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The defending champion, the Big Little Leaguers who made it to the ASPAC unopposed this year will carry with them a great amount of confidence as half of the team still possess the winning spirit they got when they won last year’s regional tournament. Team manager, Tony Satur noted that Ignacio Ald…

A tight defense held Paire scoreless for next 15 minutes until Brenda Schultz tied it halfway to the second half. In the 55th minute of second half, Brian Martin drove to the left and saw Schuler. A quick pass put Schuler to scoring stance again and made it from the left field leaving Paire less th…

The Korean earned a net of 72 besting over 100 other amateur golfers and won $500 for winning the first place. Adam Hardwicke ended up with a net of 74 to win the second place and brought with him $300. Jeff Taylor settled for third with a net of 75 and won $200. In the A Flight competition, Leo Ga…

Garnering a total score of 941 points, Peter Bosner and Lorraine Liwiski of Car No. 11 topped this year’s car rally that attracted 16 entrants. At the awards ceremony held at Oleai Beach Bar & Grill Sunday, Bosner and Liwiski received $200 and a gift certificate for an hour of photo session wit…

During a meeting last night, 15 golfers from Refaluwasch Golf Association, Saipan Golfers Association, Exclusive Golfers Association and Rota Golf Club were listed to be interested in joining the try out. RGA President Jordam Kosam in an interview said the CNMI national golf team will be composed o…

Refaluwasch Golf Association president Jordan Kosam in a statement yesterday said the formation of the CNMI golf national team will be the main agenda of the meeting at the Gilbert C. Ada Gym conference at 6:30 tonight. The meeting, he said will “highlight” CNMI Golf National athlete requirements i…

Mel Sakisat who struck out five in six innings allowed only one run in the top of the seventh paving the way for the D9ers to narrow the gap. With Bob Lizama drawing a walk against Toi Celis and Pat Camacho hitting a run-scoring single, the D9ers scored six runs and were also six runs away to tie t…

The fundraiser event to be held on June 27 involves a race through the rugged trails of Carolinas Heights where participants will be confronted by sword grass in the jungle, according to Janet King one of the supporters of Manglona. The registration fee will be $10 which includes carbo-loading dinn…

However, in statement yesterday, BANMI president Elias Rangamar said the initial schedule for MIBT, the longest running basketball tournament in Micronesia was cancelled indefinitely due to “dire financial situations” in the islands.  MBIT, Rangamar said features teams from Guam, Saipan, Tinian, Ro…