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BLUE Jays Jr. escaped the clutches of Bears Jr., 9-8, in a nail-biting junior division game of the 2025 Saipan Little League Baseball at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field on Saturday. Blue Jays Jr.’s first batter, Gonshiro Sasamoto, advanced around the bases with stolen bases to score …

KANOA Football Club celebrated twice as hard after claiming both the U17 boys and U17 girls division titles in the TakeCare Youth Soccer League Spring 2025 season at the NMI Soccer Training Center on Saturday. In the U17 boys division title match, Kanoa silenced Matansa Football Club, 4-0. Kanoa es…

KOBLERVILLE Elementary School put on a spectacular performance in the elementary school division of the PSS-McDonald’s All School Track and Field SY24-25, claiming the boys and girls team championships at the conclusion of the two-day event with a total of 120 points and 99 points, respectively, at…

VICTOR Nash Santos and An Bang emerged as the winners of their respective divisions in the NMI Star Wars Day Run 2025 “May the 4th Be With You” event held at American Memorial Park on Sunday. The 5K course started at American Memorial Park, headed to Inos Peace Park where runners completed one lap,…

SAIPAN International School and San Vicente Elementary School were among the gold medalists in the field events at the two-day elementary division championships of the PSS-McDonald’s All School Track and Field SY 2024–2025 at the Oleai Sports Complex on Friday and Saturday. In the long jump e…

IT&E Senior Director of Customer Experience and Service Delivery Rob Harrel, Saipan Electronic Darts Association League Secretary Ivan Sales, IT&E Executive Director Velma Palacios, and Pacific Amusement Manager Raymond David pose for a phot with IT&E’s $1,500 donation to the 2025 SEDA …

HOPWOOD Middle School not only claimed the girls middle school division championship but also went undefeated in the PSS-IT&E Interscholastic Basketball League SY24-25 season. The team capped off their perfect run with a dominant 31-19 victory over Tanapag Middle School in the championship game…

VICTOR Nash Santos and Jiahui Chen finished first overall in their respective divisions of the Dolphin 5K Fun Run, a student-driven event of Marianas High School on Saturday morning. Starting from the Garapan Fishing Base and heading south on the Beach Road Pathway, Santos — one of the CNMI’s elite…

Shirley’s Football Club’s Nnart Siech battles for the possession during a semifinal match against Kanoa Football Club 2 in the U14 boys division of the TakeCare Youth Soccer League Spring 2025 at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville on Saturday. NMIFA photo MP United Football Club’s Evan P…