Sports
Haines hopes for touch of Irish luck in run #5
(CNS): Despite a troubling, swollen ankle, Cayman’s veteran marathon runner Derek Haines has said he is in good shape and confident of finishing the next race in his incredible marathon challenge for the local hospice. Haines, who will turn 66 years of age just five days before he competes in his fifth marathon of the year, in Ireland, is hoping for a touch of Irish luck to push the total pledged to build a residential care facility for Cayman Hospice past $800,000. Haines will run his penultimate pavement pounder in the six races for the year on Monday 27 October. The public is being urged to help carry him through to his ultimate $1m target with their support especially as this month has been declared ‘Derektober’.
To date Haines has made some impressive times in his first four marathons and no matter what he records on the clock in Dublin, it will be a personal best for him at age 66. However, he will still have chance to beat his time in December when he will be running on home turf for the final 26 plus mile race of what has so far proved to be an awesome challenge.
Haines’ Six4hospice has won the admiration and respect of the community and people have been digging deep to help him raise what is a lot of cash. This month Jacques Scott open their Cocktail week with a Jame Bond 'Shaken not Stirred' night at the Grand Old House with $50 from the $75 going to the fund. Also Blackbeards and Big Daddy's are donating a percentage of their takings during ‘Derektober’.
The 35th Dublin marathon will be a cool change for Haines who does his training in the tropical sunshine as the temperature is expected to be around 12 – 14°C (53 – 57°F) with a light drizzle according to weather experts. The course is a largely flat, single lap, running through the historic Georgian streets of the Irish capital. It starts on Fitzwilliam Square, heads out of town through the Phoenix Park and then south across the river taking in Bushy Park and UCD before finishing on Merrion Square.
Grateful to everyone who has backed him, Haines said people can make a donation and keep an eye on the fundraising progress on the web site six4hospice.com and to follow him in next Monday’s race visit http://dublinmarathon.ie/
Stingray Swim club hosts first two season meets
(SSC): The Business Solutions Technologies Group Ltd (BSTG) Friday Night Lights and Cayman National Fall Sprint Meet took place last weekend with swimmers from host club Stingray Swim Club (SSC); Special Olympics Cayman Islands; Brac Barracudas; Camana Bay Aquatic Club (CBAC); Team Treasure Island (TI) and Triple C Dolphins competing in a number of long, middle and sprint distance events and relays. “I was very pleased with performances across the board in both meets,” said Stingray head coach, Andy Copley “Swimmers arrived at the pool with a competitive attitude and most of them either hit PB's or were really close to them. Great results so early in the season.”
Highlights included Iain McCallum's Friday Night Lights 800m freestyle swim in which he dropped 12 seconds; Zachary Moore’s 12 second PB in the 400m IM and Jake Bailey’s huge 400m free where he PB'd at the 100, 200 and 400m points (Jake ended up with seven PBs over the weekend).
In Saturday’s Sprint Meet Kyra Rabess landed 5 for 5 PB's, dropping over 11 seconds in the 100m IM; and Abbeygale Freebourne knocked off 4 seconds in her 25m backstroke to place for the first time in an event. The girls 8-Under Relay team of Gabriella Royston, Madison Chin, Marisa Poole and Jillian Crooks takes first overall in the freestyle relay, being the first Stingray team to go under 1:20 for the 4×25 freestyle event; and deserving a special mention, Jayde Solomon who spent the last year out of the pool and is getting back to form swam her first PB in almost a year and a half! Rounding out Saturday’s special mentions, Special Olympian and Stingray member Keanu McKenzie dropped 10 seconds in his 50 butterfly for the largest PB of his young career to date.
Iain McCallum, 800m Free and Lauren Hew, 400m Free won the Business Solutions Technologies Group Ltd (BSTG) Friday Night Lights FINA Points awards; and the Cayman
National Sprint Meet High Points winners were:Girls: 6&Under, Libby Lindley (TI); 7-8, Harper Barrowman (TI); 9-10, Stephanie Royston (SSC); 11-12, Alison Jackson (SSC); 13-14, Samantha Bailey (SSC) and 15&Over, Lauren Hew (CBAC). Boys: 6&U, Phinn Ellison (CBAC); 7-8, Jack Hendriksen (CBAC); 9-10, Liam Sinclair (SSC); 11-12, Jordan Crooks (SSC); 13-14, John Bodden (SSC) and 15&Over, Cole Morgan (SSC).
