Local Sports

RUN Saipan is hosting the inaugural Roll Out 5K for the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority this Wednesday, with a start time of 5:45 p.m. at the Garapan Fishing Base. Entry is free, and cash prizes will be awarded: • 1st place (Men, Women, Under-12 Boys, and Under-12 Girls): $50 each • 2nd pl…

(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — A smiling Tania Tan crossed the finish line of the women’s 10,000m race at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau on Friday morning — and she had more than one reason to smile. She bagged the gold medal, defeating a tough competitor from New Caledonia, and in …

JUN Kawano and Tam A were the first-place winners of the July 4th Independence Day 2-Mile Race 2025, hosted by Run Saipan and sponsored by Latte Built on Friday morning. The race began in front of the Latte Built gym on Beach Road in Chalan Kanoa, stretching to the turnaround point at the Liberatio…

Jesse and Roman Concepcion pose for a photo with their gold and silver medals at the TBA Muay Thai Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa that was held on June 18 to 22. Contributed photo JESSE and Roman Concepcion continue to thrive in the world of Muay Thai, earning gold and silver medals, respectively, …

(Northern Marianas Sports Association) — Team Marianas still made it to the medal board on Day 4 of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau — thanks to swimmer Isaiah Aleksenko. On a day marked by mixed results, Aleksenko gave the NMI a much-needed lift by capturing his fifth straight gold medal with …

A 2026 Kia Sportage is presented on July 3, 2025, by Joeten Motors General Manager Matthew Deets at the company showroom in Chalan Laulau, Saipan as a hole-in-one prize for the 23rd Annual HANMI Charity Classic Golf Tournament.  The tournament is scheduled for July 26 at LaoLao Bay Golf & Resor…

The NMI Baseball Team players pose for a photo before their opening game against Guam at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau on Wednesday. NMSA photo THE NMI kicked off the sport of baseball with a dramatic walk-off victory on Wednesday, rallying in the bottom of the seventh and final innin…

Coca-Cola sales manager Ailene Benavidez, third left, donates drink products on July 2, 2025, at the company office in Chalan Laulau, Saipan, for the course and banquet of the 23rd Annual HANMI Charity Classic Golf Tournament scheduled for July 26 at LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort.  From left, tourna…

SAIPAN-BORN Jerome Diyco stole the show during the 2025 NPC Guam National Bodybuilding Championship, claiming the overall Bodybuilding and Classic Physique titles at the Royal Rhiga Resort Guam on Saturday, June 21. “After winning both overalls, it was a surreal moment for me. I was overfilled with…