Good evening sports fans and welcome to Sports Monday for August 9th, 1999. I am Karl Tillett sitting in for James Adderley once again. Football action was to headline this edition of the show but it was a case of “suppose they had a game” and only one team showed up – ergo no game. […]
The summer vacation is a time when children get to forget about school and let their imaginations run wild. Today some children from Lake Independence got a real treat from the Taiwanese Embassy which is sponsoring the visit of some martial arts experts. Janelle Chanona who went to the City Centre today got a feel […]
While many people complain about the lack of activities for kids during the long summer vacation one man and several of his friends have done something about it. Curlin King, who has had summer camps in the past has rounded up about thirty children who were anxious for something to do and taken them out […]
Good evening and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday. I am Karl Tillett sitting in for James Adderley. Football headlines this edition and a relatively crowded M.C.C. Grounds was the site of yet another humiliating loss for Belizean soccer. Acros, Belize’s sub-champion took the field against the Salvadoran champion FAS hoping to avenge an […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to this mix of Sports Monday. Mother Nature forced a postponement to the decisive Game III in the National Cricket Championship last weekend but certainly relented Saturday for the conclusion of the series at Lord’s Bank. We open to find Michael Flowers from Surprise of Lemonal bowling up […]
It may not be a large delegation, in fact it will probably be considered tiny, but the three athletes and three officials from Belize attending the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada will be waving their flag just as proudly as the bigger contingents. The six Belizeans, cyclists Ernest “Jawmaine” Meighan, and Andrew Smiling, athlete […]
Besides swimming classes, art lessons and summer school for those needing an extra academic boost, this summer vacation many of Belize’s children are taking their time off to learn something new or strengthen their skills. Today News Five was invited out to the MCC grounds where some youngsters were learning about more than just kicking […]
“Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this serving of Sports Monday. Lady Rebels consolidated its grip on first place in the Rogers Stadium softball season by sweeping a pair of ballgames from a struggling JL’s team. We pick up the action in the top of the 2nd inning with Delvorine […]
“Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re about to lay Sports Monday on you. The softball community tried to help two of its very own who were victims of the Victoria Street fire with a triple-header of primetime activities at Rogers Stadium on Saturday. It featured the best from the west against the big guns […]
An outstanding young softball star has been awarded the government’s first full sports scholarship to a tertiary level institution. 16 year old Keneshia Sutherland of Camalote Village in the Cayo District will be assisted with tuition and fees, books as well as lodging while she studies accounting at Belize Technical College. Sutherland has played with […]
Who could forget the excitement of last year’s CARICOM Basketball Tournament? Well the games are back again, this time in Guyana and this time it is for the under seventeen teams. Arreini Palacio was at the City Center today to meet the Belize team which leaves on the 14th. Fred Gabourel, Coach “I think we […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re into another serving of Sports Monday. After 3 misses in a row beginning with the Mother’s Day Bel-Chi Classic, the Belize Amateur Cycling Association finally got back on track with yesterday’s successful running of the Orange Walk Cycle Classic. 20 riders suited up for this one but heading […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this dish of Sports Monday. Let’s start with the Belize Amateur Basketball series as Christian Ambassadors and Mirab find themselves in a final shootout for the 1999 senior title at the City Centre Friday night. It’s 2 points immediately off the tip-off courtesy of […]
The controversy surrounding last Friday’s semi-pro championships ended yesterday with the Belize Basketball Association Appeals Board upholding Phoenix Footlocker Raiders’ win. The board ruled that although there had been a referee error that put B.T.L. at a disadvantage, FIBA rules only allow for a correction of the error during the game, not after. Undaunted by […]
History will probably remember it as only a minor footnote to the most exciting finish in semi-pro basketball history. Today the three members of the B.B.A. appeals board made it official by denying the protest of the B.T.L. Nets that the outcome of Friday night’s 75-74 Raider’s victory should be nullified. The ruling was contained […]
The comeback season of semi-pro basketball came to an unbelievably exciting climax on Friday night as thousands of fans in the City Centre and at home watching on television witnessed one of the most dramatic sporting events in Belizean history. First it was the scrappy B.T.L. Nets coming back in the second half from a […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to this version of Sports Monday. While some basketballers were looking for a fight Friday night, the real fighters were involved in a real international prime time fight card at big Bird’s Isle Sunday morning billed as Belize versus Mexico. The opening ceremony is complete with the National […]
Basketball fans will get another chance to see Belize’s best semi-pro teams in action this Friday night. As expected both the B.T.L. Nets and the Raiders are confident that they will win. Arreini Palacio spoke to both sides of the court today to find out how each team intends to defeat the other. Three pointers, […]
If basketball on Friday night is not enough for you sports fans, there is also boxing on Sunday. This time Belize will defend the flag against Mexican challengers. For more on the excitement at Bird’s Isle, here’s James Adderley. The sport of boxing has been steadily gaining momentum in Belize and Sunday brings up another […]
After a two-year break, Special Olympics Belize is making a comeback. The event, which is scheduled for November of this year, will feature the sporting talents of children from all over the country. The Coordinator of Special Olympics Belize Dativa Martinez explained that the competition is still in the planning stage. Dativa Martinez, Coordinator, Special […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re just in time for this fresh serving of Sports Monday. The semi-pro basketball finals got off with a bang Friday night as B.T.L. Nets with a 7-1 finish in regular season play hosted 6-2 the Kremandala Raiders for game I of a 3 game championship series. In case […]
While a lot of people are focusing on the start of the Semi-pro basketball finals tomorrow night, there are members of the sports world who are completely wrapped up in another endeavor. One they hope will show the region what Belize’s up and coming athletic stars can do. Arreini Palacio was at the City Center […]
Last week Friday’s Semi Pro basketball game has left one team to face newcomers BTL Nets in the finals. Although there have been no Semi Pro games in the past year Phoenix Footlocker Raiders are no stranger to the Championships, the question is whether they can once again become the champs. Arreini Palacio, Reporting It […]
On Thursday, June tenth thirty-six youths will be departing Belize by boat for Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. The trip is not a sightseeing adventure but a journey the young men and women hope will bring back gold to Belize. The Junior Track and Field team will be competing in the upcoming Central American Athletic Championship Games […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is your fresh slice of Sports Monday. It was supposed to be a biggie Friday in semi-pro basketball as the Kremendala Raiders and Brothers Habet Lakers locked horns in a final bid to make the championship round against BTL Nets already waiting in the wings. The Raiders opens […]
