The One FC and Bangladesh Football Club stunned their higher-ranked opponents in the playoff round of the Marianas Soccer League 2 Summer Season to set their title showdown this Sunday at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. Bangladesh FC which took the last semis berth in MSL 2, stunned No. 1 seed Saipan United, 3-0, to notch the second finals seat in the division. Earlier in the first semis match last Sunday, No. 3 seed The One FC pulled off a 3-2 victory in a pen

The NMIFA-PSS Interscholastic Soccer League 2021-2022 is down to eight teams, as pool play matches were completed last Monday at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. Making it to the quarterfinal round are Group A’s Saipan International School (3-0-0 win-draw loss record), and San Vicente 1 (2-0-1); Group B’s Koblerville ES 1 (3-0-0) and Garapan ES 2 (2-0-1); Group C’s Garapan ES 1 (2-1-0) and San Vicente ES 2 (2-0-1); and Group D’s Grace Christian Academy (3-0-0) a

The One FC delivered in the penalty shootout anew to beat Bangladesh FC, 3-2, in the finals of the Marianas Soccer League 2 Summer Season last Sunday at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. Scott Kim, Ming Guang Xu, and Don Cabrera made their PK to hand The One FC the title win and complete the team’s strong run in the playoffs. The One FC was the third seeded squad in the playoffs and pulled off an upset over No. 2 Bangladesh Youth, also in the shootout (3-2), to r

Former MP United midfielder Rintaro Miyawaki has been named to the 2021 Lohud Elite 11 while suiting up for the Westchester Flames. Miyawaki and his Westchester Flames teammates play in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. The 17-year-old senior at Eastchester High School made it to the 2021 Lohud Elite 11 because of his offensive game. He finished with nine goals and four assists for the Westchester Flames last fall. “Not many defenders are equippe

The Northern Mariana Islands Football Association would like to congratulate the 22 participants who completed the NMIFA Basic Referee Course (Level 4) last June 19, 2021. The one-day course that came just in time for the kick-off of the NMIFA 2021 Summer Youth League was held at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville with Ruselle Zapanta and Angie Ito. Serving as course instructors. The course had participants dive deep into the Laws of the Game and concluded with an

GARAPAN and Koblerville elementary schools are off to a great start in the NMI Football Association-PSS Interscholastic Soccer League after clinching victories Wednesday at the NMI Soccer Training Center. The players of Garapan Elementary School 2 had fun as they overpowered Saipan Community School 5-1. Both teams had to get their feet wet in the first few minutes of the opening half, but after hitting the five-minute mark, GES 2 started to gain the upper hand with Kanoa Owen

Hopwood Middle School and Tanapag Middle School had rousing debuts in the NMIFA-PSS Interscholastic Soccer League 2021-2022 after dominating their respective opponents last Tuesday at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. Hopwood played in the curtain-raiser and took no sweet time in hammering Saipan International School, 10-0. In the second game, Tanapag duplicated Hopwood’s lopsided win after pouncing on Mt. Carmel School, 11-3. Jayven Camacho, Nolan Ngewakl, and D

The Northern Marianas Sports Association successfully hosted a three-day course on Management in Sport Organizations led by officials from the Oceania National Olympic Committees and the Guam National Olympic Committee at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. The MISO workshop was held not only to help strengthen national sporting federations in the islands but also was in support of the CNMI’s preparations for next year’s Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games. Oceania Sport Education

Hopwood Middle School pounced in on Mt. Carmel School, 8-1, to take its second win in as many games in the boys division of the NMIFA-PSS Interscholastic Soccer League 2021-2022. Mark Costales stood out in easy victory after scoring a hat-trick, making all his three goals in the first half of the one-sided game last Tuesday at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. Costales recorded his first goal in the sixth minute and the last two in the 10th and 16th. Five of his

THE Hopwood Middle School Hilitais earned their second straight win by overpowering the Mount Carmel School Knights 8-1 on Tuesday at the NMI Soccer Training Center. Hopwood, which earlier thrashed Saipan International School 10-0, remains a force to be reckoned with in the NMI Football Association-PSS Interscholastic Soccer League Middle School Boys Division. Against MCS, Hopwood entered the opening half with guns blazing. After just six minutes of back-and-forth action, the