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\u00a0 Basketball matches were everywhere on island, as three leagues started their playoff round last week.<\/p>\n\u00a0 Basketball matches were everywhere on island, as three leagues started their playoff round last week.<\/p>\n
Over at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium for the UFO caging, the DYS\/SMF and VisMinda-Hi-Five arranged their title match in the U14 division of the Docomo Pacific Cup. DYS\/SMF was seeded to the finals outright after topping the double-round robin regular season, while VisMinda took the second finals berth after edging MDX\/Armatech in a playoff game, 65-63.<\/p>\n
In the U20 league, DYS\/Bayani also advanced to the finals after routing AON\/Boholano, 88-36, and the former was scheduled to meet MDX\/Mariana Resort in the winner-take-all title match yesterday afternoon. MDX gained a finals berth after eking out a 71-64 victory over SIP\/Barney’s.<\/p>\n
In the Masters Budweiser Cup, it was defending champion MDX\/Armatech versus Bayani\/LBT. The title duel was also played yesterday with MDX marching into the finals after beating Batangas\/Fong’s Bakery, 91-75, and Bayani eliminating Laguna in the other semis tiff, 92-72.<\/p>\n
At the Gualo Rai Court for the 2012 DLX\/DL JOS Inter-Color Basketball League, only two teams are left standing-Team Pogi and KFC\/Taco Bell. Team Pogi won a finals berth after ousting Irish Spring last Friday, while KFC\/Taco Bell prevailed in the other semis game against Mawati. The finale set for last Saturday was rained-out and will be played tonight.<\/p>\n
At the Garapan Basketball Court, the 2012 Blue Haus Invitational Basketball League is also down to two teams-Irish Spring and QQ Rent A Car. Irish Spring made it to the finals after surprisingly whipping Mobil, 103-93, while QQ Rent A Car also advanced after beating Ashley’s, 87-79.<\/p>\n
Other on-going competitions on Saipan continued last week with the 2012 Saipan Major League Baseball and the Chamolinian slow-pitch softball league having with their regular season games and the Saipan Soccer School also holding preliminary matches in its men’s and women’s futsal league.<\/p>\n
Still in soccer, MP United conducted a seven-day camp with its former players returning to the island to teach youth club members the basic of the sport.<\/p>\n
In athletics, Rachel Abrams posted 13.05 seconds in the 100m run in the 2012 IAFF World Junior Championships at the Olympic Stadium Llu\u00eds Companys de Montju\u00efc in Barcelona, Spain.<\/p>\n
By Roselyn Monroyo
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