Marianas Cup Beach Volleyball Festival - a Go!

NMIVA President, Laurie Peterka, met with MVA, Hyatt Regency Saipan and Fiesta Resort & Spa this week to firm up plans for the 2010 Marianas Cup Beach Volleyball Festival - all systems GO!

Intense planning and organization await the event committee, but everyone is very excited and committed. This year's event will be a little different in that we are moving back to the Cup's birthplace... Micro Beach. Out title sponsors include Marianas Visitors Authority, Delta Airlines, Hyatt Regency Saipan, Fiesta Resort & Spa, Pacific Islands Club Saipan and of course, NMIVA.

Tentative Events Schedule:
February 22: Pros begin arriving
February 23: Free day
February 24: Free day
February 25: Pros visit schools, Sports Wrappers interview with Bob Coldeen
February 26: Exhibition Match (location TBA)
February 27: Pool Play (location TBA)
February 28: Double elimination tournament (Hyatt & Fiesta courts)
March 1: Free day
March 2: Pros begin departing
March 6: Marianas Kids Cup (PIC)

Stay tuned... more info to come! http://www.nmivolleyball.org/

Note: Bolded dates are fixed and will not change; only locations are subject to change.

2nd Annual Kids' Marianas Cup

The Kids’ Marianas Cup followed on Sunday, March 15th with over 100 kids ages 10-15 years and a total of 20 teams to conclude a highly successful Marianas Cup Beach Volleyball Festival. Once again, the 2009 Kids’ Cup set a new record for the number of participants, spectators, coaches and sponsors. Team “Sons of the Beaches”, sponsored by Congressman Ed Salas captured first place while Team “Lamers” played 17 games to reach the finals and place 2nd. The kids soon asked if another beach volleyball tournament could be scheduled prior to the end of the school year in May. A BIG THANK YOU goes to Ms. Mili, Russ, Laurie, Kim and all the other volunteers and parents who helped organize and run the tournament.

Congratulations to Team Sons of the Beaches on their championship win! They each received personally autographed Phil Dalhausser balls and IT&E cell phones, text cards.
Team Lamers played many games to reach the finals and place second. They each won personally autographed Phil Dalhausser balls, IT&E text card and a
"PIC Waterpark Pass for Two".

Team Lamat Pwi Pwi coached by Robin Eugenio played well for their 3rd place win. They each won a "PIC Waterpark Pass for Two"and IT&E text cards.

4th Place winners received LISS backpacks & IT&E text cards.

The 5th place team won LISS t-shirts and IT&E text cards.

Team Lamers going for the block.

Barbara, Elijah and Sean Maycock of SDA School, cheering for their students in the Finals.

"Psycho" Yoshida eyeing the ball as Coach Amy looks on.