SPORTS BRIEFS

Fil-Taga Ace of the Month tourney tomorrow

The Fil-Taga Golfers Association will hold its November Ace of the Month Tournament tomorrow, Nov. 20, at the Coral Ocean Point Golf Resort.

According to tournament director Nestor Siruelo, show time is set at 11am with tee-off time scheduled at 11:30am.

For more information on the November Ace of the Month Tournament, contact Fil-Taga president Ted “Golden Bear” Malaran at 322-1234 or 287-1227.

Established in 1993, Fil-Taga’s tournaments operate under a computer-controlled handicap system that creates parity among players in the A and B Flights.

A Fil-Taga Ace of the Month champion is crowned monthly. Regular tournaments are scheduled once a month, normally every third Sunday. Green fees are in the $35 to $40 price range for most tournaments.

Marianas Turkey Shoot pool at USSP

USS Peleliu Club would be holding its 2005 Marianas Turkey Shoot Pool Tournament tonight and tomorrow, Nov. 19 and 20, beginning at 5pm.

First, second, and third places would bag frozen turkeys and some gravy, plus cash prizes depending on the number of entries.

First place could possibly take home $100. All players will receive giveaways from Pacific Trading Co. and Miller products will be at Happy Hour prices during the tournament.

The entry fee is $10 in advance and $15 on Saturday. The pool competition is of the double elimination, call pocket, eight ball variety. First round and winners’ bracket will be completed on Saturday. For more information about the 2005 Marianas Turkey Shoot Pool Tournament, contact USS Peleliu at 233-1984 after 5pm and look for Rose Phillips.

BANMI in search of sponsors for MBT

The Basketball Association of the Northern Mariana Islands is looking for sponsors to help it host the 2006 Micronesian Basketball Tournament next January.

Interested companies that would like to associate themselves with BANMI and MBT can call BANMI president Mike Muna at 664-3582 or vice president Elias Rangamar at 664-2502.

The MBT was originally scheduled for November, but it was pushed back due to lack of response from other countries. Only two other countries, aside from the CNMI, had responded to the invitation to compete in the tournament.

The tournament is open to men’s and women’s teams from Guam, Saipan, Palau, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, and Kosrae. Players competing in the tournament must be under the age of 21 years.

Two men’s teams from Saipan are currently being assembled, with Rufino Aguon coaching the CNMI Junior Nationals and Joe Diaz heading the Rotary All Stars.

Over $20K up for grabs in hoops sculpture and painting tilt

A fund of 24.040 Euros, or over $20,000, has been set up for the purchase of an undetermined number of works that are entered to the V International Biennial of Basketball in Fine Arts.

The event, hosted by the Pedro Ferrandiz Foundation, will be held from April to June 2006 in Alcobendas, Madrid in Spain.

Selected works will be purchased and will become property of the Pedro Ferrandiz Foundation, along with the rights of broadcasting and reproduction.

The competition, open to any artist of any nationality, features two categories—painting and sculpting—and the subject of all works must be basketball and all related aspects.

Artists will have complete freedom of expression and style. Each artist is limited to just two entries, which should be submitted between January 2006 and March 15, 2006, the competition’s closing date.

Entries can be sent to V International Biennial of Basketball in the Fine Arts, Fundacion Pedro Ferrandiz, Edificio Borislav Stankovic, Avda. Olimpica, 22 (Arroyo de la Vega), 28108 Alcobendas Madrid-Spain.

A panel of experts will select the works submitted to participate in the exhibition on the basis of artistic merit and compliance with the conditions of entry.

All works must not exceed 2X1.5 meters and must be properly framed in wood. The frame must not be more than 3 centimeters wide.