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AS the holiday season reaches its peak, Northern Marianas Athletics is gearing up for one of the island’s most cherished sporting traditions: the Annual Christmas Island Relay, set to return this Saturday, promising a blend of high-level competition and community festive spirit.

CLOSING out the 2025-26 NSW Senior State Age Championships, held Thursday at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia, the NMI Swim Team made sure to leave it all in the pool, adding more personal and NMI records to the books.

(MVA) — The early bird registration deadline for Rota Marathon 2026 on Jan. 31 in the Marianas is Dec. 31, 2025, with online registration now open at https://mva.mymarianas.com/rota-marathon-registration

THE NMI U15 Boys National Team concluded their journey at the EAFF U15 Championship 2025 on Monday, leaving the pitch with their heads held high after a disciplined, scoreless draw against longtime rivals Guam, 0-0, at the Hooray International Football Training Base in Zhangzhou, China.

THE CNMI weightlifting team made a thunderous statement on Saturday, securing a haul of medals — including three golds and a bronze — during the 2025 Guam Weightlifting Federation Open Invitational Championships held in Guam.

THE Refaluwasch Golf Association NMI Inc. concluded its 2025 season with its annual Ace of Aces tournament over the weekend, where Franco Santos rose above a field of elite monthly winners, shooting a net total of 146 to claim the prestigious title at LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort.

6JMS Darty Habitz was crowned co-ed division Bud Light Cup champion of the 2025 SEDA Bud Light Dart League on Saturday after showcasing clinical precision and unwavering teamwork in a dominant 8–2 victory over Tom Yum Dartz of War in the finals at 6JMS Sports Bar.

By James Sablanjames@mvariety.comVariety News Staff    FOR the third consecutive year, the boys middle school division throne remains in the north as Tanapag Middle School defeated Hopwood Middle School, 19–8, in the championship game of the PSS-NMISA Interscholastic Fastpitch Softball League SY25–…

IN a defensive masterclass, Marianas High School solidified their reign as four-time champions in the boys high school division of the PSS-NMIFA Interscholastic Soccer League SY25-26, edging out Saipan Southern High School 1–0 in Thursday’s final at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville.

IN the world of high school sports, winning a championship is a feat — defending it is an even greater challenge. Saipan Southern High School proved it has exactly what it takes, securing a “three-peat” after easing past Marianas High School, 34–17, to claim the girls high school division title of …