Dapitan City -His gold in the triple jump took Rolando Sisgados, Jr. in his ultimate dream to become a Palaro winner and region 12's first day medal snatcher in this year's Palarong Pambansa held here in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte.
"I longed to be a Palaro player and now I am not only a player but a Palaro gold medalist," Sisgados beamed in vernacular, beating his two other opponents from Central Visayas in his best distance of 11. 58 meters.
However, Sisgados, a grade five pupil of Polomolok Central Elementary School in South Cotabato, is a Palaro first timer but could no longer compete next year because of his age although he will return with a vengeance in 2013, according to two-time Palaro coach in athletics Carlito Catubig, as told to him by his favorite player Rolando.
"With his determination, perseverance, and his age he would eventually came nearer to 2010 Palaro triple jumper Mark Harry Diones' 14.44 meters of region 2 when he resume his game in 2013 as a high school player," Catubig said confidently.
Meanwhile, Mary Jane Lawas of General Santos City bagged a silver medal in shot-put elementary in her best distance of 8.96 meters, just a split lower against Terenzecel Medina of the host region Zamboanga Peninsula.
In an interview, region 12 training director Pedro Dajay commented, "The region is doing well in its first day."
The region's elementary football team lambasted CARAGA region, 9-0, advancing them in the next game today while four boxers from General Santos City, both elementary and secondary, have spent their best moments last night as they grabbed the chance to move up in the qualifying hit with another three games this afternoon.
In basketball, the Mindanao cagers clashed in yesterday's game 4, emerging region 12's high school cagers against ARMM, 82-44.
CRAA tankers and arnis players will commence their event today. (With reports from Roel Revales)
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