Amsterdam and Peters take winning positions in College Classic Series in VG

October 23, 2015 by

By VINO

Emrol Amsterdam leads the pack in VG in 20th Highland Spring College Classic Series in support of the Virgin Gorda Cancer Society. Photo: Todd Van Sickle

Emrol Amsterdam leads the pack in VG in 20th Highland Spring College Classic Series in support of the Virgin Gorda Cancer Society. Photo: Todd Van Sickle

Emrol Amsterdam led a field of 60 participants through the streets of the Valley on Virgin Gorda on Saturday October 17, 2015 in the second race of the 20th Highland Spring College Classic Series in support of the Virgin Gorda Cancer Society.

Amsterdam ran uncontested in a time of 12 minutes and 26 seconds as rival Curwin Andrews was absent and first leg winner Reuben J. A. Stoby was competing in the NACAC Petit-Bourg 10K in Guadeloupe.

Raw Skillz Track Club’s Britney Peters – a football goalie – was the first woman in the open division, clicking 15:57, but J’Sally O’Neal, running in the cross country segment for Harrigan House, was the first female finisher in 15:37.

Heavy showers came down on Virgin Gorda moments before the start of the race and after more than fifteen minutes of delay, a vote was cast by the eager morning runners and walkers to proceed through the rain.

With water almost up to their ankles, the determined group pressed on for the cause. Most runners and walkers also ensured they wore their pink fighting gear for the fight against not only breast cancer but all cancers. For all the fighters of cancer, participants marked the names of cancer fighters, both lost and alive, on pink balloons which were hung on a fence adjacent to the college as a tribute to their battle.

Members from the Virgin Gorda Cancer Society branch were happy to receive numerous donations from participants. Therapy Works showed their corporate support by providing some wellness tips, tools and massages which were all well received.

The Virgin Gorda series wraps up on November 7, 2015 with the Tortola leg on November 14, 2015.
World Polio Day run this Saturday

Meanwhile, to mark World Polio Day on Saturday October 24, 2015 the Rotary Club of Tortola will be teaming up with the HLSCC College Classic Series to race for the final eradication of polio worldwide.

The World Polio Day race is part of the regular College Classic series and there is no change to the usual format. Registration is from 6:30am at HLSCC as usual, with the 1 mile and 2 mile races starting from 7:00 am.

Although there is no obligation, organisors are asking that all participants carry some money in their running shorts to make a contribution to finish the fight. All donations will be applied to Rotary International’s Polio Fund. Any amount, however small or large will be welcomed. As a thank you to all, there will be a light breakfast after the race.

Top finishers of VG College Classic Race

Two Mile

Men
1. Emrol Amsterdam, 12:26.99; 2. Rainford Legair, 13:25.09; 3. K’Cei Moses, 14:00.01; 4. Valique Graham, 14:00.24; 5. Keanu George, 14:02.35; 6. Li’Shaqah Fahie, 14:25.46; 7. Kasim Clarke, 14:54.57; 8. Jermain Abrams, 14:55.95; 9. Richard Foran, 15:10.32; 10. Sephile Arthurthon, 15:34.01

Women
1. Britney Peters, 15:56.02; 2. Lucy Smith, 17:01.42; 3. Morgana Tilling, 20:21.82; 4. Lindsay Peneira, 21:21.94; 5. Sarina Hancock, 22:28.48; 6. Patty Lora, 22:54.88; 7. Crystal Vanterpool, 25:36.39; 8. Annette Moses, 25:42.96; 9. Glendalee Hyman, 27:18.87; 10. Catharina Macelissen, 27:22.67

Cross Country

Primary Division
1. T’Khoy Stevens (Parkers), 19:01.43; 2. Anaya Findlay (P), 19:19.02; 3. J’Barie Drew (Stevens), 19:21.41; 4. Allena George (Robinson O’Neal Memorial), 22:24.43; 5. Alyssa Butler (S), 22:24.81; 6. Emmanuel Etienne (S), 25:19.50; 7. Jaden Abrams (P), 25:21.54; 8. Teagan Bishop (ROMP), 32:40.64
Scores: 1. Parker’s Panthers, 10; 2. Steven’s Stallions, 14; 3. Robinson O’Neal Memorial 12

Secondary School
1. J’Sally O’Neal (Harrigan), 15:37:87.; 2. Dreyonte Findlay (H), 15:57.63; 3. Claonna Harrigan (O’Neal), 36:43.77, 12:03.76.

