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Ayuyu led the rally with a two-run double and Ben Tagabuel drove in a run with his double to maintain the lead after Saipal’s Victor Salas and Ned Norita dashed home for a two-run second inning. JJ Laniyo singled Secharmidal home in the third. Natibu rallied in the fourth inning with Ben Cabrera kn…

With Jacque Wonenberg and Ketson “Jack” Kabiriel winning the first two in the 400-meter hurdles, CNMI bagged a total of 14 gold medals. Clayton Kenty started the silver tally as he tailed Kabiriel in the same event and NMI got a total of seven silver medals. Yvonne Bennett who could have won gold i…

Macaranas whose parents were from the CNMI birdied once during in the third round of the youth golf tournament at the sprawling Pinehurst course besting 150 other young participants in the 10 years old division. His friends, Issei Tanabe won the first place after a sudden death match up against Mat…

The Korean Football Association of Saipan, during the rest of the first half managed to protect the lead that Kim Sung In and Ham Chi Bo put up 12 minutes apart, too early in the game. But, the game wasn’t over yet. With the first half ending 2-0 in favor of KFAS, the Independent FC needed to call …

Carey continues to prepare for the bigger sports event as she and her husband, Kevin regularly practice for endurance by trekking Saipan’s paved roads and trails. But what gaves her the needed confidence was her victory in the recently held Kaike race in Yogano City where she beat her own expectati…

Kelvin Fitial, Ray Bernardo and Syl Teregeyo set an early lead against short-handed Bank of Guam in the first quarter. After Fitial’s easy two points, Bernardo picked up the first foul and fired his second free throw. Teregeyo went unstoppable as he put Bank of Guam in a second foul trouble and mad…

Fryling completed the 7.9 mile Course 1 in 40 minutes and 40 seconds. Butch Soblemente took the entire 16-mile course, and crossed the finish line first at 1:08.58. Held for the first time at the said location, the 16- mile mountain bike race started from Obyan Beach all the way to the old military…

Pepi Tenorio and Ivan Igitol fired the decisive singles to lift the Dolphins past Peleliu in the first game, 11-10, then, Gene Weaver and Peoris Besong’s singles established the lead in the early inning during the second game to beat the Peleliu again, 8-2. The Dolphins also bagged the pennant awar…

The Department of Community and Cultural Affair’s Division of Youth Services has come up with an idea of bringing together the manamko’ and the youth in what the agency now calls, Manamko’ yan Manhoben Mentorship Summer Program. The sports and cultural activities that will be held at the Oleai Spor…

Also held in Mainz was the Chess960 World Rapid Chess Championship which Levon Aronian dominated initially only to be beaten by Nakamura in the finals, allowing the young American to take the 2009 title. In the rapid championship, world champ Vishy Anand failed to qualify for the finals which Aroni…