christian Portugal of BES were in full artillery with
their booming spikes and tricky placings to dominate the first canto, 25-16.
The aggressive and hot tempered TANAGA tossers who experienced a decade’s drought in volleyball
boys crown sparked a neck to neck offense-defense mechanism to subdue a 20-20 deadlock.
Defenseless Aries Saguilla of BES committed three forearm pass errors but Jayson Mark Garalde’s two
deceiving services immersed the TANAGA tossers in hot water with a dissatisfying 23-23 deadlock. But
mighty Joe Tagala unleashed two over headers to end the second canto with a 25-23 card.
In the decision set, the home court became prouder, wilder and louder as the game turned into a see-saw
fight. The spectators became breathless, nervous and delirious in the crucial deadlock, 7-7.
The quick switching trio coupled with the unbelievable fakes and tricks of Czar Jareme Aguilar, Kim
Grande and Christian Portugal in the attack zone rattled and numbed the opponents when they nailed and
shamed them as the game whipped off with a 25-7 card.
Bobon Elementary School spikers started to dominate the volleyball boys crown in 2001 when regained
the lost glory from Paayas Elementary School.
P. Other Examples of Sports News Story

BREAKTHROUGH WIN
Bartoli whips Lisicki to win Wimbledon Title
LONDON (AP) – Ever since she was a kid, practicing until midnight with her father, Marion Bartoli went about playing
Tennis her own way.
The two- handed strokes for backhands, forehands, even volleys. The hopping in place and practice swings between
points which help her focus. The unusual setup for serves- no ball bouncing, arms crossed, right wrist, resting on her left
thumb before the toss.
Whatever works, right? This unique Wimbledon, appropriately enough, produced a unique champion in the ambidextrous
Bartoli, the 15th seeded French woman who won her first Grand Slam title by beating 23 rd- seeded Sabine Lisicki of
Germany 6-2, 6-4 Saturday in an error- filled, one sided final that was far from a classic.
“It’s always been a part of my personality to be different. I think being just like the other one is kind of boring. I really
embrace the fact of being a bit different and doing something that not everyone is,” said the 28-year old Bartoli, who plays
tennis right handed but signs autographs with her left.
This was Bartoli’s 47th Grand Slam tournament, the most ever played by a woman before earnings championship.
Lisicki, outclassed seeded No. 1 and a five- time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams, who was passive in crunch time
and essentially dictate points quickly with big serves, powerful returns and pinpoint ground- strokes.

CTE Rabbis whitewash COE Fighting Maroons, 3-0;

Explosive attacks fail to harm Rabbis

by: Mark Ian C. Tagami

Everyone dreamed of grabbing the title and wanted to wear the silver crown. Many wished to wear the
overwhelming victory but not just anyone was able to make it.
Agile, airborne and electrifying CTE Rabbis’ Marieflor Ganab inked an indelible record as she did her part as the
ace as she fired her blazing and hair-raising spikes and services that muffled out the denied COE Fighting Maroons in
three out of five sets, (25-21), (25-22), (25-23), triumphantly grabbed the championship in the nerve-wrecking 2012
UniGames Volleyball Championship Game – Women Division that kicked off at Mariano Marcos State University Sports
Complex – Volleyball Court amidst the wildly cheering partisan crowd, November 23.
Unleashing her undying dominance, Fighting Maroons’ ace Ulit led the rampage with her missile-like spikes and
services but Ganab of Rabbis didn’t let the flow continue as she banged her tropicalized and booming chinese kills and
defense trimming the gap to 23-21. Biri of Rabbis with her spine-tingling service didn’t let the Fighting Maroons to touch
it, giving the Rabbis 25-21 win in the first canto.
The raging Fighting Maroons changed techniques to throttle the Rabbis at 10-4 blast. The unstoppable Ganab
displayed her stone-like defense skill as she nullified the devastating kills of Fighting Maroons and came up with 23-21,
Rabbis dominated. Fighting Maroons ace Ulit made an unexpected service error giving up the second canto to the Rabbis,
25-22 squeaker.
The heat intensified as the third canto was set. Both teams don’t want to let their opponents dominated them as
they unleashed their jaw-dropping and formidable prowess in the court that led into 4-4 deadlock. The sturdy Ganab made
a way to demolished the wall-like defense of Fighting Maroons as she bombed them with nerve-fuzzling spikes and tricky
placings to grab a 17-11 shot but the Figting Maroons nailed a huge comeback when Ulit was unstoppable with her superb
and heartwarming chinese kills, 18-18 revenge. Both of them give their best in the battle but the CTE Rabbis’ were the
one who spelled success in the end with Ganab’s heartbreaking and sizzling spike, 25-23 edge.
“I never expected to win but it was just teamwork that lead us to our victory,” Ganab said.
 Sophomore Smashers shut out Senior Droppers, 3-0;
Smashers hit a Grand Slam Win
by Mark Ian C. Tagami, BEEd I-A

Laoag City – Swift kill.

