Six members, facilitated by GFA Goalkeeper Coach Instructor and AFC-licensed goalkeeper coach Ross Awa, earned goalkeeper coaching certificates while going through classroom and practice sessions on the pitch.
The FD Friars and St. Paul Warriors put on yet another entertaining contest Wednesday evening with FD getting a big regular season win against their IIAAG basketball rivals.
In an interdivisional matchup between two of IIAAG Boys Basketball’s top seeds, the Islanders held off an Okkodo rally, winning 59-55 to increase their win streak to six.
Beach volleyball is going through an exhibition season this year and hopes to be fully adopted as a permanent sport by the IIAAG in the coming years. Tuesday’s match between the St. John’s Knights and Harvest Eagles only showed how beneficial the season has been and how much fun the girls are having.
Winners from the weekend’s 48th Hafa Marathon were speedsters Derek Mandell in the male division and Manami Iijima, the overall female winner.
Guam’s track superstar Regine Tugade holds Guam’s high school records, but this past week she became the newest record holder for Navy by posting a 24.83 on the 200m. The previous record was set in 2018 at 24.92 with Tugade breaking former record holder Chelsey Edwards by 0.09 seconds.
The Okkodo Bulldogs picked up their second win in big fashion over the Sanchez Sharks in boys rugby while the Geckos and Friars remain unbeaten.
In a Friday night IIAAG Boys Basketball matchup between the JFK Islanders and Harvest Eagles, the Islanders would win in a blowout 82-44. Islanders Jerry Ngiraremiang and Jeremiah Kintoki led the charge, combining for 31 points.
The last two undefeated teams left (5-0) in IIAAG middle school volleyball met Friday evening as the home team St. John’s Knights and Harvest Eagles battled for top seed. With the game having big implications on championship standing, the Knights would prevail in dominant fashion winning in straight sets 25-13, 25-14.
Battle Showcase Guam takes place Saturday February 16, 2019 at the Guam International Raceway Drag Strip. Gates open at 4pm with a lineup of eight different battles taking place simultaneously all in one evening for all to enjoy!
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JJ Ambrose defends his Wawan welterweight belt with a first round guillotine in Kuwait.
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Atlanta Hawks star John Collins lived on Guam as an infant until he was 3-years-old with his parents in the military. The 6’10” forward 2nd year player is averaging 19.7 pts, 9.9 reb, 2.2 ast. Collins was one of four participants in the NBA Dunk Contest during All-Star Weekend in Charlotte.
