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Posted on May 01 2005
Budweiser Cup possibly opens this month
Attention all interested cagers.
Organizers of the BANMI Budweiser Cup Men’s Island-wide League are eying the annual cagefest to kick off sometime this month.
This according to league commissioner Abner Venus, who recently told the Saipan Tribune that interested individuals should begin organizing teams.
Venus said all interested teams must pay an entrance fee of $900, with the first 10 submitting payments getting free uniforms.
Also, Venus said each team can comprise of a maximum of 12 players.
Last year, the Ol’Aces hoisted their second straight Bud Cup title after edging the Angando Brothers. Members of the squad included brothers Peter and Abong Camacho,
Elias Rangamar, Elias Saralu, Alfred Celes, Junior Renguul, and Gabriel White.
For more information, contact Venus at 287-5911.
Women’s Classification tourney rolls off May 15
The inaugural Women’s Classification Tournament has been rescheduled to May 15 at the Saipan Bowling Center.
The competition, organized by the Women’s Thursday Night League, was originally set for last month and then reset for April before finally being moved to the 15th day of this month.
Thursday Night League president Lucy S. Deleon Guerrero said the first-ever Women’s Classification Tournament is being held in celebration of Women’s History Month last March.
The tournament is expected to kick off at 9am and will feature three divisions-A Division, B Division, and C Division.
Players will see action a four-game roll-off with the top three for each division advancing to the playoffs that will determine the divisions’ “Bowler of the Year.”
The women’s bowling officer also said cash prizes await the top three winners for each division, while fourth to fifth placers will go home with in-kind prizes.
The Women’s Affairs Office, Marianas Visitors Authority, Saipan Stevedore, Saipan Shipping, SBC, Jerry Tan, Dai-Ichi Hotel Saipan Beach, Saipan Grand Hotel, First
Floral Shop, Isabella Gift Shop, and Saipan Photo Lab are sponsoring the event.
For more information on the Women’s Classification Tournament, contact Deleon Guerrero at 288-3605.
