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LESTER “C.O.W.” Garcia defeated Josh “52Blocks” Santos to claim the Tekken 8 championship at the Rotaract Rumble Gaming Tournament Vol. 1, held at Marvz’s Kitchen in Saipan Vegas on Saturday. The best-of-five finale was a battle between the best of the best. The first set was claimed by the charact…

Blue Jays Jr.’s Kody Maratita attempts a swing during a game against the Bears Jr. in the Junior Division of the 2025 Saipan Little League Baseball at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field on Saturday. Photo by James F. Sablan Jr. Bears Jr.’s Charles Molina pitches against the …

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Latte Football Club’s Bernadette Horey sets up a play during an A Division game of the Dove Women’s League Spring 2025 at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. NMIFA photo LATTE Football Club continues its ascension in the A Division leaderboard of the Dove Women’s League Spring 2025…

ZHIMIN Jin celebrated her birthday as the Ladies Flight champion of the NMC Foundation Golf Open for the second consecutive year at Laolao Bay Golf & Resort over the weekend. She defended her title by shooting a two-day gross total of 156. The tournament kicked off on Jin’s birthday, Saturday, …

PATRICK Pagdato, also known as KKURA, became the Super Smash Bros Ultimate champion after outlasting his teammate “ARILELU” Ariel Lapuz in the grand finals of the Rotaract Rumble Gaming Tournament Vol. 1 at Marv’s Kitchen on the second floor of Saipan Vegas on Saturday. Pagdato, 24, took his charac…

Kanoa Football Club’s Windsor Gross battles with a Paire Football Club player for the possession during a U17 girls division game of the TakeCare Youth Soccer League Spring 2025 at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville.  NMIFA photo KANOA Football Club continues to solidify its place …

STUSSY Shiroma, 18, powered his way to the Championship Flight title at the 20th Annual NMC Foundation Golf Open, shooting a gross total of 147 over the weekend at LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort. Shiroma’s golfing career started five years ago during the Covid-19 pandemic. “It was the only thing I co…

Triple J Chairman Bob Jones, Mrs. Pilar Jones, and Triple J managers present $10,000 to NMSA Chairman Jerry, NMSA Board Members, and Team Marianas at the Saipan Surfrider Resort Hotel in Chalan Kanoa, Saipan. Contributed photo TRIPLE J Saipan has reaffirmed its commitment to the local sports commun…

FRANCISCO M. Sablan Middle School claimed the boys middle school division title of the PSS-NMIVA Interscholastic Volleyball League SY24-25 after defeating Tanapag Middle School in the championship match at the Marianas High School gym on Saturday. FMS was in total control, starting with a one-set a…