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Rotary cage start pushed back a week
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Posted on Aug 04 2008
Youth who are pining to get their basketball fix will have to wait one more week, as the 2008 Rotary Club Summer Youth Basketball League has been pushed back to an Aug. 11 start.
Coordinator and Basketball Association of the Northern Mariana Islands president Elias Rangamar said he decided to postpone the start of the 18-and-under basketball competition to give participating teams more time to complete their roster and raise their entry fees.
“Please be informed that the Rotary league will be pushed back another week to give teams a chance to turn in all required documents. To date, only two teams have submitted their requirements. Some teams are asking extra time so I’m pushing the league back until next week,” the affable Division of Sports and Recreation staff said in an email.
The 2008 Rotary Club Summer Youth Basketball League originally eyed an Aug. 4 start date.
Entrance fee for the Rotary league is $150 for the 15-18 division, while teams hoping to see action in the 14-and-under age group need only to fork over $100.
Division I (15-18) will be played Monday to Friday beginning Aug. 11, while Division II (12-14) will only play during weekends, according to Rangamar.
Rangamar added that uniforms—at least the top—are required for all teams wishing to take part in the 18-and-under competition.
For more inquiries about the Saipan Rotary Club Summer Youth Basketball League, contact Rangamar at 664-2502.
The defending champion for the 2008 Rotary league is the Rufino Aguon-coached CNMI Junior Nationals, which beat the Southern Sonics in their winner-take-all finals late last year in a score of 98-91.
