Mixed results for athletes at U20 Pan American Track & Field Championships

July 27, 2017 by

Source: VINO

Team BVI returned from the Pan American U20 Track and Field Championships, held in Peru. Photo: VINO

The recently concluded Pan American U20 Track and Field Championships, held in Peru, at Trujillo’s Chan Chan stadium, on July 21 – 23, 2017, provided a mix bag of results for the young Virgin Island athletes.

Team BVI were led, results wise by Shaniya Caul and L’tsha Fahie, with Caul running 24.90 seconds to place 8th in the 200m girls final and Fahie finishing the 100m in 7th with a time of 11.92.

Caul reached the final with a time of 24-93, whilst L’Tsha Fahie had a non-qualifying time of 25.69.

Rikkoi Brathwaite and Johnta Charles had non-progressing times of 21.98 and 22.52 respectively in the boys 200m heats.

Brathwaite had a time of 10.72 in the 100m final. Kala Penn had a best of 5.54 for 10th in the long jump.

“The athletes could all have done better,” commented Coach Dag Samuels. “Fahie for example was a little down after her 100m showing and should have progressed in the 200m. Caul too missed out on on the 400m and then ran her heart out in the 2. Kala (Penn) was also a little flat on the day, but in the Triple Jump she put in a new PB of 13.12m.. Overall the team performed above average and although missing out on podium finishes, I am proud of their performances.”

The final day of action also witnessed four championship records.

Adriana Rodríguez tallied 5733 points (13.37, 1.72m, 12.04m, 24.00, 6.00m, 35.31m, 2:28.50) in the heptathlon. Mexican Alegna González broke the meeting standard in the 10,000m race walk with 44:43.89 to win by more than a minute. Eric van der Els of the US won the 1500m in 3:43.16. And in the women’s 4x400m, the US squad –Syaira Richardson, Jaevin Reed, Arria Minor, and Takyera Roberson– won by nearly five seconds in 3:28.57, also a 2017 world U20 lead.

In addition, Jamal Walton of the Cayman Islands, fourth at the 2015 IAAF World U18 Championships, marked a special return to South American soil with an impressive 44.99 win in 400m, eclipsing the 10-year old championship record and becoming the 16th teenager in history to break the 45-second barrier.

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Islanders F.C. win 2017 Terry Evans Cup

July 24, 2017 by

By BVI Football Association

Islanders F.C. win Terry Evans Cup 2017. Photo: BVIFA

In front of a packed crowd at the A.O. Shirley Ground, the Islanders F.C. romped to a convincing and comfortable, 3-1, victory over the Sugar Boys to win the Terry Evans Cup, on Sunday, July 23  2017.

The opening exchanges were the cut and thrust of true cup final legend, but once Ranalie Caines had scored a sublime goal direct from a free kick 25 yards out, the Islanders began to control the game against the VG based opponents who were, admittedly, missing a couple of key players.

It was still anyone’s game at just 1-0, but early in the second period, Kevin Fahie got the better of Derol Redhead, playing in the back four for Sugar Boys, and fired home to make it 2-0.

McTair James nodded in a third for the Islanders before Terry Nanton scored a late consolation penalty to make the final score 3-1

“The Sugar played a good game, but we stuck to our game plans and held our composure and it paid off,” noted Captain of the Islanders, Andy Davis. “(Ranalie) Cains has never been shy about taking free kicks and luckily for us, he scored and we were able to dominate from there. We are a champion team and that is what our fans expect us to do!”

Derol Redhead of the Sugar Boys commented that the game had been a typical tough-tackling, hard running encounter, but rued the fact some key players had been unavailable. “The players put out their best and, up until the free kick, we were in the game despite not being able to field our first choice team or having much on the bench.”

 

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That’s Ya Problem and Power Outage win 2017 Harriette Skelton Fast Pitch Softball Championships

July 24, 2017 by
Source: VINO

That’s Ya Problem defeated Hawks 15-14, to win the championship series 3-1 on Friday July 21, 2017. Photo: Andre ‘Shadow’ Dawson

The 2017 Harriette Skelton Fast Pitch Softball Championships concluded in the early hours of Saturday, July 22, 2017 with wins for Power Outage and That’s Ya Problem.

