All aboard for ARC
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 (391 reads)
A total of 223 yachts are on their way to St Lucia, following the official start on Sunday of the 21st Atlantic Rally for Cruisers commonly referred to as ARC.
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Tennis Tournament a competitive affair
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 (417 reads)
The inclement weather has wreaked havoc on a number of local sporting events including the inaugural Heineken Men’s and Ladies Tennis Open sponsored by Windward & Leeward Limited.
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St Mary’s College win lopsided Basketball final
Monday, November 27, 2006 (846 reads)
The highly anticipated Super J basketball showdown between St Mary’s College (SMC) and Vide Boutielle Secondary School (VBSS) was a super disappointment. It was no contest. SMC laid a licking on their opponents coming away with a 105-33 win Thursday at the Vigie Multi-Purpose Sports Complex.
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Sail Away with the sound of St Lucia
Monday, November 27, 2006 (564 reads)
Participants in this year’s Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) are in for a special treat when they arrive in St Lucia thanks to a group of talented musicians.
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Boxing and Bodybuilding for ARC
Monday, November 27, 2006 (368 reads)
The St Lucia Amateur Boxing Association (SLABA) makes a return visit to the Rodney Bay Marina Sunday for an exhibition event. It’s all part of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) program of events.
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Schools battle for sports titles
Friday, November 24, 2006 (501 reads)
Two exciting games Monday afternoon at the Vigie Multi-Purpose Sports Complex, brought the Schools Netball Tournament to an end.
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St Lucian swimmers make waves in Florida
Friday, November 24, 2006 (530 reads)
Two of St Lucia’s competitive swimmers, Danielle Beaubrun and Christian Wayne, both enrolled at the The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, have been making a big impact on regional and State Championships. Florida is one of the USA’s most competitive states for swimming.
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Zeph runs away with Sandals 10K road race
Wednesday, November 22, 2006 (441 reads)
Just after this year’s Second Annual Sandals to Sandals 10K was officially announced, everyone knew the man to beat was St Lucia’s Zepherinus Joseph. It became more evident as the race drew closer that Zeph who is on a winning streak would be impossible to beat.
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Run B’dos makes Lucian stop
Monday, November 20, 2006 (365 reads)
The organizers of the 24th annual Run Barbados Marathon are calling on the Caribbean to embrace the race. This Sunday, a team from the Barbados Tourism Authority will be at the St Lucia 10K promoting this December 1 to 3 festival.
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Stars lead the way in Sandals 10K
Monday, November 20, 2006 (365 reads)
With only a day to go before the second annual Sandals to Sandals 10K the running stars have decided to come out. Over 200 participants have signed up to the event which includes runners from St Kitts, Barbados and St Vincent, among them some well known running names.
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Will b/ball trophy head south?
Monday, November 20, 2006 (392 reads)
Having separated the contenders from the pretenders, the Super J Basketball Tournament has moved into the semi-final stage. Vide Boutielle Secondary, Vieux Fort and Soufriere Comprehensive won their quarter-final encounters and advanced to the next round.
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Football Project going under water?
Monday, November 20, 2006 (418 reads)
In an attempt to address several issues related to development of football, the St Lucia Football Association (SLFA) held a press conference Thursday at Spinners sports bar. Number on their priority list was the controversial Goal Project.
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Fine horsemanship at Country Saddles show
Friday, November 17, 2006 (389 reads)
This past Sunday Country Saddles Riding Club presented its annual horse show. Fourteen contestants ranging in age from 4 to 13 displayed their riding skills in two related fields of discipline. The show received sponsorship from The Mutual Finance Inc, a member of the Sagicor Group of Companies.
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Boxing comes to Marchand
Friday, November 17, 2006 (383 reads)
You’ve got to hand it to officials of the St Lucia Amateur Boxing Association (SLABA). They are determined to bring boxing to every nook and cranny in St Lucia and now Marchand is among the growing list of boxing gyms established here.
