By Robert Balajadia
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POHNPEI – The hosts of the 2014 Micronesian Games wanted to get the opening ceremony off on a high note. Having a man jump out of a plane while having him wave the official 8th Micro Games flag over the crowd of spectators and teams couldn’t kick off the games on any higher note.
Team Guam marched in with all the other eight islands with every intention to take gold in every sport they are participating in.
The ceremony consisted of cultural dancing, songs, and even speeches from Pohnpei’s government officials and heads of the Micro Games administration. The messages were to have fun, be safe, and enjoy the stay on the Island.
A lighting of the Micro Games torch past the team flags was the official send off from the Pohnpei community to all the teams starting Monday morning (an hour ahead is Pohnpei time) with the swimming/tennis events followed by the Men’s volleyball team at 10 am.
Monday Games
8 am Swimming/Tennis Events
10 am Men’s Volleyball vs. Nauru
11 am Women’s Fast Pitch Softball
12 pm Men’s Basketball vs. RMI
1 pm Men’s Baseball vs Kosrae/Men’s spearfishing weight inn
4 pm Women’s Volleyball vs. Palau
PHOTO GALLERY:
Members of the womens fast pitch Tamisha Fejeran bearing the Guam for the opening ceremony. (Photo by Joey Blas)
Athletes Birthdays by W5
MMA/Boxing
MARTINEZ FALLS VIA SPLIT DECISION
Basketball
2021 WENDY’S BOYS ALL-STAR GAME
Basketball
2021 WENDY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL-STAR GAME
Volleyball
DONAN CRUZ HEADED TO BALL STATE
Volleyball
DONAN CRUZ HEADED TO BALL STATE
Basketball
2021 WENDY’S GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL-STAR GAME
Basketball
2021 WENDY’S BOYS ALL-STAR GAME
MMA/Boxing
MARTINEZ FALLS VIA SPLIT DECISION
Basketball
GUAM BASKETBALL: READY FOR WORK
QUICK HITS
Nadine Del Carmen graduated from Santa Clara University on June 11. She was named captain of the Santa Clara women’s tennis team in her senior year and she will be attending Georgetown University in the fall to pursue her masters and will be playing for the Hoyas women’s tennis team.
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After a star-studded collegiate career at UCLA, Bubba Nickles turns her focus on the Tokyo Olympics with Team USA after the Bruins were eliminated in the College World Series. Nickles endured a broken arm on April 7 and worked her way back into the Bruins lineup for the WCWS. She will go down as one of UCLA’s best softball players in its storied history.
