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Posted on Jul 05 2005
Marianas Cup starts July 15
The 3rd Annual Marianas Softball Cup is tentatively set for July 15 to July 17 at the Tan Ge Softball Field at the Oleai Sports Complex.
Tournament coordinator Bob Guerrero is reminding would-be participants that there will be a meeting next Thursday, July 7, 5:30pm in the conference room of the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.
For more information about the Marianas Softball Cup, contact Guerrero by calling 285-7261, 664-6070, or 235-1580.
Goodwill ping-pong set for July 16 and 17 on Tinian
The 2005 CNMI Friendship Cup Invitational Table Tennis Tournament would be held at the ballroom of the Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino on July 16 and 17.
The table tennis club of the TDHC has invited ping-pong players from the Marianas Amateur Table Tennis Association and the Guam Table Tennis Association to participate in the annual competition.
The goodwill tournament was originally scheduled this month but was pushed off at the request of the hosts.
In the two-year history of the goodwill table tennis tournaments between Saipan and Tinian, the southerners have completely dominated the northerners, winning all four head-to-head encounters so far.
In the two most recent goodwill events, Tinian won 18 out of the 25 games to win the 2004 CNMI Friendship Cup Invitational Table Tennis Tournament in May 2004.
Tinian then made it two for two for the year when it took home the overall championship of the 2004 Marianas Friendship Table Tennis Tournament, which was hosted by MATTA at the Northern Marianas College Gymnasium last November.
Korean group to host celebratory half marathon
The Marianas Visitors Authority and the Korean Tour Association of Saipan have joined forces with Korean newspapers Segye Times and Kyunghyang Daily News to hold the inaugural Peace Half-Marathon on July 10.
Organizers said the half marathon, which begins at the American Memorial Park, would serve to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Korea’s liberation, and the founding of the Republic of Korea on August 15, 1948.
Aside from the 13.1-mile half-marathon, the MVA and the Korean Tour Association of Saipan expect to entice roughly 200 participants from South Korea to participate in the 10-km race as well.