The next event on the Stingray Swim Club Calendar is the Mike Lockwood Memorial Pirates Week Meet, which offers a full array of events – sprint, middle and long distances.
For more information on Stingray Swim Club www.caymanswimming.com
Sir John A Cumber’s U9s secure 2nd win of season
(CUC-PFL): Sir John A. Cumber Primary’s Under 9 team secured their second successive victory of the 2014/2015 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) season with a hard-fought 3-0 win over Truth For Youth at the Annex Field in George Town this past Saturday, October 18. In this Group A match-up, Umar Gordon opened the scoring in the 11th minute for the West Bay boys. Jivarre Dixon added a second in the 27th minute before young Gordon grabbed his second of the day in the 30th minute to secure the victory. In the Under 11 game, Truth for Youth’s Tevin Ebanks showed great poise in the box to put his team ahead in the 8th minute but Sir John A. Cumber’s Anthony Fredericks levelled the score in the 23rd minute.
Both schools had several chances to win the game during the second half but were unable to find the back of the net thanks to some stellar defending and goalkeeping at both ends of the field.
In the Group A Under 11 encounter between Red Bay Primary and Cayman Brac at the Annex Field, Red Bay’s Alejandro Holness blasted a hat trick to secure a 5-2 victory over the boys and girls from the Sister Island.
Elder Ebanks added a fourth and an unfortunate own goal rounded off the scoring for Red Bay. In response, Cayman Brac’s Jose Delgado netted an impressive double to keep the score respectable.
Other PFL results in Group A included Savannah Primary 2 vs. George Town Primary 0 (Under 9) and Savannah Primary 6 vs. George Town Primary 0 (Under 11). In the Group A Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) game, it was Savannah Primary 2 vs. George Town Primary 1.
In Group B of the PFL, it was Prospect Primary 1 vs. South Sound Schools 1 (Under 9); Prospect Primary 2 vs. South Sound Schools 2 (Under 11); NorthEast Schools 1 vs. Cayman Prep 6 (Under 9); NorthEast Schools 1 vs. Cayman Prep 5 (Under 11); Bodden Town Primary 4 vs. Triple C 1 (Under 9); Bodden Town Primary 2 vs. Triple C 2 (Under 11).
In Group B of the GPFL it was NorthEast Schools 6 vs. Cayman Prep 3.
There are no games scheduled for Saturday, October 25 and Saturday, November 1 due to the midterm break. The 2014/2015 CUC PFL and GPFL regular season continues on Saturday, November 8 with games at Savannah Primary, Bodden Town Primary, Cayman International School, Cayman Prep, Triple C and the Annex Field.
Sprint meet opens season with a splash
(SSC): The Cayman National Fall Sprint Meet, hosted by the Stingray Swim Club (SSC) of Grand Cayman at the Lions Aquatic Centre takes place this Saturday, 18 October and will see swimmers from SSC, Camana Bay Aquatic Club and Team Treasure Island competing in a number of sprint distance events and relays. Cayman National – a long-time supporter of Stingray Swim Club is proud to once again sponsor the first sprint meet of the 2014-2015 competitive age group season. Shari Whittaker, Marketing Manager of Cayman National explains why this is a successful, long-standing partnership: “Cayman National has deep roots in our community, and Stingray – a not for profit swim club – works hard to keep swimming available to everyone in our community.
"Stingray’s partnerships with both the government Learn to Swim programme and with the Lions Club; plus the personal values and disciplines which swimming teaches our youth make them a community programme we are happy to be associated with and we wish all swimmers the best of luck on Saturday,” she added.
Stingray’s Head Coach Andy Copley is looking forward to the Sprint Meet. “We have been back in training for about two months now; have performed well in the Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association’s last two sea swims and now we are ready to get back on the blocks and compete in the pool as well.”
