Sport

Team Caribbean Pride wins Haulover to Boom canoe race

Burrell Boom Village, February 20, 2010

Team Caribbean Pride: Chris Guydis, Jermaine Sanchez and Justin Sanchez clocked 1:59:55 as they paddled from the Haulover Bridge against the current to the Burrell Boom tourism village to win the elite men’s division and 1^st place overall in the 1^st ever Haulover to Burrell Boom race held on Saturday, February 20.

Team Cruise Solutions lost one of their crew, Henner Cruz, but the other 2 paddlers Jerry Rhaburn and Efrain Cruz dug paddles to outsprint Team Belize Bank, the defending Ruta Maya champs Daniel Cruz, Amado Lopez and Erwin Cruz, for 2^nd place in 2:03:18 seconds. Belize Bank veteran Armin Lopez was missing in action, but his team still won 3^rd prize.

Team Reagan International: Nolberto Seguro, Jeremy Sanchez and Sheldon Seguro clocked 2:06:15 as they paddled their canoe into 4^th place; while the N.I.C.H. team: Oscar Cardona, Jimmy Valdez and Manuel Rodriguez paddled their canoe into a 5^th place finish in 2:07:33.

Team Lost & Found: Janise Leslie, Eldon and Derwin Sanchez clocked 2:18:19 as they finished 6^th overall to win 1^st prize in the Mixed Division. The “Just Do It” team: Anthony Rodriguez, Orlando Habet and Francisco Coleman paddled their canoe to place 7^th in 2:18:33.

Team Print Belize: Evelio Flores, Javier Guardado and Rudolph Gentle continue to dominate the Pleasure division, clocking 2:19:44 for their 9^th place finish.

Team “Grumpy Old Men”: Jerry Wilken, Francis Codd and Stanley Bailey clocked 2:21:58 as they paddled their canoe into 10^th place overall, also winning the Masters Division, over Team Jonkunu: Mike Searle, Johnny “Watt” Searle and Rupert Harris from Cristo Rey, who clocked 2:24:45 to finish 12^th overall, the 2^nd Masters team.

The 4-H Training Center canoe sponsored by the Ministry of Youth won the Junior Division, placing 13^th overall.

This was the last of the preliminary races organized by the Belize Canoe Association, the final dress rehearsal in preparation for the annual Ruta Maya River Challenge, March 5 -8.

EJC girls win ATLIB national football champs

Dangriga, February 21, 2010

The Ecumenical Junior College (EJC) girls won the Association of Tertiary Level Institutions of Belize (ATLIB) national football championship, hosted by E.J.C. at the Carl Ramos Stadium on Sunday.

In Game 1 the Northern champs, the Corozal Junior College girls, moved up to the finals by a 1-0 win against the University of Belize girls. CJC’s Patricia Espinoza and Yasmin Cob led the attack, backed up by midfielders Adrienne Kuylen, Shani Ucan, Yvonne Carcamo and Tanisha Ferguson. UB’s Florence Sue Cayetano and Jackie Pou led the offensive backed up by midfielders Yudy Augustine and Katrina Gotz, but the Corozal defenders Varsha Clarke, Cecilia Pech, Kristy Marin and Sandra Martinez held them to a nil-zip draw up to the half time break.

CJC’s Melanie Cummings and Kristy Marin entered the ball game for Cecilia Pech and Nori Vallejos, and the CJC coach introduced Ashanti Rowland and Danielle Mendez to take over from Tanisha Ferguson and Adrienne Kuylen and keep his team on the offensive. Midfielder Shani Ucan took the initiative to bomb the UB girls with the 1^st goal on UB goalie Tamera Martinez, which proved to be the game winner.

In Game 2 the southern champs, the EJC girls also moved up to the finals by winning the penalty shootout 3-1 against the Northern sub-champs, the Muffles Junior College (MJC) girls from Sugar City Orange Walk, when regulation time ended in a 1-1 draw. EJC’s Tyler Savery and Janet Martinez led the Griga offensive, backed up by midfielders Nykemah Kuylen, Mildred Calderon, Earth Lopez and Isis Mendoza.

