Chilean Professional Basketball Report: Update for Aug 24

Chilean Professional Basketball Report: Update for Aug 24

By Rod “Alley’Gator” Hunrichse, 20120824

Professional basketball pre-season is underway, uncertainty is getting clearer. DIMAYOR and Liga Nacional are being formed, yes, two parallel leagues. Live televised games help to improve the exposure and funding.

DIMAYOR 2011-2012 season, the mature but returning Professional League, finished in April 2012, in the midst of a restructuration. The parallel Liga Nacional tournament also finished a long 5 months season. Most players competed on different leagues.

Español Talca recently decided to move from DIMAYOR to Liga Nacional. Español was dissolved after the DIMAYOR postseason, most players reinforced nearby Maxibásquetbol Chillán.

Read related posts on the current situation of LIBCENTRO and LIBSUR.

But the regular person is interested in the REAL Professional leagues, the one on for their city, with spectacular foreign players, and classic rivalries.

DIMAYOR

Chilean Basketball Report: Update for Aug 23

Chilean Basketball Report: Update for Aug 23

By Rod “Alley’Gator” Hunrichse

I got the news and buzz of Chilean Basketball for you in english. A lot is happening and uncertainty is getting clearer. Dimayor and Liga Nacional are being formed, women have a fairly competitive league as well, but not surprisingly, have two leagues. Live televised games helped to improve the coverage and exposure. Minors have competitive tournaments too. The National teams lowered the age limit for a projection to the future, but collected lots of baskets and losses.

DIMAYOR season, the mature Professional League, finished in April 2012, in the midst of a transitional 2011-2012 season. The Liga Nacional tournament also finished a long 5 months season. Currently, semi professional leagues are underway, only allowing nationals, and divided in regions.

But the regular person is interested in the REAL Professional leagues, the one on for their city, with spectacular foreign players, and classic rivalries.

Here are the current Leagues situation, later the Second Semester Leagues definitions.

Chilean Primera B Weekly Report Returns!

Chilean Primera B Weekly Report Returns!

I am Rodrigo “Alley’Gator” Hunrichse, and I will resume my Weekly Report on the Chilean Primera B Soccer Tournament.

The Clausura 2012 is underway, the leaders and candidates to be promoted to Primera División (the Top League) are being defined, also there is a second chance -to promote to Primera- for the runner-ups, who will face almost bottom-placed Primera División teams, in home-and-away elimination.

The teams are fighting to get to Primera División (or fall to Segunda División) from the secondary division, and I will let you know all about it, including:

The Chilean Weekly Basketball Report Returns!

The Chilean Weekly Basketball Report Returns!

After a hiatus, Rodrigo “Alley’Gator” Hunrichse will bring you back this reports.

Since April 2012, the Professional Leagues are over, but the semi-pro, nationals-only leagues are underway, I will give you a summary of the current situation, and whatever happens in between weeks, including:

Region VIII Weekly Report Returns

Returning to the Weekly Weekly Report for the Region VIII, version 22/Aug /2012

I am Rod “Alley’Gator” Hunrichse, a native of Concepcion-City (the Regional Capital), always in contact with the News, will share it with you.

I will bring you a sample of what happened last seven days in the Bio-Bio Region (A.K.A./ formerly known as VIII Region), including:

Weekly Basketball report, May 23 2012

Last long weekend Chile had a lot of basketball news, I will summary them, and later resume the weekly news updates.

Topics: DIMAYOR, National Teams, LibCentro, LibSur, Copa Chile, Liga Nacional, WNBA

DIMAYOR

On Tuesday, May 15, DIMAYOR (Division Mayor del Basquetbol) had presidential elections, and after 33 years as Chairman, Luis Cerda stepped down, being relaced by Juan Manuel Bravo (Industrial Engineer, related to Universidad de Concepción)

With rain or thunder: American Football Sunday, Rainday in Concepcion

By Rodrigo Hunrichse, 20120518

Sunday, May 6 2012, we attended an historic event: the debut of Legion American Football, the first game on Estadio Universitario, and the first broadcast, direct and live, of an american football game from Concepcion-City.