Under the scorching heat of the blazing sun, the power-packed Sophomore Smashers put up a show when they
made a titanic record effort and domination at the net as they edged out the reeling Senior Droppers, 3-0 in their
Badminton Championship Game-Women’s Division Team that kicked off at Mariano Marcos State University-College of
Teacher Education-Badminton Court, September 18.

Pumped up by its roaring supporters who came in full force and an impregnable will to make history, the
Smashers finished off Droppers in a one-sided game.

In the first singles, Smashers unleashed their undying dominance, Marthen de los Santos led the rampage when
she netted the needed tallies with his missile-like smashes and stone-wall blocks and grabbed the driver’s seat against the
denied Richelle Aguilar of Droppers, 2-0 (21-6, 21-4) score.

The second singles went easily as Ednalyn Pascual decided to forfeit the game. As a result, a single sweat didn’t
come out from Jessa Lyne Cadano to reach the triumph.

The heat intensified as the doubles game was set. The mighty Aiza Bumanglag and Andrealyn Racquel joined
forces in order that they will bagged all the championship as they poured devastating and nerve-wrecking smashes and
drops but the Droppers didn’t let the flow to continue as they built a booming combination consist of Rio Duldulao and
Patricia Arzadon wherein they renewed a blitzkrieg attack to come up with the game but the Smashers showed to them
their unequalled repertoire in smashing, giving their team a flashy victory, 2-0 (21-16, 25-23).

Sophomore Catchers dinikdik ng Senior Batters

ni MARK IAN TAGAMI

Binasag ng Senior Batters ang pangarap ng Sophomore Catchers matapos nilang durugin ito, 10-1 sa kanilang
makapaluwang matang Baseball Championship ng 2010 Intramural Meet na bumalot sa Sarrat National High School- Sta.
Rosa Campus Diamond.
Crucial At bumubulusok ang unang inning. Maganda ang ipinapakitang performance ng Catchers sa
pangunguna ni Jalos pero hindi pumayag ang mga Batters na maungusan sila sa pamamagitan nina Ramos, Lauricio at
Lagua kaya humantong ang laro sa 3-1.
Nagbabaga ang ikalawang inning. Para makabawi mula sa pagkakalugmok sa unang inning, gumawa ang mga
catchers ng isang matibay na depensa subalit nasira pa rin ito ng isang tila bagyong opensa ginawa nina Manuel at
Laguardia, sa pangyayaring ito walang nagawa ang mga Catchers,2-0.
Nakagugulantang ang ikatlong inning. Mula sa pagkakasira ng depensa ng mga Catchers sa ikalawang inning
ay mas naging determinado at desparado sila kaya binuo nila muli ang kanilang depensa pero mas pinalakas na ngayon
subalit napaghandaan na ng mga Batters ang gagawin ng mga Catchers kaya naglunsad sila ng isang tila ipo-ipo na
punong puno ng mga atake mula kina Ramos, Lauricio, lagua, Bueno at Gagala, sa pangyayaring ito nagtapos kaagad ang
laban,10-1 bentahe.
 Dual Meet ’10- Sepak Takraw Boys

SRC Warriors tinodas ang Main Tigers, 2-0; hinablot ang titulo
ni Mark Ian Tagami

“In this world, there’s no one thats unbeatable”.

Ito ang nag-aalab na katagang minarkahan ng SRC Warriors sa pagmumukha ng defending champion Main Tigers
matapos nilang ibaon at ipahalik sa putik ng kahihiyan, 2-0 sa naganap na Dual Meet- Sepak Takraw Boys na rumagasa sa
SNHS Main Sepak Takraw Court,Oktubre 22.
Ipinalasap ng Warriors ang kanilang mababagsik at mababangis na atake sa mga Tigers sa kanilang sagupaan.
Bumubulusok at umaapoy ang unang rego ng laro. Sa unang set pa lang nito ay nagpakita na ng maaanghang at
mahahapding mga bicycles at headings ang Warriors sa pamamagitan ni Tekong Paz. Peron agad namang bumawi ang
mga Tigers mula sa kanilang pagkakalugmok sa pagsusumite ng umuusok na toppings at kicks ngunit inasahan na ng
Warriors ang ganitong klase ng atake kaya mas lalong linakasan pa ang opensa-depansang chemistry ng Warriors.
Nagsara ito sa 1-0, card.
Nagbabaga at dumadagundong ang ikalawang rego ng laro. Dahil sa uhaw ng pagkakuha ng kampeonato ng
Warriors, ibinandila na nila kaagad ang kanilang malakidlat at simbilis ng balang bicycles at headings sa pangunguna ni
Tekong Laguardia pero gumanti naman ang Tigers subalit hindi nasindak ang Warriors sa ginawa nilang paghihiganti at
lalong mas pinalakas ang kanilang mga atake at hindi nakaporma ang Tigers, 2-0 hinablot ng Warriors ang titulo.
“We play where our heart’s content so we win easily”, ito ang pinagmamalaking sabi ng SRC Warriors.

