Sports
Prospect Primary battle South Sound Schools
(PFL): The 2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) regular seasons began Saturday, 30 Saturday with games at various venues across Grand Cayman. In Prospect, Group B’s Prospect Primary and South Sound Schools opened the new season with two very entertaining games. In the Under 9 division, an energetic South […]
St Ignatius footballers triumph in opening rally
(PFL): The youngsters from St Ignatius Catholic School opened the 2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) season with a bang this past Saturday at the Annex Field as they took home the PFL Opening Rally title, defeating Red Bay Primary 2-1 in the final. Under cloudy skies and through intermittent rain showers, St Ignatius and […]
Tennis Federation scores corporate sponsorship
(CNS Local Life): For the ninth consecutive year PwC is sponsoring the Tennis Federation of the Cayman Islands. The money supports the federation’s national junior circuit in which players in three age divisions (10-, 14- and 18- and under) compete for national ranking points in a series of tournaments throughout each year. About 40 youngsters […]
Competition winner training with community support
(CNS Local Life): Jenavieve Van den Bergh will be running her first ever half-marathon (13.1 miles) on Sunday, 3 December, and is busy training for the long run with a lot of support along the way from members of Cayman’s health and fitness community. Van den Bergh is the winner of the Intertrust Cayman Islands […]
Cayman Prep footballers take girls opening rally
(GPFL): The young ladies from Cayman Prep secured the first silverware of the 2017 primary football season Saturday, 16 September, at the Annex Field as they won the 2017 CUC Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) opening rally title with a 1-0 victory over Cayman International School (CIS). Cayman Prep’s ‘taliswoman’ Kayden Coles was the heroine […]
Girls ready for primary football season
(CNS Local Life): The primary school girls will kick off the 2017 school football season this Saturday, 16 September with the CUC Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) Opening Rally at the traditional home of local football, the T.E. McField Sports Field (Annex Field) in George Town beginning at 9am. The boys start their season with […]
Cayman equestrians riding high after UK trip
(CNS Local Life): Young equestrians from Cayman spent two weeks this summer in the UK, taking part in various competitions, visiting horse shows, training and even meeting an Olympic gold medallist in dressage. The trip for the young members of Cayman Riding School (CRS) started with them competing in a charity Donkey Derby organised by […]
Nominations open for sports heroes
(CNS Local Life): Nominations open 1 September 2017 for the 2018 National Heroes Day, which will focus on sports. Members of the public are invited to nominate people in the community who have made outstanding contributions to sports in the Cayman Islands. In addition to Caymanian candidates, the nominations committee will consider non-Caymanians once there […]
Tennis players come back strong after summer
(CNS Local Life): The fifth PwC Junior Tennis Tournament was played in great conditions on 25 and 26 August, with the rain holding off and under a slight breeze. The first junior competition after the summer break made for excited and energised players, stated a press release. Jake Fagan won the 10-and-under division after winning […]
NCAA college basketball teams to play in Cayman
(CNS Local Life): Eight top NCAA Division 1 men’s college basketball teams from the US will be coming to Grand Cayman in November to play in the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic preseason tournament. The Cincinnati Bearcats, Iowa Hawkeyes, Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns, Wyoming Cowboys, Buffalo Bulls, South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Richmond Spiders and University […]
Equestrians place second at jumping competition
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Islands equestrians Chloe Fowler and Ashley van den Bol just missed the top spot at the recent Caribbean Junior Jumping Competition, coming away as reserve champions after a tiebreaker with the Bermuda team. The Pan American Equestrian Confederation sponsored the competition, which was held last weekend at the Savannah College of […]
U-15s close out CONCACAF tourney undefeated
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Under 15 Boys’ National Football team finished undefeated in the 2017 CONCACAF Under 15 Boys’ Championships with a 2-0 shutout of Antigua & Barbuda on Friday, 18 August, at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Brimming with confidence after dispatching Aruba, Bonaire and Saint Martin, the local boys were […]
Cayman U-15s win group with third victory
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Under 15 Boys’ National Football team secured top spot in Group G at the 2017 CONCACAF Under 15 Boys’ Championships with a convincing 4-0 victory over Saint Martin in the final group game at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida on Wednesday, 16 August. The local boys kicked off […]
Marathon registration fee to increase soon
(CNS Local Life): Organisers of the Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon, set for Sunday, 3 December, are reminding runners and walkers that the deadline is approaching to get the least expensive registration rate for the 2017 race. Anyone who signs up for the event by 31 August will benefit from the lowest registration prices. The fee […]
U-15s notch second win at CONCACAF championships
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Under 15 Boys’ National Football team secured a second victory in the 2017 CONCACAF Under 15 Boys’ Championships with a 3-1 win over Bonaire on Tuesday, 15 August, at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Fresh off their opening victory over Aruba on Sunday morning, the coaching staff decided […]
Cayman referees officiate at CONCACAF matches
(CNS Local Life): Three referees from the Cayman Islands are officiating this week in CONCACAF 2017 competitions. Dee-Ann Foster and Dwight Cummings are among 62 match officials selected to participate in the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Under 15 Boys Championship, taking place in Bradenton, Florida, from 13-19 August.
Cayman U-15s open international tourney with win
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Under 15 Boys’ National Football team opened the 2017 CONCACAF Under 15 Boys’ Championships on Monday, 13 August, with a narrow 3-2 victory over Aruba at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Corey Smith was the deciding factor in a tightly contested encounter as he slammed home the winner […]
Government turns to sports for newest heroes
The government is looking to give out its next batch of local gongs to sports women and men who have excelled in their fields. The 2018 National Heroes Day is still more than five months away but the nominations committee has already held their first meeting and begun planning the annual national event. The committee, […]
