{"id":240681,"date":"2016-11-16T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T20:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=240681"},"modified":"2016-11-16T06:00:31","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T20:00:31","slug":"tinian-premier-fc-joins-fall-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/tinian-premier-fc-joins-fall-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinian Premier FC joins fall festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tinian Premier Football Club players and officials pose with TanHoldings FC players after their U12 division game in the 2016 NMIFA Youth League Fall Festival held last Saturday at the Hopwood Junior High School Field. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tinian Premier Football Club\u2019s U12 players had a fruitful appearance in the 2016 NMIFA Youth Fall Festival held last Saturday at the Hopwood Junior High School Field.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe traveled to Saipan with 16 players for the NMIFA Fall Festival and ended up with an amazing total of 17 goals,\u201d Tinian Premier FC official Arley Long said in a message sent to Saipan Tribune yesterday.<\/p>\n

On top of its goal surge, the visiting Tinian Premier FC was also undefeated in Pool A of the co-ed U12 division. Tinian played against MP United-1, Shirley\u2019s FC, Southern United FC, and Kanoa-2. Official scores of the festival games were not announced as matches were non-competitive and were played to promote sportsmanship and camaraderie more than winning.<\/p>\n

Tinian Premier FC\u2019s U12 team was composed of Chit, Edgard, and Chad Accollador, Lance Sablan, Dwayne Cabrera, Peyton Christian, Isa and Cielo Long, Tano King Jr., Emiliana King, Colleen Cing, Jesus Manglona, Kiara Santos, Pritzel Carreon, Matt Soliva, and Chloe Demangano.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Philip (Mendiola-Long) and I are so proud of our Tinian Premier FC U12 team. These kids practice their hearts out every week and the results in the festival showed that their hard work and dedication paid off,\u201d Arley said.<\/p>\n

Since the establishment of the club in 2012, Arley said they have seen significant improvements from their players and they hope to continue polishing the skills of Tinian strikers with the help of the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we first started, these kids had no clue how soccer is played. It\u2019s evident that from the time we first started our club to today, these amazing kids have grasped the skills and continue to love the sport. They really surprised us,\u201d the Tinian Premier FC official added.<\/p>\n

The club will be back on Saipan next week with its U14 team competing in the 2016 FA Youth Challenge Cup that is scheduled for Nov. 26. It hopes to come to Saipan to play more games against other clubs next season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf only it wasn\u2019t so expensive to fly over. We spend about $10,000 per season. We would like to thank our community for supporting our club these last four years, and Tinian\u2019s [Legislative] Delegation for appropriating funds to our club this fall. We need all the support we can get,\u201d Arley said.<\/p>\n

The club also acknowledged Leisha Mendiola and Sean Christian for assisting in the players\u2019 needs (food and drinks) and the organizing Northern Mariana Islands Football Association for inviting Tinian players to the festival.<\/p>\n

Tinian Premier FC\u2019s 16 U12 players are among the 280-plus players who saw action in the one-day event. Matches in the U8, U10, and U12 divisions took place from 9am to 5pm.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a good turnout today. The weather was also cooperative so everyone had a great time, especially the players. We thanked all the clubs and their officials, volunteers, and parents for making the fall festival a success,\u201d NMIFA general secretary Ross Zapanta said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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