“Cayman National is a wonderful supporter of swimming,” said SSC President Amanda Roberts. “The Cayman National Fall Sprint Meet is going to be fast and exciting and we invite everyone to come to the Lions Pool to support all our young swimmers.”
The next event on the Stingray Swim Club Calendar is the Mike Lockwood Memorial Pirates Week Meet, which offers a full array of events – sprint, middle and long distances.
For more information on Stingray Swim Club www.caymanswimming.com .
Sir John A Cumber Under 9s defeat St Ignatius Prep
(CUC-PFL): The Under 9 youngsters from Sir John A Cumber opened their 2014/15 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) campaign with a 2-0 victory over St Ignatius Prep at the West Bay Town Hall Field Saturday, October 11. In the Group A Under 9 encounter, it was a tense first half as neither school could find the target. Coming off a commanding 4-0 win over Truth For Youth’s Under 9s last weekend, St. Ignatius’ forwards were finding it difficult to break down the Sir John A Cumber rearguard. In the 32nd minute, the breakthrough came as Sir John A. Cumber’s Drequan Kirchman opened the scoring squeezing a shot between the St Ignatius goalkeeper Jon-Paul Miller and the near post to the delight of his team mates.
Sir John A. Cumber added a second in the 47th minute albeit an unfortunate own goal on the part of St. Ignatius. St. Ignatius’ Jon-Paul Miller was outstanding between the posts as he thwarted the Sir John A. Cumber attack with some excellent saves throughout the game.
In the Under 11 game, the final score of 3-3 reflected an exciting encounter which thrilled the large contingent of parents and supporters gathered on the side lines. Sir John A. Cumber’s Arthur Fredericks opened the scoring for the boys in red but Daniel Novak responded almost immediately for St. Ignatius.
In the second half, Sir John A. Cumber’s Rashaad Powery blasted his school in front before Daniel Rivers once again brought his school level. St. Ignatius’ Matthew Lloyd-Hickey added a third to take the lead late in the game for the prepsters but Sir John A. Cumber’s Lewey Bodden had the final say in this enthralling encounter as he found the net with almost the last kick of the game to make it 3-3.
In the Group A Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) match-up Sir John A. Cumber Primary’s Stoyanna Stewart scored twice in the 12th and 22nd minutes and Hayleigh Sciamonte added a third in the 49th minute to secure the victory over an enthusiastic group of young ladies from St. Ignatius.
Other PFL results in Group A included Truth For Youth 2 vs. George Town Primary 0 (Under 9) and Truth For Youth 4 vs. George Town Primary 0 (Under 11).
In Group B it was Red Bay Primary 2 vs. NorthEast Schools 1 (Under 9); Red Bay Primary 2 vs. NorthEast Schools 2 (Under 11); South Sound Schools 0 vs. Cayman Prep 6 (Under 9); South Sound Schools 2 vs. Cayman Prep 2 (Under 11); Prospect Primary 4 vs. Bodden Town Primary 0 (Under 9); Prospect Primary 2 vs. Bodden Town Primary 0 (Under 11) and Triple C 3 vs. Cayman Brac 1 (Under 11).
In Group B of the GPFL, it was NorthEast Schools 0 vs. Red Bay Primary Primary 0.
The 2014/2015 CUC PFL and GPFL regular season continues this Saturday, October 18 with games at Prospect Primary, Savannah Primary, Bodden Town Primary, the Old Man Bay Field in North Side and the Annex Field in George Town.
Local riders still in running for show jumping title
(CNS): Riders Isabelle Smith, in the Under 16 class, and CEA debutante, Chloe Fowler, in the Under 14 class represented Cayman at the third leg of the Caribbean Equestrian Association’s Junior Show Jumping Competition in Trinidad last month. In the individual competition, Smith placed 3rd in the Under 16s category, and Fowler placed second in the Under 14s category. After the team rounds, Trinidad were 1st with 10 faults, Jamaica 2nd on 26 faults with Cayman coming 3rd by a difference of just one fault with 27. This means that this year, the pack is extremely tight and it is still anyone’s game. Overall Cayman and Jamaica are in joint first place with 9 points, and Barbados and Trinidad in jt third on 7 points. The final leg of the competition is set for November.