Scores: 1. Harrigan 3, 2. O’Neal, 3

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Combined Stars new Old Madrid Masters Champs

October 21, 2015 by
Combined Stars of Tortola take the 2015 Old Madrid Masters Football Tournament championship title. Photo: Provided

Combined Stars of Tortola take the 2015 Old Madrid Masters Football Tournament championship title. Photo: Provided

The 2015 Old Madrid Masters Football Tournament concluded on Sunday, October 18 with Combined Stars of Tortola capturing the champions title for the first time in their four-year quest, defeating F.O.V Masters from Antigua 5 – 2 in the final played at Greenland playing field.

In the qualifying group matches played on Saturday October 17, Retroactive of St Croix were narrowly defeated by F.O.V Masters of Antigua 3-2. Colin Edwards scored two goals and Stenroy Challenger one, whilst Keith Cornelius scored the two goals for Retroactive.

St Martin Veterans defeated Combined Stars 3-1 with goals coming from Andrew Denis, Raymond Leir, and Gumbo Pierre of St Martin. Rohan Lennon scored the lone goal for Combined Stars.

Old Madrid FC defeated Retroactive 5-0 with 2 goals each from Dion Clarke and Kenmore Simmons Peters, and one from Gregory Grant.

Combined Stars then came back from their earlier loss to St Martin and defeated Virgin Gorda 3-1 to give them hope for a semi-final spot. Anthony Bramble opened the scoring with a well placed header, followed up with goals from Rohan Lennon and David Hilton. Fredrick Mars scored the lone goal for Virgin Gorda.

Also, Old Madrid took an early lead against F.O.V Masters when Sheldon Harry scrambled in a loose ball to give them a one goal lead. F.O.V Masters capitalised on a lapse in concentration by Hanif James in Old Madrid goal and scored from a free kick. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.

In the final group match, Virgin Gorda went down to St Martin Veterans 5-0 with 3 goals from Andrew Denis, and one each from Gumbo Pierre and Brad Lake.
Old Madrid emerged as winners of group one with a superior goal difference over FOV Masters. Both teams qualified for the semi-finals.

St Martin Veterans were winners of group two with Combined Stars as runners up, qualifying both teams for the semi-finals.

In the first semi-final match, Old Madrid was defeated by Combined Stars on a penalty shootout, after the match ended in a nil all draw. Old Madrid squandered an early penalty when Kenmore Peters saw his shot striking the upright of the goal.

Combine Stars were forced to play with 10 men after goal keeper Monty Butler was ejected from the match for a professional foul but held on to take the match into a penalty shootout defeating Old Madrid 5-4 and sending them to the final.

In the second semi-final match, F.O.V Masters and St Martin Veterans played to a goal-less draw, sending the match to a penalty shootout. F.O.V Masters defeated the tournament favourites 4-3 after the penalty shootout went to sudden death, sending F.O.V to the final.

F.O.V proved to be no match for Combined Stars in the final as the match progressed and fatigue started setting in on the players. Combined Stars, with superior numbers of substitute players, forced F.O.V into submission with 3 first half goals. F.O.V managed to score two goals in the second half as consolation as Combined stars added another two also to give them 5 goals.

Rohan Lennon scored one goal, and two each from Captain Danny Joseph and Noel Isaac were the goal scorers for the 2015 Old Madrid Masters Tournament Champions Combine Stars. Colin Edwards and Stenroy scored for F.O.V.

St Martin Veterans defeated Old Madrid FC 2-1 to cling to the third place spot. Raymond Leir and Fabrice Baly scored two first half goals for the St Martin Veterans with Humphrey Leue scoring the goal of the tournament when he unleashed a thunderous shot from the halfway line to beat goal keeper, Luc Marconnet in the St Martin goal, bringing the curtains down on a very competitive 2015 tournament.

Old Madrid FC President Kenrick Grant thanked the BVI Football Association, the referees, the participating teams, the sponsors, and all the spectators for making the tournament a success.

