Sports

(CRFU): The latest sporting triumph in the MOVEMBER 2012 series took place at the Cayman Rugby Football Club last Saturday as teams took to the field for the inaugural MOvember Corporate Touch Rugby Tournament. The tournament was organised by the CRFU and the money raised was their donation to MOvember Cayman 2012. MOvember is an annual charity event held in November with the aim of creating awareness and raising money for men’s health and prostate cancer. By growing a moustache for the whole month, guys or “MO Bros” as they are also known, raise money for the Cayman Islands Cancer Society.

(CISC): The 2012 Compass Marine National Laser Championships were held in the North Sound by the Cayman Island Sailing Club (CISC) over the weekend of 24th and 25th November. The wind conditions remained strong throughout the regatta ensuring exciting fast sailing.Compass Marine was the new sponsor for this event “We are really happy to be sponsoring the most significant dinghy competition in Cayman’s sailing calendar” said Mike Farrington, owner of Compass Marine. “The Laser is the largest Olympic sailing class in the world and we are lucky to have a substantial fleet here in Cayman. Eighteen boats out on the water is a good turnout. Especially pleasing is to see more youth sailors competing than ever before.”

(CISC): On Friday 23rd November, close to 50 sailors representing nine schools (Red Bay, Savannah, Cayman Prep, Prospect, Georgetown, St Ignatius, Cayman International School and Outer districts a combined East End and North Side Primary team) battled it out in the North Sound for the right to be crowned 2012 National School Sailing Champions.The racing was always very close and after 24 races only 7 points separated the top 5 schools. Cayman International School took first place with 20 points, second were a much improved Red Bay Primary with 23 points and Cayman Prep were third with 24 points. Outer Districts were just outside the top 3 with 26 points and Savannah took fifth with 27.

(CUC- PFL): Two first half strikes by Grace Academy’s Gunnar Studenhofft and a third from Jaden Ebanks were enough to see off a spirited George Town Primary in a thrilling Under 11 encounter at the Annex Field this past Saturday. Leading 3-0 at halftime, the points seemed all but secure for the West Bay outfit but a determined second half display from George Town Primary, led by Joshua O’Garro, kept the game close. A goal by George Town’s Jordan Summerville in the 41st minute and a second from the boot of Joshua O’Garro in the 51st minute set up a tense last few minutes, which saw some resolute defending from Grace Academy.

(CISC): Well known on the local sailing scene, Jane Moon was recently honoured by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), receiving an ISAF Silver Medal for her Outstanding Contribution to the Sport of Sailing Worldwide.  The medal was presented to Jane by Goran Petersson, President of the International Sailing Federation, at the recent ISAF Annual Meetings, held in Dun Laoghaire Ireland and on the occasion of her retirement from ISAF after 18 years of service.  Jane first attended the ISAF meetings in 1994 and since then has not only represented the Cayman Islands but also the entire Caribbean and Central American Region at World level.

(CNS): The president and Technical Director of the Cayman Islands Swimming Association CIASA has established new, all inclusive CIASA Swimming Records. Once the association has properly compiled the times they will be used as a reference to develop a list of National Records held by Caymanians swimmers. “With the assistance of CIASA Director Adrien Royston we are delighted to release the first set of CIASA Swimming Records,” said President Peter Mackay. “This is something which our new Technical Director Ian Armiger has been instrumental in introducing and these records will now make it easier for us to produce a comprehensive listing of Rankings and of National Records.”

(SSClub): The Pirates Week Mike Lockwood Memorial Swim Meet took place November 14, 16, 18 at the Lions Aquatic Centre; hosted by Stingray Swim Club and attended by some 150 swimmers from Stingray Swim Club (SSC), Team TI (TI) and Camana Bay Aquatic Club (CBAC) as well as a couple of unattached swimmers – including a couple of Masters Swimmers. Michael Lockwood, son of the late “Chief Pirate” Mike Lockwood, Masters Swimmer and CIASA Vice President was on hand, along with his mother Mrs Ella Kaye Lockwood at the official opening of the Swim Meet . “My father was not a swimmer but he believed firmly in children and in community,” Michael said.