Each year, the four CEA countries, Cayman, Barbardos, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, meet once in each country to compete over four show jumping courses. Each time, they compete on horses loaned by the country hosting the event. In September it was the turn of Trinidad to host the event. Barbados were unfortunately unable to attend the competition, which left Cayman, Jamaica and Trinidad fighting it out for points.
During the team event in Trinidad both Smith and Fowler had tricky first rounds on challenging horses, picking up 6 and 9 faults respectively on the first day. After a course change for the next round, both riders returned to the arena and executed excellent clear rounds in round 2. The following day, Smith picked up 8 faults in the third round and Fowler picked up 4. As Barbados were unable to attend the competition, only three instead of the usual four round were required.
Coach Tracey Surrey, who accompanied the team to Trinidad said the riders expected some of the horses would be extremely forward going as they often come to show jumping off the race track. “Both members of the team knew this, came prepared and did well in their rounds. Riding borrowed horses is great experience for teaching you how to ride all different sorts of horses and that is why this competition is invaluable experience for our Cayman riders.”
McCallum swims to victory in annual CUC 800M
(CIASA): Competition in the 26th Annual CUC 800m Sea Swim saw Stingray’s Iain McCallum and CBAC Coach Chris Dart in a stroke for stroke swim all the way to end, with McCallum edging Dart out to take first in 9.56 minutes, just .03 ahead of Dart’s 9.59 time. Eddie Weber came in third in 10.09 and first female to finish was Ella Plunkett in a time of 11.23. "The CUC Sea Swim has been a favourite fixture on the CIASA open water calendar for the past 26 years, and the swimming community is grateful for CUC’s commitment to the ongoing growth and development of the sport,” said Michael Lockwood, CIASA President.
Taking place on Saturday, October 11th, conditions were beautiful – even if a little on the hot side for spectators. 128 swimmers started the swim (127 finished) and spectators walking the beach really got in to the spirit of the swim with loud cheering from the beach – urging on swimmers to make the most of the conditions and sprint to the finish.
While all the swimmers deserve congratulations for competing, special mention must be made of the two athletes who competed in the 60+ Age Group – Barb Peterston and Frankie Flowers – showing once again that the sport of swimming is one which athletes can take part in for many, many years.
Handing out awards at the end of the swim was CUC’s Richard Hew, ably assisted by daughter Lauren; and Sophia and Isabela Watler (daughters of CUC’s David Watler).
Swimmers received a goody bag and t-shirt; and refreshments and Subway Sandwiches were also provided at the end of the race.
Another Caymanian moves up on world football stage
(CNS): After some four decades involved in football as a player, official and administrator Alfredo Whittaker has been appointed to the referee committee of the games world governing body, International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) in the competitions division. In a release from CIFA local officials said Whittaker who has spent the last two years at CONCACAF’s referee department creating theoretical and technical programmes to improve the game will join the FIFA team, which appoints referees for international competition, develops best practices and standards for worldwide referees and oversees the laws of the game as it relates to officiating.
"I am excited to join FIFA’s team and continue to serve the game at the highest level,” Whittaker said. “My appointment is not only important to me but to my confederation. I am sure our work will advance refereeing in CONCACAF. “We are experiencing great results in officiating. This is because of the commitment and determination of our President Jeffrey and General Secretary Enrique Sanz in increasing the quality and numbers of officials. My concentration is development throughout the regions.”
Whittaker is one of two new additions to the referee committee. He replaces Carlos Batres from Guatemala in the development department, while Pierre Mounguengui from Gabon replaced Algeria’s Belaid Lacarne in the development division.
“Alfredo’s appointment is testament to the commitment he has shown to the game and the region,” said Cayman Islands Football First Vice President Bruce Blake. “His involvement with the FIFA referees' committee can only benefit referees in the Cayman Islands and the region.”
