The Palarong

Pambansa
Highlights
 FOCUS. Table
Tennis mixed
doubles players
from Central
Luzon prepare
for a knock out
competition
against
Calabarzon at the
Antique Electric
Cooperative
Covered Gym.
Photo by
Kenneth
Duran/Rappler
 MISSING THE
MARK.
A Central Luzon
goalkeeper fails to
block Bicol Region's
offense. Photo by
Clarisse
Cabinta/Rappler
STANDING TALL.
Elementary
student-athletes
competing for
dancesports, a
demo sport in this
year's Palarong
Pambansa. Photo
by Andrea
Pefianco/Rappler
 EXTRA FLIGHT.
A gymnast
performs her
stunt in mid air.
Photo by
Kenneth
Duran/Rappler
 SORRY LOSS.
Wilmark Luangco's
effort is just enough
for a silver. Luangco
was a Gold medalist
in the 2016
Palarong
Pambansa. Photo
by Ivan Jake
Villanueva/Rappler
HOW TO
WRITE
SPORTS
NEWS?
STRUCTRE OF SPORTS NEWS
LEAD SUMMARY (5W’S AND H
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GAME
PLAY BY PLAY ACCOUNT
COMPARISON OF THE TEAM
QUOTES FROM STAR PLAYERS/COACHES
ANALYSIS OF SCORES
ANALYSIS OF SCORES
OTHER DETAILS
OTHER IMPORTANT FACTS THAT
CAN SPICE UP THE SPORTS NEWS
1. Crowd and Celebrations
2. Weather Conditions
3. Significance of the outcome
4. Presence of Celebrities
HOW TO
WRITE
SPORTS
LEAD?
THE SPORTS LEAD SHOULD ANSWER
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1. Who won?
2. Against whom?
3. By what score?
4. Where?
5. When?
 KEY PLAY LEAD
Bluefallo Male Spikers
toppled a hapless Green
Wolves squad via two
straight sets, 25-19; 25-22 to
clinch the title in the
Volleyball final match during
the 2013 Intramurals at
RSHS grounds, September 6.
 ANALYTICAL LEAD
It could have been a medal drought for
Regional Science High School (RSHS)
Tennisters were it not for the victory of
its Lady Smashers who collared the
Badminton Women’s Doubles crown
when they scraped Advanced
Montessori Education Center of Isabela
(AMECI) Shuttlers, 2-0 in their final
match during the Interhigh ‘13 at
Tumauini Sports Complex, Tumauini,
Isabela, September 15.
OUTSTANDING PLAYER LEAD
Skywalker Daryl Ryan Santos
displayed steely nerves in the final set
to lift the Quirino Spikers to 3-1 (25-
19, 25-24, 22-25, 25-22) squeaker
over the Isabela Netters in the men’s
Volleyball (secondary) championship
match during the 2013 Palarong
Panlalawigan at the Gov. Melanio T.
Singson Sports Complex, Dec. 11.
 MASTER
SPORTS LINGO
 DO’S & DON’TS IN SPORTS WRITING

Use the one sentence, one paragraph

rule.
KISS (Keep it short and simple) keep your
sentences short. But not in the details.
Avoid kilometric sentences. They should
be cut into half.
 DO’S & DON’TS IN SPORTS WRITING

Usually a lead would have a word count

of 25-35 words.
Use DESCRIPTION and get the DETAILS
Avoid wrong spellings of names
Avoid putting many descriptions of a
person in one sentence
 DO’S & DON’TS IN SPORTS WRITING

AVOID PUTTING WRONG FACTS AND

FIGURES (Scores, dates and stats)
Avoid too many cliches and wrong
descriptions of games
 DO’S & DON’TS IN SPORTS WRITING

Do not put new information that are not

given by the examiner / judge such as quotes

Do not convert statements into quotes

(“The statement would no longer be from
the speaker”)
 DO’S & DON’TS IN SPORTS WRITING

Focus more on the players.

Focus on the scores and how the score was
made
Interpret statistics. But do not put in too
much statistics (do not include minor data)
 DO’S & DON’TS IN SPORTS WRITING

Do not put many thoughts in one

sentence. And different topics in the same
paragraph.
Also AVOID REPETITION of facts, scores,
complete names, statistics and other details
 DO’S & DON’TS IN SPORTS WRITING

Be consistent in measurements (either

English or metric system)
Use the active voice instead of passive voice
Use the passive voice for transitions
Team names = plural, while company
names/places = singular
 DO’S & DON’TS IN SPORTS WRITING

Write LIVELY, but...

