{"id":347115,"date":"2021-07-02T06:05:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T20:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=347115"},"modified":"2021-07-02T06:05:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T20:05:22","slug":"tinian-sports-facilities-get-makeover-set-for-summer-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/tinian-sports-facilities-get-makeover-set-for-summer-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinian sports facilities get makeover, set for summer activities"},"content":{"rendered":"
The aerial shot of the Broadway Estates Basketball Court on Tinian after getting a long-overdue facelift through the Public Private Partnership initiative of the Governor\u2019s Council of Economic Advisers last weekend. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The transformation of Tinian\u2019s Broadway Estates Basketball Court and baseball field last weekend couldn\u2019t have come at a better time for the island\u2019s youngest residents. <\/p>\n

The basketball court received a long-overdue facelift from the Tinian Mayor\u2019s Office, Typhoon Sports Association, and FitBeat Anti-Tobacco Wellness, the newest partners of the Governor\u2019s Council of Economic Advisers\u2019 (GCEA) Public Private Partnership program. The partners teamed up with Tinian\u2019s very own Senate President Jude Hofschneider, Sen. Francisco Cruz, Sen. Karl King-Nabors, the Office of House Minority\u2014CNMI House of Representatives-22nd Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature\u2014their staff, and family members, Team KOKA, and Voices of the CNMI. The June 25-26 Tinian PPP event also marked the second Tinian site adopted into the GCEA\u2019s transformation campaign. The Jones Beach, adopted by Triple J Enterprises, Inc. in February this year, was the first one.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe definitely welcome the PPP project on Tinian. We have students and kids who want to participate in sports programs, especially now that school is on break, and we need a venue for them to showcase their talents and skills,\u201d said Sen. King-Nabors, who is also involved with the Typhoon Sports Association\u2019s basketball teams.<\/p>\n

The senator added that since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the island experienced a drastic drop in sports activities, and the situation was made even more challenging by the unsafe conditions at the Tinian Gymnasium, which sustained damage from Super Typhoon Yutu. Now that the basketball court and baseball field have undergone improvements, residents \u2013 particularly the youth \u2013 will be encouraged to go outside and be active by playing or joining sports competitions.<\/p>\n

Senate President Jude U. Hofschneider joins the House Minority Block and other volunteers in painting the flooring of the Broadway Estates Basketball Court.(Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tinian resident Joseph Estrada said he and his two sons can now walk to the court and play instead of driving to the Tinian Elementary School to play at the court there.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s summertime and I am sure a lot of children will come here and play. This is one of the most utilized sports facilities on Tinian since the gym was damaged by the typhoon,\u201d Estrada said.<\/p>\n

Typhoon player Colleen Cing also said her team used the court often even though the nets were worn out and the rims were rusty and old.<\/p>\n

This combo photos shows the Broadway Estates Basketball Court and its features before undergoing transformation. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI am glad they were able to make the basketball court look better and our leaders decided to work on something that the youth on Tinian uses frequently.\u201d said Cing.<\/p>\n

The basketball court, which sits at the heart of the Broadway Estates Housing, was painted along with the bleachers and the backboards. Its rims and nets were replaced. The dugouts of the baseball field also received a fresh coat of paint, courtesy of the House minority bloc.<\/p>\n