School Sports Tournaments
The University of Santo Tomas Junior Golden Booters made history in UAAP Season 87, dethroning Far Eastern University-Diliman with a dramatic 2-1 victory in the high school football final. After falling short last season, UST delivered a redemption performance, fueled by goals from Joshua Moleje and James Sunog. Their triumph not only ended FEU-D’s 12-year reign but also secured UST's first boys' division title in school history.
Jeralyn Rodriguez of the University of the East and Kharis Pantonial of Nazareth School NU delivered record-breaking performances on the second day of the UAAP Season 87 High School Athletics Championships at the New Clark City Athletics Stadium. Rodriguez blazed through the 200-meter dash in 24.92 seconds, surpassing the previous mark of 25.05 seconds. This victory added to her stellar season, having also broken the 100-meter dash record earlier. Her dominance helped UE surge ahead in the team standings with 211.5 points, overtaking defending champion UST.