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Saint Louie University, champion of the Baguio collegiate league, captured the Region 1 championship of the SMART-PLDT 2008 Philippine Collegiate Championship games by edging out the other Baguio City qualifier, Cordillera Career Development Center, 93 to 86, in the finals held last Monday, October 6, at the University of Northern Philippines gym, Vigan City.

The two teams arranged an all-Baguio finals with Saint Louie U beating the Vigan champion, University of Northern Phils., 77 to 69. CCDC, on the other hand, defeated the Mariano Marcos State University, 80 to 64.

Saint Louie University brought home the regional champion cup and the certificate of award for athletic items courtesy of Sonak Sports, distributor of Molten, official ball of PCCL.

The team also earned a seat into the Zonal competitions and will join the NCAA fourth placer, Mapua Cardinals, the NCAA-South runner-up, Lyceum of the Philippines University - Batangas, the Region 2 champion and two wild card entries. The top two in the zonal championships will join the elite group in the FilOil Flying V “Sweet 16” Final Challenge in Manila.

Apart from Saint Louie U, the other regional champions are: University of Nueva Caceres Greyhounds (Region 3- Naga/Quezon); BIT International College Cruisers (Region 5- Bohol/Dumaguete); AMA Computer Learning Center Titans (Region 6-Tacloban/Ormoc); Xavier University (Region 7-Cag. De Oro/Mis. Oriental) and Ateneo de Zamboanga Blue Eagles (Region 9-Zamboanga provinces)

The other regional championships to be played this week are the Region 2 (Pangasinan/Pampanga), October 9 & 10 at Divine World Academy gym, Dagupan City and Region 8 (Davao/GenSan), October 9 & 10 at the Gaisano gym, Davao City.

For more details about the biggest collegiate basketball event for the year sponsored by SMART and PLDT, visit the official website, www.CollegiateChampionsLeague.net