Awards:
Champions – Combined Stars of Tortola
2nd Place – F.O.V Masters of Antigua
3rd Place – St Martin Veterans from St Martin
Best Goal Keeper – Luc Marconnet from St Martin
Golden Boot – Andrew Denis (4 goals ) St Martin
Tournament MVP – Rohan ‘Chi Chi’ Lennon

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Farley & Ferrari win Ceres Juices 10k on Beef Island

October 20, 2015 by
Photo courtesy of Dean Greenaway

Photo courtesy of Dean Greenaway

BY VINO

Julius Farley and Claudia Ferrari were victorious in the return of the Ceres Juices 10K Series tour stop on Beef Island on Saturday October 17, 2015.

Farley, who had been finishing behind Reuben Stoby in the better part of the series, avenged an earlier loss to Guy Williamson in Carrot Bay, by pulling away from his rival on the second of three loops to finish one minute ahead. He cut the tape at 40 minutes and 33 seconds. Williamson was timed in 41:32.

“We did the first lap and a half together and Guy was trailing close behind and then I managed to ease him off a bit and continued,” Farley noted. “I was looking to do about 40 minutes and I’m quite satisfied with 40:33.”

Williamson said he didn’t have the fitness and Farley kept a nice steady pace all the way around. “I tried to stick with it, but I’m happy with my time,” he said. “I did what I could but he pushed a nice pace.”

Ferrari, who is preparing for the November 1 New York Marathon along with four others in the race, was the women’s winner in 53:21 and said she was quite surprised. “I’ve never come first before,” she explained. “I’ve been doing a lot of training. I’m doing the New York Marathon in two weeks. This is good preparation and I’ve done a lot of training so it shows that the preparation pays off.”

The series season finale is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Nov 7 in Road Town. The race will head down to Sea Cows Bay, with a turnaround by the Ellis Thomas Downs. Awards will be doled out following the event.

Meanwhile, Ceres Juices 10K Series winners Reuben Stoby and Rosmond Johnson competed in the NACAC Petit Bourg 10K in Guadeloupe on Saturday October 17, 2015.

Stoby completed the tough looping course in 40:31for a 17th place finish in the race that was won by defending champion Juan Carlos Romero of Mexico in 30: 55. Second was Kenneth Rotich of Kenya and third Keenan Viney of Canada.

Johnson finished in 52:37 for 13th in the women’s category. That race was won by Laura Batterink of Canada who set a new course record of 35:38 Second was Tonya Nero of Trinidad and Tobago and third Linda McDowell of St Vincent and the Grenadines.

The race attracted 223 athletes.

Final results for Ceres Juices 10K race on October 17, 2015 at Beef Island:

Men: 1. Julius Farley, 40 minutes and 33 seconds. 2. Guy Williamson, 41:32. 3. Adam D’Monte, 43:31. 4. Steven Asson, 45:21. 5. Zebalon McLean, 46:32 6. Simon Cook, 46:33. 7. Adrian Dale, 48:40. 8. Dan Mitchell, 51:17. 9. Guyp Dubois, 51:25. 10. Claudius Rhymer, 56:02. 11. Ruairi Bourke, 56:50. 12. Javier Smith, 1:02.22. 13. Howard Moore, 1:06.03. 14. Stephen Beard, 1:10.06.

Women: 1. Claudia Ferrari, 53:21. 2. Kay Reddy, 53:59. 3. Lauren Julien, 54:00. 4. Philomena Robertson, 57:07. 5. Rhiannon Jones, 58:36. 6. Kerry Dos Santos, 1:03.17. 7. Natasha Ruscheinski, 1:04.14. 8. Barbara O’Neal, 1:05.30. 9. Sarah Carroll, 1:05.59. 10. Clair Burke, 1:07.27. 11. Cayley Smit, 1:07.39.

4 miles: 1. Zoe Bickerton, 40:31. 2. Jenni Dobbie, 42:24. 3. Ambeeka Glasgow, 48.30. 2 miles: 1. Simone Dabreo.

Power Walkers: 1. Shirley Liburd, 1:30.00. 2. Bill Kinkead, 1:33.03. 3. Sophie Bennett, 1:35. 35.