Laoag City Snipers eked out Pangasinan Tigers, 89-88

LAOAG City - Snipers point guard Dennis “Triggerman” Castro played a one-man wrecking with his deadly
sniping in the dying seconds to power Laoag City selection past Pangasinan Tigers, 89-88, in a pulsating Ilocos Basketball
Association 2011 championship game at the Jampacked City Sports Center.
The 5-foot-4 shooting guard banged in 35 points with 10 assists and five blocks despite a bloody nose and foul
trouble that caught up with him in the game’s crucial point. High flying Castro lacerated the tiger’s defenses as he mocked
all guards thrown at him in the second period.
Center-guard CJ Almazan also exploded for 20 points and plucked 12 rebounds. The 16 year old Castro, who
struck hardest in the 3rd Quarter where the tiger’s fashioned out a decisive run, tallied four triples to finish with 15 points
in the final canto.
With 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Snipers lost back-up Guard Marc Siazon when he slipped and fell on
his head attempting to get a rebound.
Castro nailed an undergoal stab, after Agbayani buried a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to 88-86. With 2.8 to
play Castro fired up an off balance 3 pointers to seal the title.
“Hindi lang matulis at matinik si Castro sa offensive, kinakatakutan pa ang kanyang agresibong opensa” (Castro
is not only sharp and deadly offensively but is also feared for his aggressive defense), said Laoag City coach Orlan
Tamayo.

Cuban Volleybelles deny RusianVolleygypsies, 15-7

Sydney, Australia – The Cuban Volleybelles again did a rare feat in the world arena after it launched its most
feared infantry battalion of spikes and flash-like stealth Chinese kills, proving its reign and supremacy in the women’s
volleyball against the densed Russian Volleygypsies, 3-2 which gave them the Olympic gold medal on a Saturday graced
with rousing cheers, here.
The Volleybelles, overconfident due to their super showmanship on the last world championships, lose their
disposition in fielding easy passes and flop kills which gave the first second sets to the volleygypsies, 25-27 and 32-34.
 In range like a blazing buffalo, Cuban ReglaTores launched her undefiable skills and flash-like wallops, firing
them like bullets pummeling their bullseye in succession, giving the third set in a silver platter, 25-19.
Unable to block the Cuban retaliation, the Russians gave in to what they call as “the Cuban game,” acceptingits
total bereavement in the final two sets, 25-18 and 15-7, handling the gold medal to crowd favorite Cuba.
Meanwhile, the Brazilian Volleybell delegation cupped the bronze medal after denying powerhouse U.S.A. an
Olympic medal.
MMSU edges out NCC, 2-1

Like wounded soldiers whose braveness becomes stronger, the power-packed MMSU Knights put up a show only
a team of their caliber could dish out as they fought back from the brink of defeat over their nemesis battle-ready toe,
NCC with a 2-1 come from behind victory during the last heat at the tightly-fought Volleyball Exhibition Tournament at
Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos Memorial Stadium last Sunday.
Unleashing his undying dominance, Knights’ captain ball, Number 13, Bengie de Guzman led the rampage when
he netted the needed tallies with his missile-like spikes and stone-wall blocks and grabbed the driver’s seat at the first set
27-25.
The heat intensified as the second set climaxed De Guzman’s counterpart, NCC captain ball JasferJuating,
number 7 exploded and avenged their initial slump with his unstoppable and tricky series of serves to lead the NCC 25-23.
In the last set, the NCC controlled the tempo but the sturdy Marlon de Veraand the Knights caught fire and broke
loose his raw prowess when he boost the Knights to rally pass the NCC with his hassle-clutch sets and tricky placings and
sealed off their win with a raging two consecutive aces as it surge to a 25-23 finish.

Q. Other Examples of Sports Headline and Sports Lead

A Blaze of Glory: UNP caps incredible campaign for ICUAA crown

VIGAN CITY – They turned both sides of the Heritage Village into the big victory bash yesterday.
UNP Blazers fashioned out a masterful 74-71 decision over the PSU Staggs to clinch the 8 th ICUAA crown before
a jam-packed crowd at the People’s Sports Center here.
UNP sweeps PSU wins ICUAA title
VIGAN CITY – Swift kill.
UNP completed its date with history with an emphatic 74-71 run- away triumph over PSU yesterday to win the 8 th
ICUAA men’s basketball championships at the capacity filled People’s Sports Center in this Heritage City yesterday.
UNP wins title
VIGAN CITY – There was no stopping UNP.
Pumped up by its roaring supporters who came in full force and an impregnable will to make history, the Blazers
powered by 5-foot- 10 forward BJ Singson finished off PSU in a lopsided 74-71 victory yesterday to capture its first ever
ICUAA title at the People’s Sports Center here.

VIGAN CITY – Power forward BJ Singson of Blazers sank a buzzer beating follow-up at endgame to lift UNP
past PSU, 74-71, yesterday to capture its first ever ICUAA title at the People’s Sports Center here yesterday.
 VIGAN CITY – Blazer’s heart and soul BJ Singson played a one- man wrecking in the last 30 seconds to power
UNP past PSU, 74-71, to clinch the 8th ICUAA crown at the Pople’s Sports Center yesterday.