Local Sports

PRIORITY Care and CHCC earned separate victories on Saturday, defeating their respective opponents in the 2026 Priority Care Inter-Business/Government League at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.

AFTER a week of games in the PSS-NMIVA Interscholastic Volleyball League SY 2025–26, at the Marianas High School gym, Chacha Ocean View Middle School, Agape Christian School, and Hopwood Middle School share the top spot in the boys middle school division standings, each with two wins and undefeated…

WHILE the rest of the world’s eyes were on Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, the heat was just as intense on Saipan. On Monday, speaking from the local sidelines, Marpac resident manager Guy Pudney revealed that Super Bowl LX triggered a tremendous surge in activity, with sold-out watch parties across…

THE 2026 Saipan Little League Inc. officially kicked off Saturday at the Capital Hill ball field, opening with a majors division matchup that lived up to the hype as the Cubs secured a hard-fought 8–5 victory over the Mariners.

THE NMI Junior National Tennis Team delivered a historic performance at the ITF North Pacific Regional Championships in Guam last week, turning the host courts into their own trophy room and ending Guam’s long-standing dominance in the U12 team events.

THE girls high school division of the PSS-NMIFA Interscholastic Soccer League kicked off its SY 2025–26 season Thursday with a flurry of goals and two decisive victories at the NMISTC Training Center in Koblerville.

(NMC) — Continuing its support for higher education in the CNMI, Aqua Resort Club Saipan has contributed $5,000 to the Northern Marianas College Foundation as a Gold Sponsor of the NMC Golf Open, scheduled for March 21 and 22, 2026.

ROTA (MVA) — Star-studded night skies, pristine and picturesque roadways, and some of the island’s most iconic scenic sites welcomed 101 registrants who signed up to run as one with nature in the Rota Marathon 2026 held on Saturday, Jan. 31, in the Far From Ordinary Marianas.

Marianas High School and Saipan Southern High School battle for the lead during one of the opening races of the PSS-NMNPSF Interscholastic Outrigger Race Series SY25-26 held Saturday at Kilili Beach. Photo by James F. Sablan Jr.

SUPER Bowl LX is set for Feb. 9, Monday morning local time, with the Seattle Seahawks (14-3) facing the New England Patriots (14-3). We asked seven NFL fans which team they are rooting for — and why. Here’s what they had to say: