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TurnKey Solution’s Lance Lerio takes the heavily contested jumper during a game in the U18 Boys Division of the 2025 Allied Pacific Environmental Consulting Basketball League at the Ada gym. Photo by James F. Sablan Jr. TURNKEY Solution will go into the playoffs as the top team in the U18 Boy…

The Braves Jr.’s Donray Barcinas pitches against the Blue Jays Jr. during a Junior Division game of the 2025 Saipan Little League Baseball season at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field. Photo by James F. Sablan Jr. THE Braves Jr. and Ol’Aces Jr. will be vying for the Junior D…

Japanese players in action during the Crowne Plaza Northern Marianas Open 2024 at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. High-level badminton tournaments return to NMI in August with the Northern Marianas Badminton Association hosting two Badminton World Federation-sanctioned events. Contributed photo (NMBA…

TakeCare Administrative Assistant Leilani Pangelinan, second right, presents a check for $1,200 on July 21, 2025, at the TakeCare office in Susupe, Saipan, to the organizing committee of the 23rd Annual HANMI Charity Classic Golf Tournament.  The tournament will be held on July 26, 2025, at LaoLao …

Last Shot Hobbies Sharks and Black 8 Crooked Arrow players pose for a group photo after their match in the Tuesday Division of the 2025 SBA Budweiser Open 8-Ball League at the Black 8 Pool Bar. Contributed photo  LAST Shot Hobbies Sharks remain at the top of the food chain in the Tuesday Division o…

Xtreme Fitness’ Cyrus Galope and Rollers 2’s Kachuo Norech race after the loose ball during a U18 Boys Division game of the 2025 Allied Pacific Environmental Consulting Basketball League at the Ada gym on Monday night. Photo by James F. Sablan Jr. Xtreme Fitness’ Bernard Sabino takes the fadeaway j…

The Blue Jays’ Frankie Lieto slides into second base to beat a pickoff attempt during a game against the Orioles in the 2025 Saipan Baseball League at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field on Monday night. Photo by James F. Sablan Jr. The Blue Jays’ Shane Mallens pitches against the Oriole…

The Hericanes’ Kaia Travilla gets free from a teammate’s screen during a game against the Beach Front Ballers in the Ladies Division of the 2025 Allied Pacific Environmental Consulting Basketball League at the Ada Gym on Monday night. Photo by James F. Sablan Jr. The Beach Front Ballers’ Gia Hemley…

Tom Yum Bull Breakers and 6JMS Pinoy Hybrid 670 players pose for a photo after their match in the A Division of the 2025 SEDA Bud Light Dart League at the 6JMS Sports Bar on Monday night. Contributed photo TOM Yum Bull Breakers continue to dominate the A Division of the 2025 SEDA Bud Light Dart Lea…

Kada Dia defenders smother a player as he goes up for a shot during a game in the U18 Boys Division of the 2025 Allied Pacific Environmental Consulting Basketball League at the Ada gym. Photo by James F. Sablan Jr. KADA Dia reigned supreme in the U18 Boys Division of the 2025 Allied Pacific Environ…