Championship week
Michael Son won a championship in tennis, while Mark Halstead also celebrated one in bowling last week. In baseball, the Saipan Little League crowned Pacifica Pirates and Ol’Aces the kings of the major and junior divisions, respectively.
Son avenged his loss to top seed Jeff Race in the men’s open doubles by outplaying him in the singles final. Son beat Race, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, in a three-hour, 15-minute marathon Monday.
On Sunday, Halstead triumphed against 35 other bowlers to become the 22nd Annual May Masters Tournament champion. Halstead rallied to beat Ronald Epan for the title. Third-place went to Jonathan Duenas of Guam.
Pacifica Pirates, meanwhile, fashioned out a 13-10 win over Ace Hardware to lift the championship Saturday. A day later, Sunday, Ol’Aces routed the KMCV Aztecs, 15-4, to top the 13-14-year-old age group.