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BDO Primary and BVIFA High School League underway

October 16, 2015 by
Keithreece Smith opening the scoring for Begrado Flax against the Seventh Day Adventist School. Photo: BVIFA

Keithreece Smith opening the scoring for Begrado Flax against the Seventh Day Adventist School. Photo: BVIFA

As the BDO Primary Schools and the BVIFA High School Leagues got underway this week, Kyle Farrington, Blake Kirk, Rush Broderick, Miquel Marshall, Keithreece Smith and Kayla Skelton all scored hat tricks.

The BDO Primary School League, this week, saw Robinson O’Neal beat Claude Creque 6-0, in the Under 7’s Group A, with Farrington netting four goals and the other two coming from TeMaur Isaac.

In Group B, Cedar White beat Montessori 4-3, with Kirk’s hat trick and a goal from Sanero Hoogenrijk. James Tucker Davis, Charlie Potgeiter and Halan Jos replied for CHMS. Enid Scatliffe then recorded a 1-0 win over Montessori and a 1-1 draw with Cedar White. Nazri Cooper and Richard Barnes scored for ESPS, whilst Hoogenrijk scored his second of the week for Cedar.

In Under 9 Group A games, Begrado Flax Educational Centre Girls won by Forfeit against Claude Creque and in Group B Cedar School beat Joyce Samuel Primary School 5-1. Broderick notched four and Danny Henderson one, whilst in reply G’Anton Grant was on target for JSPS.

In Under 12 Group A Claudia Creque beat Althea Scatliffe Primary School 5-1, courtesy of a brace of goals from Henrique Warren and one each from Aiden Dabreo, Kehlon Francis and an own goal. Also in Group A Cedar Green “J” beat Claudia Creque 8-0, including two goals from Jesse Cooke, two from Alex Salter and one from Zack Jackson, Luka Chalwell, Alejandro Santos and Johannes Blok.

In Group B, Cedar School Green “G” beat JSPS 5-1, with Azarni Callwood scoring twice. Further Cedar goals came from Oli Henderson, Darci Reich and Gethin Jones, whilst Brandon Benjamin hit the consolation for JSPS. ASPS “B” lost to the Seven Day Adventist School 2-1 with Divon Jones and Sulani John scoring for SDA and Alexandrina Maduro Primary beat Enis Adams Primary School 3-1, with Bayandre Dedeza, Kalique Maduro and Nichol Joseph.

In the BVIFA High School U15 Boys League, Marshall’s hat trick powered Elmore Stoutt High School to a 6-1 win over Cedar. Marcus Butler(2) and Sheldon Harry also scoring, whilst in the Girls League, Cedar won by Forfeit against ESHS, BFEC beat Claudia Creque 3-0 on goals by Skelton, Jackisha Rigobert and Kayla Bolus. Smith and Skelton then both scored hat tricks against SDA Girls as BFEC romped to a 9-0 victory. Rigobert (2) and Loreal George were also on target.

 

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Youth Sailors compete in St Thomas, Bermuda

October 16, 2015 by
Bermuda Junior Gold Cup. Photo: Provided

Bermuda Junior Gold Cup. Photo: Provided

The BVI was well represented with eight youth sailors competing in the St. Thomas Columbus Day Regatta on October 10-11. The regatta hosted 13 Optimist Green Fleet racers, 13 Optimist Championship racers, and 5 Club 420 teams.

Saturday conditions were 12-15 knots of breeze with large waves on the Club 420 and Championship course by Cow and Calves rocks. Sunday conditions calmed down when the racing area moved to Pillsbury Sound. The Optimist Green Fleet raced in Cowpet Bay both days.

BVI Green Fleet Optimist sailors included Nicolas Haycraft, Scott Kirk, and Noah George.

Noah George’s best race was an impressive 4th place finish and a respectable 8th place overall. Nicolas Haycraft’s first row starts led to consistent finishes and landed him in the 5th place spot overall.

Ryan Lettsome, Kyle Roose, and Anya and Max Reshetiloff competed for team BVI in the Optimist Championship fleet.

Max Reshetiloff finished 9th overall with a couple of great starts. With his steadfast perseverance in his first ever championship fleet event, Ryan Lettsome took home the 2nd place white fleet trophy.

