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Frank Kyota, president of the Palau National Olympic Committee (PNOC) said that the additional funding will be raised through prospective donors and contributions from the International Olympic Committee. Earlier President Johnson Toribiong signed into law the measure which earmarks $500,000 to fun…

The match finally took place on Sunday, starting at 2 pm, before a small crowd of enthusiastic spectators. Jonathan Kaminsky beat Francis Llecholch in a hard-fought, three hour marathon, by the score of 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Under a hot sun, with Kaminsky off to an erratic start, the steady Llecholch, usi…

With a detailed route that goes from a swim of 500 m, riding a bike for 20 km then running for 5 km for the Sprint category – Open Male, Gilham was able to put the best time among his competitors at 1 hour 45 minutes and 54 seconds to garner the first place for his class and first overall. In the O…

Finding themselves down by six points entering the second half of their match against a powerful team of MOF, Galaxy squad stepped on the gas at the early stages of the third canto to score eight unanswered points to gain the lead. However with an experienced team who played together for such long …

Son Matsutaro made it to the first base on short stop’s error before Mandel Techur hit a go-ahead single to take the lead in the bottom of the first inning. With one out in the top of the first, Haga-T scored one run from Diego Takia’s sacrifice bat then, the IT&E fielders threw Tom Ito out on …

With top scorer’s Francis Rebuyon and Jessie Mina’s absence, Star Water tried to hang on as they kept the two-point lead towards the end of the first half. Robert Guiang and Rommel Quinitip led the rally in the third quarter to help the Archers edge Star Water. Quinitip geared up in the fourth quar…

Micronesian Games silver medalist, Ray Lizama said he is not alone in an effort to organize the Masters Basketball Federation of the Northern Mariana Islands. The veteran cager is now coaching a team in the ongoing IT&E Inter-government & Business Basketball League said basketball players, …

During last month’s meeting, the NMIVA board discussed the group’s development programs and came up with an idea of working with associate international federations on bringing programs to the islands to help refocus the volleyball community on quality and commitment to international competitions. …

Peleliu clobbered PIC with six base hits three of which drove in runs to set the lead in the five-run first inning. Payton Sakuma struck out one in the third inning as he and the Peleliu fielders allowed only one run in the fourth, out of three base hits PIC made. Charley Kenty, Clayton Kenty and D…

Despite playing on a hostile crowd at the Father Felix Yaoch Gymnasium (MHS), the Emmaus Knights proved to have prepared to defend their trophy o playing a spectacular game Wednesday afternoon. With a very aggressive and well executed offensive team work as well as defensive attacks in which their …