Belize City, Friday, January 27, 2012

The Belize Elementary School and New Horizon Academy boys both posted big wins in the Belize City primary school basketball competition at the City Center on Tuesday.

The Belize Elementary School boys won 25-13 over the Buttonwood Bay Nazarene Schools. Cusion Wong led the BES boys with 12 points while Cory Anderson scored 5 points for Buttonwood Bay.

The BES boys had also won over the Ephesus 7th Day Adventist School boys by default.

Other games:

New Horizon Academy vs. Ebenezer Methodist – New Horizon win by default

Wesley Upper vs.  Calvary Temple School – 11-4

Top scorers: Shandy Vernon (Wesley) 10 pts, Rossey Matute & Natalie Balona (Calvary) 2 pts

Wesley Upper vs. Calvary Temple School – 39-8

Top scorers: Shaquille Crawford (Wesley) 21 pts, Adler Romero (Calvary) 4 pts

St. Ignatius School vs. All Saints’ School – 23-20

Top scorers: Michael Sarmiento (Nashus) 6 pts, Lincolyn Myvette & Giovanni Rudon (All Saints’) 7 pts

St. Martin De Porres School vs. Queen Square Anglican – 16-0

Top scorers: Shantia Palacio (St. Martin) 8 pts

St. Martin vs. Queen Square Anglican – 76-0

Top scorer: Clency Lopez (St. Martin) 32 pts.

James Garbutt SDA School vs. All Saints’ School – 30-14

Top scorers: Shaquille Thurton (James Garbutt) 16 pts, Lincolyn Myvette (All Saints) 8 pts.

Belize Elementary vs. Calvary Temple – 11-0

Top scorer: Iyanie Castillo (BES) 4 pts

Holy Redeemer School vs. St. John’s Anglican – 53-15

Top scorers: Nigel Myvette (Holy Redeemer) 10pts, Jaleel Jenkins (St. John’s Anglican) 8 pts

Wesley Upper boys vs. Queen Street Baptist – 48-15

Top scorers: Shaquille Crawford (Wesley Upper) 22 pts, Anthony Gillett (Queen Street) 9 pts

All Saints’ School vs. Unity Presbyterian – 15-13

Top scorers: Sheldon Samuels (All Saints) 8 pts, July Barrientos (Unity Presbyterian) 5 pts

St. John’s Anglican vs. 27-21 Calvary Temple boys

Top scorers: Shadrick Lord (St. John’s Anglican) 15 pts, Alder Romero (Calvary Temple) 10 pts

Buttonwood Bay Nazarene vs. Queen Square Anglican – 44-0

Top scorers: Ishelle Magandi (Buttonwood Bay) 20pts

Buttonwood Bay vs. Queen Square Anglican – 45-6

Jaywin Pandy (Buttonwood Bay) 17pts, Lindon Peters (Queen Square) 4 pts

Belize City, Monday, January 30, 2012

The Gwen Lizarraga High School girls and St. John’s College boys are leading the high school football competition.

Both teams have advanced into the playoffs which began on Wednesday afternoon at the MCC garden, with the Gwen Liz girls taking on the St. Catherine’s Academy girls and the Gwen Liz boys taking on the Ladyville Technical High School boys.

How they advanced;

Gwen Liz girls vs. Maud Williams High – 1-0

Goal scorer: Kishay Bevans

Gwen Liz girls vs. St. Catherine’s Academy – 1-0

Goal scorer: Jersha Estrada

Anglican Cathedral College girls vs. Maud Williams – 2-0

Goal scorers: Vanessa Galindo, Ajahnie Carr

ACC girls vs. Wesley College – 1-1

Goal scorers: Ajahnie Carr (ACC), Imanie Mckenzie (Wesley)

