Sports
Equestrians jump into new season
(CNS Local Life): Cayman’s equestrians tacked up for the start of the show jumping season, with the first leg of the 2018-19 National Jumping Series held Sunday, 23 September. Organised by the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF), the show was held at the Equestrian Centre. In addition to the main event, an introductory cross-rail jumping […]
Roma ready for football season
(Cayman Sports Buzz): Fresh off a second-place finish in the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) Premier League last season, Roma United Sports Club is looking to build on that performance while building its youth programme. The men’s team has started training for the 2018/19 campaign under the guidance of head coach Oral Wiltshire.
Boys open primary football season
(PFL) With the girls successfully kicking-off the new primary school football competition this past Saturday, the boys now take centre stage. The 2018 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) opening rally takes place this Saturday, 22 September, beginning at 9am at the traditional home of local football, the T.E. McField Sports Field (Annex Field) in George […]
Cayman Prep retains opening rally title
(GPFL): The young ladies from Cayman Prep retained the CUC Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) opening rally title this past Saturday, 15 September, at the Annex Field after going unbeaten in round-robin play. Taking a slightly different approach this year, the GPFL coaches decided to implement a schedule whereby all participating schools would play as […]
Theresa Pitcairn takes on role in Caribbean Football Union
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Islands attorney Theresa Pitcairn has been appointed administrative consultant of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), succeeding former general secretary Neil Cochrane, whose contract ended 31 July 2018. Cochrane had stayed on with the organisation for an additional month to facilitate a smooth transition. Pitcairn, who has 27 years experience as an attorney, […]
Cayman joins global sailing event
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands sailing community will be participating in the global Bart’s Bash event this Sunday, 16 September. This is the fifth edition of the race, which takes place at hundreds of venues around the world, with thousands of sailors in different classes of boat. This year there will be an official […]
Training intensifies for triathlon
(CNS Local Life): Athletes are already gearing up for the Cayman Islands Triathlon, one of the most gruelling athletic events on the island’s sporting calendar, which is scheduled for Sunday, 4 November. The annual event of the Cayman Islands Triathlon Association is the highlight of the triathlon season and starts at Public Beach.
Primary school football kicks off
(GPFL): The always entertaining primary school football returns this weekend. The CUC Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) opening rally kicks off the 2018 season on Saturday, 15 September, at the Annex Field in George Town starting at 9am. The boys start their season with the CUC Primary Football League (PFL) opening rally Saturday, 22 September, […]
Vipers take close game over Lynx
(CNS Local Life): A close flag football game played Saturday, 25 August, ended with the HSM Vipers breaking through with a play in the second half that cemented a 10-0 victory over Lynx. Maggie Ebanks, Vipers coach and player, credited the team’s strong defence with enabling their offence to gain good field position and make […]
Young players serve up entertaining tennis
(CNS Local Life): The fifth PwC junior circuit tournament, held 24-26 August, proved to be “another great weekend of tennis”. Albert Berksoy, Willow Wilkinson and Jake Booker took the 10 & under, 14 & under and 18 & under singles titles, respectively, stated a Tennis Federation of the Cayman Islands (TFCI) press release.
5K event benefits church construction
(CNS Local Life): A 5K walk/run held Sunday, 26 August, and sponsored by the West Bay Adventist Church raised more than$13,000, a record for the annual event that will contribute to the completion of a new sanctuary that will double as a hurricane shelter for the district.
Dive instructor logs 10,000th dive
(CNS Local Life): Mike Schouten, a dive instructor working on Little Cayman, recently logged dive number 10,000 in a career that spans decades as a dive professional. A native of the Netherlands, Schouten currently works at the Southern Cross Club. To mark the occasion of his landmark dive, he and resort owner Peter Hillenbrand dove […]
Flag Football: Panthers crush Maples
(CNS Local Life): The last game on Saturday’s schedule of flag football was tense, as both teams (Maples Vs Panthers) could not break past each other’s lines of defense for most of the game, with interceptions being common play. Team Panther managed to score two touchdowns over the course of the game when their plays started […]
Registration open for Breeze Fusion 5K
(CNS Local Life): Organisers of the 12th annual Breeze Fusion 5K Walk/Run, set for 3 November, are hoping to better the record total of more than 250 runners and walkers who participated in last year’s event. Radio Cayman and Breeze FM also are looking to improve on the results from the Cayman Brac leg, which […]
Cayman opens Olympic headquarters
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands now has a dedicated Olympic House with the official opening of the facility Thursday, 16 August. The new headquarters include a training area, offices for the leadership of the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC), a mini-museum depicting the history of the committee, a small library and a gift shop […]
Cayman hosting international football tourney
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) will host Group D of the Caribbean Football Union Boys’ Under 14 Challenge Series this weekend with two matches each on Saturday, 18 August; Monday, 20 August; and Wednesday, 22 August at the Ed Bush Field in West Bay.
U15 Girls lose consolation match
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Girls’ Under 15 National Football Team completed play in the 2018 CONCACAF Girls’ Under 15 Championships going down 1-0 to Barbados in the group stage second-place game. Following on from their disappointing loss to St Lucia the day before in the Group E decider, the Cayman Islands team faced […]
Girls’ U-15 national team suffer loss at CONCACAF
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Girls’ Under 15 National Football Team dropped their first points in international play Thursday, 9 August, losing 4-0 to St Lucia in Group E at the CONCACAF Girls’ Under 15 Championships in Bradenton, Florida. With the loss, the team missed out on a semifinal berth.
