Local Sports

GOLF in the CNMI has reached the attention of over 50,000 golf enthusiasts in Japan Golf Fair 2010 at the Big Site in Tokyo last month. The fair held from Feb. 19 to 21 drew over 31,000 golfers, 18,000 golf trade representatives and 500 media representatives, according to Marianas Visitors Authorit…

PVF announces to the public open tryouts for interested individuals who wants to participate and represent team Palau for the upcoming Micronesian Games starting August 1 – 10 of this year. Volleyball trials for women will begin today, Tuesday March 2nd at a time starting 6:00 pm and takes place at…

KOROR (Palau Horizon) – Western Union demonstrated their basketball supremacy once more after taming the Jaguar team at the fourth quarter, while new comer team Guardians took control of the second half, handling PRA – Royal Cargo’s second setback after two outings. As the Filipino Basketball Leagu…

Slated on March 6, 2010 Saturday, from 9:00am – 12:00pm and continues for another 7 Saturday mornings. Open to all coaches and school teachers and students. Successful completion of the course will allow the coach to become accredited under the Basketball Palau’s National Coaching Accreditation sch…

With the score deadlocked at 16 – 16 at the end of the first half, Lady Dolphins regrouped and intensified their defense while executing their offense much better to outscore their opponent from GBH on the third period at 12 – 1 to gain a commanding lead of 28 – 17 going to the fourth canto. Jovian…

A total of thirteen (13) archers, 11 male and 2 females who joined the Archery competition in Aimeliik in which Taven Koshiba dominated with 78 total points followed by Derrick Oiterong who got 70 to receive second place, while Clinton Nakamura’s 60 points placed him at third. As promised to have t…

Century Insurance composed of Ross Zapanta, Raphael Zapanta, Simon Manacop, Raul Dumapit, Raymond Zapanta, Russelle Zapanta and Frank Sablan made it to the finals in the main event and posted a total of 54 wins to secure the first place and bagged $500. They added 3,251 more pin falls during the fi…

Trench Tech president and promoter, Cuki Alvarez, his wife Mari and son Shane “Pikaboo” were on Tinian last weekend for a brief demonstration of some MMA moves. Alvarez said Team Zeng Zung founder, Josh Castro brought them there to help train Tinian’s promising fighters, many of whom have already p…

The magazine’s chief editor Ai Yoshida and photographer Kazuaki Matsunaga who covered the Marianas Cup at the Pacific Island Club last week, informed the MVA they will put it out in five full-color pages for the May 2010 issue of the magazine which is circulated in Japan in 2,000 copies quarterly. …

Sablan who stayed behind during the first day scoring only 588 pin falls, did good in yesterday’s Game 1 with only Gloria Omechelang leading her. She kept pace in the remaining three rounds to finish with 673 pin falls and won this month’s title. Gigi Zapanta who was leading on the first day of the…