Do not write like a fan (do not put your
own biases)
Don’t write like a critic (example: kung
hindi sana binakaw ni ___________, nanalo
sana ang ________ team)
AVOID PAT ANSWERS

The whole team did great!

We all did our best.
We are going to practice everyday so
we can win the next game.
I am very proud of all the players.
Don’t try
or
attempt
to do too
much!
 DO’S & DON’TS IN SPORTS WRITING
 Find a SINGLE FOCUS and stick with it!
 Don’t try to tell someone’s life story
 Avoid the temptation to tell the story of
entire teams.
 Pick a player or two who have made the
best plays, highest scores and winning
moves… NOT THE WHOLE TEAM.
 USE
STRONG
AND
COLORFUL
VERBS
 SPORTS NEWS IS
ACTION-PACKED
SLIM MARGIN
nip
shade
nose out
escape
past
scrape
IMPROBABLE WIN
Upset, shock, stun, pull,
rug from under,
overthrow, dethrone,
derail, come from behind,
put one over
TOURNAMENT
Bag
Grab
Seize
Clinch
Amass
garner
LOSES
Bow to, bow out, fail,
suffer, defeat, take
exit, miss trip
WIDE MARGIN
Rout, blast, massacre,
wallop, batter, waylay,
crush, trample, sweep,
roll over
VERBS USED IN SPORTS
WRITING
English Filipino
bag binulsa
grab nasunggaban
harvest inani
sweep winalis, tangayin
triumph namayagpag
clinch mapagtibay
take makuha
VERBS USED IN SPORTS
WRITING
English Filipino
claim angkinin
cop agawin
seize agawin, lupigin
reign supreme pagharian
rule pagharian
hack out makakuha
VERBS USED IN SPORTS
WRITING
Blank Blinangko
Overwhelm Lamunin, Puspusin
Outsmart Daigin
Outclass Daigin, Lamangan
Destroy Wasakin, Paguhuin
Demolish Buwagin
Knock out Patumbahin
Shock Sindakin, gulantangin
Shame Hiniya
VERBS USED IN SPORTS
WRITING
Prevail over Nakopo
Snatch Tangayin
Pocket Naibulsa
Capture Umani
Romp away Itakas
Bring home Patunayan, Iuwi
Chalk up Magtamo
VERBS USED IN SPORTS
WRITING
Beat Tinalo
Rip Sirain
Batter Gulpihin
Nip Kitilin
Overpower Talunin, Magapi
Crush Durugin
Pulverize Pulbusin
Thrash/trounce Gulpihin
MUST!
NO TEX LANGUAGE
SAMPLE
SPORTS STORY
 RSHS tappers fail
to reach final
In Sepak Takraw

BY PRINCE JOHN FER L. PARAGGUA

Sports Editor, The Exelsior (Champion in Sports Page, NSPC ‘14
Champion Sports Writing, RSPC ‘13
Third Place Sports Writing, NSPC ‘14
Fate seemed to have turned back to RSHS
tappers when they failed to capitalize their
offense-defense combo and succumbed to
School of Saint Matthias (SSM) headers, 2-
1, in game 4 of Sepak Takraw during the
2013 Interhigh Meet at Tumauini Sports
Complex, Tumauini, Isabela, September 15.
RSHS salvaged regu 1 as the trio of Irish
Gumaru, Kim Balisi and Jheromie
Crisostomo marred SSM with their quick
headings and sneaky placings, staging a
dominance 9-21, 18-21.
SSM headers roared for an offensive as
they avenged quick kills and put a halt
in regu 2, 21-18, 20-21, 21-15, through
Enril Castro’s head spikes and Mark
Alberto’s dink shots.
With the momentum on their side, SSM
playmakers Noel Caliguiran and Alex
Tamang gave everything they’ve got to
block RSHS in advancing to the finals as
they crushed their foes with a head
spike combo icing regu 3, 2-0.
Castro said that apart from finding
rhythm in midgame, their victory is
also credited to their rigid training
prior to their face-to-face matchup
with the RSHS headers.
SSM headers will advance to the
final match and they are now
preparing to wreck TNHS
stronghold to the champ crown.
Set yourself to
BREAST THE
TAPE
The gun has
fired!
And the race
begins!