SCA vs. Wesley – 0-1

Goal scorer: Erica Milligan

Ladyville Tech boys vs. Maud Williams High – 2-0

Goal scorers: Nathan Sedacey, Wilhelm Leslie

St. John’s College vs. Nazarene High – 3-2

Goal scorers: Porshan Pipersburg, Harold Nava & Raheem Flowers (SJC), Benjamine Hyde, Eric Lamb (Nazarene)

Wesley boys vs. ACC – 0-0

Gwen Liz High vs. Excelsior High School boys – 5-0

Goal scorers: Ralph Martinez, Francis Andrews, Akeem Jones, Marvin Sosa & John Valerio

Belize City, Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The Gwendolyn Lizarraga High School girls posted their second win 1-0 over the St. Catherine’s Academy girls when the high school football competition continued at the MCC grounds on Tuesday, January 24.

Deandra Coote and Ann Ma led the Gwen Liz offensive supported by Jersha Estrada, Khadijah Wilson, Shanese Burgess and Roslyn Smith at midfield, but at first were held in check by the SCA defenders Ashley Pelayo, Daedra Gill, Samaurie Samos and Aaliyah Williams.

But they could not contain Gwen Liz’s speedy striker Jersha Estrada who broke through to embarrass SCA’s goalie Ashley White with the first winning goal.

Leolyn Martinez and Leera Carr led the SCA counterattacks supported by midfielders Tyra Moreira, and Brianny Flowers and Kiana Singh, but they made little impression on the Gwen Liz defenders Maureen Rhaburn, Micah Tench, Roxanne Andrews, Leandra Myvett and goalie Kishay Burgess who held the convent girls scoreless the entire game to secure the 1-0 win.

It was also Jersha Estrada’s 3rd goal of the competition as she had struck twice in Gwen Liz’s 2-1 win over the Wesley College girls last Thursday. Elisha Bernardez scored a consolation goal for Wesley.

Wesley’s Imane Mckenzie controls the ball

Belize City, Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The Gwendolyn Lizarraga High School girls posted their second win 1-0 over the St. Catherine’s Academy girls when the high school football competition continued at the MCC grounds on Tuesday, January 24.

Deandra Coote and Ann Ma led the Gwen Liz offensive supported by Jersha Estrada, Khadijah Wilson, Shanese Burgess and Roslyn Smith at midfield, but at first were held in check by the SCA defenders Ashley Pelayo, Daedra Gill, Samaurie Samos and Aaliyah Williams.

But they could not contain Gwen Liz’s speedy striker Jersha Estrada who broke through to embarrass SCA’s goalie Ashley White with the first winning goal.

Leolyn Martinez and Leera Carr led the SCA counterattacks supported by midfielders Tyra Moreira, and Brianny Flowers and Kiana Singh, but they made little impression on the Gwen Liz defenders Maureen Rhaburn, Micah Tench, Roxanne Andrews, Leandra Myvett and goalie Kishay Burgess who held the convent girls scoreless the entire game to secure the 1-0 win.

It was also Jersha Estrada’s 3rd goal of the competition as she had struck twice in Gwen Liz’s 2-1 win over the Wesley College girls last Thursday. Elisha Bernardez scored a consolation goal for Wesley.

Belize City, Friday, January 13, 2012

The Kitkat Babba Shop softballers posted back to back wins in the Belize City interoffice softball competition which continued at the home of softball at the Rogers Stadium last Wednesday and Friday nights.

The Kitkat hitters outlasted Belize Telemedia 15-14 on Wednesday. Kevin Siroki, Leonard Linares, Bryan Grant and Joseph Alvarez gave Kitkat a 4-0 lead when they came home in the 1st inning, and Kitkat extended the lead to 7-0 when Siroki, Linares and Belisle came home in the second inning.

But the Telemedia hitters soon tied the score when pitcher Bernard Pitts, Kimni Williams, Francis usher, Lupito Acosta, Omar Gordon, Ryan Rivero and Tamara Ramsey all came home in the top of the 3rd inning, only to see Kitkat regain the lead 9-7 when Siroki and Bryan Grant came home in the bottom of the 3rd.

