Published June 10, 2021, 12:57 PM
Rey Suerte, left, participates in one of the practice sessions of Gilas Pilipinas under Project Director Tab Baldwin at the Inspire Academy in Calamba, Laguna. (SBP Images)
Gilas Pilipinas guard Rey Suerte sprained his ankle during practice Wednesday, June 9, the third player to sustain an injury for the national team that is gearing up for the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers this month.
Suerte, the second overall pick in the PBA’s “Special Gilas Draft” back in 2019, joins Matt Nieto (broken hand) and Dave Ildefonso (stress fracture on foot) in the injured list of Gilas.
Angelo Kouame is now a naturalized Filipino after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law his papers. (SBP Images)
President Rodrigo Duterte approved the naturalization of Gilas Pilipinas player Angelo Kouame after the Chief Executive signed into law the papers that made the center eligible to play for the national team.
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) president Al Panlilio made the announcement Tuesday, May 18, as he expressed his gratitude to the President and other government officials that helped the federation in the process to naturalize Kouame.
“The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) is elated to announce that Angelo Kouame’s Filipino naturalization is now official,” Panlilio, a longtime basketball official, said in a statement.
The combination of the two schools comes after Muncie s three Catholic churches; St. Francis of Assisi, St. Lawrence, and St. Mary, joined efforts in August 2020 to form the Muncie Catholic pastorate.
While each church still offers its own individual Masses and programming, the pastorate now works together to promote the overall mission of the Catholic community in Muncie, according to the release.
School founded 140 years ago
Originally located across Hackley Street from St. Lawrence Catholic Church, the school moved in 1988 into its current location, the former Franklin Junior High School building on East 16th Street. In 2016, Inspire Academy, a local public charter school, bought the 16th Street building and agreed to lease the back hallway to St. Lawrence. Even while sharing the building, the two schools remained physically and ideologically separated.
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Seven Greater Manchester schools hit by Covid cases just days after reopening from lockdown
Positive cases among pupils and staff are already causing disruption just days after schools reopened
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Some Year 10s from Co-op Academy Failsworth are now isolating
Pupils from at least seven schools in Greater Manchester have already been affected by positive Covid cases just days after reopening in full.
Children, who only returned to school on Monday as part of the first stage in the easing of lockdown, are already back home remote learning after classmates or staff tested positive.
Both primaries and secondaries have been impacted across the region.