The top Championship Optimist sailor from team BVI was Kyle Roose. With his regular finishes in the top half of the fleet, along with taking a 2nd place in his best race, Kyle finished 6th overall and took home the 2nd place trophy for Optimist Blue Fleet.
The Club 420 racing was tight all weekend. After missing the first two races Saturday, BVI sailor Sam Morrell and his crew, Hanna Clemens sailed very well the rest of the weekend. Morrell and his crew finished 2nd overall, just a few points behind the 1st place finisher Teddy Nicolosi and his crew, Amanda Engeman from St. Thomas.

Also racing over the weekend was BVI sailor, Rayne Duff who competed in the Bermuda Junior Gold Cup form October 8 – 11. The regatta was an invite-only, usually offered to sailors who have placed well in their categories over the last year.

During the regatta the conditions varied from extremely light to medium winds. On the first day Rayne had good results, first race with a first, keeping him at the top of the fleet. During the next couple of days Rayne’s status stayed at the top of the fleet, and was able to discard his last race (a 23rd). Rayne ended up in 4th place out of 45 competitors which, according to the Royal BVI Yacht Club, is to be considered a great result for a first regatta of this calibre.

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Sprinter Ashley Kelly Volunteers At Chicago Marathon, NY Next

October 15, 2015 by
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Photo courtesy of BVI Athletics Association

BY BVI ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION

When Kenyans Dickson Chumba and Florence Kiplagat were sweeping to Chicago Marathon victories on Sunday, British Virgin Islands sprinter Ashley Kelly was right there watching them zipping by just before the halfway point in the 26.2 miles race.

Kelly, a 400m All American sprinter for Illinois, was glad to return home for a brief stint after moving to New York, where she’s doing a community and marketing internship with Radagen Sports Marketing company.

Kelly said she got the connection via a combination of being in class, volunteering with different guest lecturers for different things, networking and applying for an internship. While she wasn’t able to fulfill that aspect of the internship, she was speaking with someone affiliated with the New York Marathon and said they were sending a small group to Chicago and that’s how she got in.

“I was volunteering for the upcoming New York Marathon and then I got picked to shadow in the Chicago Marathon, to kind of piggy back on what they were doing and bring it back to the New York Marathon,” she explained. “I was glad I got to go. I haven’t been in Chicago in the two years since I moved. The people were really nice and it was hectic the first day, as I worked the help expo on Friday and Saturday and the planning stages getting everything organized. There were lots of people who thought they were head of things, too many leaders, but shortly after, everything began flowing. But it was a cool experience.”

Kelly said she learnt how to handle different personalities, crowds and the behind the scenes aspects of events. She said she’s glad she didn’t have to work the main event because that meant getting up at 4:30 a.m., working the whole day and cleaning up after the event.

“At the help expo, I was at the athletes packet pick up and helped with the T-shirts and also worked with all the signage that was being set up,” she said. “I will be in the same capacity in the New York Marathon, helping plan in the beginning stages, not working the event, so I keep getting out of the grit work. I’m just in the planning and helping people market different things and coordinating with the different sponsors.”

During the race she was at the 12 mile mark and saw the runners zipping by. “That’s the point where people were getting over the hump and you look at their faces and it looked just dreadful and I was like ‘what got you into this,'” she said. “I saw the Kenyans go by with was intense because they were running miles faster that I’ve ever run one mile, they are going through miles in 4:40, I don’t know how they do it.”

Her internship with Radagen Sports Marketing, where they handle off the field events and branding, not contract negotiating, includes such clients as Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz, New York Rangers’ Ryan McDonaugh, New York Jets’ Muhammed Wilkerson and several hockey players. “The experience is good so far as I’ve been working with the committee events related to the foundation the athletes we represent are connected with, as well as sponsorship and soliciting business planners,” she explained. “I have been working on sponsorship for David Ortiz’s celebrity Golf event in December in the Dominican Republic.”

As an athlete, being exposed to this side of things Kelly said its lot of grit work. She aid as competitors, they only see the end result but don’t know how things get in place. “There’s a lot of work involved in getting through those stages,” she noted. “I’m learning a lot about the athlete side, marketing and branding, I’m learning athletes can be very difficult to work with. I guess because it’s a sense of entitlement, but it can be irritating at some points. So I’m trying to see what I don’t like in the field, this is helping me see that part and what I’m good at. I’m good at coordinating sponsors and community outreach events.”

