Sunday, December 5, 2010
The Belize Times
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Roaring Creek Grace Kennedy wins 3rd annual Charles Solis Memorial softball quadrangular
National women’s softball champs, Roaring Creek Grace Kennedy girls won the 3rd annual Charles Solis Memorial softball tournament at the home of softball at the Rogers Stadium on Sunday, November 28. In Game 1, Grace Kennedy won 10-2 over the Belize rural sub-champs, the Easy Does It girls of Flowers Bank village, with Tanya Davis leading the assault with the 1st run in the 1st inning, and Shadalee and Myralee Ho adding 2 more runs in the 2nd inning. Karlee Bradley came home in the third to lead 4-0 and Stephanie, Greta Davis, Shadalee and Myralee extended
the lead to 8-0 in the 5th before Dian Baldwin and Ana Wade scored two consolation runs for Easy Does It in the 5th inning. Karlee and Greta scored two more runs in the 6th inning for the 10-2 win. In Game 2, Grace Kennedy also won 7-2 over the Belize City champs Lady Rebels as Jahana Trapp, Stephanie Francis and Shadalee Ho scored two runs each, and Greta Davis scored a 7th run, while only Lisa Jones and Janelle Smith scored for Lady Rebels. In Game 3, Easy Does It advanced to the finals when they upset the Lady Rebels, 7-5 in the third game of the day. Dian Baldwin scored in the 1st inning, and Carol Leslie and Kendra Rhaburn
scored in the 4th inning to lead 3-0. Shara Robinson scored in the 5th; but the Rebels took over the lead 5-4 2 when Samantha Casey, Joleen Davis, Lisa Jones, Freda Garcia and Raven Young scored 5 runs in the 5th. Dian Baldwin, Tricia Milligan-Rhaburn and Ana Wade scored 3 more runs in the 6th inning for the 7-5 win. In Game 4 the grand final, Grace Kennedy won by the application of the mercy rule 11-4 over the Easy Does It. The Grace Kennedy girls led 4-0 when Karlee Bradley, Stephanie Francis, Greta Davis and Shadalee Ho scored four runs in the 1st inning and they extended the lead to 8-0 when Karlee, Stephanie, Greta and Jahna Trapp scored four more runs
in the 2nd. Dian Baldwin scored Easy Does It’s first run in the 3rd inning, and Roaring Creek’s Karlee Bradley and Stephanie Francis scored 2 more runs in the third. The Easy Does It girls played catch-up as Shara Robinson, Carol Leslie and Ana Gillett Wade scored 3 runs in the 4th, but it was all over when Tanya Davis scored an 11th run for Grace Kennedy in the 5th inning. Charles Solis’ son, Lorne Solis, a star hitter for the Ministry of Education interoffice softball team, presented the championship trophy to the captain of the Grace Kennedy team, Shadalee Ho, and the Most Valuable Player award to Grace Kennedy pitcher Leyandra Guy.
BDF still No.1 in 2010 Caribbean Cup football
The Belize Defence Force retained its No. 1 rank in the Belize Premier Football League with 24 points by their 7th win: 3-0 over the Toledo Ambassadors in Week 10 of Caribbean Motors Cup football competition at the Toledo Union field in Punta Gorda on Sunday, November 28. Trevor Lennon blasted in the first winning goal in the 30th minute of play to lead 1-0 at the half time break. In the 2nd half, Richard “Cheaty” Jimenez added a 2nd goal in the 63rd minute and Orlando “Lichy” Jimenez delivered a third goal in the 91st minute in injury time. The Ambassadors remain at No.4 spot above San Felipe who are No.5. FC Belize retained its No. 2 rank
in the Belize Premier Football League by their 7th win: 3-2 over San Felipe at the MCC grounds in Belize City. Oscar Acevedo led the San Felipe attacks with the help of Everardo Cruz and Jacobo Cawich on the wings, backed up by Erick Rodriguez, Deris Benavides, Carlos Cawich and Eduardo Morales at midfield. The FC Belize defense led by Eian Gaynair with the help of Byron Usher and Chris Gilharry held them in check and served the ball forward to their midfielders David Macaulay Jr, Leon Cadle and Delroy “Thinman” Andrews to renew the offensive. When the referee awarded the FC Belize a free kick, Nigerian import Christian Okonkwo drilled the ball to the near corner past goalkeeper Bryan
Hernandez to take a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute of play. FC Belize then led 2-0 when Okonkwo served to rookie Akeem Jones, who blasted the ball into the back of the net in the 38th minute to lead 2-0 at the half. In the 2nd half San Felipe came out storming and Deris drilled home their first goal in the 60th minute. FC Belize had no time to recover as Erick Rodriguez recovered the ball on the edge of the 30 yard box and smoked goalie Elden Linares with a cruise missile to tie the score at 2-2. FC Belize got the game winner in injury time, however, when Bryan Hernandez came out of his goal intent on staving off an attack by the Jerome James, and he was beaten when the
ball was crossed to Byron Usher who slapped it into the net for the 3-2 win. Griga United is stuck at No.3 in the standings after a 1-1 draw with No. 7 Hankook Verdes at the Carl Ramos Stadium on Sunday. Marlon Meza scored for Verdes in the 34th minute to lead 1-0 at the half, but Lisbey Castillo pulled one back for the Grigadang squad in the 49th minute to tie the ball game. The competition continues on Sunday with Belmopan Blaze hosting Griga United at the FIFA Goal Project field in Belmopan, on Sunday, San Felipe Barcelona will host the Belize Defence Force at the People’s Stadium, and F.C. Belize will host the Toledo Ambassadors at the MCC Grounds.