Local Sports

WITH pickleball’s popularity surging across Saipan, the Saipan Ultimate Pickleball Hub or SUP Hub announced on Saturday its biggest project yet — a dedicated indoor facility featuring four courts that will officially open for memberships on Oct. 1 in Tanapag. Gail Manalang, a committee member who h…

KIM’S/Ace’s Barbers are on a roll, securing their third consecutive win with a 63-54 victory over JIL 2 in the lower bracket of the Saipan Centennial Lions Club 3rd Season Invitational Basketball League 2025 at the TSL Sports Complex on Saturday night. It was a tight matchup, with both teams tradin…

NMI’s Kelvin “The Big Hit” Fitial is primed for a high-stakes showdown against veteran knockout specialist Lavar Johnson in the main event of Big Dawg Bare Knuckle Boxing 4 Chaos in the Wind on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Mono Wind Casino in Auberry, California. For Fitial, this bout is n…

Mount Carmel School’s Rockson Cabrera winds up to take a shot during a game in the elementary coed division of the PSS-NMIFA Interscholastic Soccer League SY25-26 at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. NMIFA photo MOUNT Carmel School survived a frantic early surge from Kagman Elementary …

Saipan Ultimate Pickleball Hub has opened a new indoor court in Tanapag. More details will be published in the next edition of Variety.

HOPWOOD Middle School and Saipan International School continue to dominate the girls’ middle school division of the PSS-NMIFA Interscholastic Soccer League SY25-26, each posting two wins after Tuesday’s matches at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. HMS currently holds the No. 1 spot fol…

KAGMAN High School added its very first win to the books in the girls high school division of the PSS-NMIVA Interscholastic Volleyball League SY25-26 on Tuesday, slipping past Saipan International School in a three-set battle at the Marianas High School gym. KHS’s roster demonstrated a strong colle…

Bomba vs Hammahz (men’s division), Lady Starz vs Kiss My Ace (women’s division) championship games at the Ada gym, Sept. 20, 2025 Hammahz’s Shad Coleman and Randelle Apostol extend to block the spike attempt. Hammahz’s DJ Joab attempts a set. Bomba’s KC Nuyles dives to…

Middle school division runners take off from the starting point during the ‘Gecko 5000’ meet 3 of the PSS-NMA All-School Cross Country Series SY25-26 at Banzai Cliff on Saturday morning. Team standings