The 5th Annual Settsu-Saipan Friendship Tournament kicked off today, Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Marianas High School Basketball Gym.

Participating teams were introduced and they are as follows : Private School Girls Selection , Miso Girls Selection, & MHS Lady Dolphins. Particioating in the Boys Division are as follows : Private School Boys Selection, Miso Boys Selection, Tinian High School Stallions, and Settsu Red Impulse Boys Basketball Team.

CNMI Lt. Governor Jude Hofschneider made the Welcoming remarks while Mr. Sakaguchi of the Settsu Red Impulse team delievered the opening remarks.

This year's event was made possible by the sponsorship of the following: Department of Community & Cultural Affairs (DCCA), Division of Youth Services (DYS), Tan Siu Lin Foundation, Lantech as the Title Sponsors, Docomo Pacific as Gold Sponsor, Congressman Edmund Villagomez, Joeten Superstore, KSPN2, KKMP, Foremost, & Powerade as Silver Sponsors, Joeten Enterprises, All-Stars Sporting, TAF, KFC, Taco Bell,& Marianas Visitors Authority as the Bronze Sponsors.