Sports

U-13 Male National Team

The Anguilla U-13 football Team returned from a successful tour of St. Kitts on Monday. They participated in a friendly quadrangle tournament with St. Kitts teams one and two and Nevis. In the first encounter Anguilla narrowly defeated St. Kitts by score of one (1) goal to nil (0), with Captain Mensah Richardson scoring the lone goal. Anguilla went under to Nevis 2 goals to 0 in the second game, but stormed back to beat St. Kitts #1 by a score of 2 goals to nil. Both teams were dead locked at 2 goals a piece at the end of regular time, but Anguilla’s boys held their nerves and outscored St. Kitts by 2 goals to nil (0) on penalty kicks.

At a special assembly of the Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive School campuses A and B, at the Ronald Webster Park, on Monday March 26, Nagico and Cable and Wireless pledged support for the annual Inter-House School Sports.

This year’s boat-racing season started with a church service, a ribbon cutting ceremony and a B Class boat race. Speaker of the House of Assembly, David Carty, praised the new boat racing committee for formalizing the national sport in this way.

The Annual Primary Schools Road Race, sponsored by Tropical Shipping, took place on Friday March 23rd in The Valley. The Race was run in two categories: juniors (under ten years) a distance of one and a half miles; and seniors (ten years and over), a distance of three miles. The results were as follows:

The Webster Park Annex was sizzling with excitement last weekend as Female Football took center stage on Saturday in the second Annual Backyard Olympics, Lil Soldiers ruled supreme as they outscored their opponents in some exciting and enjoyable activities which included target shooting, donkey race, long distance shoot out, juggling and relay races.

University of Florida women’s track and field athlete Shara Proctor (The Valley, Anguilla) was named the Southeastern Conference Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year as announced by the league.

Excitement builds in the air as the date approaches for the First Annual Grand Charity Golf Tournament Event at the Temenos Golf Club on Saturday April 21st 2007.

Since bursting on the scene more than four years ago, women’s football has been the flagship of the Anguilla Football Association. From the humble beginning of the Swarming Fire Ants to the visit of England’s National Female Coach, Hope Powell, women’s football has been receiving lots of attention – and rightfully so. Now, FIFA has rewarded the Anguilla Football Association’s tireless efforts at women’s football development with Anguilla’s first FIFA Seminar.

The National Bank of Anguilla has announced that its 2007 Peter Perkins Memorial Boat Race and the Fun Day Village Games will be held on July 15 at Road Bay, Sandy Ground.

Last Saturday, the football Knock-Out competition saw Soccerama Champions Attackers FC vs 2006 League Champions Roaring Lions FC. The game was keenly contested but when the dust settled it was the Roaring Lions who emerged victorious, defeating Attackers 3 goals to 2. With ten minutes left before the end of the first half, Melvin Angal opened the scoring with a textbook shot at the goal that beat Roaring Lions’ custodian.

Anguilla Golf Association held the third annual Peter Johnstone Claret Cup Tournament 10 March at Temenos Golf Course with twenty-nine golfers participating. It was an eighteen-hole event and the Claret Cup was presented to Theron Loizos with a gross score of 82. First low net Sally Hayes with a score of 65 and second low net, Lester Foreman with 67.

The 2007 Caribbean Commercial Bank-sponsored cricket season in Anguilla opened at the Ronald Webster Park on Sunday, March 11, with a 20-20-overs match with cash prizes awarded by Michael Fleming, a benevolent lover of the sport.

Teams from the primary schools in Anguilla have caught on well to the new sport – Pony Basketball - and are showing much enthusiasm on the playing field.

Long lines of sport lovers converged on the area in front Ashley & Sons Supermarket on Sunday, March 4, for the company’s 12th annual sponsored Road Relay involving competing students from the Primary Schools and the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School.

Over the weekend of March 3 - 4 2007 loyal fans were able to witness exciting football matches which commence the KNOCKOUT CHAMPIONSHIP.

The first cycle race of the year took place at 1:44 pm, in front of C&W, on Sunday, February 25, 2007. As usual, it was a grand a spectator’s event. A large number of persons showed up to support their respective cycling teams or cyclist. The race commenced with a total of 27 cyclists from Anguilla and neighboring Island St. Maarten/Martin.

The Halifax Committee bidding to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games, is seeking the support of Anguilla in realising its desire.

Kicks United FC have defeated Attackers FC to gain supremacy in the AFA 2006 Senior Male Football League. During the first half the Kicks United scored two goals and dominate the first half causing Sugar George of the Attackers to an early sub after numerous mistakes by his defender Wayne Laudat. Attackers’ midfield was in shambles after their main midfielder Kimani Winston was out of the game due to 3 yellow cards. Junior Anthony tried hard in Midfield but was overworked by the consistent pressure of the Kicks Forwards.

Ten-10 Cricket continued on Sunday with four tournament games and one fun game at the East End Playing field.

Last Saturday saw seventeen fine young sailors competing in Road Bay for prizes in the first ever Anguillian Optimist Regatta, an event that will be repeated in forthcoming years.