Joseph Alvarez made it 10-7 when he scored in the 4th inning, but Telemedia recovered slightly to trail 9-10 when Grodion and Ramsey came home again in the top of the 5th inning. Linares, Belisle and Grant extended the Kitkat lead to 13-9 in the bottom of the 6th, but Telemedia forced the game into an 8th inning tie-breaker when Pitts, Williams, Acosta and Omar Alpuche came home to tie the score 13-13.

The Telemedia hitters finally took the lead 14-13 when Ramsey scored in the top of the 8th, but Kitkat secured the win when Belisle and Grant came home in the bottom of the 8th inning.

Kitkat posted another 14-7 win by mercy rule over their sister squad Babbashop Kitkat, leading 5-0 when Caryl Meighan, Woodye, Linares, Grant and Tommy Shaw came home in the 1st inning and they extended their lead to 8-0 when Meighan, Linares and Shaw rounded the bases again in the 2nd inning. They led 9-0 after Grant scored again in the 4th.

Babba shop finally got on the scoreboard when Jason Jenkins scored their first run in the 4th inning, and Mark Ramsey, Adelita Gillett, Jenkins, Gilbert Gillett, Sherston O’brien and Luigi Saldivar scored 6 more runs in the 5th inning, but they were still down 7-9, when Meighan, Woodye, Linares, Grant and Joseph Alvarez scored 5 more runs in the 5th for the 14-7 win.

Belize City, Sunday, January 15, 2012

Westlake upset the Belize Rural All Stars 2-1 at the MCC Garden on Sunday.

Devon and Andres Makin spearheaded the Westlake offensive with the help of midfielders Gilroy “Bredda” Thurton, Jarret Davis, Lorenzo “Lencho” Diaz and Michael “Soup” Hernandez.

Torrential rains Saturday night had turned the garden into a slippery swamp. All Stars’ goalie Elias Hercules found out that much to his embarrassment when Devon Makin slipped in the first goal of the ball game.

Minutes later Hercules was tested again and could not handle the missile from Andres Makin which gave Westlake a 2-0 lead.

Westlake’s defenders did their best, but could not stop All Stars’ Jerome Madrill from drilling a shot past goalie Stanley Jordan to reduce the lead to 2-1 at the half.

In the 2nd half, Westlake’s technical director Tyrone “T-bone” Muschamp had introduced Albert “Ally” Thurton to relieve Caceres and Travis Eiley for Devon Makin. The All Stars’ Marvin Jones and Delroy Jones replaced Kevin Pelayo and Thedran Reid, but before long Muschamp himself entered the ball game for Jarret Davis, and Stephen Baiza replaced Michael “Soup” Hernandez to secure the 2-1 win at the long whistle.

Byron Usher scored Rural All Stars’ 1st goal

Ladyville, Sunday, January 8, 2012

The Belize Rural All Stars posted a 1-0 win over FC Belize when the Belize Bank Christmas Cup football competition continued at the Ladyville football field on Sunday.

Byron Usher drew first blood for the Rural All Stars when he and Samuel Leslie combined to beat the FC Belize defenders: Chris Gilharry, Ian Gaynair, Marlon Clarke and Matthew Leal, embarrassing goalie Elroy Rowley with the winning goal.

Stung into the action, FC Belize counter attacked furiously and Jerome “Jaro” James, Wayne Moody and Clinton “Pin” Jorgenson all got off shots at goal, but they served only to make the All Stars’ goalie Elias Hercules look good. Ryan Gill, Jael Ottley and Thomas Castro backed up their plays at midfield, but they could not get by the all Stars’ stiff defense of Alfred Garnett, Chris Meighan, Kevin Pelayo and Jerome Madrill who locked up shop to hold on to their 1-0 lead till the long whistle.

