Local Sports

Aside from the 50 people who filled out forms during the first day of the island-wide registration drive last Saturday, there had been over 50 others who signed up with the members of the MBFNMI board in the past two weeks. The registration drive will continue every Saturday, at the Joeten Super St…

SGA February Ace tournament THE Saipan Golfers’ Association is holding its February Ace monthly tournament at the Marianas Country Club on Saturday, Feb. 13. Check-in time is 9 a.m., and the tee time is 10 a.m. ROP 8 weigh-in THE weigh-in session for the Rites of Passage 8 Fearless will be held fro…

Paire’s Brenda Schultz beat a couple of Matansa defenders as she came from the side and kick it cross to Samantha Birmingham-Babauta for the first goal during the first half of the game. Brenda Shultz took her turn to goal after a beautiful pass from Patricia Coleman and the Paire ended the first h…

The Marianas Visitors Authority announced that the Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands “is lending its full support to next month’s Saipan Marathon, with a substantial prize donation,” to help the event draw more international attention and attract more visitors. Saipan Marathon which…

Organized by the International University Sports Federation, the forum is a biennial gathering of university students, staff, and senior figures involved in university sport from around the world. The forum offers delegates from all nations the opportunity to compare university sport programs withi…

Saipan Little League Baseball Inc., president Tony Rogolifoi announced that all is set on Sunday, Feb. 14. Teams will assemble at 8 a.m. and the opening ceremony will start at 9 a.m. The Saipan Little League 2010 season, Rogolifoi said should kick off at 9:30 a.m. The guests in the opening ceremony…

League coordinator, Dante Olivos said that games schedule has already been finalized and he assured that the next teams will see action later this week, at the Garapan Basketball Court. The Navy Hill Basketball League opened last Jan. 30 with the Sonics beating Island Apparel with insurmountable le…

RGA is also calling on all interested individuals that the registration is now on for the 2010 RGA membership. The check-in time for the February qualifier will be at 10:30 a.m., and the tee time, 11:30 a.m. Tournament fee is $30 and the green fee is $30. For more information please contact tournam…

NMIVA said it is looking forward to bring AVP players, Paul Baxter and Jennifer Snyder again. And along with Andrew Fuller and Claire D’ Amore, the returning U.S. pros will once again make the 18th Marianas Cup another unforgettable sports event in the Pacific. The 18th Marianas Cup will be held fr…

Seen as a great tune-up for the upcoming Marianas Cup, the Fiesta on the Beach Volleyball Tournament will draw a lot of teams that are likely to start in a pool play before the double elimination round. There will be Doubles Men’s and Women’s Divisions. The registrations will be from 8:15 a.m., to …