Fil-Am athletes
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Point guard Sedrick Barefield is ready for leading role in his senior season
Nov 8, 2018SALT LAKE CITY — During a preseason exhibition game against the College of Idaho, Utah Ute Sedrick Barefield showed that he’s ready for his senior season, scoring 10 points while leading his team to a 96-76... -
South of Market neighborhood dedicates park batting cage to Filipino American community advocate
Oct 11, 2018Tim Figueras, a Filipino-American champion of youth sports in San Francisco, was honored over the weekend for his countless years of dedication of encouraging youth to participate in sports, as an alternative to negative influences. Figueras... -
BA Exclusive: Addison Russell speaks out about domestic abuse allegations, temporary MLB suspension
Oct 5, 2018CHICAGO — A day after the Chicago Cubs ended their championship aspiration with the wild-card loss to Colorado Rockies, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Wednesday that Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell has been suspended... -
Skier looks to make history, as the Philippines’ potential first female Winter Olympian
Sep 14, 2018Earlier this month, three Philippine women took home gold at the SEA Games, and whil international ski season is about to kick off, there’s one Bay Area-based Filipino teenager who has her eye on Olympic gold.... -
US Filipino Basketball Association competes in annual tournament
Sep 8, 2018HOUSTON, TX — Despite being a game that traditionally favors height, playing basketball is very much a part of the Filipino way of life. Filipinos in the US are no different.The US Filipino Basketball Association headed to... -
Filipino “Superman” swimming prodigy honored in Salinas
Aug 20, 2018SALINAS, CA — The Filipino community hall in Salinas was packed, as the community honored their very own Clark Kent Apuada — the 10-year-old Filipino-American swimmer who broke Michael Phelps’ 100-meter butterfly record, set in 1995. Elected... -
Pinay-Aussie boxer eyes women’s world title at Superfly 3
Aug 20, 2018The countdown to Superfly 3, which includes Donnie Nietes and Aston Palicte, will also see some action from a Filipina fighter eyeing a world title on September 8th. Former women’s champion Louisa “Bangbang Lulu” Hawton has... -
Team Philippines places third at youth bowling championship
Aug 3, 2018Pinoy pride reigned supreme at today’s team finals at the World Bowling 2018 Youth Championship in Allen Park, Michigan. For the first time in 25 years, Team Philippines — composed of four boys and four girls... -
10-year-old Filipino swimmer beats Michael Phelps’ hundred-meter butterfly world record
Aug 2, 2018A 10-year-old Fil-Am beat Michael Phelps’ record for the hundred-meter butterfly by a whole second. Phelps, the most decorated Olympian, set the record when he was ten years old in 1995 — and it hadn’t been touched... -
16-year-old Fil-Am teen is top high school basketball star
Jul 23, 2018LADERA RANCH — Say hello to a flying Filipino Unicorn. Jalen Purganan Green is only 16-years-old, and he already has ball handling skills, an explosive first step, and the ability to score from anywhere. These are a...