FC Belize gave it all they had as Avian “Chi-chis” Crawford, Jermaine “Bowfoot” Zuniga, Carlton Rashford and even veteran Eian Henry entered the ball game in the hopes of scoring the equalizer but to no avail. The all Stars’ Thedran Reid took over from Wayne Godoy, and Keenan Bennett, Lespaul Williams, Victor Villamil and Marvin Jones all entered the ball game to secure the 1-0 win.

Game 2 results:

Westlake vs. Kraal Road City Boys – 1-1

Goals by Travis Eiley, Dwayne Simpson

Dennis Myles pitches

Belize, Monday, January 9, 2012

The Police stopped the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital softball squad 18-17 when the Belize City interoffice softball competition continued at the home of softball at the Rogers Stadium on Monday evening, January 9.

Ronaldo Siu, Ricardo Hermoso, pitcher Omar Martinez, Ryan Miller and Delsie Lizama gave the KHMH a 5-0 lead when they all came home in the top of the 1st inning. Martinez, who was on the mound for KHMH, allowed the cops to score no runs in the bottom of the 1st, while the lead grew to 8-0 when Dwayne Willacey homered in the 2nd inning, and Ronaldo Siu and Ricardo Hermoso came home.

Japhet Young, Jody Ingram and Pauline Bradley kept the cops in the game when they crossed the plate in the bottom of the 2nd to trail 3-8 at the end of the inning.

Police pitcher Dennis Myles allowed the KHMH no runs in the 3rd and 4th innings, while Young, Ingram and Orvin Augustus came home in the bottom of the 3rd, and Augustus crossed the plate in the 4th to trail 7-8.

Willacey, Siu, Hermoso and Andrew Baird extended the KHMH lead to 12-7 in the top of the 5th, but the cops got into the driving seat when Nicole Arnold, Ingram, Randy Sanchez, Jeremy McCulough, Leonora Morales, Bradley, Augustus and Reginald Flowers all came home in the bottom of the 5th for a 16-12 lead.

KHMH’s Miller and Lizama narrowed the Police lead to 16-14 when they came home in the top of the 6th and Hermoso and Martinez tied the ball game at 16-16 in the top of the 7th to take the game into an 8th inning tie-breaker, but no runs were scored.

Hermoso gave the KHMH a 17-16 lead in the top of the 9th, but Augustus tied the score for the cops at 17-17 and substitute Juvencito Cowo scored the winning run for the 18-17 victory. The competition continues on Wednesday night.

One More for Brit and Jockey Erick Martinez (center) won 7 Furlong race

Burrell Boom, Monday, December 26, 2011

“One More for Brit” of the Brittany Stables won the Santiago Castillo Cup one mile race culminating the National Horse Racing Association’s annual Boxing Day horse race meet at the Castleton race track in Burrell Boom village.

“I am Blessed”, ridden by 11-year-old Eric Carcana, won the first race of the day, a 3-furlong race in 42.4 seconds. Alessandro Rodriguez on “Wiley” was 2nd while Carlos Rodriguez on “Selassie” placed 3rd.

In the 2nd race of the day, Anthony Barclay on the Cuello’s Stables “Caribbean Surprise” won the 4-furlong Alvan Bodden Memorial in 55.5 seconds. Emory “Basso” Baptist rode George Gabourel’s Stables’ “It’s Me Again” to finish 2nd and Alessandro Rodriguez on Dunker Stables’ “Diablo” ran 3rd. Martinez on “Hot Coin” was 4th, while Earl Budd on Bradley’s Stables’ “Chispa” was 5th and Eric Rodriguez on Ermeav Stables’ “Déjà Vu” was 6th.

In the 3rd race of the day, Eric Martinez posted his first win on the Esquiliano Stables’ “Cherry’s Bomb”, winning the Benny’s Home Center Challenge in 1 minute 9.5 seconds, in a five furlong race for D-class horses. Anthony Barclay on Stewart Stables’ “Busta” was 2nd while Alessandro Rodriguez on Guy Stables’ “Twinkle Twinkle” won the 3rd prize.

