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Saipal’s Jun Felix connects a single during a game in the 2025 Budweiser Belau Amateur Softball Association Open League at the Dandan ball field. Photo by James F. Sablan Jr. KEBRUKA secured another victory in the 2025 Budweiser Belau Amateur Softball Association Open League on Sunday, outlas…

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…