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APRIL 26TH 2013 - MAY 3RD 2013
TURKS & CAICOS SUN
LOCAL SPORTS
WIV President’s Cup Update BY STEVEN KENDREW
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aturday’s saw the penultimate weekend of the season and some more exciting football to go with it. Cheshire Hall 1; The Academy 4 The early game saw Cheshire Hall take on the Academy with the League champions needing just a point to see them into the final. The Academy had other ideas as it was win (by a lot of goals) or bust for them and so they went at it hammer and tongs straight from the off with Cheshire Hall perhaps content to rest on their laurels. After just 25 minutes, the Academy boys were three goals up after three excellent moves involving defence splitting passes and some fine finishing. Jensen Joseph got the first and Jerry Liluce the other two with the stand-in Cheshire Hall keeper unable to stop some lethal shooting. Academy also had another goal disallowed for offside after this. Cheshire Hall pulled themselves together to-
wards the end of the first half with Marlon Davidson being sent up front a bit more and this paid off when he scored just before half time after goal keeper error. The game became somewhat bad tempered in the second half with champions getting frustrated at being unable to break down the Academy. This boiled over with Stephens Derilien being given a second yellow card for a rash challenge with also a card to Delva in the melee. The game was sealed when a challenge on Jack McKnight saw a penalty given and converted by Liluce for his hat-trick, although given the goal difference situation, the last 20 minutes were nervous. The Academy held on however but they would have to wait to see the result of the other game to find out if they had secured a place in the final……. Teachers 0; Rozo 3; The second game was between the ever improving Teachers and Rozo, both teams having won their first game in the Cup mini-league. With
both teams fighting for at least a point, it was another even game but Rozo got the upper hand in the end after Jospeh Jacson scored. It was then a long time until the next goal because Teachers were really fighting for that cup final place and knew that they possibly only needed a draw. In the end, the quality of Rozo shone through and it was a goal each for the two Fritz-Geralds, Noncent and Norvius in the 71st and 80th minutes which saw Rozo through to the final and put paid to the Teachers great final flourish to the season. So the final table is below and one can see just how close it was in relation to the second place position….. Well played to all the teams and we look forward to the Cup Final which kicks off at 5pm on Saturday 27th April. Please also don’t forget that the WFL and PPL presentation night will be on Friday 3rd May at 18:00 at the TCIFA Academy.
2013 Eco-Swim plans to attract another huge turnout P
lans are being fashioned for the July 6 “Race for the Conch” one mile and 2.4 mile Eco-sea open Swim open water race set for Providenciales. The start and finish will once again be on the beach in front of Flamingo Cafe (between Club Med and Ocean Club East) with following start times - 2.4 mile race starts at 8:00 a.m. and the 1 mile race starts at 10:00 a.m. There will also be a 100 metre Children’s “Race for the Conch” for swimmers 12 and younger, which starts at 9:00 a.m. The aim of the meet, according to the organizers, is to provide the best possible open water swim race experience in the beautiful, clear turquoise waters of Grace Bay, Providenciales. Dominican Republic’s Marcos Diaz, Open Water Man of the Year for 2010, was the overall winner of the 2.4 mile race for last year. Mr. Diaz decided, after winning the 1 mile event in 2011 and 2010, decided to try his hand at the longer version of the event. Local Providenciales resident
Action from last year’s event (Eco Swim) from the UK Dan Redmond stormed in at 20:28 to take first in the Men’s Division. He was followed by Clay Britt and Eric Erenstoft, both from the US, finishing 2nd and 3rd. Ann Lobello of the United States won the 1 mile race, edging out Kerin Crockett, also from the US, by just two seconds. Providenciales resi-
dent from the UK, Nicola Jordan, took 3rd. In creative twist to open water swim racing, the 1 mile event features a “Resort Cup” where 3 person teams from the hotels on island compete for their own special conch trophy. The Regent Palms was the winner of the Resort Cup.
Race Directors Ben Stubenberg and Chloe Zimmermann pointed out that it was gratifying to get repeat swimmers coming from US, Canada, and other parts of the Caribbean, as well as a strong showing by locals. It is expected that this year’s event will also attract repeat swimmers.
Women in Sports & Physical Education initiative launched I
n an effort to promote Gender Equity in Sports and Physical Education, the Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) has partnered with the Gender Affairs Unit to launch: ‘Women and Sports and Physical Education initiative’ under the theme: “Women Taking Action in 2013 and Beyond”. The Launch took place in Providenciales on Wednesday, April 10th at the Graceway Sports Centre, while the Grand Turk launch was held on
Thursday 11th April, at the Bohio Resort. The CGA and Gender Affairs envision a holistic and equitable sport and physical activity system in which women and girls throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands will participate. The main objectives are to: Raise awareness of the benefits of sport and physical activity for girls and women. Increase the number of girls and women involved in sports and physical activity as athletes,
coaches, administrators and volunteers. Entrench equity as a norm in sports and physical activity in communities around the country. Recognize and award persons who have made outstanding contributions to sports in the Turks & Caicos Islands. The guest speaker at both events was Chantelle Grant, Regional Development Officer, Caribbean & Americas SportWorks Capacity Support Program.