SPORTS BRIEFS
NMASA reschedules monthly meetings
The Northern Marianas Amateur Sports Association general membership meeting is back on track, as the next monthly gathering will be next week and held at the Gilbert C. Ada Gym conference room.
On Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004, all coaches for the 2005 SPG Mini-Games should be prepared with a brief written report covering plans for training and team selection at 6:30pm.
NMASA will also select athletes of the month for June and July. The July monthly meeting was cancelled because of bad weather and a power outage.
All sports federations should have a representative at this important meeting.
STA to hold 2nd Verizon Cup
The Saipan Tennis Association will hold the 2nd Verizon Cup starting on July 28 at American Memorial Park tennis courts.
Players could only sign up for a maximum of two divisions per week. Entry fee is $8 for members and $15 for non-members. Draw date for the doubles competition is on July 23, while the draw for the singles and mixed doubles is set on July 30. All drawings will be held at the AMP clubhouse at 6pm and will be posted on the bulletin board.
For more information on the 2nd Verizon Cup please call Pangelinan at 256-7769, Nelia Luna at 288-5151/287-0859, Agnes Salazar at 287-0858, Richard Asuncion at 287-0856, Babu Malayil at 286-9745, or Lope Padilla at 286-9733. Those interested can also e-mail STA at saipan_tennis@yahoo.com. Sports
CFL’s Verizon Islanders holding practices
Verizon Islanders of the Commonwealth Football League want is holding practices every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at the airport football field beginning at 5:30pm.
Team representative Gus Romolor is inviting anyone that is interested to practice with the team. He wants his team to be prepared this year and to him, there’s no time like the present.