“It’s time for Roaring Creek!!!” Posted: 02/09/2010 - 11:31 PM (Fans chanted to the tune of the World Cup Song, replacing “Africa” with “Roaring Creek” in “it’s time for Africa!”)... The chant reverberated across the bleachers behind home plate throughout the finals of the National Women’s Softball Championship yesterday at Rogers Stadium, where Roaring Creek fans were joined by their rival village Camalote fans in riding their “west” team to victory over Belize City’s defending champion Mirage Lady Rebels. In between innings, the D.J. entertained the audience with selected music, but by the time of the finals, one particular song had captured the mood of the Roaring Creek fans, and it became their cheering anthem the rest of the way to the championship. TUFF E NUFF TOURS WIN SECOND INTEROFFICE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Posted: 02/09/2010 - 11:28 PM Tuff E Nuff Tours wrapped up its second interoffice title in five years this past Wednesday with a hard-fought 46-42 win over Atlantic Bank Ltd. in the third and decisive game played at the City Center. Tuff E Nuff were able to accomplish their mission by using a late game rally with little under two minutes remaining in regulation to pull out the come-from-behind win. Tyrone “Joka” Edwards, one of the three Edwards brothers playing on the champs, hit an amazing three-point shot with the game on the line and Atlantic Bank up by one. His shot gave them the two-point advantage with a little over one minute remaining in regulation. Trophy Day extravaganza by BNCA Posted: 27/08/2010 - 11:28 AM The Edwards brothers led Tuff E Nuff Tours on Friday last completed a two-game sweep of Telemedia Digicell in the semifinals of the 2010 Interoffice Basketball Championship being played at the City Center. The Tuff E Nuff team, who won their last interoffice championship in 2006, prevailed over Telemedia in the 64-53 final score. Tyrone “Joka” Edwards led all scorers with a game high 24 pts 5 asst. His younger brother Ashton Edwards also got into the action and contributed 22 pts 5 rebs 4 stls in the win. Meanwhile, for Telemedia it was Lupito Acosta throwing up 12 pts, while teammate Jamaal Kelly chipped in with 11 pts. With the win, Tuff E Nuff will make their second such appearance in the finals. The last time they accomplished this feat was in 2006 when they won it all. Undoubtedly, they will be hoping for a repeat of those events. BELIZE BANK BENGUCHE REPEAT AS SENIOR CHAMPIONS IN GRIGA SUMMER BOUNCE Posted: 20/08/2010 - 10:59 AM Belize Bank Benguche won their second consecutive senior basketball championship last weekend at Y-Not-Island in Dangriga Town, defeating Valley X-Press in convincing fashion by the final score of 97-82. Darwin “Puppy” Leslie led all scorers with a game high total of 24 pts 12 rebs 2 asst. He was followed by Daniel Nolberto 23 pts 10 rebs and Omar Castillo 22 pts 2 rebs 11 asst. Valley X-Press, on the other hand, had a balanced attack, with five players scoring in double figures, and Alexander Romero leading the way with 16 pts, followed by Leon Gentle 15 pts and Gilbert Lopez 14 pts. As a team, Benguche shot 47% from the field and 71% from the charity stripe; while their opponents shot a respectable 42% from the field, however struggled at the line, shooting only 50%. Belize Bank was strong on the boards, out-rebounding their opponents 45-35, had 5 blocks to their 3, and distributed the ball more efficiently, totaling 18 assists to Valley X-Press 11. TELEMEDIA DIGICELL ENDS TUFF E NUFF TOURS WINNING STREAK AT SIX WITH 76-66 WIN Posted: 06/08/2010 - 11:26 AM Five games were played on Sunday in the 2010 Interoffice Basketball Championship. In game one, Port of Belize won their fifth game of the season with a 52-29 thumping of Youth for the Future. The veteran Wilfred “Chiqiblue” Nicholas, after all these years still has game, as he totaled 10 pts 2 rebs in the win, while his teammate Ian “AC” Augustine chipped in with 8 pts 9 rebs. Meanwhile for Youth for the Future, it was Lonnie Trapp leading the way with 9 pts, followed by Dwayne Davis with 8 pts 14 rebs. In game two, Telemedia’s Digicell had their way with Belize Healthcare Partners/Central Cable, winning by the final score of 74-49, behind Jamaal Kelly 22 pts 6 rebs 3 asst and Devon Lozano 16 pts 2 rebs. BHPL/Central Cable, who are yet to win a game this season, was led by Trevor Meighan 15 pts 15 rebs and Samuel Neal 15 pts 3 rebs. Atlantic Bank won their fifth game in seven outings, as they dropped BWSL by the final score of 49-40. Andrew “Head” Staine totaled 14 pts 3 rebs in the win, followed by Ian “Penny” Ferrera 12 pts 1 reb. Meanwhile, for BWSL it was Lawrence Young totaling 14 pts 4 rebs, followed by Karim Thompson with 8 pts 10 rebs. In the fourth game of the day, FCIB/Quan’s remained undefeated