West Bay Central wins basketball district rally
The West Bay Central basketball team won the Department of Sports West Bay District Rally on Saturday, 7 Jan., after a full day of competition at the Sir John A. Cumber Primary School court.
West Bay Central edged out West Bay West 25-22 in the championship game. The rally series will continue throughout all the districts. George Town’s rally is up next, on Saturday, 14 Jan., at the Cox Court.
Corporate Gaelic games begin this weekend
The Annual Corporate Mixed 9’s Gaelic Football Tournament is set to kick off at Camana Bay Football Field this Saturday, 14 Jan.
This tournament, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday, 14-15 Jan., will feature more than 300 players participating in 16 teams.
Organisers anticipate this will be the biggest Gaelic sporting event of the year. The bracket matches will begin at 10am and continue to 5pm Saturday and the semi-finals and finals begin at 12pm on Sunday.
Remembering Matthew Thompson
This month marks 20 years since the Matthew Thompson Memorial One-Mile Run took place.
Thompson, 17, who was known by many for his time spent in track and field, was killed in a car crash in 2002.
Kehoe and Duval named 2022 footballers of the year
National footballers Molly Kehoe and Mason Duval have been named female and male player for the Cayman Islands, respectively, by Inside Caribbean Football.
ICF made the announcement on Thursday, 5 Jan. The two were awarded after securing top performances during national and league play for the 2021-22 season.
34th annual CUC swim set for Saturday
The 34th annual CUC 800 metres and 400m Open Water Sea Swim is scheduled to take place this Saturday, 14 Jan.
The race will begin and end at Governors Beach. Registration will take place from 3-3:45pm on site, and the swim will start at 4pm.
Joggers ready up for One Dog event
The 2023 One Dog Walk/Jog takes place on Sunday, 15 Jan. by the road at Safehaven. The jog starts at 7:30am, with the route going to the Holiday Inn and back.
The event, which welcomes children, as well as dogs, will begin registration at 7am. All proceeds raised will go towards One Dog at a Time’s $11,000 monthly vet costs.
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Lourenco remembers Pele with 52-year-old souvenir
An 81-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper, Sebastiao Luiz Lourenco, who saved Pelé’s penalty on 12 May 1971, has kept the ball till today.
Lourenco, who played for Sao Bento at the time, remains the only known goalkeeper alive who saved a penalty kick from the late Pelé.
The game was in the 1971 Brazilian national championship, and even though Sao Bento lost 0-1, Lourenco actually felt proud to be able to survive Pelé’s goal attack and kept the ball after all these years.
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