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Composed of Yutaka Gibbons Jr. , Viola Kanai, Jamie Ngirausui, and Kenny Reklai, Team Sam’s Tour labored the hard way as they went to defeat Team Vets in two straight sets with a score of 21 – 18 and 21 – 16 in the consolation to game en route to the finals competition against the well rested team,…

The Ol’ Aces lambasted A’s with seven four hits and seven runs in the fifth inning. Jeremy Lizama’s pitching hands fired from the mound as throwing a no-hitter game the whole five innings. Lizama also drove-in runs in the first and second innings with a base on ball. Red Sox 10, Survivors 2   Keene…

Starter Bryan Camacho struck out four halfway to the final inning to help the Patriots prevent Ol Aces recover from four-run deficit and won the championship game, 8-4. Reliever Jared Sablan helped out with two strike outs. The former Little Leaguer Majors who won three pennants and championships, …

The six golfers’ organizations that participated in the tournament are the Saipan Golfers’ Association, Refaluwasch Golf Association, Exclusive Golf Association, Amigos Golf Saipan, Fil-Taga and Wait-A-Minute. Unknowingly racing to the narrow end, ace golfers of each group pared and birdied in most…

British GM Raymond Keene wrote the following obituary: “Filip…devoted his professional career to many aspects of the game, as player, author, journalist and arbiter. In every sphere he achieved world class results, though by modern standards he was something of a late starter, his prospects being h…

The Jets did not make it to the finals and settled for the third place due to uniform faux pas during the play off game against the Lion King but they had Aughenbaugh who  rose to the top of the batters’ list. At 52 at-bats, he had 27 base hits beating Senior champion Fielders’ Juan Maratita by one…

The Hustlers rampaged in the first inning lambasting the Aztecs with five base hits. Ton Rogolifoi hit a two-run double and Giovanni Ayuyu followed it up with a run-scoring double for a five-run first inning. Pangelinan stole his way to scoring position and all the way to the home base in the fifth…

The agenda of the meeting is gym’s policies, payment scheme, grand opening, tournaments and other important matters. For more information call Hapi at 287-4274. Corporate Challenge The Saipan Chamber of Commerce is holding a Corporate Challenge on Sunday at the Minachom Atdao from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. …

Fitial of Marianas Elite will be vying for his second mixed martial arts victory in the Art of War China 12 “Invincible Fight” that will be attended by MMA world stars, Rickson Gracie, Royce Gracie, Renzo Gracie and Royler Gracie. The Marianas pride will be accompanied by Trench Tech Jiu-Jitsu inst…

David Nicholas, managing director of the XTERRA World Tour informed Tinian Mayor Jose P. San Nicolas last week that Manglona has been qualified for the XTERRA World where the Tinian’s son will be competing with other athletes his age from Germany, Italy, England, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Ja…