Sports
Butler siblings immersed in Olympic dreams
(CNS): Training more than a combined 40 hours a week, Butler siblings, Lara, 21, and Geoffrey, 20, started swimming about one year apart and have never looked back. The two now hope all their efforts will result in both of them booking a ticket for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Geoffrey has been competing […]
Youth Football Cup kicks off
(CNS): The Cayman Airways Youth Football Cup, kicks off today (10 May) featuring 12 under-15 teams, all but one of them international squads. Group play begins at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex with five games, with the first kick-off at 2pm. Fixtures move to Ed Bush Stadium in West Bay from Wednesday through Saturday and […]
Local team ready to take on international competition
(CNS): A select team from Academy Sports Club will represent the Cayman Islands against other under-15 football teams from England, the US, Cuba, Honduras and Jamaica in the Cayman Airways Youth Football Cup, set for 10-15 May. The tournament is being organised by the West Bay Sports Foundation (WBSF) and features the recently crowned under-15 […]
Cayman dressage teams named for Caribbean competition
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) has selected its teams for the Caribbean Equestrian Association’s (CEA) Caribbean Dressage Challenge. The adult team consists of Amara Thompson, Jessica McTaggart-Giuzio and Jenn Cowdroy, while Chloe Fowler, Anja van Genderen and Ashley van den Bol round out the children’s squad. The teams were chosen based upon the […]
Under-15 football competition takes on bullying
(CNS): The West Bay Sports Foundation (WBSF), which is organising the Cayman Airways Invitational Youth Football Cup being held this month, has launched an anti-bullying campaign ahead of the tournament. The “Say No to Bullying” initiative utilises social media and is open to all local primary schools to help raise awareness about the problem.
Caymanian athlete races for trip to Rio Olympics
(CNS): One young Caymanian track athlete is working toward booking his ticket to compete in the Summer Olympic Games in Rio, as he continues his training in Miramar, Florida. Jamal Walton, who has been running since primary school, is determined to achieve that goal. Towards that end, he will be competing in the Cayman Invitational […]
Cayman U-15 tourney scores with international lineup
(CNS): A dozen youth football teams are putting their final touches on preparations for the Cayman Airways Invitational Youth Football Cup, which kicks off here on 10 May. The tournament, organised by the West Bay Sports Foundation, has attracted under-15 squads from England, the US, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
New York has the touch at Cayman rugby tournament
(CRFU): Attracting competitors from New York, Washington, Houston and Jamaica, games were played all day at the recent inaugural Cayman International Touch Tournament 2016, with the teams from the Big Apple eventually making a clean sweep. There was also time for a mini-tournament for the youth of Cayman to demonstrate their touch skills. In the […]
CARIFTA athletes honoured at ministry reception
(CNS): The Ministry of Sports last week hosted a reception for the 2016 CARIFTA athletes, who brought home a combined 22 medals in swimming and track and field. On hand to honour the young sports men and women were Minister of Sports Osbourne Bodden, Director of Sports Collin Anglin, the president of the Cayman Islands […]
U-17 boys national team training for World Cup playoffs
(CNS): Following on from their historic third-place finish at the 2015 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-15 Boys’ Championships in Sint Maarten last August, the boys national football team, having moved up an age group, are preparing for the first round of the CFU Under-17 World Cup Playoffs, set for 20-24 July 2016 at a venue […]
Serpell tops Cayman leg of World Challenge
(CNS): Polly Serpell finished as Champion of the Cayman leg of the 2016 FEI World Jumping Challenge – Category C, hosted by the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF). The third and final event of the series was held on Saturday, 9 April at the Equestrian Centre located on the Linford Pearson Highway in George Town. […]
Bodden Town walking track almost complete
(CNS): Work is underway to construct and surface a new four-lane walking track at the Bodden Town Primary School, which will boost the school’s track programme and be used to supplement district track meets held by the Cayman Islands Athletic Association. With track and field being one of the Cayman Island’s focus areas, Sports Minister Osbourne […]
Sports Banquet makes history on Little Cayman
(CNS): History was made on Saturday, 2 April, when the first ever Sports Awards Banquet was held in Little Cayman. More than 60 people, including Sports Minister Osbourne Bodden and Sports Director Colin Anglin converged on the Little Cayman Beach Resort for the awards ceremony. In his address Minister Bodden stated that he was honoured […]
Cayman to host international volleyball tournament
(CNS): Teams from twelve countries, including the Cayman Islands, will take part in the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tournament, which will be held on Seven Mile Beach next to Calico Jacks on 22-24 April. Cayman will be entering three teams (two female and one male), who will be competing against teams from Belize, Canada, Curacao, El […]
Kids get on their horses over Easter
(CNS): Over the recent school break, Cayman Riding School hosted their annual Easter horse camp. Tracey Surrey, school owner and riding instructor, noted they run a popular after-school riding programme but also cater to students over holidays, including riders as young as five years old.
Football ‘old-timers’ put on cleats for charity
(CNS): In the spirit of giving, George Town and West Bay football veterans who might be better expected to be watching from the stands, are instead stepping onto the pitch at McField Stadium (formerly the Annex) Saturday, 26 March in a rematch of a game played last month. Dubbed a “grudge” match, it is all […]
Storm rage past Buccaneers in rugby final
(CRFU): The Fidelity Cayman Storm sealed an extraordinary turnaround to their season by defeating the Advance Fire and Plumbing Buccaneers 19-14 in a fast-paced, frenetic and occasionally frantic spectacle at the South Sound Rugby Club on Saturday, 19 March, to secure the DART Vase in front of a large and appreciative crowd.
Cayman’s swim team at CARIFTA games
(CNS): Cayman’s young CARIFTA swimmers arrived in Martinique over the weekend and have been busy training in the newly opened 50m pool that will host the games. The team will be training again today (21 March) ahead of the pool events that run from 22-25 March, with the open-water competition set for Saturday, 26 March.