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Old Madrid Masters Football Tournament kicks off Saturday

October 15, 2015 by
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BY VINO

Old Madrid Masters FC will be looking to reclaim the title of Champions when the 2015 Old Madrid Masters Football tournament kicks off on Saturday October 17, 2015 at Greenland Playfield in East End.

The tournament, which is open to players over the age of forty, will see six teams competing over two days, with defending champions St Martin Veterans expected to put up a fierce battle to retain the trophy.

The six teams are FOV Master from Antigua, Retroactive from St Croix, St Martin Veterans from French St Martin, Old Madrid and Combined Stars from Tortola, and Virgin Gorda Masters.

The teams are split into two zones of three. In Zone One are Retroactive, FOV Masters, and Old Madrid while in Zone Two are Combined Stars, St Martin Veterans and Virgin Gorda Masters.

The competition starts on Saturday at 1pm with all matches in both zones being played. On Sunday, starting at 2pm after cricket matches, the two last placed teams in both zones will meet in an exhibition match. The top four teams will then playoff in the semi-finals and finals.

The awards ceremonies will then follow to close out the night.

ZONE ONE                                                         ZONE TWO

OLD MADRID                                                     COMBINED STARS

RETROACTIVE FC                                               ST MARTIN VETERANS

FOV MASTERS                                                    VIRGIN GORDA MASTERS

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BVIFA Nine-a-Side Tournament weekend updates

October 14, 2015 by
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Photo: BVIFA

In the BVIFA Nine-a-Side Tournament on Sunday, 11th October, 2015, at Greenlands the Lady Ballstarz beat the Avengers 2-0 in the first game, with goals from Phillia James in the 18th and 40th minutes.

VG Utd Girls then lost to the Women Panthers 2-0. Sapphire Flax-Charles opened the scoring in the 3rd minute and Christine Jackson doubled the advantage in the second half with a curling free kick from just outside the box.

In the Men’s Tournament the Islanders beat Old Madrid, 4-1. Kevin Fischer scored twice in the first half and completed his hat trick in the second half, whilst Fitzroy Daley also netted for the Islanders. Old Madrid had given themselves a chance of getting back in the game with a first half effort by Greg Grant.

The last game of the weekend saw the Panthers beat the Rebels F.C. 2-0 with a first half strike by Prevell Asson and a second half goal by Keon Liburd.

In the Virgin Gorda Community Tournament on Sunday 11th October, 2015, the White Speeders beat the Red Coolers 4-2. Thomas Albert scored twice for the Speeders and was their MVP, whilst Roger Roberts netted twice for the Coolers and was there MVP. Derrol Redhead and Joshua Bamprasad also scored for the Speeders

In the night’s other game, the Blue Lions beat the Green Rangers 2-0. Cardy Benjamin and Clint St Hilaire scored the goals and Clint St Hilaire was MVP for the Lions and Terrence Nanton was MVP for the Rangers

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Rayne Duff Finishes 4th at RennaisanceRe Junior World Cup in Bermuda

October 13, 2015 by
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BY VINO

A poor last race saw Virgin Islands’ sailor Rayne Duff slip down to 4th in the final overall rankings at the RennaisanceRe Junior Gold Cup Regatta, which concluded on Sunday October 11, 2015 in Bermuda.

The final race of the regatta, sailed inside the Hamilton Harbour with very light wind and powerboat wakes, turned out the worst result of the regatta for Duff, a 23rd space, causing him to slip one more place to finish in 4th overall; still very impressive indeed considering the level of sailors present and the challenging conditions.

Teammate Mia Nicolosi had a great final race with a final result of 2nd overall, meaning in the last two days the pair of Virgin Islanders had swapped their positions, but left an impressive mark on the rest of the international field- that VI Sailors are not to be underestimated!

After two days and eight races, Virgin Islands’ sailor Rayne Duff had moved up to second overall and the third day in Bermuda brought very light winds for two races, then a more consistent pressure for race three, which led to Rayne falling one place into third overall, just one point behind second.

Although the weather made for challenging races, Duff felt the waters were colder than his home of the [British] Virgin Islands and that the level of competition also impressed him.

