Local Sports

As part of the opening of the 14th Annual Rotary Club of Palau Fishing Derby, 43 participants of different nationalities and of various ages came to join the morning walk and run race. However it was the more energetic and lively Osisang Chilton shined above all who came for the race.  She reached …

Of all the 50 participants who joined the Open Ocean Swim 250m and 500m test of different categorical class Saturday, it was the young Bornovski, a member of the Palau Swim team, who stroked for a time of 8:14:51 to top the 500 meter open class male division as well as being first overall. Chasing …

21 boats joined the derby, while hundreds signed up and enjoyed different events such as the morning walkathon, open – ocean swim, outrigger canoe, and volleyball tournament. The occasion that started 5 in the morning and ended late in the afternoon around 6 was graced by different nationalities of…

Hyatt Regency Saipan as IT&E Inter-government &Business Basketball League’s playoff starts today. Power forward, Ponce Rasa Jr., said he and his team mates already know what it takes to beat Hyatt whose players, they observed have shown remarkable feats during the regular season. From the v…

Benavente poured-in seven of his 19 points as he and Matthew Duenas helped the Sixers keep pace in the first half. Several missed shots however, cut the Sixers short of tying the game towards half time with Ol’ Aces’ Luther Taylor leading the attack at this juncture. Matthew Duenas and Joe Ada comp…

Besides promoting sportsmanship, pouring out human energy through arm wrestling can even help prevent violence, believes the organizers of the NMI’s first Arm Wrestling Challenge that will be held in Club V on Friday and Saturday. Hosted by Club V and Trench Tech Purebred Saipan, the Arm Wrestling …

Arnold Mesa a former official of NMI referees’ group said he will launch the Youth Sports Basketball Clinic that will focus on prevention of “zero tolerance violence” in the game. It will start mid next month, with the exact date to be announced later. Once the participants complete the clinic, Mes…

After Wuzzup’s Keoni Lizama tied the game in the top of the second inning with an RBI single, Bernard Keleleman and Eric Palacios brought the lead back by driving-in runs with a single and on a fielder’s choice respectively. Kyke Kaipat helped Wuzzup bounce back in the third with his two-run single…

Iginoef sizzled with 10 of his 18 points in the final quarter while Taj Van Buren connected a series of lay ups and fired nine markers to eliminate Bank of Guam’s strong lead. Peter Camacho invested more in penalty shots to protect the their slim advantage and Van Buren added two free throws for th…

Joey Dela Cruz, one of the newly organized sports group said that from the 20 teams they initially targeted, the number of players who showed interest in the league has increased just enough to have 21 softball teams. However, since only two teams have come forward, they have cancelled the women’s …