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                    [Title] => When heroes are born
                    [Summary] => 



It was a perfect setting for heroes to emerge. 


Last Friday, Sta. Lucia Realty and Air21 slugged it out for the last quarterfinals berth in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino conference at the Cuneta Astrodome.

The winner stayed in contention for the title, advancing to play Red Bull in a best-of-5 series. The loser joined Welcoat, Coca-Cola and Alaska in mourning.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 221933 [Title] => Import, twin towers fuel Realtors run vs Express [Summary] => Import Nate James and the prolific frontline tandem of Marlou Aquino and Dennis Espino once again unleashed solid games as Sta. Lucia Realty topped FedEx, 77-71, to firm up its hold of the Group A lead in the Samsung PBA Reinforced Conference eliminations at the Makati Coliseum last night.

And there’s another good news for Sta. Lucia fans.

Sta. Lucia top gun Kenneth Duremdes will finally be back in action as the Realtors take on the Talk n Text Phone Pals on Sunday.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 221418 [Title] => James, Realtors deny Beermen [Summary] => Sta. Lucia Realty leaned on the big games of import Nate James and twin towers Marlou Aquino and Dennis Espino as it trimmed San Miguel Beer, 74-71, in an Air Philippines-sponsored PBA Reinforced Conference road game at the CEU Centrodome in Malolos, Bulacan last night.

James, Aquino and Espino combined for 53 points and 32 rebounds as the Realtors firmed up their hold of the lead in Group A on a third win in four starts. The Beermen remained winless in five outings.
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Aquino and Espino said they now have better offensive ammunitions with the entry of their new recruits but thought they lost some teeth on defense, which has become their weakest spot in the season-opening tournament.
[DatePublished] => 2001-03-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 109560 [Title] => Two wins augur well for SMB’s title quest [Summary] => With San Miguel Beer nailing its second straight win in the season at the expense of Sta. Lucia Realty last night, coach Jong Uichico readily agreed they have the potential to win the franchise’s first All-Filipino crown in eight years.

Uichico became optimistic of their chances for the league’s most coveted championship a week into the tournament as his Beermen turned back the tall Sta. Lucia team which he thought could emerge as among the top title contenders.
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Surprises, indeed, come in small packages.

On a night when the big men dominated the game, six-footer Noy Castillo turned in one of his finest performances to power the Purefoods Hotdogs to a 68-62 victory over the Sta. [DatePublished] => 2000-04-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )

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