SPORTS BRIEFS
NMASA MEETING TODAY
The Northern Marianas Amateur Sports Association will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30pm today at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium conference room.
NMASA president Mike White said the agenda for this month’s meeting will be the 2005 Palau South Pacific Mini Games, selection of October Athletes of the Month, and other regular business.
White also said that all sports federations intending to send athletes to the Mini Games must have a representative at the meeting.
ENTICER RACE THIS SATURDAY
The Northern Mariana Islands Triathlon Federation is offering an abbreviated triathlon event aimed at getting people off of the couch and into the saddle this Saturday, Nov. 6
Dubbed as the Enticer Triathlon, it will have participants negotiate a 200-meter swim in the pool, a roughly 6-kilometer ride on a bike, and a 1km run.
Registration for the Enticer Triathlon will begin at 7:30am at the Kan-Pacific Swimming Pool in Marpi, followed by an 8am start. It is recommended that racers plan to get there by 7am in order to set up their bikes, gear, and have a small warm-up.
The cost to enter is $5 for NMITF members and $10 for non-members. The annual fee to become a member of the NMITF is $25.
JUNIOR GOLF TOURNEY NEXT MONTH
The Northern Marianas Junior Golf League, in cooperation with the Guam Junior Golf League and the Shich Su Yin Scholarship, will be hold the Shieh Su Ying Junior Golf Championship on Nov. 27 at the Laolao Bay Golf Resort.
The tournament is open to all junior golfers of the CNMI and Guam between the ages of 7 years old and 18 years old.
Application forms are available at the Laolao Bay Golf Resort, Coral Ocean Point Golf Resort, and at the Law Office of Edward Manibusan in Fina Sisu.
Entry fee is $15 for 7-10-year-olds and $30 for 11-18-year-olds. Deadline for submission of entries is Nov. 13.
For more information on the Shieh Su Ying Junior Golf Championship, please contact Edward Manibusan at 235-6520 or Jeff Taylor at 483-5338 for those interested from the CNMI. For players from Guam, please call Kaoru Camacho at 688-2878 and 646-1740.