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This Saturday, Jan. 10, Saipan Little League Baseball will host “Girls with Game 2026,” the first-ever girls’ youth fastpitch league on Saipan. The opening ceremony begins at 8 a.m., followed by games at the Miguel “Tan Ge” Pangelinan Ballfield. Text by James Sablan

PANTHEON claimed the men’s division championship of the 2025 Agape Christmas Volleyball Tournament after a grueling five-set battle against 4 Starz at the Agape Christian School gym on Saturday night.

AS the 2026 baseball season approaches, Saipan Little League is moving to strengthen the backbone of the game — the officials and statisticians who keep the sport running fairly and accurately — with two major training initiatives announced for January. The programs target both veteran volunteers a…

THE 2025 Agape Christmas Volleyball Tournament kicked off the new year with a bang as Heaven on Earth emerged victorious in a five-set thriller against Lady Starz to capture the women’s division title at the Agape Christian School gym on Saturday night.

The Last Command Post, Dec. 27, 2025

The Public School System sports programs will make its return today, Tuesday, Jan. 6 with the resumption of the PSS-NMIVA Interscholastic Volleyball League SY25-26 at the Marianas High School gym.   Photo by James Sablan

JODY O’Sullivan and Tammy Ackerman capped off the year with victories, finishing first in their respective divisions of Run Saipan’s Run From ’25 Mile Race, held Wednesday morning at the Oleai Sports Complex oval track.

ON Jan. 10, NMI’s Tania Tan and Victor Nash Santos will test their skills on the global stage as they compete in the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships, which returns to the United States at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida.

FRIDAY’S championship match lived up to the hype as Jonny’s Marpac Bud Kingz captured the inter-government division Bud Light Cup of the 2025 SEDA Bud Light Dart League with a gritty 8–6 victory over XXX Got Ur 6ix, held at the Xclusive Bar.

AS 2025 comes to a close, we take a look back at some of the most memorable sports achievements by NMI athletes, teams, and organizations in local and international competitions.