The 2019 IIAAG Paddling season hit their final races of year Saturday morning with teams starting off the morning doing preliminary events in the 1000m and 500m sprints to set up the final heats of the day in the Sottera, Sotteru and Mixed Divisions.
After a weekend break from racing and week long off from school, the IIAAG’s paddlers hit Matapang Beach for Week 2 of the season. This week, teams hit the 1000m distance followed by a 500m sprint.
Saturday morning was a Jollibee opening celebration for most, but not for Guam’s paddlers as they officially kicked off their 2019 season with Meet 1 at Matapang Beach. Check out
Guam Va’a wrapped up their competition days Thursday afternoon with a double-header distance featuring the men’s 15-mile endurance followed directly by the women’s 10-mile.
Guam’s National Paddling Team is set to traverse Yap’s waters with the goal to improve their previous Micro Games standing, which is gold inclusive. Both the men and women’s teams have been ramping up their training as the departure for the 2018 Micro Games quickly approaches.
The 2018 IIAAG Paddling season came to a close early Saturday morning as schools came together for the final 500m races. At the end of the morning, paddlers were awarded seasonal trophies for 500m, 1000m and team champions.
Week 3 provided plenty of big moments as teams begin to find their chemistry.
The 2018 IIAAG Paddling season started it’s first week of races at Matapang Beach. Check out photos of Week 1 from GSPN’s Raine Delos Reyes. PHOTO GALLERY BROUGHT TO YOU
Check out the full results from Saturday’s IIAAG Paddling Season opener!
The Xterra Island Series successfully hosted the SUP Fest Paddleboarding Competition and Beach Party Saturday at the Matapang Beach in Tumon. The event attracted the competitive and leisure Paddleboarders in the inaugural event which featured strictly stand-up paddleboard races.
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The Untalan Wildcats finished their season 12-2 with a 46-7 victory over the Agueda Johnston Pirates. Alaya Fontanilla led all scorers for the Wildcats who share the championship with the BMS Roadrunners and the FBLG Hawks.
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A busy JJ Ambrose improves to 3-0 in 2019 with a first round submission in California’s WFC fights. Ambrose was awarded his black belt in jiu-jitsu by Professor Terry Hess in the cage after the fight. He jumps right back into action on June 28.
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