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Manacop, a three-time holder of Budweiser King of the Lane title on Saipan teamed up with Percy Omechelang, Kitz Barja and Alex Castro in the men’s division. Starting with 203 pin falls in Game 1, Manacop rallied to top in Game 6 eking out 279 pin falls. He tallied a total 1,328 pin falls and had a…

Serbian IM Zdenko Krnic, the Chess informant’s editor, has this to say about it: “The young Cuban grandmaster Leinier Dominguez Perez has soared like a meteor and crossed the magic boundary of 2700 rating points. Thus, he has become a welcome participant in the strongest tournaments. One aspect of …

After a double bogey in Hole 4, Fajardo did well halfway to the end of front nine driving it just enough to the three holes. He hit 1-under par in Hole 8 to finish the first half of the course 5-over par 41. He started the back nine with double bogeys but ended it with another birdie in the 18-hand…

Turkeys will be awarded to the winners in the 14 age categories for the male and female. Northern Marianas Athletics president Kurt Barnes said participants have to sign up at 5 a.m., at the Lower Base as the Turkey trot will kick off at 6 a.m. sharp. He added that T-shirts will be given to the fir…

With the complete aces, the RGA scheduled the club championship on Dec. 6. The venue, according to RGA’s Jess I. Wabol will be announced later. Joe Wabol will be competing in the championship with January ace, Ciu Xian Lai; February ace, Tars Olopai; March ace, Asterio Tawanpiy; April ace Ray Tigil…

The tee-off time will be 11 a.m., and members are advised to show up one hour earlier. The Saturday tee-off will be at Kingfisher while the Sunday event will be at the COP where tee-off time is 10 a.m. The monthly aces for the perpetual championship are January ace, Tony Guerrero; February ace, Joe…

Isk8 president Johanna Arellano in an email said that finally, they were able to organize the event with the help of IT&E, Boarderline, Monster, Gatorade, Triple J Wholesale, Duty Free Shop and Pacific Island Club. The skate competition will be from 12 noon to 6 p.m., and the registration start…

21 boats came early morning of the Saturday weekend at the Riptide Bar and Grill at Malakal to compete in reeling the heaviest fish at the different category. However as the time ticks to the last hour of the competition, it was Francis and group who grabbed a hold of a 43 pound Skipjack and a 38 p…

With seven mixed canoe teams signed up for the 250m and 500m Outrigger Canoe challenge namely; Team 39ers, Team Riverside, Team PCC, Team Just 4 Fun, Team Charlie’s Angels, Team Billabong, and Team Hillside, who was all hyped, equipped, and ready for the rough waters at Riptide Beach. However, it w…

Eight teams signed up for the beach volleyball one day tournament event fighting for the finals, namely team Munch, Kabuu, Cliffside, Blue Spiders, All Blacks, Malakal, Seabees, and Ators. It started at mid day which ended around 5 in the afternoon.  With team All Blacks beating all their opponent …