First up on Friday evening, July 21, 2017,  was a late start of the Women’s game which saw That’s Ya Problem defeat Hawks 15-14, to win the series 3-1.

That’s Ya Problem had 15 runs, 13 hits, 10 errors and left 10 runners on base. Hawks had 14 runs, 15 hits, 4 errors and left 15 runners on base. The winning pitcher was Sheniqua Fahie and the loser was Laura Isaac.

Sheniqua Fahie of That’s Ya Problem went 1-4 with a home run, a run scored and 4 runs batted in. Tafara Phillip went 3-4 with a double, 2 runs scored and a run batted in. Kimberly Johnson went 1-3 with a home run, a run scored and 2 runs batted in. Deja Adams of Hawks went 3-5 with a triple, 3 runs scored and 4 runs batted in. Michelle Georges went 3-5 with a double and 2 runs scored. Laura Isaac went 2-5 with a double, a run scored and 4 runs batted in.

Power Outage defeated the A’s 10-6, to sweep their championship series 3-0 early Saturday morning, July 22, 2017. Photo: Andre ‘Shadow’ Dawson

Around 2:00am on Saturday morning, Power Outage defeated the A’s 10-6, to sweep their series 3-0.

Power Outage had 10 runs, 9 hits, 1 error and left 5 runners on base. A’s had 6 runs, 2 hits, 6 errors and left 9 runners on base. The winning pitcher was Jeremy Penn and the loser was Neville Smith.

Khoy Frett of Power Outage went 2-4 with a double, a run scored and a run batted in, Sheldon John went 3-4 with a home run, a run scored and a run batted in and Jeremy Penn went 2-3 with a double, 2 runs scored and 2 runs batted in. Rayandre Mercer and Micheal Cline of A’s scored 2 runs each.

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Delegation return from Bahamas with VI’s first Commonwealth Youth Games medals

July 24, 2017 by

The Virgin Islands’ team at the Bahamas 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games. Photo: Bahamas Athletics / Kermit Taylor

Thrower, Dijimon Gumbs won the Virgin Islands’ first ever medal for a Commonwealth Youth Games at the 6th edition of the Games hosted in Nassau, Bahamas.

Dijimon received the Bronze medal in discus on July 20 with a heave of 56.24m. First place went to Connor Bell of New Zealand (63.17) and second place to James Tomlinson of Wales (60.11).

Beyonce Defreitas went on to earn the VI’s second medal when she won silver in the 200m event with a time of 23.88. First place went to Riley Day of Australia (23.42) and the bronze to Ella Connolly of Australia (24.09).

“We are tremendously proud of the sterling performances by Dijimon Gumbs and Beyonce Defreitas as well as the performances of the rest of the team,” said Mr. Ephraim Penn, President of the BVI Olympic Committee (BVIOC) in its capacity as the BVI Commonwealth Games (BVICGA). “Winning the Virgin Islands’ first medals at a Commonwealth Youth Games is definitely a special milestone in the Territory’s sporting history and we congratulate the athletes with their success. We also recognise the efforts and results of all our athletes who, on the whole, were able to keep their focus in competition. We encourage them all to continue on the path of success, taking lessons learned and putting them into action for future games and competitions and not least, to share their experiences of the friendly games with their family and friends – it has surely been a memorable one!”

On day 1 of competitions (Wednesday, July 19), tennis player Adrian Baijnauth lost in two sets (2-6, 0-6) to Arki Nobbs of Norfolk Island in the Men Singles. Later that evening, the BVI delegation was invited to the Atlantis Resort for a reception to honour the visit of the Queen’s Baton.

Day 2 of competition (Thursday, July 20) was the beginning of Track and Field events. The BVI team performed admirably with the following results:
Djimon Gumbs – Bronze medal in the Discus (56.24m)
Diamante Gumbs – 6th Discus (50.67m Personal Best)
Arianna Hayde – 6th Long Jump (5.57m)
Joshua Hill – 5th in 400m heat (49.75s)
Mikkel Bassue – 7th in 100m (10.90 P.B in Semifinals and 10.86 P.B in the finals)
Diamante Gumbs – 4th in Shot Put (16.66)

