SPORTS BRIEFS
The Northern Marianas Amateur Sports Association general membership meeting is back on track, as the next monthly gathering will be in two weeks and held at the Gilbert C. Ada Gym conference room.
NMASA reschedules monthly meetings
The Northern Marianas Amateur Sports Association general membership meeting is back on track, as the next monthly gathering will be in two weeks and held at the Gilbert C. Ada Gym conference room.
On Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004, all coaches for the 2005 SPG Mini-Games should be prepared with a brief written report covering plans for training and team selection at 6:30pm.
NMASA will also select athletes of the month for June and July. The July monthly meeting was cancelled because of bad weather and a power outage.
All sports federations should have a representative at this important meeting.
STA to hold 2nd Verizon Cup
The Saipan Tennis Association will hold the 2nd Verizon Cup starting on July 28 at American Memorial Park tennis courts.
Players could only sign up for a maximum of two divisions per week. Entry fee is $8 for members and $15 for non-members. Draw date for the doubles competition is on July 23, while the draw for the singles and mixed doubles is set on July 30. All drawings will be held at the AMP clubhouse at 6pm and will be posted on the bulletin board.
For more information on the 2nd Verizon Cup please call Pangelinan at 256-7769, Nelia Luna at 288-5151/287-0859, Agnes Salazar at 287-0858, Richard Asuncion at 287-0856, Babu Malayil at 286-9745, or Lope Padilla at 286-9733. Those interested can also e-mail STA at saipan_tennis@yahoo.com.
National championships on July 31
The National Track and Field Championships will be staged on July 31 at the Oleai Sports Complex’s new track and field facility.
The Northern Mariana Islands Track and Field Federation announced that running events slated are the 60m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, and relays. Field events to be contested are the shotput, discus, javelin, and long jump.
Majority of the events are scheduled to start at 3pm. The NMITFF, however, noted that some events like the 5000m would have to be scheduled at an earlier time.
The National Track and Field Championships is open to everyone and those interested should visit the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium at the Oleai Sports Complex to get registration forms.
