Local Sports

Teams from Saipan and Guam will receive an all expense paid trip to Palau compliments of Budweiser to compete in the King and Queen of the Diamonds tournament. Tom Shimizu, General Manager of Ambros Inc., “Budweiser and Shimbros are proud to sponsor this annual softball tournament in Palau. Every y…

SSHS’ boy Mantas went out in full force to take revenge for their sister team, whipping Ayuyus via clever ball passes, quick picks, tight defense, and whirlwind of an offense. Mantas beat Ayuyus, 77-68. Once again, it was Tristan Ecalnea who formed a good offense for the Mantas as he went for 24 po…

Showtime is at 11 a.m. Shotgun start at 12 noon. Awards dinner will follow after the matches. All proceeds of the event will go to various children’s educational charities in CNMI. Prizes at stake include airline tickets to various destinations. For entry forms and added information, contact 234-20…

Acme Roofing faced off with the league’s no. 2 team, Enyophace, in three sets. Acme Roofing lost the first set to Enyophace, 15-21, but recovered from defeat with sharp returns and clever fine approach to the net on the second and third sets, posting 21-17, 15-10. Enyophace tried to close in on Acm…

Greg Borja, coordinator of the football festival, said the event centers on fun where everybody is a winner. He mentioned four football clubs gathered together to demonstrate skills and sportsmanship with their respective teams of different age groups. Independent Football Club from Koblerville are…

KHS Lady Ayuyus crushed SSHS Lady Rays, 39-19. Hofschneider practically rained the courtside of Lady Rays’ with a series of easy baskets, as SSHS squad were remiss in sinking shots for, perhaps, the longest time in JV girls basketball. Thanks to Hofschneider, the game did not become boring with her…

Asked in a recent interview about his match preparations, Anand said: “In this match, we hit the ground running. I am sure Kramnik’s preparations were excellent but we managed to show what we had. It’s just an ambush. But the thing is to get what you want to do correctly. Before the match, I though…

Dafang Freeman of KobES Umang scored one goal after 16 minutes in the 2nd half of play, handing over SAES Octopus’ their second loss in the Southern Group. Seeing an unguarded opening at the Octopus’ goal, Freeman breezed through two to three Octopus defenders in the 2nd half, sending the ball past…

Showtime is 8 a.m. Tee time is 9 a.m. All participating SGA members will receive a turkey (10-15 lbs.) as token for the upcoming Thanksgiving Day. For questions, contact SGA secretary, Larry Guerrero, at 287-1052. Or call the tournament coordinator, Mariano Fajardo, at 483-2549. Meeting of BANMI re…

MCS Knights outscored MHS Dolphins in the latter’s homecourt by two points, clinching their first win in the JV caging season, 59-57. It was practically a tug-of-war on the scoreboard for the two teams as they outrun, outscore, and outsmart each other amidst lots of errors and turnovers in the hard…