“The winner seemed obvious before the game” … no “domina[tion] until the third quarter, and the score was not superior enough but on the last quarter”

The odds were against it: there was a very intense rain, and an important soccer game in the Municipal Stadium with more than 15000 attendees and, well, the new team Legion Concepcion, on Liga Chilena de Fútbol Americano (Chilean League of American Football, LCFA) was underestimated since its average age is 22 years and it took 13 months to play it first official League game.

But considering the way the game developed, a winner was not clear after the first half finished.

Caption: Legión (white) and Treiles (gray) introduced to the audience before the rainy first game, South Conference, of Liga Chilena de Fútbol Americano, LCFA-vtr 2012 Championship. Credit: Rodrigo Hunrichse

Region VIII Weekly News, 20120201

By Rod “Alley’Gator” Hunrichse

Events to go to: Arts and crafts Fair finishes, Viva Dichato Saturday, Santa Juana Week
Primera A. Third consecutive defeat of UDECONCE Basketball. Primera B begins. Segunda División
Major news: Hualpén Mayor indicted. Primaries candidates inscribed.

GO-To: Arts and crafts Fair finishes, Viva Dichato Saturday, Santa Juana Week

XLVIII Feria Arte Popular

This is the last weekend of the Fair, you can find some items in sale, but the best are probably gone, still, you can get in touch with the artisans, they may take orders, that is the beauty of this Fair: you can reach the artists, it is not just a shop.

Viva Dichato
In order to continue helping the reconstruction process of the devastated Dichato Bay, the Festival "Viva Dichato" will run every Saturday, with famous popular bands performing live, including radio transmissionn and nationwide TV (from 23:30). You need to get your free invitations on any of several locations on the Region VIII.

Region VIII Weekly News, 20120125

By Rod “Alley’Gator” Hurichse

GO-To: Undergoing Arts and crafts Fair, Closing of Symphonic Orchestra with Congreso.
Sports: Are You Ready for Some Soccer? Basketball: first defeats of UDECONCE, Alemán out. Primera B scheduled. Segunda decision delayed
Demolition of Alto Arauco II Building finished. 6° Seism woke up former ghosts. Alerts continue on Fires season

Details:

GO-To: Undergoing Arts and crafts Fair, Closing of Symphonic Orchestra with Congreso

Feel free to attend the International Popular Art Fair in Parque Ecuador, Concepción, a must-see and also a good buy, there is something for everybody. It will finish February 5.

Region VIII Weekly News, 20120118

By Rod “Alley’Gator” Hurichse

GO-To: Free Amphiteather, Arts and crafts Fair. Young Talents

Friday 20: LXVIII Fair of Popular Art opens

The famous Concepción Fair of Popular Art, where everything is on sale, starts its 48° version Friday, January 20, and runs for about three weeks. A Free panorama for the whole family. A food court and security are implemented. From a pin to a pan and a paint,

Region VIII Weekly News, 20120111

By Rod "Alley’Gator" Hurichse

CAPTION: Drama faces.

Headlines:
* GO-To: Summer Teather started on UCSC, UBB, Artistas del Acero
* Preseason Soccer moves, New Division. Basketball
* Primaries for Concertación in Concepción, Talcahuano and Tomé January 15


Detail:

Region VIII Weekly News, 20120104

By Rod “Alley’Gator” Hurichse

• Go-TO: ESPINOCHO Tale: Orchestra, Chorus & Dance & FREE!
• Major wildfire burns more than 28000 Has
• Sports Update: Preseason Soccer moves, Basketball: suspension&North visitors

Go-TO: ESPINOCHO Tale: Orchestra, Chorus & Dance & FREE!

Poster of ESPINOCHO tale addaptation. By Corcudec.

Region VIII Weekly Report for 20111229

By Rod "Alley'Gator" Hunrichse, 20111229
* Go-to: Region VIII Fireworks Shows for New Year 2012
* Concepción Main Street Opened 21 Months After 27/F Earthquake
* Region VIII Sports review: Rebirth of DIMAYOR, levelling of soccer to Primera B

* Go-to: Region VIII Fireworks Shows for New Year 2012

New Year 2011 in Talcahuano by Sergio Benítez

On major cities in the Region VIII, fireworks shows can be seen on New Year's Eve, but also Friday 30, others later on Sunday 1st. Traditional and new, the people will enjoy and have to get used to, since fireworks have been banned to civilians for years, due to a campaign not to be burned, specially children.

