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The Belize TiMeS
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Belize #1 Sports Page
Zip Rider canoe wins 2010 Ruta Maya River Challenge
The Zip Rider canoe paddled by Jerry Rhaburn, Efrain Cruz and Felix Cruz and sponsored by Cruise Solutions won the 2010 annual Ruta Maya River Challenge race, outsprinting 6x Ruta Maya champs the Belize Bank team of Daniel Cruz, Erwin Cruz and Amado Lopez, clocking 18:41:07 to win first prize overall in the grueling 4- day race, also capturing the coveted Kinich Ahau (jade head) trophy. The Belize Bank team clocked 18:42:34 to finish in 2nd place. The Caribbean Pride canoe paddled by Chris Guydis of Burrell Boom and Jermaine Sanchez and Justin Sanchez from Flowers Bank and sponsored by Citrus Products of Belize Limited clocked 18:54:454 to finish in 3rd place. The Reagan International canoe paddled by Nolberto Seguro, Jeremy Sanchez and Sheldon Seguro clocked 19:04:15 for 4th place. The N.I.C.H. team: Oscar Cardona, Jimmy Valdez and Manuel Rodriguez paddled their canoe into 5th place 19:30:07. The Coast Guard Redemption team placed 6th, Cool Step was 7th, “Is it worth it” was 8th; “Just Do It’ was 9th and the Belize Coast Guard Cutter was 10th. The Cobb’s Arm Happy Cow Cheese
canoe finished 11th, just ahead of the “No Limit Soldiers” who won the Mixed division in 12th place overall, clocking 20:33:00. The “Lost & Found” team: Janise Leslie, Eldon and Derwin Sanchez won 2nd in the Mixed division as they paddled their canoe into 13th place overall, in 20:34:59. The Print Belize Canoe paddled by Evelio Flores, Javier Guardado and Rudolph Gentle returned as champions of the Pleasure division, clocking 20:43:49 to finish 15th overall. The Police “Crimefighters” canoe paddled by Neri Waight, Alfonso Guerra and Jerome Ingram won 2nd in the Pleasure division, clocking 21:01:23 to place 16th overall. The “Born to Rule” team clocked 21:55:18 to win 3rd prize in the Mixed division, finishing 26th overall. Mike and Johnny Searle and new teammate Robert Quilter from Manatee paddled their “Junkunu” canoe to win the
Master’s Division, clocking 21:08:59 to finish 19th overall. Their perennial rivals, the “Grumpy Old Men”: Jerry Wilken, Francis Codd and Stanley Bailey placed 2nd in the Masters’ Division, clocking 22:21:27 to finish 30th overall. The St Francis Xavier canoe paddled by 13-year-old Alfred Lopez, Sergio Lopez and Byron Cruz won by a nose against the 1st all-girl canoe “Peacemakers” clocking 21:16:44 to finish in 21st position and win 1st in the Intramural division; Alfred Lopez was also the youngest paddler in this year’s Ruta Maya The Police “Peacemakers”: Jane Usher, Audrey Moody and Francisca Cruz, won 1st in the Female Division, clocking 21:18:40 to finish 22nd overall. The University of Belize Black jaguars: Pedro Witz, Kristopher Waight and Elvis Sutherland won 2nd in the Intramural division, clocking 21:50:42 to place 24th
overall. The St. Ignatius High School team, “Nashus is Back”: Arlin Bautista, Henry Martinez and Oscar Ulloa won 3rd in the Intramural division, clocking 21:51:06 to place 25th overall. The dorey, “Can’t Ketch Me down” paddled by Roberto Cabb, Eric Cano and Windell Humes won the dorey division, clocking 22:13:05 to place 28th overall. The Santa Familia dorey placed 2nd in the dorey division, clocking 24:07:45 to place 40th overall. Some 83 canoes had begun the race, and over 67 teams finished the race. Special kudos go to one paddler, Justin, who lost his 2 teammates who found the Ruta Maya too extreme for them. Justin personified the indefatigable spirit of the Ruta Maya as he paddled his canoe all alone over the last 25 miles from Burrell Boom to Belize City to complete the race. Times Sports sez, “Nuff respect, Justin!”
BDF & Ibayani lead Caribbean Motors Cup football The Belize Defense Force and Georgetown Ibayani continue to lead the Caribbean Motors Cup football competition organized by the Belize Premier Football League, now in its
fourth week. BDF has 10 pts from 3 wins and a draw, while Ibayani has 9 pts from 3 wins. FC Belize remains stuck in 3rd place also with 9 pts after their third win 1-0 over the Hankook Verdes at the M.C.C. garden on Sunday. Georgetown Ibayani romped to a 1-0 win over Corozal Shaniah at the Ricalde Stadium in Corozal on Sunday, when Deon Burgess scored the winning goal in the 57th minute of play. The Paradise Freedom Fighters also posted their 2nd win 1-0 when they visited BRC Blaze at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium on Saturday night. Devon Makin delivered the winning goal in the 78th minute. The Belize Defence Force muzzled the San Pedro Sea Dogs 1-0 on Saturday night. The island boys held the B.D.F. to a nil-zip draw up to the half time break, but Lisbey Castillo scored the winning goal for the BDF in the 58th minute of play.
It seemed all the league games would be 1-0 wins as F.C. Belize also picked up their 3rd win 1-0 over Hankook Verdes at the M.C.C. garden on Sunday. The Verdes strikers, Danny Jimenez, Windell Trapp and Marlon Meza made no impression on the FC Belize defenders Albert Thurton and Jose “Shaggy” Caceres, Byron Usher and Nigel Franklin, and FC Belize goalkeeper Linares put on a brilliant performance to shut out the Cayo visitors up to the break. Delroy “Thinman” Flowers and Delwin Jones led the FC Belize attack with the help of midfielders Jerome Archer, Francisco Diaz, Roberto Bernardez and Jason Cadle, but they could not get the job done against the Verdes’ defenders Humberto Requena, Luis Mendez and Everald Trapp and midfielders Ricky Jimenez, Jose Monroy, Shamir Pacheco and Roy Cano recovered the ball to renew their attack. Finally it was left to Delwin Jones
to deliver the coup de grace with a header to fi nish a corner kick which beat Verdes’ goalie Jamie Brooks for the winning goal in the 48th minute of play.