Garapan Elementary School 1 overtook Oleai Elementary School, 9-2, in Group B of the elementary school game of the 2022-2023 NMIFA-PSS Interscholastic Soccer League last Monday at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. The Mallards gathered in a flock around the Turtles to swamp them and control the ball majority of the game. Four minutes into the first half, Kanoa Owens maneuvered through a bale of fast moving Turtle defenders to claim the first goal for GES 1. Rocky

Koblerville Elementary School 1 and 2 split their games in the 2022-2023 NMIFA-PSS Interscholastic Soccer League last Wednesday at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. KES 1 outgoaled Mount Carmel School, 10-0, after their sister team lost to William S. Reyes 2, 11-2. Napu Pangelinan of KES 1 came rushing out of the starting gate with a goal in the third minute of the game, going through MCS’ defense like a knife through butter. He would make two more goals for a t

Francisco M. Sablan Middle School made mincemeat of Hopwood Middle School 2, 13-1, on Day 2 of the 2022-2023 NMIFA-PSS Interscholastic Soccer League last Tuesday at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. Within the first eight minutes of the game, De’Anthony Aldan of FMS scored three goals, carrying the team to a 3-0 lead. By the time Hopwood 2 found the back of the net in the 28th minute, FMS already scored 10 goals. In total, Aldan scored the majority of the goals,

THE NMI U20 Men’s National Team is off to a rough start in the AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan, losing to Turkmenistan and Syria on Saturday and Monday. Against Turkmenistan, the NMI lost 0-7. The NMI had a tough time finding a clear shot while Turkmenistan broke through the NMI’s line of defense, scoring four goals in the first half. Turkmenistan continued to apply pressure, squeezing in three more goals in the second half for a 7-0 victory. Against Syria, t

The NMI U20 Men’s National Soccer Team that is competing in the Asian Football Confederation U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan has lost two games, but coach Michiteru Mita said the team “has grown a lot by making use of the experience from past competitions.” Their first game was against Turkmenistan, which they lost, 0-7, and their second game was against Syria, which they lost 0-10. With that, Mita said “of course the results were not desired because we had been tra

The NMI U20 Men’s National Soccer Team was sent off with good luck and well wishes last Friday at the Koblerville Soccer Field for their trip to the Middle East in Amman, Jordan. The team will compete in the Asian Football Confederation U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers from Sept. 10, 2022 to Sept. 18, 2022. The team will fly out this Wednesday, Sept. 7. There are 10 groups in the qualifiers and the top finisher in each group and five best runners-up will advance to the AFC Asian Cup