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MASTERS BOWLING TOURNEY SET FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

The 24th CNMI May Masters Bowling Tournament will be held on Memorial Day weekend from May 26 to 28 at the Saipan Bowling Center in Oleai.

The mid-year tenpin bowling classic includes four bowling events: Singles, doubles, team of four bowlers, and masters—with each event offering separate sets of prizes.

To qualify for the masters event, a bowler needs to compete in the singles, doubles, and team events and must be among the top 36 bowlers among the men and top 24 among the women, based on total pinfalls.

Both the men’s and women’s masters will be made up of a total of 12 games with the top scorer in the women declared as the champion.

The format in the men’s division, meanwhile is a little more complicated with the No. 1 bowler advancing to the finals. The rest of the Top 4 will then duke it out in a one-game roll-off for the right to face the top placer in the finals.

The first finalist needs only to win one game to be declared the champion, while the second needs to win twice to bag the title.

For entry forms and more information about the tournament, call SBA official Ross Zapanta at 322-5627 or SBA lanes supervisor Robert Talavera at 234-6420.

RGA RATCHETS UP MEMBERSHIP INCENTIVES

In an effort to lure more members, the Refaluwasch Golf Association has ratcheted up its membership incentives for the 2006 season.

According to RGA president Jess Wabol, the golf club has approved additional incentives for its annual Low Net award and Sid K. Peter Memorial award. The latter is given to the duffer that takes part in the most number of qualifying and monthly tournaments for the year.

Unlike the past when winning the two plums will only get you a trophy and chump change, this year’s winners of the Low Net and Sid K. Peter awards will each take home $100, a trophy, and free RGA membership for a year.

The prizes for the RGA Club Champion remains the same with the winner bagging $200, trophy, free RGA membership, and entry fee to a tournament of his choice.

For more information about RGA and its monthly tournaments, contact Wabol at 288-1129. Tony Satur can be reached at 322-1562/1563, while Sonny Flores can be reached at 234-1748.

BLIND DRAW DART TOURNAMENT EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT

CNMI Billiard and Dart Association is reminding all members and non-member dart players, that there will be a blind draw dart tournament scheduled at Shooters Sports Bar every Saturday night beginning at 8pm. Entry fee is $5 and games are only $.50 per player.

Shooters Sports Bar & Grill would also like to call on any organization, or individuals, interested in helping to sponsor any fund raising events for the upcoming 6th Micronesian Games to please drop by or call Fred Prinz at 235-3733 after 5pm.

The CNMI Billiard League is organized and operated by the CNMI Billiard and Dart Association with direct help and services provided by AMPAC, Ltd. and Shooters Sports Bar & Grill.

The association is a non-profit organization set up and run for the billiard and dart players of the CNMI, with regular membership meetings to here the voices and concerns of the players and to schedule upcoming events.