Philippine Showbiz Today 23
November 8 - 21 , 2017 Basketball
Canadian Filipino cager Zach Corrales Nicholls has turned professional after he was drafted to play at the Philippine Basketball Association ( PBA ).
Nicholls , who was born and raised in B . C ., will be suiting up for the GlobalPort team .
Nicholls is 6 ’ 3 height , 24 years old . His parents are Edna Mae Corrales and Chris Nicholls .
His grandmother is Edna Corrales , daughter of former Tarlac Governor Joe Macapinlac .
Nicholls has two siblings . His oldest brother Josh is a National Hockey League professional hockey player , and his younger sister Courtney , also an athlete , works at the Surrey Recreation Center .
Nicholls finished his elementary education at the Immaculate Conception Delta ( IC Delta ). He
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BC ’ s Zach Corrales Nicholls turns PBA pro
went to high school at South Delta Senior Secondary School .
He has Associate studies at Trinity Western University . He finished his university education at the Arellano University in Manila , where he took up BS Sports Management .
Nicholls is passionate , focused , and dedicated to his game .
In May 2012 , he was recruited by Coach Koy Banal to play for the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) varsity team of Arellano University .
He has played in the Philippines for five years and has gained his name as the Filipino Canadian Gunslinger of the NCAA .
His hard work and performance paid off , and he was picked in the 2017 PBA draft . ●
Tim Cone apologizes to Norman Black after Game 3 spat
Meralco head coach Norman Black and Tim Cone of Barangay Ginebra in a heated match .
Former Palarong Pambansa standouts Maurice Sacho Ilustre , Nicole Pamintuan and Bhay Maitland Newberry lead a promising junior team of 12 boys and 12 girls who will see action in the 41st Southeast Asian Age Group swimming championships starting tomorrow in Brunei .
Ilustre swept all his seven events and emerged as the Most Valuable Player in the boys high school division of the Palaro last April in San Jose , Antique while Pamintuan and Newberry also bagged a couple of gold medals in the girls high school division of the meet organized by the Department of Education .
A freestyle specialist , Newberry is fresh from winning three
Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone on Thursday apologized to Meralco counterpart Norman Black , after an ill-tempered end to Game 3 of their title series in the PBA Governors ’ Cup .
Cone was visibly irked that the Bolts still called for a timeout even as they were up by 13 points with just 38.1 seconds left .
He refused to shake hands with Black at the end of the game , and the two were seen exchanging words as they headed to the tunnel in the wake of Meralco ’ s 94-81 victory on Wednesday night at the Araneta Coliseum .
The next morning , Cone issued an apology , saying that he “ regrets ” his actions .
“ Yes , I was upset about the
Palaro stars lead Pinoy bid in Brunei
gold medals in the 14-under girls division of the last Asian age group championships in Tashkent , Uzbekistan last September while versatile Xiandi Chua will try her mettle against the best age group swimmers in the region in the medley events .
Also bidding to make waves in the three-day competition is Jalil Taguinod , 11 , a 5-foot-8 pride of Santiago , Isabela , the last Palaro MVP in the boys elementary division who bagged four gold medals in the recent Batang Pinoy Luzon regionals in Vigan , Ilocos sur .
Also one of the swimmers to watch is Makati ’ s Samantha Coronel , 11 , who matched Taguinod ’ s with four gold medals in Vigan .
Some of the swimmers
trained early this year at the famed Santa Clara Swim Club , which has produced prominent American Olympic swimmers such as Pablo Morales , Mark Spitz and Don Schollander , and currently headed by coach John Bitter , a member of USA Swimming .
“ We would like to thank the Philippine Sports Commission for this group of young swimmers who we look forward to doing well in Brunei ,” said Philippine Swimming Inc . secretary general Lani Velasco . “ We hope they will be able to surpass our performance in Bangkok last year ..”
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timeout that was called late in the game , but there is no one in the PBA that I respect more than Norman Black ,” Cone said .
“ I got caught up in the moment and could have handled it differently ,” he acknowledged . “ I apologize , and will do so to him personally .”
Black , for his part , was not too concerned about Cone ’ s reaction to the late timeout .
“ He ’ s mad over the last timeout . That ’ s his problem , not mine ,” the Meralco coach said in a post-game press conference .
Meralco ’ s win on Wednesday night cut their deficit in the bestof-seven series to one game , although Ginebra still leads , 2-1 . ●
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Pinoy tankers returned home with one gold , 10 silver and 11 bronze medals in the 40th edition of the swimfest in Bangkok , Thailand
Ḣead coach is Sherwyn John Santiago while Jenny Guerrero , Ma . Cristina Elena de Guzman , Garry Domingo and Mar Casas are the assistant coaches . Team manager is Raquel Ner . ●
- Bong Pedralvez , Malaya