Sports
Young footballers entertain with hard-fought matches
(PFL): It was another exhilarating day of primary school football this past Saturday, 17 October in the 2015/2016 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) regular seasons. The featured games in Group B at the Annex Field paired the Crusaders from Triple C against Red Bay Primary.
Father races to launch ‘Hart for Hearts’ fundraiser
(CNS): A father whose son suffers from a rare congenital heart defect is taking part in both a triathlon and a half-marathon to raise both awareness of the condition and funds to assist these families with expenses associated with urgent paediatric cardiology healthcare.
Exciting football on display in primary league
(PFL): It was an exciting day of youth football this past Saturday, 10 October, as the Island’s primary schools battled for school pride during the second week of the 2015/2016 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) regular seasons. In Group A at the Annex Field, Truth For Youth recorded their […]
C&W scores exclusive Premier League broadcast rights
(CNS): Starting next year, the Premier League will have a new home in the Caribbean, as Cable & Wireless Communications (C&W) has won the exclusive rights to broadcast live all 380 matches per season from 2016/17 to 2018/19. Beginning August 2016, the Premier League will be available on the Caribbean’s newest sports network, Flow Sports, across […]
Cayman touch rugby team grabs US championship
(Cayman Touch Association): Cayman’s Mixed Touch National team did the country proud and won the USA Touch National Championships 2015 in Orlando, Florida, this past weekend. Two years ago, the Cayman team lost nine of 11 games they played, but with hard work, sweat and probably a few tears they ripped up the form book […]
CUC sea swim powered by young participants
(CNS): The 27th Annual CUC 800M Sea Swim, held 10 October, was the second event of the Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association’s (CIASA) open-water season and attracted 116 participants. In a time of 10 minutes flat, John Bodden of Stingray Swim Club (SSC) captured first place, followed by Eddie Weber of Camana Bay Aquatic Club […]
CIFA holds CONCACAF coaching course
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Football Association recently hosted the CONCACAF D License Coaching Course, aimed at teaching participants the role of a coach educator, the principles of coaching, the teaching-learning process and age-appropriate training objectives and methodologies. Lenny Lake, of St. Kitts and Nevis, taught the 16 participants, from 1-4 October at the Truman Bodden […]
Swim opener soggy but successful
(CNS): Despite a rain-shortened evening, the Stingray Swim Club’s (SSC) Friday Night Lights meet on 2 October was a success, according to organisers, as was the next day’s Cayman National Fall Sprint. The events opened the 2015-2016 competitive age group swim season. At the Friday Night Lights, swimmers aged 11 and over competed in the […]
Tennis Club serves up international tournament
(CNS) Local tennis players have just a few days left to enter Grand Cayman’s first-ever International Tennis Federation (ITF) seniors tournament. The Grade 5 ITF event, which is for over-35s, runs from 2-8 November at the Cayman Islands Tennis Club (CITC) in South Sound. Players have until Wednesday, 14 October to sign up via the […]
Football on the calendar in October
(CNS): Both football players and fans of the game will have a lot to cheer about this month, starting this upcoming weekend. The two-day Hot Zone Sports Football Cup kicks off Saturday 10 October, and the 2015/16 Charity Shields matches will take place Sunday, 11 October. The Hot Zone tournament, organised by Elite Sports Club […]
Get ready to plunge into sea swim
(CNS): Swimmers of all ages and abilities are welcome to take part in the 27th CUC 800m Sea Swim set for Saturday, 10 October. The event begins at 4pm, with registration from 3-3:45pm; swimmers will follow a loop course, starting and ending at Governor’s Beach.
Caymanian nets US college soccer honours
(CNS): Caymanian Shanelle Frederick has been named the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Women’s Soccer Player of the Week for 21-27 September. The South Georgia State College freshman and native of West Bay, Frederick helped lead the Lady Hawks to a win over Gordon State and to a close match against rival Darton State. […]
Primary Football League season opens with full slate
(PFL): The 2015/2016 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) regular seasons began Saturday, 3 October, with games at various venues across Grand Cayman. At the Annex Field, Cayman Brac’s Under-11 boys opened Group B play with a 3-0 victory over South Sound Schools. The Brac’s primary “target man”, Jamar […]
Swimmers to hit the pool for Stingray fundraiser
(CNS): The Stingray Swim Club (SSC) will be holding its third annual swim-a-thon on Friday, 9 October. The Big Swim serves as a fundraiser for the non-profit organisation, which will mark its 20th anniversary next year. Swimmers will have two hours to complete as many laps as possible. In that time the SSC hopes to raise […]
Stingray Swim Club dives into race season
(CNS): Stingray Swim Club’s (SSC) domestic, short-course season opens Friday 2 October, with the middle- and long-distance Friday Night Lights, followed the next day by the Cayman National Fall Sprint Meet. Calling the sprint meet “a fun, action-packed event”, Amanda Roberts, SSC president, added, “We look forward to seeing everyone in the pool, on the […]
Polly Serpell jumps to the challenge in equestrian event
(CNS): Cayman’s Youth Olympian bronze medal winner, Polly Serpell, took top honours at the recent second leg of the FEI World Jumping Challenge (WJC) hosted by the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF). Held at Cayman Riding School in Savannah, Sunday, 27 September, this competition involves top show jumpers from across the Caribbean region competing in […]
Cayman Prep wins third straight Opening Rally
(PFL): Cayman Prep set a new school and CUC Primary Football League (PFL) record by winning their third consecutive Opening Rally title with a tough 2-1 extra time victory over Truth For Youth in the final of the 2015/2016 CUC PFL Opening Rally this past Saturday at the Annex Field. Substitute Malcolm Hill was the […]
CIFA coaches clubs on laws of the beautiful game
(CNS): To get all players, coaches and team managers caught up on recent changes to FIFA rules, the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) referee’s department will spend the 2015-16 season educating everyone involved. The International Football Association Board, the official governing body for the laws of the game, determines the structure of the laws and […]
