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Six teams namely Palau Community College team 1 and 2, Captain Crunch, Mix Plates, Coco Puffs, and Team 39ers registered for the weekend canoe sprint challenge at the wonderful beaches of Riptide, Malakal where teams composed mostly of young developing talents budding to be one of the best paddlers…

After a successful stint of the first badminton tournament dubbed as “Surangel’s Cup” last year, the Palau Badminton Association’s tournament organizers, officers, and lovers of the sport have put up another exciting competition that will begin at a time of 6 in the evening on the 26th of September…

In an email, Venus who now heads the officiating committee for the Saipan Rotary Club Youth Basketball and 2009 IT&E Inter-government & Business Basketball leagues, said they are in the process of having another tournament for 2010. This one, he said may not be as big as the Oceania Tournam…

JR Barrios Hernandez and Ruel Cayanan both basketed three point shots to help the Fixers pound Chinatown. Except for Jake Licop and JR Montano, all of the Fixers contributed to second quarter storm sweeping Chinatown 16 points down below before the second half started. Barrios carried the team almo…

During their debut game when they lost to the Sixers last Aug. 26, Taguchi led the scoring hands finishing with 22 points.  In their game versus Runnin’ Rebels last Sept. 4, he again led the scoring hands in a losing attempt to bounce back, and eked out 19 points. And when they faced the Kagman Spa…

BANMI President and development officer Elias Rangamar said they will pull from this league, the selection for national team. The Budweiser league, he added will also serve as fundraiser for the selected national team who will participate in off-island competitions. Rangamar reiterated that BANMI i…

Camacho and Jao Bernardo combined 12 points as they started pounding the Typhoons in the first quarter with a double-figure lead. Camacho blasted a three pointer as he sank 12 points in the second quarter then, went on with his surge in the beginning of the second half firing 13 points including th…

Castro’s performance during the first roll-off last Sept. 13, slipped off his hands but retained his first place spot when Simon Manacop who trailed him last week failed to beat his Round 1 pin falls. Castro tallied 830 pin falls on Sept. 13 while Manacop finished with 795 pin falls on the same day…

Sponsored by the Division of Behavioral Health and the Ministry of Health, there will be a 5 kilometer and 10 kilometer walk and run competition to be held this coming Saturday, 19th of September. The race begins 5:30 in the morning at the Palau National Track and Field wherein registration kicks o…

As part of the 25th year anniversary of the world renowned Palau Pacific Resort and after putting up series of tournament for beginners and intermediate players conducted several months back, the Palau Tennis Federation in connection with the beautiful island resort announces once more a tennis tou…