PFC Lady Crushers top 2017 futsal standings after Week 2

[June 13, 2017 - Harmon, Guam] Defending champions Personal Finance Center Lady Crushers remain undefeated in the 2017 Bud Light Women’s Futsal League with a 10-5 win over Quality Distributors in a Week 2 match at the Guam Sports Complex Gym Sunday.

The Lady Crushers asserted its goal-scoring prowess early, averaging a goal every two minutes for the 5-1 lead early in the first half. Later, Quality’s Paige Surber and Jalana Garcia made their presence known almost immediately as they stepped onto the court midway through the half with two back-to-back goals each to level the match at 5-all, but the team would be shut down for the remainder of the contest.

Colleen Naden led all scorers with a double hat trick in the win and teammate Skyylerblu Johnson scored three goals. Kaeliana Taitano scored the Lady Crushers’ other goal. Hannah Tyquiengco scored Quality’s other goal.

Guam Shipyard takes down NAPA Rovers in GFA Cup final

[May 30, 2017 - Harmon, Guam] Guam Shipyard unraveled the NAPA Rovers defense early and secured a 4-1 victory for the Bank of Guam 10^th Annual GFA Cup championship title Sunday at the Guam Football Association National Training Center.

Guam Shipyard, four-time winners of Guam’s premier men’s soccer tournament, settled into the match comfortably after taking the lead in just the sixth minute of play. After NAPA Rovers’ Francis Chargualaf intercepted an early cross from Shipyard’s Donovan Reyes and attempted to pass the ball to a teammate, Min Sung Choi managed to get a foot on the ball, setting up teammate Tae Min Kim for a 20-yard screamer from the left side to the opposite post.

The Rovers defense’s woes continued when Nathan Sablan was sent off with a red card in the 13^th minute, leaving his team to play with 10 players for the remainder of the match.

Choi doubled Shipyard’s advantage in the six minutes later on a follow-up shot from just inside the 18-yard line as the Rovers were trying to clear a Shipyard corner kick.

SP17 3v3 Grassroots Tournament concludes with 5 winners

[May 9, 2017 - Harmon, Guam] Real Guahan FC, Lady Islanders, Wings, Islanders, and Bombers Blue all emerged victorious in their respective divisions of the Spring 2017 Guam Football Association 3v3 Grassroots Tournament at the GFA National Training Center Saturday.

Real Guahan FC, featuring a mix of players from Wings Red and Wings Black in the Aloha Maid Minetgot Cup Elite Youth League, won the U13 Boys divisions after finishing off the Islanders in the day's finale. Coached by Martin Iseke, Gavin Baker, Kai Pahl, Raif Sablan, Kyle Takano, CJ Takano, and Christopher Na, received winners trophies during the tournament's awards ceremony.

In the U13 Girls division, the Lady Islanders defeated The Force to claim the division's championship title. Coach Walter Benavente guided players Sarah Benavente, Kailey Quidachay, Olivia Leon Guerrero, Jada Han, and Jadyn Palomares to victory in the division's championship match.

Matao works with Make A Wish to grant child's wish

[June 13, 2015 - Tamuning, Guam] Matao head coach Gary White, captain Jason Cunliffe, and teammates Ryan Guy and A.J. DeLaGarza took some time off from their training camp to visit Miguel Rosario, a patient in Guam Memorial Hospital's Pediatric ICU, who will be leaving Guam to the Philippines for surgery due to complications from a congenital heart disease.

The surprise visit was coordinated by Make-A-Wish Foundation - Guam Chapter, which grants wishes to children with life-threatening diseases. MAWF Executive Director Victor Camacho was on hand for the presentation, along with Ray Haddock from the Orange Crushers FC, GMH nurses, and Rosario's parents Michael and Annie.