But it was Ruby Marin’s long free kick that beat EJC goalie Sandra Arzu to give the Sugar City girls a 1-0 lead up to the half time break. The Sugar City goalie Carla Stamp had been taking care of business to shut out the Griga girls, but she could not get up the vertical to stop Meredith Marin’s shot when the Griga sweeper launched a long lob from a free kick that sailed over Stamp’s outstretched gloves and just under the crossbar to tie the ball game 1-1.

In the penalty shootout, Tyler Savery and Daisy Montero converted EJC’s first 2 tries, but Stamp read EJC’s striker Nykemah Kuylen right and stopped her try. For her part, EJC’s Sandra Arzu stopped 2 shots and the Sugar City girls missed their 2^nd try, with only Zaira “Hannah” Bustillos scoring for the Sugar & Spice girls. EJC’s Meredith Marin delivered the coup de grace when she converted her try for the 3-1 win.

In Game 3, the championship final, the EJC girls won the final in a penalty shootout 3-1 over the CJC girls, when regulation time and 10 minutes of overtime ended in a nil-zip draw as the CJC goalie Keilin Sanchez had handled all challenges to shut out the Griga girls. The CJC girls had no better luck when they came up against the EJC defense of Daisy Montero, Monique Lamb and Meredith Marin, and goalie Veronica Arzu was on her toes, coming out of goal to forestall many attacks. The CJC girls got an opportunity to take a 1-0 lead when the EJC defense goofed into giving up a penalty, but Veronica Arzu collected the ball.

EJC’s Isis Mendoza and Tyler Savery converted their tries, but CJC goalie Keilin Sanchez stopped EJC’s 2^nd try. The CJC girls missed their first 3 tries before Patricia Espinoza converted her try; then EJC’s Nykemah Kuylen stepped up to seal the deal by blasting the ball into the net for the 3-1 win.

UB men win ATLIB national football champs

The University of Belize men won back to back to repeat as the Association of Tertiary Level Institutions of Belize (ATLIB) national football champions, at the tournament hosted by E.J.C. at the Carl Ramos Stadium on Sunday.

In Game 1 the Northern champs, the Belize Adventist Junior College (BAJC) men won 4-3 over the southern sub-champs, the Sacred Heart Junior College (SHJC) men. Erwin Pott drilled home BAJC’s 1st goal and Edmer Petillo beat 2 defenders to slice the ball past the Sacred Heart’s goalie to lead 2-0.

SHJC’s Julian Maldonado’s cross in front of the goal found Carlos Vasquez who blasted the ball into the empty net vacated by BAJC goalie Antonio Aguilar who came out of his goal to challenge Maldonado’s play: 2-1.

BAJC’s Ardon Budna set table for Edner Petillo right in front of the center of the goal at the edge of the 18 yard box, and Petillo drilled the hapless SAJC goalie to lead 3-1 at the half time

Erwin Pott blast in BAJC’s 4^th goal early in the 2^nd half to lead 4-1; then  Bernel Valdez and Carlos Vasquez teamed up to narrow the deficit, serving to  Julian Maldonado who scored SHJC’s 2^nd goal. Maldonado returned the favor for Shannon Defour to score a 3^rd goal for SHJC before the final whistle.

In Game 2 the southern champs the UB men blew away the Northern sub-champs, the St. John’s College Junior College (SJCJC) 5-0. UB’s Norman Elrington outran the SJCJC defense to bomb SJCJC goalie Armand Luna with the 1^st goal and Dwayne Sampson soon added a 2^nd goal; then Sampson crossed to center for Elrington to finish for a 3^rd goal before the half time break. Hugo Castillo came off the UB bench in the 2^nd half to take over from a banged up Elrington and created the play for Zebedee Moore to score UB’s 4^th goal. Dwayne Sampson outran the SJCJC defense to drill home a 5^th goal for the 5-0 win.

In Game 3, the championship final, the UB men blew away the Belize Adventist men 3-0. Danilo Marcelo scored the 1^st winning goal and Dwayne Sampson drilled home a 2^nd and a 3^rd to lead 3-0 at the half. BAJC’s Ariene Swazo, Ardon Budna and Alwin Belizaire had their work cut out, but could not stop the UB strikers from drilling goals past the hapless goalie Antonio Aguilar at will.

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