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Team Marianas’ Lucio Aldan goes up for the finish against Changming during last season’s championship game of Michelob Ultra Cup at the Ada gym. Photo by James F. Sablan Jr. THE island’s premier basketball league is back! The Northern Mariana Islands Basketball Federation’s 3rd Annual Michelob Ultr…

SAIPAN Southern High School, notched their first win of the season in the girls high school division of the PSS-NMIFA Interscholastic Soccer League SY24-25 after overpowering Kagman High School’s varsity team, 9-2 at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville on Tuesday last week. The first 10 m…

A Saipan Southern High School player extends for the front-hand return alongside his teammate during a boys doubles match in the co-ed high school division of the PSS-NMBA Interscholastic Badminton League SY24-25 at the Ada gym. Photo by James F. Sablan Jr. AFTER the regular season concluded on Sat…

Pho Tam Restaurant’s Douglas Schmidt dribbles toward the paint during a game against Jasmine House in the Alpha Kappa Rho 1st Semi-Open Invitational Basketball League 2025 at the TSL Sports Complex. Pho Tam Restaurant’s Kenny Laquian gets fouled as he goes up for the shot during a game …

Docomo Pacific has donated $5,000 in cash and in-kind contributions to the Northern Marianas College Foundation for the upcoming NMC Golf Open. From left, NMC Associate Director Verna Deleon Guerrero Tudela, CNMI SBDC Marketing Manager Roman Tudela, NMC President Galvin Deleon Guerrero, EdD, Docomo…

THE Last Shot Hobbies Sharks and the Last Shot Hobbies Chokie Chokie won several trophies in the recently concluded 2024 SBA Budweiser Open 8-Ball season for claiming the Tuesday and Thursday division titles. On Sunday, their players were honored during an awards banquet at the Aqua Resort Club. In…

THE Manamkos are the only undefeated team after three rounds of Rocball competition at MHS. Rocball games have been a annual part of the PSS sport activities since 1983. This year. six teams are competing for the NMI Rocball championship.  The Manamkos have a 3-win and zero loss record. Teams Campe…

LARRY Deleon Guerrero topped the Saipan Golf Association’s January Ace of the Month Tournament with a net score of 67 at Laolao Bay Golf & Resort on Jan. 19, 2025. Deleon Guerrero showcased a steady and reliable swing throughout the event. On the front nine, he shot a gross score of 42 and foll…

(MVA) — Why just whizz through a marathon when you can be wacky for a chance to win awesome prizes?  Participants in the Saipan Marathon 2025 Wacky Awards on March 8, 2025, in The Marianas will have a chance to win sporting goods gift certificates sponsored by The Athlete’s Foot, Boarderline, and A…

The Saipan Submissions team members pose with the medals they won at the Marianas Pro Tokyo 2025 held at the Komazawa Olympic Park in Setagaya, Tokyo, on Feb. 8. Contributed photos Reiden Travilla attempts a transition to a triangle lock against his opponent during a match in the Kid 5 Grey Belt Ro…