Lynde Salgados is the veteran Sports Writer for the Mindanao Gold Star Daily. With a career spanning decades, Lynde has become one of the most respected voices in Southern Philippines sports journalism, known specifically for his deep expertise in the Philippine chess circuit and regional basketball leagues. Based in Cagayan de Oro, his reporting goes beyond the final score, focusing on the development of homegrown athletes and the grassroots growth of Mindanaoan sports. Whether analyzing a grandmaster's gambit or covering high-stakes local tournaments, Lynde’s work is defined by technical precision and a commitment to elevating the sporting narrative of Northern Mindanao.
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It can be called the Battle of Champions between the 2018 titlist University of Santo Tomas and defending champion Adamson University in the cash-rich Mayor Kirk Asis Open Invitational Basketball Tournament 2025
“For the fifth consecutive time, big-time chess returns to Mindanao, thanks to Asenso Ozamiz City and the Asenso Misamis Occidental Team,” said Arena Grandmaster Rey Urbiztondo.
Jorick Kyle Bautista, a 5-foot-11 guard for the Far Eastern University Tamaraws, may not be as flashy as his FEU predecessor and current PBA/Gilas stalwart Terence Romeo, but he possesses a similar winning attitude that can save games during crunch time.
ALL roads lead to the breezy town of Claveria, Misamis Oriental with the staging of a cash-rich basketball event for Northern Mindanao's top civic teams.
KNOWN for organizing big chess events in Mindanao in terms of cash prizes, Ozamiz City is seriously considering another productive initiative: supporting its local talents to become highly competitive one day.
BAYUGAN City, which is known as the “cut-flower capital” of Agusan del Sur due to its thriving cut-flower industry, will host anew exciting basketball competition among the country’s top collegiate teams.
THE pressure is rising for Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Ruelle ‘Tawing’ Canino as the 17-year-old chess prodigy from this city intensifies her pursuit of an International Master (IM) title — and, eventually, the coveted Grandmaster (GM) status.
A Kagay-anon chess player finished in the top 10 out of 245 participants in what has been billed as the country’s strongest national open chess tournament of 2025.
SUMMER time is sporting time, and so for the kids and the regular sports buffs in Barangay Bonbon, Cagayan de Oro City.
AT least four sporting events will take center-stage in the week-long celebration of the Cagayan de Oro Press Freedom Week on May 26-31.
MISAMIS Oriental’s gold mines in national sports arena ― athletics ― is expected to get a boost with the ascension of Juliette Uy to the province’s governorship throne.