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By James Sablanjames@mvariety.comVariety News Staff   THE Trench Tech Purebred Saipan team left a strong mark on the Marianas Open International Championship 2025 on Oct. 18, as all 12 athletes finished on the podium for a significant medal haul. Saipan and Guam’s Purebred team took home second pla…

THE Matansa Football Club was crowned the B Division champion of the Dove Women’s League Fall 2025 on Sunday, ending the season with a total of 18 points after outlasting the Latte Football Club 2, 2-1, at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville.

THE Falcons secured a hard-fought victory against the Blue Jays on Wednesday night, 8-6, but the game will be remembered for a baffling sequence of base-running blunders in the top of the ninth inning that ultimately cost the Blue Jays a chance to stay alive as the Falcons advanced to the champions…

THE CNMI grappling community is buzzing with anticipation as Mats on Fire II, a Kids-Teen Gi/Adults No-Gi Submission Grappling Tournament Fundraiser, is set to take place on Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Roundhouse of Garapan Central Park.

Team NMI members pose for a group photo at the Saipan airport on Thursday morning before their departure to Guam where they will compete in the Asia Pacific International Cross Country Championships 2025. Contributed photo

Larry Deleon Guerrero topped the Pin Seekers Golf Association’s October Ace Tournament held on Oct. 19, 2025 at their home course Kingfisher Golf Links.

THE VEGA Environmental 3×3 Basketball Tournament filled the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium with an abundance of intense 10-minute games as teams battled their way to the top in pursuit of the title across three divisions — men’s open, women’s open, and U18 boys — on Monday night.

THE CNMI Women’s Golf Association has seen a competitive stretch of golf over the latter half of the year, with members SaeHee Kim, Lydia Tan, and Rose Rohringer claiming their respective monthly titles in three separate tournaments held in August, September, and October at various locations.

THE Public School System’s cross country program has announced that it will send a formidable team of 14 elite student-athletes to the highly anticipated Asia Pacific International Cross Country Championship 2025, set to take place in Guam this Thursday through Saturday.

NICK Guerrero clinched the Amigos Golf Club’s October Ace of the Month title on Sunday after emerging victorious in an intense scorecard playoff against Frank Sablan on hole No. 7 during the ace round of the tournament at the East Course of LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort.