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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
April 2 - 8, 2011
Sports National Provo Hockey League final:
Dragons and Sharks draw first blood THE COCO Bistro Dragons and the Sands/Palms Sharks claimed opening victories in the first week of the best-in-three finals of the Provo Hockey League’s mini and bantam divisions respectively last Saturday at the Graceway Sports Centre. In the mini division the Dragons got past the Grace Bay Car Rentals and Sales Owls 7-6 after Orrin Campbell scored four times. It was Jamie Gray who tipped the scale when he scored the third of his goals in the last minute of play to win the game for his side. Gray also made an assist. Mathieu Poulin guarded the uprights well. For the Owls Sebastian Turbyfield scored three goals while Javed Shearer had two and Dylan Burbaker one. Zoe Diotte-Joly also played her part in front of the goal posts. In the bantam division the Sharks won 7-4 over the Star Foundation Lightening. Gabriel Diotte-Joly scored six goals while Miles Hancel scored the other. Kit Griffiths also
Orrin Campbell did the damage in the first of the best-in-three final for the Dragons.
Gabriel Diotte-Joly scores six goals for Sharks
made an assist. The goal keeping was spot on as Senga Brubaker had 32 shots on goal. For the Lightning Liam Delancy and Cole Nickson scored two goals each. Goalie Sean Karam also made good saves as he had18 shots on goals. The ding-dong battle between the J and W Construction Flames and the TWA Marcelin Wolf Pirates in the
TCBC (midget) division was won by the former. The match which went into overtime finished 9-8 in favour of the Flames. Quinn Higgs scored five times, while Luis Turbyfield played the supporting role with one goal and six assists. Gabriel Saunders led the attack for the Pirates with three goals while Clayon Bennett and Miguel Malcolm had two each.
Sailrock U-14 Girls’ League:
Sharks dominate week four THE BLUE Hills’ Sharks bit chunks out of their opponents last week after romping to three victories including one against undefeated league leaders Five Cays FC in the Sailrock U-14 Girls’ League. The end result sees them trailing Five Cays FC by two points 17-19. Long Bay Revolution are third on 12 points while the Leeward Knights are on 11 and Bight United on eight. The win against Five Cays was by a 3-1 margin. Mykelor Michel scored all of Blue Hills’ goals. The current second place size also defeated Bight United (2-0) and Long Bay Revolution (1-0).
Provo Primary’s Mykelor Michel (Blue Hills Sharks) was voted the MVP for week four.
Yarileny De La Cruz continued her scoring spree after firing five goals for the Five Cays FC in their
victory over Long Bay (6-0), Sydney Lawson scored the other goal in the win and Guerline Hall scored in her team’s loss to the Sharks. Leeward Knights claimed a 3-1 win over the Revolution with Ally Ferral (2) and newcomer Teranee Astwood scoring the goals. Rhian Davies scored the consolation goal for Long Bay. Bight United also got back to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over the Knights with Britney Bien-Aime scoring the lone goal. With three weeks left to play all teams still have a chance to claim the title, but Five Cays and Blue Hills appear to be the favourites.
Volleyball competition on this Sunday THE TURKS and Caicos Volleyball Federation will be hosting a one-day beach volleyball competition, dubbed the TCI Volleyball Invitational, this Sunday on the beach in front of the Sands Resort. There will be three divisions, two of which will be competitive (the two players and the four
players). The other division will be a 4s recreational. The federation, which has rejuvenated the sport, is teaming up with the Wine Cellar for the event. Participants are asked to be at the venue from 8:00h for registration for the 8:30h start. There will be an entrance fee of $100 per team
(except the 2s division which will be $50 per team). The event is sponsored by Bambarra Rum and Corona. Information from the federation indicates that all proceedings will be used for a donation to the TCI Salvation Army and support the TCI Volleyball Youth Development Programme.
Central Storage U-17 Boys’ Football League:
Leeward Knights take early lead THE CENTRAL Storage U-17 Boys’ Football League started last weekend with the Leeward Knights taking an early lead in the standings. Goals from Luis TurbyField (4) and Herby Magny (2) carried the side to wins over the Blue Hills Sharks (3-1) and Long Bay Revolution. The level of competition was obvious as two games were tie: Five Cays FC drew with Long Bay Revolution (1-1) and the Blue Hills’ Sharks (2-2). The league is an important part of the development of young players in the country as it gives
them an opportunity to develop their skills and tactical awareness before they step up to playing in the Senior Men’s League. According to information from the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) the likes of Turbyfield, Magny, David Jasmine and Bendji St. Amour have already made their way into the AFC Academy teams. The association is hoping that more players from the Central Storage League will graduate to the senior leagues next season. Games are played every Saturday morning at 9.30am.
Women’s Beach Soccer League:
Cenary and Hinds light up the beach CHRISTINA Hinds scored six goals, but it was in vain as Sarah Cenary found the back of the net five times to push her team, the Beach Soccer Ballers, to a 9-6 win over the All Star Shrimps in the second week of the Women’s Beach Soccer competition. Patrice-Senior Clayton scored twice while 11-year-old Yarielca De la Cruz also got on the score sheet. The Ballers played an excellent all round game with the likes of Jessica Eugene controlling the defence and Kamilla Soares showing her versatility as a goalkeeper and outfield player. De La Cruz and Senior-Clayton also provided strength and skill to set up Cenary to score the goals. Prior to that game the New Wave Warriors defeated the Caribbean Predators in a sudden death
penalty shoot-out. In an exciting game, in which both teams held the lead on numerous occasions, the teams could not be separated and at the end of the three regulation periods the score was 6-6. A tense three minutes of extra time did not produce a winner and both teams faced the pressure of taking penalties to win the game. In the sudden death penalty shootout Kadine Delphin scored first for the Predators but Gaya Smith scored to keep things level. Smith then made a fine save from Yarileny De La Cruz which allowed Jancilia Cox to score the winning goal from the penalty spot. Delphine scored three for the Predators and Simone Smith added two. Gaya Smith scored once, but it was Cox who led the attack for the Warriors with four goals.
Sailrock U11 Boys’ League:
Teams stay competitive THE SAILROCK Under-11 Boys’ League completed its second week of games with all four teams securing a win. Five Cays’ FC beat Leeward Knights 4-1 with Timothy Gill scoring all four goals. Blue Hills’ Sharks then claimed a narrow 2-1 victory over Long Bay Revolution. Aguille Mohammed and Michael Smikle scored for the Sharks and Kennley George for the Revolution. The Revolution bounced back with a 1-0 win against Five Cays courtesy of Neri Williams. In the final game of
the day Leeward Knights picked up their first points of the season with a comfortable 2-0 win over Blue Hill Sharks with Shadown Saintjour and Wenly Acilien getting the goals. The league continues to give the young academy players a chance to showcase their talents in a competitive environment and coaches Karl Shand and Peter McKnight are pleased with the progress, attitudes and abilities of the young players. Games are played every Saturday morning at 9.30am.