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PACIFIC GAMES: GUAM BASKETBALL GETS WINS

An event filled Saturday kept Guam busy in the 2019 Pacific Games.

Both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams picked up wins with the ladies taking down Tahiti 72-63 while the men took out New Caledonia 89-61.

It was a tough day for volleyball as the men and women’s team suffered losses in Day 3 of volleyball competition. The men’s team fell to American Samoa in straight sets 25-17, 25-22, 25-19. The ladies lost to Wallis and Futuna in straight sets as well 25-8, 25-18, 25-17.

Saturday proved to be the final day for swimming and Guam didn’t collect any medals in the mixed events.

For golf, New Caledonia, Samoa and Fiji rounded out the gold/silver/bronze for the men’s and New Caledonia, Samoa and Tihiti were gold/silver/bronze.

For tennis, Camden Camacho won his first match in singles 6-2, 6-0. Derek Okuhama won in a close battle 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 and Mason Caldwell dropped his match 6-2,6-3.

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COMING SOON …

Asia Pacific/Middle East Regional Tournament (Senior Division) June 10-16

Guam National Bodybuilding Championship June 21

FD Alumni Basketball Tournament June 27-July 18

Pacific Mini Games June 29-July 9

 

QUICK HITS

The JFK Islanders won the first ever Memorial Weekend High School Basketball Tournament.

The All-Tournament selection were Zhion Macapinlac JFK, Darwin Ecijan JFK, Matthew Quinata Southern, and Malcom Fernandez Tiyan.

JFK’s Collin Rillamas was named tournament MVP.

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The Prospects captured the Guam PONY Colt Spring Baseball League (14-16) championship Saturday with a masterful 2-0 win over the Smokies.
Pitchers Gavin Alcantara (5 innings) and Javier Taimanglo (2 innings) combined to throw a no-hitter.
Taimanglo and Juan Carlo Presnell drove in the two runs for the Prospects, and Skyler Paulino had two hits.

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