Whittaker is a former FIFA international referee and in his CONCACAF position has overseen sweeping developments with officiating in the confederation. In two years, the CONCACAF Referees' Department has implemented a classification criteria for referees and assistants, a monitoring procedure to identify female officials, and have increased the number of courses for referees assessors and instructors.
PwC Junior Circuit returns after summer break
(CITC): The Cayman Islands Tennis Club hosted the fourth PwC Junior Circuit Tournament ofthe year this past weekend. This was the first PwC Junior Circuit tournament since the summer break and it was fantastic to see all the juniors back into action over the long hot summer. The tournament had 24 of Cayman’s top juniors participating in the competition but saw a lot of first time winners. The final PwC Junior Circuit Tournament will be held at the Ritz at the end of November. In the 10 and under division, the winner, Jake Serpell, defeated the number 2 ranked player, Caden Stradling in a very tough final match, winning his first ever PwC junior Title. (Left: Jake Lomax)
The 10 and under division was the biggest division of the tournament with 10 participants and it was also nice seeing some first timers come into the tournament and doing well with Jakub Neveril winning the Consolation round.
In the 12 and under division, we also witnessed the number two ranked player Lauren Fullerton accomplish a great win in the finals against Neildeep Ghosh to claim her first title. At the moment, Lauren has carried forward what she did in Jamaica this summer capturing the title at this tournament as well as in Jamaica over the summer.
In the 14 and under division, the top ranked player in the 12 and under division, Jack Lomax, played up an age group and played against a familiar foe in Harrison Clough. The match was tight and at the end Harrison Clough won in a tough third-set tie-breaker to win his first 14 and under PwC Title. Although Harrison was the favorite to win the division, it was a long-fought match between two competitive players.
In the 18 and under division, we also witnessed a strong newcomer to Cayman who will make the division a bit more competitive. Brad Johnston, who recently moved here from Great Britain, defeated Jade for the third place finish in the 18’s, while, the top player, Daniel Reid, defeated Callum Theaker in a very tight and long two-set match for the PwC title.
The Cayman Islands Tennis Club is very proud to host these events for the Tennis Federation of the Cayman Islands and we would like to offer a special thanks to PwC for their continued support in growing tennis in the Cayman Islands. These tournaments are a great gateway to get juniors excited about sport and how they carry themselves further in the world that awaits them.
Thank you to the Tennis Federation of the Cayman Islands for their support. And a special thanks to the pros at the Cayman Islands Tennis Club for hosting another popular event.
Results:
Under 10’s:
Consolation Final – Jakub Neveril Defeated Willow Wilkinson 6-1, 6-1
For 3rd Place- Todd Purton Defeated Ben Stainrod 4-6, 7-5, 10-1
Final- Jake Serpell defeated Caden Stradling 6-4, 7-5
Under 12’s:
For 3rd Place- Alex Claybourn defeated Jenny Purton 6-0, 6-0
Final – Lauren Fullerton defeated Neildeep Ghosh 7-5, 6-3
Under 14’s:
For 3rd Place- Matthew Barnett defeated Calum Lindsay 5-7, 6-4, 11-9
Final – Harrison Clough defeated Jack Lomax 6-2, 4-6, 10-7
Under 18’s:
Consolation Final- Nicholas Leonard defeated Graeme Hill
For 3rd Place- Brad Johnston defeated Jade Wilkinson 6-1, 6-2
Final- Daniel Reid defeated Callum Theaker 7-6, 6-4
Fun event for young tennis players
(TFCI): The second Tennis Federation of the Cayman Islands 8 & Under Fun Event was held at the Paul Howard Community Courts in West Bay recently. Nine children attended the event sponsored by PwC, with parents watching the games, which were played on the four mini-tennis courts. Coach Alexander Frazer of the Cayman Islands Tennis Academy officiated the matches and the kids thoroughly enjoyed the event. The next 10 & Under event will be held on Saturday 27 November at the Camana Bay tennis courts. Anyone wishing to join the fun should contact the Tennis Federation of the Cayman Islands at admin@tfci.ky to be added to their newsletter.