(CUC-PFL): Saturday’s action between George Town Primary and Cayman International School (CIS) at the Annex Field nearly produced two four-goal heroes. In the Under 9 matchup, CIS’ Jonathan Rado notched three goals as he guided his team to victory over a lively George Town Primary team who kept battling on until the final whistle. The young CIS striker nearly made it four but missed a penalty in the second half as his team emerged 3-0 winners. On the other side of the ball, George Town’s energetic young forward Isaac Ebanks was a constant menace to the CIS rear-guard but could not find the back of the net.

(CONCACAF): The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced the results of the draw for the tournament that will determine the four regional representatives for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.  The first round will see host and defending champion Mexico play El Salvador and Curacao in Group D at the finals of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship. The draw for the competition, which will be played from February 18 - March 3 in Puebla, was held at the Casa Puebla and conducted by CONCACAF General Secretary Enrique Sanz.

(CNS): The charity which provides sanctuary for women and children suffering from domestic abuse has opened the registration for is annual fun-run which takes place on 9 December and is one of the centre’s most important fund raising events of the year. The Online registration is now live for the 10th Annual Jingle Bell Walk/Run and registration will be available at Fosters at the Strand and Cost-You-Less on 1st and 8th December and at AL Thompson’s Home Depot on 1st December. Taking place at the Grand Caymanian Resort in Crystal Harbour it is expected to attract more than 300 participants. As it is a family event, organisers said the new venue had been selected because of it seclusion from the main road traffic.

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Men’s National Basketball Coach, Daniel Augustine, has been accepted into the International Coaching Enrichment Certification Program (ICECP) – a partnership between The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), the University of Delaware (UD) and the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Olympic Solidarity department. Augustine, who is studying to implement a long term athlete development program for basketball in Cayman, has received a full scholarship.  He currently works as a sports instructor in the department of sports and as a result has been allowed the time required to travel and study for this intense program.

(CUC-PFL): After stumbling in their first two games, the Under 11s from South Sound Schools got their season back on track with a narrow 2-1 victory over the always enthusiastic visitors from Cayman Brac. Following an uneventful first half which ended scoreless, the game exploded into life in the second half as the South Sound Schools forwards started to find their range with a series of shots. On the other side of the ball, Cayman Brac was gaining in confidence as their forwards were finding a little space to run in. In the 45th minute, the Brac’s speedy and determined striker Shayla Connor broke free from the South Sound Schools defenders and hammered her team into the lead with a well-taken effort, much to the delight of the Brac supporters.

(CISC): Cruiser racing, or “Big sailboat” racing, has staged a comeback in Cayman this year, thanks partly to Cayman Islands Sailing Club cruiser rep Rob Hutchison and the generous sponsorship of Harbour House Marina.Apart from the major offshore races that have traditionally been raced, the introduction of the Round the Sound series has meant that more boats have been encouraged to join in. Rob Hutchison explained “You don’t have to be a full blown race machine to take part and have a lot of fun. We have had sixteen boats taking part from 22 footers to 47 footers.”

(Stingray): The Pirates Week Mike Lockwood Memorial Swim Meet hosted by the Stingray Swim Club at the Lions Aquatic Centre begins  on 14 November. This meet take place over four days, offers an array of events from the traditional sprints to the longer 100m, 200m and 400m events and it is the first meet of the season which affords swimmers, between the ages of 11-17 years the opportunity to make qualifying times in all of the possible events which will be part of the 2013 CARIFTA Swimming Competition.

CUC -PFL): History was made last Friday evening at the T.E. McField Sports Complex when a Cayman Under 13 select team, representing the Primary Football League (PFL) Youth Football Programme, played the visiting Under 13s from Harbour View Football Club from Jamaica. Not since the days of legendary Coach Winston Chung and the Miami Classic Tournaments of the 1980s has the Cayman Islands been represented by a “national” Under 13 youth team consisting of players from all the major football clubs across the Island.