James Sablan Jr.

2 weeks ago | mvariety.com | James Sablan Jr.

EVAN Choi and Shawn Fleming were the overall winners in their respective categories at the 2025 Dee Clayton Classic & Northern Marianas Bodybuilding Federation competition, held Saturday at Taga Hall, Saipan World Resort. This year’s competitors proudly displayed the physiques they worked hard to sculpt. The men’s physique category had the most competitors with three vying for the top spot in the short division. However, there was only one entry each for the tall and masters divisions.

2 weeks ago | mvariety.com | James Sablan Jr.

TEAM NMI is off to a strong start in the VICTOR Oceania Junior Team Championships, defeating the Cook Islands, 3-2, at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium on Sunday. Handing Team NMI its first win of the day was Lina Tsukagoshi, who brought down the Cook Islands’ Lana Toa, 15-12, 15-9. The match started with Tsukagoshi as the aggressor. She used a unique high-serve technique that forced the shuttlecock downward, making it harder for her opponent to regain control.

2 weeks ago | mvariety.com | James Sablan Jr.

THE Cardinals outsoared the Blue Jays, 7-5, in a 2025 Saipan Baseball League game at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field on Thursday. The Cardinals drew first blood in the top of the opening inning, capitalizing on the Blue Jays’ miscues with a run scored off an error to take a 1-0 lead. They extended their advantage in the top of the second, bringing in three more runs, including an RBI single from Nokki Saralu, for a 4-0 cushion.

3 weeks ago | mvariety.com | James Sablan Jr.

PRIME continues to be the team to beat in the women’s open division of the 2025 Allied Pacific Environmental Consulting Basketball League, remaining undefeated after a 52-44 win over the Air Ballers on Saturday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. Prime may have been the favorite, but the Air Ballers dominated the first half with Irish Pagarao scoring 17 points. Defensively, the Air Ballers also performed well, locking down most of Prime’s scorers.

3 weeks ago | mvariety.com | James Sablan Jr.

TRUE North Lady Langilang remains in third place on the ladies division leaderboard of the 2025 SEDA Bud Light Dart League, improving to 67 total wins after a 14-1 victory over 9Eleven Throwing Shade on Monday at the True North Bar. Lady Langilang was simply unstoppable. The team started strong, with Fanlyd Halito displaying dominance with a 21.50 PPD, and Delma Peter taking the first two games of the opening 301 Double In/Double Out set.