Softball and Cycling Top Sports Monday
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Written on August 28, 2017 | Posted in Sports | No comment
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James Adderley Puts the Sports in Sports Monday
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities….]
Written on August 21, 2017 | Posted in Sports | No comment
CitCo Recognizes Top Track Athletes
This afternoon Mayor Darrell Bradley and several of his councilors hosted three National Team Track and Field athletes and their coach at the City Hall. The team was presented with plaques and cash before given a tour of the City Hall. Ashantie and Ashontie Card and Faith Morris are all young athletes who have represented […]
Written on August 18, 2017 | Posted in Sports | No comment
N.S.C. Raises Funds for CODICADER Team
Over a hundred young athletes under the age of fifteen years, are traveling to Honduras this weekend to participate in the CODICADER Games. Despite initial concerns that Belize would be ineligible to host future competitions once it was unable to send a delegation, the National Sports Council has secured resources necessary to take part in […]
Written on August 18, 2017 | Posted in Sports | No comment
Belize Getting Support from Central American Partners
Chief of Mission, Charlie Slusher, also shared with the audience the sentiments of other CODICADER executives who are in support of Belize, despite the financial difficulties in defraying the cost of participation. Charlie Slusher, Chief of Mission, CODICADER Games “The good news that I have for Belize is that all indication is that all […]
Written on August 18, 2017 | Posted in Sports | No comment
The Lights are On at Marion Jones; Athletes Will Make it their Home
Wednesday night saw the launch of lighting fixtures for what is expected to be the crown jewel of Belize’s sporting facilities, the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. The Mexican Agency for International Development and Cooperation, AMEXCID, has become a key partner in advancing the development of the stadium to represent more sporting disciplines, with the building […]
The Highlights on Sports Monday
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of weekend sporting activities….]
Written on August 14, 2017 | Posted in Sports | No comment
Table Tennis Players Hard at Work Despite Bronze Success
Belize’s team to the 2017 Central American Pre-Infantile under-eleven and under-thirteen Table Tennis Championships in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, returned with two bronze medals in boys’ play and improved performances across the discipline. The seven players are Taye Parkinson, Devesh Hukmani, Jofny Paguaga, Goran Gabourel and in the female category, Sarai Paguaga, Abigail Thurton and Gabrielle Gabourel. […]
Softball, basketball and cycling top pre-Franklin Sports Monday
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of weekend sporting activities….]
Written on August 7, 2017 | Posted in Sports | No comment
The Queen’s Baton Links Belize to 2018 Commonwealth Games
The Queen’s Baton arrived in the Jewel today as it makes it way to Gold Coast in Australia in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Here, it was met with much fanfare at the start of a relay covering ground in the City, to Orange Walk as well as the Chiquibul National Park. From here […]
Written on August 2, 2017 | Posted in Miscellaneous,People & Places,Regional / International,Sports | No comment
All Kinds of Football on Sports Monday
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of weekend sporting activities….]
Written on July 31, 2017 | Posted in Sports | No comment
Belize Out of Medals at Commonwealth Youth Games
The Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas have been completed and Belize’s team of five athletes returned on Tuesday. Their results were less than stellar, with track runners Joshire Stanley and the lone female, Hillary Gladden, unable to qualify from their heats for the one hundred and two hundred meter races and tennis player Adrian […]
Athletes Encouraged, Vow Better Performances
For the youngsters themselves, this was no time to hang their heads. Lino, Ysaguirre and Stanley are scheduled for further competitions this year – in fact, Stanley was due to leave again for a competition in Nicaragua later on Tuesday. They told us they are not discouraged and intend to compete even harder for themselves […]
‘Banditos’ to Storm Nicaragua; They’ll Be Wearing New Gear
The Belmopan Bandits won the Premier League of Belize and that qualified them as the team to represent the Jewel in the 2017 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League. In its first round of the competition, the team will face off against Nicaragua in a home and away series, which starts with its first game on August […]
Kaina Martinez and Future Athletes Run the Track in Seine Bight
Over two hundred children, ages five to seventeen, registered with Kaina Martinez’s annual track and field games held over the weekend in Seine Bight Village on the peninsula, catering to children from neighboring communities and as far as Mahogany Heights in the Belize District. The children, who are aspiring athletes, are training in various disciplines […]
Sports Monday’s Sporting Highlights
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of weekend sporting activities…]
Written on July 24, 2017 | Posted in Sports | No comment
Smart Stars Football Summer Camp Culminates at the MCC Grounds
The Smart Stars Football Summer Camp culminated today at the MCC Grounds in Belize City. The annual football summer camp has been taking place for over ten years and this is the seventh year that Smart has been sponsoring it. Children from across the city have been playing ball for weeks and learning important sport […]
Written on July 21, 2017 | Posted in Sports | No comment
Belize Challenging for Medals at Youth Volleyball Tournament
The under twenty-one Central American Female Volleyball Championship is underway in Belize City at the SCA Gymnasium. Belize is hosting the regional competition which ends on Saturday night. Team Belize has played Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala and won one of those four games. We spoke with Allan Sharp of the Volleyball Association […]
Written on July 21, 2017 | Posted in Sports | No comment
Belize braces for CODICADER suspension
A team of young athletes is destined for Honduras in the weeks ahead to represent the Jewel in the Under-fifteen CODICADER games. Their attendance however, does not exempt Belize from facing sanctions in the near future, since the outing had been scheduled ahead of government’s recent announcement that it cannot afford to host the Disability […]
Gov’t says no money to host CODICADER disability games
In 2016, under the direction of Minister of State Elodio Aragon Junior, whose responsibility at the time included sports and culture, the National Sports Council spent in excess of four hundred thousand dollars in hosting the CODICADER Games. This time around, expenses would be considerably less since only two disciplines will be featured in the […]
Belize to CODICADER U-15 Games; Still in Danger of Ban
The CODICADER Under-fifteen Games are scheduled to take place in Honduras towards the end of August and Belize will be participating in the upcoming tournament. The announcement follows an official invitation from the president of the Central American sports organization earlier today. But while Belize is set to attend the competition, is it out of […]
Youth Athletes Aim for Glory in Bahamas
A small contingent of athletes headed today for the Bahamas where the Commonwealth Games are taking place this week. One thousand athletes will be competing overall in nine sporting disciplines. News Five caught up with local athletes at the Philip Goldson International Airport where the hopefuls in track and field, cycling and tennis were all […]
Lady Teen Volleyballers Host Regional Championship
The Under-twenty Central American Female Volleyball Championship will be hosted in Belize starting Wednesday. The tournament will see young athletes from across the region participate in a series of grueling competition to determine who will capture the coveted gold medal this year. It is the second time that Belize is accommodating the games and while […]
Allyana Musa Vows to Make Belize Proud
Allyanna Musa, the team’s setter, is particularly excited about participating in the tournament because it is being held in Belize City at the SCA gymnasium. Her eyes, like those of her teammates, are set on the sought-after medal. Allyanna Musa, Setter, Team Belize “I believe all of us are really excited, especially since it’s […]
The Weekend Sporting Update on Sports Monday
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of weekend sporting activities….]
Written on July 17, 2017 | Posted in Sports | No comment