Go-to: Region VIII Fireworks Shows for New Year 2012

By Rod "Alley'Gator" Hunrichse, 20111228.

New Year 2011 in Talcahuano by Sergio Benítez

On major cities in the Region VIII, fireworks shows can be seen on New Year's Eve, but also Friday 30, others later on Sunday 1st. Traditional and new, the people will enjoy and have to get used to, since fireworks have been banned to civilians for years, due to a campaign not to be burned, specially children.

Concepción Main Street Opened 21 Months After 27/F Earthquake

By Rod "Alley'Gator" Hunrichse, 20111229

O'Higgins Avenue Opening By Emilio Rubio Torres

On Tuesday 27, Public Works Minister Golborne announced that, after 21 months of preventive closing, main street Avenida O'Higgins will be reopened in Concepcion. Also said once authorized, the deconstruction was done in record time.

Rhinos vs Felinos: LCFA American Football debut in LA

In a contundent win, Felinos won 0-50 in the debut of Rhinos in Los Angeles.

Felinos about to strike

 More pictures available in https://picasaweb.google.com/rhunrichse/RhinosFelinos20110522

About 15 away from the Bus Terminals, in the Callaquen Rugby Club complex, in the SOCABIO sector, American Football was played in the Rugby fields.

Felinos's Quarterback Acosta could do and test all the plays in the offensive playbook: passed, runned, even scored himself. Was replaced in the second half. On the other hand, Rhinos's lack of experience turned against them, even when playing with enthusiasm, and having 3 offensives knocking on the door inside the red zone, left with no points.

First Quarter's instructions by Coach Cataldo was no mercy.

Copa Chile Basketball Report, 20110507.

* Copa Chile Basketball Report, 20110507.

For May 09, The SportsZone with Pascal Mathieu
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Monday, 20:00-22:00 hrs. [GMT -4: TIME ZONE CHANGE]

On Copa Chile Basketball, after five games you have a sight of the trend, next month we have the Playoffs, and can compare top teams.

On Group A:

Report after Fourth week, National Round, of Primera B, 20110502

Report after Fourth week, National Round, of Primera B, 20110502.

By Rod "Alley'Gator" Hunrichse, for
May 02, The SportsZone with Pascal Mathieu
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Monday, 20:00 - 22:00 hrs.

After the Fourth week of the National Round, there were positions switching on the Top-4 since they confronted eachother.

Results (All games on Saturday, Aprill 30):
12:00 Naval 1-2 Rangers
15:30 Lota 1-1 Curicó
17:00 Antofagasta 1-0 Concepción
18:30 San Luis 0-2 Copiapó
19:00 Puerto Montt 3-1 Arica
19:00 Everton 1-1 Magallanes
20:00 Coquimbo 0-1 U. Temuco

The Four leaders crushed Saturday:

Preview of the Fourth week of Primera Division B, National Round

Before the Fourth week of the National Round, the Top-4 played eachother, see how this heart-breaking Primera Division B tournament is developing.

Games:
Saturday 12:00 Hrs. [Talcahuano] CAP Naval vs Rangers [CDF PREMIUM]
Saturday 15:30 Hrs. [Coronel] Federico Schwager Lota vs Curicó
Saturday 17:00 Hrs. [Antofagasta] Regional Antofagasta vs Concepción

April 30th weekend Professional Sports Preview for the Greater Concepcion Area.

On Primera Division
CD UDECONCE hosts Current Champion and leader of the Apertura Tournament: Universidad Católica. The locals are tied THIRD-LAST position, and announced the release of Coach Riffo, for former [*D. La Serena] Coach Victor Castañeda.

Huachipato visits La Calera, which is running out of steam but still undefeated on ther top, both fighting to keep their position inside the Playoffs.

On Primera B Division: