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Carol Young Suh Lee, the only ranked player from the Northern Mariana Islands, scored her first ever WTA 125 win, defeating Vitalia Diatchenko, 6-4, 6-4, to reach round 2 in the Caldas Da Rainha Ladies Open in Portugal on Tuesday. A former NCAA standout at Georgia Tech, the 23-year-old athlete has …

SAIPAN International School and Hopwood Middle School are off to strong starts in the girls middle school division of the PSS-NMIFA Interscholastic Soccer League SY25-26, defeating their respective opponents in debut matches Tuesday at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. Saipan Internati…

True North Dartified and 9 Eleven Throwing Shade players pose for a group photo after their match in the ladies division of the 2025 SEDA Bud Light Dart League at True North Bar on Monday. Contributed photo TRUE North Dartified continues to fight its way through the pits in the ladies division of t…

Mount Carmel School first baseman Brandon Tesiro reaches out to secure a pickoff attempt during a previous boys high school division game against Marianas High School in the PSS-NMISA Interscholastic Fastpitch Softball League SY25-26 at the Dandan ball field. Photo by James F. Sablan Jr. MOUNT Carm…

Marianas Pacific Distributors is among the sponsors of this year’s Mount Carmel School Golf Tournament. MCS photo MOUNT Carmel School is proud to recognize Marianas Pacific Distributors — better known as Marpac or Current CNMI — for their generous sponsorship of the MCS Golf Tournament, happening o…

Pacifica Insurance is one of the sponsors of Mount Carmel School’s fundraising golf tournament set for Saturday, Sept. 20, at LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort. MCS photo (MCS) — Mount Carmel School is proud to recognize Pacifica Insurance for their generous sponsorship of the MCS Golf Tournament, takin…

KANOA Football Club bagged their second straight win on Sunday, outlasting Paire Football Club 2-1 to take over the leaderboard in the A Division of the Dove Women’s League Fall 2025 at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. Paire started strong, applying defensive pressure to control most …

Hopwood Middle School V’s Joshua Lizama lines up a free throw during a boys middle school game of the PSS-NMIBF Interscholastic Basketball League SY25-26 at the Marianas High School gym on Friday. Northern Mariana Islands Basketball Federation photo HOPWOOD Middle School’s varsity team is cooking u…

THE Northern Marianas Badminton Association is pleased to announce open tryouts for the NMI U17 National Team, which will represent the NMI at the Pacific U17 Invitation Team Challenge in Auckland, New Zealand in February 2026. This is an opportunity for all male and female young athletes to test t…

Runners in the elementary school division make their way through the sandy course at American Memorial Park during the second meet of the PSS-NMA All-School Cross Country Series SY25-26 on Saturday. Photo by Jonathan Sugutan GARAPAN Elementary School and Brilliant Star School seized the spotlight d…