Sports

Sunset Homes, a company in Anguilla involved in design construction and villa rentals, sponsored its third annual Fun Day for school children in the Stoney Ground area on Sunday, August 28. The highly successful community event attracted a large number of youngsters who competed in various sporting activities.

The Anguilla Amateur Netball Association is participating for the very first time in the ECCB/OECS Annual Under 23 Netball Tournament.

From Monday 08 August – Friday 19 August, 2005, the Anguilla Football Association (AFA) staged its annual Youth Soccer Camp at the James Ronald Webster Park as part of its strategic plan to build awareness of the sport, increase the number of local children being exposed to the game and also offer alternative programmes for youth development on the island.

An event which went on reported was that the racing boat Superstar struck a reef just minutes before completing the August Tuesday race at Island Harbour.

The all-female Fire Ants football team has just had some motivational training during a team-building day organised for them under auspices of the Anguilla Football Association.

Anguilla participated in the 10th Eastern Caribbean Body-Building, Fitness and Body Fitness Championships held recently in Kingstown, St. Vincent.

Anguilla’s upcoming athletic, Shara Proctor, placed fifth in the long jump at the Pan American Junior Championships held in Canada recently.

For eight consecutive years Scotiabank has supported the Summer Festival through its sponsorship of the Champion of Champions boat race.

The Anguilla Social Security Board has made arrangements for local athlete Miss Curlee Gumbs to travel to North Carolina, USA, to undergo professional training with John Burks, Coach of 4X400m Olympic gold medallist, Crystal Cox. Curlee’s period of training runs from July 17 to September 2, 2005, with a short break in between (August 3 – 15) to compete at the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

Anguilla was represented at the just concluded World Youth Championships which were held in Marrakech, Morocco, from 13th to the 17th July. The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) organizes these championships every two years for athletes under 18 years of age, from all over the world.

The Caribbean Commercial Bank has donated EC$14,740 to the Anguilla Boat Racing Committee for the sponsorship of the August Thursday boat race at Meads Bay when the CCB’s Gold Cup will be presented to the winner.

Fun Day, a series of village games, and the Peter Perkins Memorial Boat Race, held by the National Bank of Anguilla on Sunday, July 17, at Road Bay, as part of its 20th Anniversary celebrations, were a resounding success.

Four teams took part in the 2005 Kiddy Cricket competition finals at the Coronation Park on Saturday July 2. They were first place Stoney Ground School taking on fourth place Valley Primary School and second place Road School taking on third place Morris Vanterpool.

Just one week following the holding of the John T Memorial Cycling Race, two of the top organising committee members and two senior officials of the platinum sponsor, Cable and Wireless, met to review the event.

On Tuesday 21st June, 2005 the Anguilla Football Association, through its Female Football Committee, received the donation of one flat screen PC & 3 months of Free Internet Service, from Caribbean Cable Communications, one 20 inch flat screen television set from Social Security and a digital camera from D-3 Enterprises to be used as prizes in the female football raffle.

The Warriors, Anguilla’s winning domino team, spent last weekend in St. Eustatius where they played three competitive matches against Eldorado, the domino team there.

The Anguilla Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (AABFA) held their annual general meeting on Tuesday 14th June at which a new Executive Body was elected. Among the many fitness enthusiast was Mr. Alkins Rogers, the Sports Officer.

The Caribbean Commercial Bank-sponsored Anguilla Female Football League, which commenced at the Ronald Webster Park Annex on April 23, ended on Friday May 27 with Shining Stars taking first place and therefore winning the Championship Trophy.

The Anguilla Day 38th Anniversary round the island boat race was held on May 30 with thirteen boats leaving Road Bay Harbour. UFO took the prize of US $200 sponsored by Tasty’s Restaurant, at the first point in the area of Scrub Island.

The Anguilla Amateur Athletic Association (AAAA) has just purchased a mini van. This will be used in meeting some on the training needs of both athletes and coaches of the island.