Day 3 of competition (Friday, July 21) was the continuation of Track and Field events with the following results:
Beyonce DeFreitas – 1st in 200m heat (25.01)
Mikkel Bassue – 6th in 200m heat (22.73)
Diamante Gumbs – 6th in Shot Put Finals (16.03)

Day 4 of competition (Saturday, July 22) continued with Track and Field events with the following result:
Beyonce DeFreitas – 2nd in 200m finals (23.88 having run 24.14 in the preceding semi finals)
Arianna Hayde – 5th in Javelin (44.73)

Prior to competitions, the opening ceremony started on Tuesday July 18th with Dijimon Gumbs being the flag bearer of the VI delegation. The VI stood proud among the 71 participating countries as they marched across the stadium in front of the gathered crowd. The closing ceremony rounded off the Games on Sunday, July 23.

The delegation of athletes, coaches (Malcolm Dabreo – Tennis, Omar Jones -Field, Willis Todman – Track, Physio, Chester Levi), Chef de Mission, Sabinah Clement, and President of the BVICGA, Ephraim Penn returned to the VI on Monday, July 24 to be greeted with a welcome ceremony.

Click on the ling for complete results: https://results.bahamas2017cyg.com/static/eng/zz/engzz_general-general-schedule.htm

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National Softball Team selected for IX Women’s Pan-American Championship

July 20, 2017 by

By Virgin Islands Softball/Baseball Association

A team of qualified female athletes has been selected to represent the Virgin Islands in the IX Women’s Pan American Softball Championship from August 4 through August 13, 2017 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

15 from the pre-selected 31 female athletes will compete against 20 countries at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center.

Trainer, Allen Smith “Woodrow” said that the team experienced a few setbacks due to a number of unforeseen injuries but stated that he is confident that the selected team will represent the Virgin Islands to the best of its ability.

The selected players are Che’Vaunne Richanna Richardson, Claury Scatliffe, Darier Dee Malone, Denecia Hodge, Donniesha George, Javlyn Frett, Jelisa Potter, Kaynesha Stoutt, Khiayah Doward, Khyra Powell, Kimesha Adams, Makeda Çhärü Kâlā Fahie, Shamora Molly Penn, Shanika Forbes and Monet Daly.

Public Relations Officer for the Virgin Islands Softball-Baseball Association, Ms. Shamora Penn expressed gratitude to the BVI Olympic Committee who played a vital role in ensuring that the Territory has representation in the tournament. “The Virgin Islands Softball-Baseball Association is extremely proud of its athletes who worked day in and day out in preparing for this Championship. However, I must express gratitude to the BVI Olympic Committee for their undying support, contribution and motivation,” said Ms. Penn.

The WBSC Americas Softball announced that 20 countries will compete in the IX Women’s Softball Pan American Championship. Those countries include Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States and Venezuela.

The last time a Pan American Championship registered this amount of teams was Maracay 2009, also with 20 countries.

The Pan American Championship is the qualifying event for two continental multi-sport games — the Pan American Games Lima 2019, and the Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla 2018 — and the 2018 WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship.

The top five teams in Santo Domingo will join Peru to compete in the Softball event in Lima 2019.

The top five countries from the Central American and Caribbean region, and the best ranked by the English Caribbean region (ECASC), along with Colombia, will play Softball in Barranquilla 2018.

Five teams will also qualify for the 2018 WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship, to be held in Chiba, Japan.

All games of the IX Women’s Pan American Championship will be streamed through Internet TV at https://www.internetv.tv/.

The public is strongly encouraged to support the Women’s Softball Team as the Virgin Islands Softball-Baseball Association formerly known as the British Virgin Islands Amateur Softball Association continues to develop softball-baseball in the Virgin Islands among all sections of the community and Virgin Islands’ citizens.

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That’s Ya Problem & Power Outage close in on Softball titles

July 18, 2017 by

Source: VINO

That’s Ya Problem lead the Hawks 2-1 in the best of five championship series of the Harriette Skelton Fast Pitch Softball League. Photo: Provided

Both the men’s and women’s Harriette Skelton Fast Pitch Softball Championships could be decided on Friday, July 21, 2017 with That’s Ya Problem and Power Outage just one win from series victories.

Last Friday, July 14, 2017, That’s Ya Problem put themselves in prime position with victory over the Hawks only to see the Hawks bounce back on Sunday with a crucial win in game 3.

