(October 23, 2009) – Paring Batangas fell one point short to Paring Lucena as the Batangas clergy failed to defend the general championship title they held for the past two years. This despite the 40s and above recovered the title in basketball, where their 39s and below yielded the tile and settled for the runner-up trophy in the same sport. Fr. Oscar Andal, reporting to DWAL-FM program “Dito Po Sa Atin”, also disclosed that the next Southern Luzon Tagalog Region (SOLTARE) sportfest will be held next year with Lipa as host. It will be remembered that 2010 is the centennial year of the local church of Lipa.
“The players vowed to regain the title as we host this event for the second time,” Fr. Chancellor quoted the players from Lipa. If ever, this will be the fourth staging of this event, which was first hosted by Lipa, then Lucena, and this year by the Diocese of Boac.
