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Falcons’ title conquest talk of town
After taking the back seat for nearly three weeks, the Talaabwogh Falcons returned to center stage and ended the Major division of the 2014 Saipan Little League Baseball with a 9-2 title win over the NSA Braves at Miguel “Tan Ge” Basa Pangelinan Ballfield.
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- Glenn Bluutjens reaches in for a return, while teammate Hannah Choi stays back during their semis game against Ferdie Arago and Lanie Bartolome in the mixed doubles A division of the IT&E badminton tournament last week at the TSL Sports Complex. (Roselyn B. Monroyo_
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- Shocker Nation’s Lester Vertudez drives and draws a foul on the Pelican’s Jesse Santos during their game in the DL Corp. caging last week at the Gillette Multipurpose Gymnasium. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)
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- Pogi Problems’ Teddy Gil Orbeta challenges the defense of I Love Saipan’s Larry Sharry during the fourth quarter of their game in the DLX/IT&E caging last week at the Gualo Rai Basketball Court. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)
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- The Falcons, left, and Braves head back to their dugouts after completing their title game in the Major division of the 2014 Saipan Little League Baseball last week at the Miguel “Tan Ge” Basa Pangelinan Ballfield. The Falcons won, 9-2. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)
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- The Falcons’ Justin Cangco goes for the game-winning catch at the bottom of the sixth inning of their title match against the Braves in the Major division of the 2014 Saipan Little League Baseball last week at the Miguel “Tan Ge” Basa Pangelinan Ballfield. The Falcons won, 9-2. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)
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- A Marianas High School batter looks back at the umpire during the bottom of the fourth inning of their title game against Saipan Southern High School in the 2013-2014 Marianas Interscholastic Sports Organization Girls Fast-pitch Softball League last week at the Miguel “Tan Ge” Basa Pangelinan Ballfield. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)
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- Paire FC and Shirley’s FC players carry the goalpost to move it past midcourt for a friendly game in the NMIFA women’s league last week at the Oleai Sports Complex Field. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)
Meanwhile, the “Tan Ge” ballfield was also the venue for the finals of the 2013-2014 Marianas Interscholastic Sports Organization Girls Fast-pitch Softball League with Marianas High School notching two straight championships, too, following a 9-7 victory in Game 2 of their finals duel over three-time champion Saipan Southern High School last Monday.
Pitcher Florita Billy towed the Lady Dolphins to the title win with her two tag outs at the bottom of the seventh and last inning. Billy made the two defensive stops after throwing what could be a costly wild pitch. Billy and company forced Southern to a deciding Game 1 after cruising to a 13-2 victory in Game 1. The Lady Rays had a twice-to-beat advantage in the championship round after beating the Lady Dolphins in the winner’s bracket semifinals.
In other events last week, both the 2014 IT&E Mixed Doubles and Singles Badminton Tournament and 2014 DLX/IT&E Invitational Basketball League started their playoff rounds.
The respective semis casts in the men’s and women’s A, B, and C singles and mixed A, B, and C doubles in the badminton tournament were completed at the TSL Sports Complex, while the quarterfinal games in the DLX league started last week at the Gualo Rai Basketball Court.
Still in basketball, the DL Corp. caging continued their regular season games with San Antonio and Island Manpower keeping their unbeaten records after five games.
Matches in the M-League and the 2014 NMIFA Women’s League also pushed through last week at the Oleai Sports Complex Field.
