Local Sports

This year’s qualifier for young athletes from eight years old to 18 years old started last April 5 and concluded last Monday. Jacque Wonenberg led the U18 Girls in the 100-meter sprint finishing 13.16 seconds followed by Rachel Abrams who completed the dash at 13.75 seconds. Wonenberg, a senior stu…

Check in time is 11 a.m., and tee time is 12 noon. The NMI golf community held the first qualifier last month at the Marianas Country Club with Ret. Judge Edward Manibusan leading the game. The Pacific Games 2011 will be held in Nomea, New Caledonia and golf enthusiasts in the region have the chanc…

Game Results for the championships matches for the Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles on different categories posted many wins for team Blue that resulted to their team winning this year’s badminton tournament sponsored by Aqua Drinking water. Advance Mens Double Nelson/Melvin (Maroo…

Choppers started their against Bulls in a fast paced and better shooting percentage at the first half when they lead as much as 20 points. They then went on the third period with the same intensity until the final period in which they hand on to a one point, 92 – 91, to win the exciting game. Esgue…

So many young athletes were awarded at the PNOC’s 9th Annual Sports Award Banquet at the Palau Pacific Resort last Friday, 9th of April 2009 awardees for the different sports federations. However, there were only two younger sports person standout as Stevick Patris of weightlifintg and Osisang Chil…

But last Sunday, the only girl in the alley finally ended her three-month thirst for the Prince/Princess of the Lanes crown. Yarobwemal topped the monthly roll-off at the Capital Bowling Center besting the four other young bowlers with an impressively wide gap ahead of MJ Aldan. Two-time Prince of …

The first half of Saipan coed soccer that started on Feb. 1 and had its final kick last April 9 drew a total of 137 players, with the beginners getting their first soccer experience with advanced players. Six teams each mixed with neophytes and mentors completed the successful first half of this ye…

Jared Sablan led off a single in the top of first inning, stole scoring spot and scored the first run, while Jeremy and Henry Rabauliman added run apiece for the Docomo Patriots on fielders’ errors. Sablan hit his second base hit, this time driving in two runs with triple before he scored on an err…

Mike Taitano singled and JP Lizama knocked in a run-scoring single in the first inning. With two outs in the second, Taitano drove in a run on a fielder’s choice. Lizama singled again in the sixth inning before Arriola drove him home with HR, then, comes Joe Lizama’s solo shot. Hitz 16, 6-Pack 10 C…

Gabriel White who represented the BANMI before the Rotary Club members at the Hyatt Regency Saipan yesterday said that the funds that they receive can go a long way to train more potential basketball players in the island. “The BANMI is the premier youth basketball association league of the NMI, an…