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Having goals such as to develop a good attitude to accomplishing all allocated tasks, create a very high work rate, challenge players to levels not previously attained, develop a high level of team work, find their leadership skills, the Men’s squad will be traveling to the capital to experience ne…

First of the three parts of series of concert, a day of listening to music and a day of pure enjoyment, MGOC wish to inform the public that they will be hosting the Benefit Concert to promote and raise funds for the upcoming Micronesian Games in August.The first concert is scheduled to be held on 2…

Sponsored by the Marianas Tourism Education Council to raise funds for tourism awareness on the island, the Tank 2 Tank drew close to a hundred professional and amateur athletes including members of Tsunami Saipan, along with parents and dozens of sports fans. Finishing the swim and run course for …

Now, Trench Tech Purebred Saipan, the leading MMA promoter in the island is presenting another breed of figAhters in the Rites of Passage 8 Fearless that will shake the Saipan World Resort arena again on Feb. 12. Saipan’s MMA world will greet 2010 with explosive matches between island fighters and …

KSMA officers are inviting Kagman residents to attend this year’s first meeting, which will determine the organization’s activities for 2010. Aside from the election of officers, board of directors and chairman, the group will also hatch a plan for the launching of the first KSMA basketball league.…

The youngest player to cross the 2800 mark and top the world rankings, Magnus is  five points ahead of number two, former FIDE champ Veselin Topalov, and 20 points above world champion Viswanathan Anand. Former world champ Vladimir Kramnik is now number four. Anand, Topalov and Kramnik have been th…

Even if they win over Trinity Estate tonight, tying with either the Prospects or the Hoopaholics will be the best record the Fixers could get prior to the pre-final skirmishes. It won’t be worse, however, if the Hoopaholics would let loose of the momentum they are now getting when they clash with t…

A new mountain bike race to hit Saipan, the Northern Passage, organizer Brad Sand said will have three courses—full course, sport course and rookie course, so everyone will have the chance to saddle up and win medals, cash prizes and raffle prizes that include a trek mountain bike from Michelob Ult…

Sakisat who has yet to hit the pitching record struck out one, gave up four base hits and walked one. Jess Iguel led off a single, then, Sakisat’s two-run double was followed by Ben Mesa’s run-scoring triple. Ben Tagabuel also knocked-in a run-scoring single before he and Dave Camacho scored runs w…

The keys to the secret of basketball, Mesa said are in the hands of the player, the coach and referee. And without one of these three keys, the secret of quality game will remain hidden. The key that coaches hold is the lesson of fundamentals of basketball and good sportsmanship. The competitor has…