In the 4th race, Martinez rode the Brittany’s Stables’ “Foxy Ruler” to win in the Sir Gilbert Canton Memorial race in 1 minute 8.3 seconds, a 5 furlong race. Earl Budd on “Lady Anna” of the Hulse Stables took second place.

In the 5th race of the day, Martinez posted his 3rd win riding the L&R Cuello’s Stables’ “24K” to win in 1 minute 22.6 seconds, a 6 furlongs race from a field of 8 horses. David Small on “Blessed Kid” of the Hugo Stables was 2nd, while “Fancy D” of the Ermeav Stables, ridden by Enrique Ramirez was 3rd. “Caribbean Princess” of the Cuello’s Stables, with Anthony Barclay on the mount was leading at start but finished 4th, and “Wild Kiss” of the Canton Stables ridden by Earl Budd was 5th. Manuel Rodriguez on “Eclipse” was 6th, “Imported Master” of the Banner Stables ran 7th and Alessandro Rodriguez on “Lady Caviar” was 8th.

In the 6th race of the day, Emory “Basso” Baptist on George Gabourel’s stables’ “Dawn” won the 6-furlong gallop from a field of 5 horses. Alessandro Rodriguez on “Split City” of the Dunker Stables placed 2nd while Martinez on “Britney’s Choice” took 3rd. Enrique Rodriguez on L&R stables’ “Kiss Them and Leave Them” finished 4th and Anthony Barclay on Urbina Stables’ “Victoria’s Princess” finished 5th.

In the 7th and final race of the day, Eric Martinez posted his 4th win on “One More for Brit”. Canton Stables’ “Perfect Storm” made his move on the curve, but “One More for Brit” had the legs to win and Martinez gave her free rein. “Perfect Storm” had to settle for 2nd. “Overdrive” of the L&R Cuello’s Stables of Orange Walk was running third coming round the bend at the six furlong mark, but “D-Star” edged past down the stretch to take third place.

Belize City, Sunday, January 1, 2012

Team Cayo Uprising’s Oscar Quiros proved his mettle when he sprinted down the finished line in the 50-mile ride from Orange Walk Town to Belize City to win the 22nd KREM New Year’s Day junior cycling classic on Sunday.

Quiros clocked 2:41:10 and won a $500 1st prize and the winner’s trophy.

The Cayo Uprising team had dominated the entire race, as Gian Zetina had jumped into the lead at the start of the race to win the first $150 station prize at the Tower Hill toll bridge, but his teammate Zahir Figueroa soon took over the place to win the next station prize at the Crooked Tree junction, an eye examination.

Joslyn Chavarria led briefly to win the $50 prize at mile 23 ¼, then it was Quiros on the pace to win the $100 prize from Medina’s Construction at Maxboro, and a prize of $50 gas at the Ladyville gas station.

Giovanni Lovell surged ahead to win a $50 prize at the New Site bus stop, and three  more $100 prizes at Low’s supermarket, Ramon’s superstore and at the airport junction.

Zahir Figueroa regained the lead to win a $50 prize at the Haulover Bridge, while his teammate Chris Sandoval took the $50 prize at Maheia’s construction. Quiros took the next prize of a $50 tool set at the Truck Parts of Belize Ltd. Figueroa swept the next three prizes entering the city at the Neal & Gordon’s gym, a $50 prize from Community Drug store and a $100 prize from Oceana Belize at the Belcan bridge.

At the finish line, Team D&D consultancy’s Deezan Spence was 3 seconds behind Quiros to win the $300 2nd prize and trophy, while Team Cayo Uprising’s Zahir Figueroa won the $200 3rd prize and a trophy, clocking 2:43:14 as the 1st youth rider to finish.

Team INDECO’s Giovanni Lovell was 4th, while Team C-Ray’s Riis Cattouse was 5th. Team clear di land’s Adrian Lineras was 6th, while Team typhoon’s Harold Zuniga of Orange Walk was 7th.