On Friday, That’s Ya Problem defeated Hawks 20-7. That’s Ya Problem had 20 runs, 16 hits, 3 errors and left 5 runners on base. Hawks had 7 runs, 13 hits, 3 errors and left 7 runners on base.

The winning pitcher was Sheniqua Fahie and the loser was Gertrude Thomas. Sheniqua Fahie of That’s Your Problem went 3-4 with a home run, 3 runs scored and 2 runs batted in, Tafara Phillip went 3-4 with 2 runs scored and 4 runs batted in and Shaika Jeffers went 2-3 with a double, a home run, a run scored and 5 runs batted in. Shanika Forbes of Hawks went 2-4 with a run scored and a run batted in and Michelle Georges went 2-4 with a double, a run scored and 2 runs batted in.

On Sunday, July 16, 2017 the Hawks defeated That’s Ya Problem 19-16. Hawks had 19 runs, 14 hits, 9 errors and left 7 runners on base. That’s Ya Problem had 16 runs, 13 hits, 11 errors and left 8 runners on base. The winning pitcher was Tredesha Hart and the loser was Sheniqua Fahie. Michelle Georges of Hawks went 2-5 with 3 runs scored, Tredesha Hart went 3-5 with a triple, 2 runs scored and 3 runs batted in and Miranda Marie went 2-5 with a triple, a home run, and 2 runs batted in. Tamara Phillip of That’s Ya Problem went 2-5 with a triple, 4 runs scored and 2 runs batted in and Tyalia Nibbs-Henley went 2-4 with a double, 2 runs scored and 3 runs batted in.

That’s Ya Problem lead the best of five championship series two games to one.

Power Outage defeated A’s 7-5. Power Outage had 7 runs, 9 hits, 0 errors and left 5 runners on base. A’s had 5 runs, 5 hits, 4 errors and left 8 runners on base. The winning pitcher was Jeremy Penn and the loser was Neville Smith. Jamarlie James of Power Outage went 2-4 with a double and 2 runs scored and Sheldon John went 2-4 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 2 runs batted in. Neville Smith of A’s went 2-4 with a run batted in.

Power Outage lead the best of five Championship Series two games to none.

Schedule (Best of Five Championship Series)

Friday July 21, 2017
7:00PM That’s Your Problem VS Hawks (Game 4)

9:00PM A’s VS Power Outage (Game 3)

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Ashley Kelly wins Gold at Aliann Pompey Invitational ahead of IAAF World Athletics Championships

July 18, 2017 by

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Ashley N. Kelly sprinted to gold in the 400m Finals at the Aliann Pompey Invitational Track and Field Meet in Guyana on July 15, 2017. Photo: Lonny

Competing at the 2nd annual Aliann Pompey Invitational Track and Field Meet in Guyana as a tune up for the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London next month, the Virgin Islands’ Ashley N. Kelly sprinted to gold in the 400m Finals on July 15, 2017.

Kelly, making her second appearance at the event in Guyana, completed the quarter mile run in 52.17, ahead of Jamaicans Rushell Clayton (52.80) and Dominique Blake (52.96).

Rio Olympian Kelly booked her place at the IAAF World Athletics Championships when she blazed to a new National Record in the 400m at the Tru Fit Miami Invitational on July 8, 2017.

The qualifying time for London is 52.10 and Kelly ran 51.63 to also break her own National Record of 52.29, which she set at the 2016 OECS Track and Field Championships in the Virgin Islands.

Meanwhile, the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Malique Smith led from start to finish to capture gold in the Men’s 800m.

Smith clocked 1:51.90 to hold off the late challenge of Guyanese Samuel Lynch (1:53.25) and Quincy Morian (1:54.79).

The USVI’s Mikaela Smith (2:37.24) took bronze in the Women’s 800m.

The Aliann Pompey Invitational is the premier international track and field competition in Guyana, South America. In its first year, the competition hosted 11 athletes who went on to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

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BVI’s Kyron McMaster places 2nd in 400m Hurdles at 2017 IAAF Diamond League

July 10, 2017 by

Source: BVI News online

British Virgin Islands athlete Kyron McMaster finished second in the Men’s 400m Hurdles at the prestigious Müller Anniversary Games in London on July 9, 2017 – his first international clash since May when he set a world leading 47.80 seconds in Jamaica.

