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TURKS & CAICOS SUN
TURKS & CAICOS SUN
JUNE 24TH - JULY 1ST, 2011
Conch Shockers, Northern Star face-off in Da Conch Shack Men’s Beach Football final
The final of the Da Conch Shack Men's Beach Soccer League will be contested by favourites Northern Star and the Conch Shack Shockers this Sunday, June 26th. Stingray Strikers will play against Provo United in the third play-off in the curtain-raiser. That encounter promises to be an exciting affair. Northern Star ended nine points clear of both the Shockers and United, and would appear to be favourites, but in recent weeks the Shockers have improved tremendously, as they won three games in a row, inluding a 7-5 edging of Northern Star. The final promises to be a very closely fought affair. In this week’s games Northern Star claimed a narrow 6-5 victory over the Strikers. Matt Green led Northern Star with
four goals, Ralph Pierre and Wildens Delva added the others. The Strikers pushed the league leaders all the way with goals from Craig James. Luis Turbyfield, Tommy Farrell and Charlie D'Haiti. In the second game, both teams new that they had to win to progress to Sunday’s final and it was the Shockers who claimed the final berth with a 6-3 win. Jean Guerrier (4), Nickenson Agelus and an own goal secured the points for the Shockers. Jacques Etienne (2) and David Jasmines were on the scoresheet for the Strikers. The third place play-off will star at 4.00pm, while the final will be play 5.00pm. Games are played on Grace Bay Beach in front of Flamingoes Cafe.
A Conch Shocker defender (left) hounds Provo United forward (with ball)
Guyana Jaguars maul Quality Supermarket Kings
A superb unbeaten century by Winnick Caleb enabled Jaguars to secure a comprehensive victory over Quality Supermarket Kings in the Provo T20 Cricket match played on Sunday 19 June, at the Down Town Ball Park. Batting first after winning the toss the Jaguars posted mammoth 224 runs for 5 wickets off 20 overs. Caleb top-scored with an unbeaten even century, which comprised seventeen 4s and one 6. Nuwan Bodhinayake, made 54 runs, hitting ten 4s and two 6s. Bowling for the kings Ira Baptiste took one wicket for 39 runs from four overs. In replay, the Kings were never a threat to the Jaguars total, as they lost wicket at regular intervals, and were eventually skittled out for a mere 60 runs. Sixteen year-old Jewellyn Sealey was the star of the Jaguars bowling, bagging three wickets for 15 runs including the Prize wicket of Ira Baptiste from 3 overs. John Dolphin claimed 2 wickets for 12 runs from 3 overs, to assist with the win.
Stingray Strikers launch an attack on the Norhern Star goal
Conch Shockers on the attack
Action from the Northern Star versus Stingray Strikers
Provo Hockey League goes abroad
Provo Hockey League
The ‘Islanders’, international roller hockey team for the Provo Hockey League (PHL) flew out of Providenciales International Airport on Thursday, June 23rd, with a mission in mind and motivation in heart. The U-12 team made their way to Atlanta, Georgia, to participate in the ‘2 Hot 4 Ice’ tournament; it is their third time participating in the tournament. After posing for a group photo, a reporter from the Sun asked Gilles Diotte, one of the adult chaperones and mentors of the PHL, about the tournament and his hopes. “Last year we got knocked out in the final match for the bronze medal, after going into double over time. We’d like to not repeat that this time,” he said.
Diotte expressed his hopes that the team would return home with their heads held high and their neck heavy with a medal. He mentioned that there were new players, as well as players who have experience, going on the trip to Atlanta. The ‘2 Hot 4 Ice’ tournament is not the only tournament that the Islanders have attended; having gone abroad for games since the founding of the PHL in the early 2000s. The team has travelled to locations such as Detroit, Michigan, and Raleigh North Carolina. The tournament began on Friday, June 24th and end on Sunday, June 26th. The outcome for the team’s tournament can be found in next week’s paper.