“There are a lot of countries represented with a lot of competitive sailors. It feels like I’m at the Worlds Championships – the top of the pack is the same level of talent.”

Twelve races were scheduled from Thursday October 8 through Sunday October 11, 2015, mostly in the Great Sound. The final race was sailed in Hamilton Harbour on the Argo Group Gold Cup course just prior to the finals in front of the large spectator fleet.

RenaissanceRe has sponsored the event for the last twelve years, providing financial support to assist with airfares for the invited international sailors, providing them with charter boats, on-the-water coaching and equipment required for competition. The visiting sailors stay with local sailing families, another important aspect of this unique experience.

 

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Shock defeat in Hon Julian Fraser Basketball League

October 13, 2015 by
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Photo courtesy of Charlie E. Jackson/VINO

BY VINO

Led by 30 points from Demoi Hodge, West Gunners destroyed Bayside Blazers, 111-67, on Saturday October 10, 2015, when play in the Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed Basketball League continued at the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff’s Bottom.

Rowan Victor opened up the game with a 6 point run for the Gunners, who brought a large and vociferous crowd with them to the gym.

By the end of the 1st quarter, Demoi Hodge had West Gunners spectators on their feet with a scoring sequence of his own, totaling 11 points including three “3’s”.

Ray D. Victor took control in the second period as the Gunners held on to their advantage, despite some excellent offense by the Blazers. A Victor to Victor move had the crowd leaping and jumping and further long range shots from Hodge raised the roof and put the score to 62-29 at the half time break.

A rout of epic proportions was now being celebrated by the West fans and they weren’t to be disappointed.

Rowan Victor and Hodge piled on the misery in the third quarter with the score reaching 75-40 and then 85-46. The Gunners reached 100 with 4 minutes left in the 4th quarter and with the fans relishing every point from the Gunners and booing each time the Blazers scored the game was done.

The loudest cheer didn’t come at the final whistle though, but rather when the Blazers accidentally tipped a rebound into their own basket and with the final score 111-67, that summed up their night perfectly.

Hodge added 8 rebounds, 6 steals and 5 assists to his night’s work, whilst Rowan Victor scored 20 points with 5 assists, Ray D. Victor 10 with 13 rebounds and 11 assists, Jamarli James 12 points and Delvon Leonard 10 points and 5 rebounds.

For the beaten Blazers, Frankly L. Penn Jr scored 18 points, but didn’t play in the second half, Dione M. Blyden could only manage 7, but added 8 rebounds and 8 assists, Sandy E. Nadal hit 16 points and pulled 8 rebounds and Kyle L. Abraham notched 8 points.

Spartans vs Starz

Earlier, the Spartans had an epic victory, 81-75, over the Starz.

Heading into the last quarter, the teams were exchanging scores at will and with 5 minutes remaining were tied at 65 apiece. The Spartans then took a slender lead into the last four minutes before a needless foul on Devorn Furlonge put the Starz level again.

Undeterred, the Spartans remained resolute and went on a 6-0 streak that put the game away.

Requan Fahie notched 26 points with 14 rebounds, Tyler Cameron 25 points with 15 rebounds, Lenroy Grant 8 points with 9 rebounds, and Hakeem Penn 8 with 5 steals.

For the Starz, Devorn Furlonge netted 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Stephon Caul had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Tafari Winchester 15 points.

Z6ne 6 Ballers vs Splash Brothers

The first game of the resumed League had seen Z6ne 6 Ballers come from way behind to beat Splash Brothers 95-87.

As many as 18 points down deep into the game, the Ballers staged a remarkable fight back, the final one of many during the game to run out victors by 8 points, with 33 points from Nathaniel ‘Nat’ Malone and 28 points from Zanell Joseph. Deshawne Douglas had 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Splash Brothers were led by 25 points from Shamoii Dagou and 18 from Michael Benjamin. Ashfield Frett picked up 16 points and 10 rebounds and Charlesworth Georges 13 points and 7 rebounds.

Dagou was particularly lethal from behind the three point arc as Splash Brothers seemed headed to an easy win. Malone and Joseph, however, ‘took the bull by the horn’ to inspire an incredible Z6ne 6 Ballers comeback victory.

 

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