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Never easy and cheap, the renovation of the beach volleyball court located at the hotel’s beach front turned out to be just a phone call away. When the Northern Marianas Volleyball Association, the organizers of the recently held two-person tournament addressed this problem, Seafix, the island’s pr…

With Ryan Sancianggco who finished with 25 points leading Hoopaholics scoring spree in the first and second quarter, the Nationals had to tighten defense to prevent the gap from opening wide. Cruz, Iguel and Jomary Tumaquip went aggressive in the back court with four steals to keep a close distance…

The first photo shows the tournament hall. In the foreground, standing, are tournament director Francis Rodrigues and Canadian master Brett Campbell. In the background are Mon and Felix Barrios, former national champion of Colombia. The photo below shows Mon and Felix. Congratulations Mon! CIC is l…

Arnold Mesa who had been officiating basketball games in the CNMI for years said Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino that hosts the league has demonstrated a good sportsmanship by encouraging all players of the participating teams to join the free clinic that started last Feb. 16 at the Tinian Basketba…

Aqua Resort Club and Saipan World Resort that triumphed in the opening game of the 2009 Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino Invitational Inter-hotel Basketball League ran into head-on collision last Monday and neither of the teams would give up in final quarter. However, Aqua’s Gapor closed the gap i…

Co-sponsored by the Northern Mariana Volleyball Association SEAFIX and Pacific Trading, the beach volleyball was a success as BK Park, Fiesta Resort and Spa general manager, expressed interest in supporting beach volleyball on Saipan. Laurie Peterka, president of NMIVA, recommended they join force …

Besting 21 other bowlers, Camacho topped in Game 1, struggled a bit in the Games 2 and 3 but garnered a total 742 pin falls to win this month’s title. Ron Cal who topped in the initial roll-off placed second bringing home $40, scored 703 pin falls. Yho Villavicencio settled for third place with jus…

Austin Lizama hit two RBIs while Christian Mizer rocketed a runs-scoring single and Franklin Santos scattered two double hits. Brian Camacho who also hit three singles held the Red Sox scoreless in the first, second and third inning. He struck out five before he was replaced in the fifth inning by …

Pete Iguel and Marvin Rabauliman went into shooting rampage hitting 36 points to help the Nationals make it up from their recent loss and go back to winning stance. Rabauliman and James Camacho focused on defense and set most turn-overs with 10 rebounds each, to help secure their 104-85 win. Jomary…

Sakuma also hit two-run scoring home run in the fourth inning and helped Docomo secure its 27-20 victory. After replacing Leo Bobai on the mound in the bottom of the third, Sakuma struck out three holding P& S scoreless in the fourth inning. Gloyd Martin drove in the two winning runs in the fin…