He also became the first male athlete from the British Virgin Islands to participate in an IAAF Diamond League event.

McMaster, who led the race beyond the final hurdle, was clipped near the finish line by Trinidad-born, Clement Kerron who competes for the United States.

Kerron clocked a Season’s Best of 48.02 to beat McMaster who finished in 48.12 seconds.

Copello Yasmani was third in 48.24 at the event held in the former Olympic Stadium, London.

This race comes weeks before the IAAF World Championships in London where McMaster will try to win the BVI’s first medal at such top-level event.

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Champion Sport Soccer Camp ends in success

July 10, 2017 by

By BVI Football Association

Participants in the BVIFA youth Champion Sport Soccer Camp at East End/Long Look. Photo: BVIFA

The new pitch at the BVIFA’s East End/Long Look Stadium site was heralded as good as anything that the coaches from Champion Sports International had seen, when the closing ceremony of a week-long camp took place on Friday, July 7.

Nearly 100 boys and girls had taken part in the camp, the first in a projected long-term partnership with the England based company that has ties with many professional clubs and a proven track record in getting players on pathways to careers in the game.

Dan Neville, one of the visiting coaches was very impressed with what he had seen. “The pitch is amazing,” he said. “When you use grass it wears out, but this artificial surface has made things perfect. The youngsters too showed great attitude, the willingness to try new things and the commitment. Even at the end of the long hot days they are still raring to go. They have been great to coach.”

Going forward, Neville foresaw a great partnership with teams coming out to the BVI and players from here traveling to England for further coaching and even the chance of being “spotted” by scouts from clubs.

BVIFA President, Andy Bickerton was also very impressed with the ways things had gone. “It has been tremendous to see so many youngsters coming out every day and it has been a wonderful opportunity for them. The attitude has been very positive and if we can maintain this and build upon the achievements then the player pathway to senior levels will be there,” he said.

Bickerton also noted that the coaches from England had said there had been a tremendous improvement in the technique of the boys and girls. “Now we have this facility and youngsters have a good surface to play on, and we maintain our programmes then, although we have a way to go to catch up with other countries, the future will be bright.”

At the end of the presentation of certificates, the visiting coaches, Neville and the BVIFA coaches, Thomas Albert, Marcos Falopa and Richie Morton chose their Players of the Week who each received a pack of “Laceys”- a new product designed to help keep boot laces in place.

The winners were Tola Broderick, Luka Chalwell, Guillaume Parkins and Miquel Marshall.

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VG United through to Quarter Finals of 2017 Terry Evans Cup

July 7, 2017 by

By BVI Football Association

VG United stunned Old Madrid with first a late equalizer and then a penalty shoot-out victory on Wednesday 6th July 2017, to reach a Terry Evans Cup quarter final against either the Rebels or One Love.

Kenmore Peters had given Old Madrid a 17th minute lead, ahead of their trip to St Maarten to participate in a Masters Tournament and it seemed for all the money in the world, the goal would see them safely past VG.

However, in added time at the end of the game, Charles Frederick popped to level the game and send it to the drama of a penalty shoot-out.

Diego Jimenez then made two excellent saves as VG won 4-3 to progress.

“Their keeper kept them in the game and was their hero on the nigh,” said Old Madrid Player / Manager, Kenrick Grant. “He made some important [moves] during the game to keep VG hopes alive and then, in the shoot-out, made two great saves to keep his team in the competition with the win.”

In other games, the Islanders beat One Love, 1-0, thanks to strike from National League Golden Boot, Kevin Fisher, who came off the bench to seal progress for his team into a semifinal clash with the Sugar Boys.

“We made the right changes in the second half and scored the goal that mattered. What you put into training comes out in the game and I knew where I wanted to place the ball, near post and left the keeper on his knees.” commented Fisher.

The Rebels beat F.C. Sea Argo 9-1, to keep their hopes alive and will next take on One Love for the right to face VG in that quarter final.

Both games will take place at the A. O. Shirley Grounds on Sunday, July 9 with the Rebels against One Love at 5.00pm and then the Islanders taking on Sugar Boys at 7.00pm.

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