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School sports in quarter-final stage
Friday, November 17, 2006 (392 reads)
In Super J Basketball, Soufriere Comprehensive School moved to the top of their group by the skin of their teeth, beating Vieux Fort Comprehensive School 81-80. It was a different story for Leon Hess Comprehensive. .
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Mr Universe boosts bodybuilding road show
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 (624 reads)
After another successful road show Sunday at Spinners sports bar in Union, bodybuilding seems to have bounced back in a big way.The event was staged by the St Lucia Amateur Bodybuilding Association (SLABA) and sponsored by Red Bull and the National Lottery Authority.
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Female rugby team surprise in B’dos?
Monday, November 13, 2006 (382 reads)
The St Lucia Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) is presently in Barbados competing in the two-day North America and West Indies Seven-a-side Rugby Tournament.
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Cricket in Hong
Monday, November 13, 2006 (396 reads)
The West Indies arrived in Hong Kong earlier this week to compete in an International Sixes Title.The tournament takes place this weekend at the Kowloon Cricket Club in Hong Kong.
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School sports heats up: SMC smash Bocage in basketball
Monday, November 13, 2006 (680 reads)
In the Super J schools basketball tournament, defending champions Bocage Secondary went home licking their wounds Thursday afternoon, after a 103-24 drubbing from St Mary’s College at the Vigie Multi-Purpose Sports Complex.
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Courts Powerhouse ignites bodybuilding association
Friday, November 10, 2006 (373 reads)
Courts St Lucia Limited and the St Lucia Amateur Bodybuilding Association (SLABA) have again joined forces. After a long absence they are back together to stage the Courts Powerhouse Bodybuilding Championships.
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Football final on again after goalless game
Friday, November 10, 2006 (390 reads)
If the St Lucia Football Association women’s football league competition is remembered for nothing else, it will be for the fact that it has been going on longer than anyone expected. On Saturday afternoon on the La Clery playing field, defending league champs VSADC met Nemesis in the finals.
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Kenyan edges out St Lucian in UWI SPEC
Friday, November 10, 2006 (417 reads)
Zepherinus Joseph did as he promised and placed in the top three spots at the University of the West Indies Sport and PhysicalEducation Centre (UWI SPEC) International Half-Marathon last Sunday.
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Two-peat for Jetsetters in League Tourney
Friday, November 10, 2006 (403 reads)
It must have seemed like déjà vu to volleyball fans at the Vigie Multi-Purpose Complex as they their watched the finals between Le Club and Jetsetters, this time in a knock-out tournament that featured most of the island’s teams.
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Big birthday bash for ARC
Monday, November 06, 2006 (393 reads)
It’s only a few weeks to go before this year’s Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) and already Rodney Bay Marina General Manager Cuthbert Didier is appealing for more nationals to participate in the open events.
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Super win for George Charles Secondary
Monday, November 06, 2006 (465 reads)
In Super J basketball action, George Charles Secondary School were the big winners this week after handily defeating previously unbeaten Corinth Secondary.
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Region losing out on sports tourism opportunities
Friday, November 03, 2006 (440 reads)
Caribbean sports specialist Joseph “Reds” Perreira, former sports coordinator of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), says investment in sport is essential and will pay big dividends if taken seriously in the region.
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Swim team gunning for championship
Friday, November 03, 2006 (619 reads)
St Lucia’s 33 member national swim team was officially introduced Tuesday evening at the launch of the 16th OECS Championships. The competition, under title sponsor Sagicor, takes place this weekend at the Rodney Heights Aquatic Centre.
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Sports medicine in local spotlight
Wednesday, November 01, 2006 (364 reads)
As Caribbean territories prepare to host the ICC 2007 Cricket World Cup, a Caribbean Sports Medicine Conference with an emphasis on cricket injuries got underway Friday evening at Bay Gardens Hotel.
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