at (6-0), as they destroyed the hapless BEL team by the final score of 95-39. Jacob “Snake” Leslie continued his tear on the league, as he totaled 32 pts 5 rebs 7 asst in the win. He was ably aided by the complementary play of Jaheed Smith 14 pts 15 rebs. In the final game of the day, the Roe Group cemented their bid for the post-season, as they won in convincing fashion over National Fire Service by the final score of 58-31. Mark Swift had 13 pts in the win, and was followed by Dave Apolonio’s 12 pts 4 rebs. For the firemen it was Tyrone Bood totaling 9 pts 3 rebs and Phillip Arthurs totaling 8 pts 4 rebs. TUFF E NUFF TOURS, ONE OF THREE UNDEFEATED TEAMS IN INTEROFFICE BASKETBALL Posted: 30/07/2010 - 11:21 AM Interoffice basketball has passed its midway point, and from here onwards will be the separation of the contenders from the pretenders. Defending champs, Belize City Council is sitting pretty good atop division A with a perfect (5-0) record, while in division B, Tuff E Nuff Tours and FCIB/Quan’s Trading apparently are heading for a head to head showdown, with both of them still undefeated at (6-0) and (5-0), respectively. Other post season hopefuls are the Roe Group, Youth for the Future and dark-horses Police and KHMH. In division B, Atlantic Bank and Guardian/Housing are in the driver’s seat, with Alamilla’s/Cellular Plus and BTL still with a shot at making the post season. This past Monday night, two games were lost via default. This phenomenon is nothing strange, and is typical this time of the year when the men begin separating themselves from the boys. In any event, in the only game played on the court it was Alamilla’s/Cellular Plus winning over BWSL by the score of 58-46, behind Michael Plunkett 18 pts 6 rebs and Marlon Middleton 14 pts 5 rebs. BWSL, who with the loss fell to (2-5) on the year, were led by Charles Armstrong 12 pts 6 rebs and Lawrence Young 11 pts 3 rebs. Knockout finished; DIGICELL’s “ballin-4-life” junior and senior championship finals begin Wednesday at Civic Posted: 27/07/2010 - 10:33 AM It was a do-or-die weekend in the 2010 DIGICELL’s “ballin-4-life” basketball tournament at the Belize Civic Center, as both juniors and seniors engaged in knockout semifinals, with the winners advancing to the best-of-3 championship finals, beginning on Wednesday night, July 28. DEFENDING CHAMPS BELIZE CITY COUNCIL LEADS DIVISION A WITH PERFECT 4-0 RECORD Posted: 16/07/2010 - 11:12 AM Interoffice basketball continued this past Monday night at the City Center with three games being played. In the first game of the night, the Roe Group of Companies handed the Police Dept. their second loss of the season, defeating them by the final score of 54-39. Mark Swift 18 pts 4 rebs and Francis Lemott 13 pts 6 rebs led the Roe Group, while Deron Gentle 12 pts 9 rebs and Maurice Martinez 9 pts 3 rebs was just not good enough for the Police. In game two, the Belize City Council extended their winning streak to four, as they knocked off Bowen and Bowen by the final score of 57-46. Kenroy “MVP” Usher continued his leadership play, totaling 15 pts 7 rebs in the win; he was followed closely by Joshua Jones 14 pts 2 rebs. The winless Bowen & Bowen were led by Milton Flores 11 pts 4 rebs and Wayne Jones 10 pts 4 rebs. In game three, Atlantic Bank Ltd. got by Guardian/Housing by the close score of 49-45, behind Justin Wade and Andrew “Head” Staine 14 pts 2 rebs each. Meanwhile, Bernard Felix led Guardian/Housing with 22 pts 3 rebs, followed by Dwayne Davis 13 pts 4 rebs. Chess News – “Youth with Promise” project Posted: 16/07/2010 - 11:10 AM Ownership of the Belize Chess Federation (BCF) is shared by every Belizean who cares about their children’s involvement; the children who participate; the associated groups and individuals who place their quality time and effort in program designations, preparations and promotions; the media personnel and companies who proffer us their special services in item promotions free of cost; and certainly, even without having to say, by those who invest hard earned invaluable currency into our projects. All together they contribute to the development and progress of projects of the Belize Chess Federation, shaping a tool that is bringing potential young minds by the hundreds together in Belize, to sharpen their wits in a board game situation capable of affording a channel to positively and constructively vent overly gathered adrenaline in a controlled atmosphere, rather than deploying their young energies at various community sectors negatively and venomously. Results of BDFA games for Saturday, July 10 Posted: 12/07/2010 - 08:44 PM In the first of two Male “A” games, Hattieville United defeated Team Alberts, 1-0, on a goal by Richard Waight. And in the other Male “A” game, Brown Bombers A clipped Rural Strikers, 2-1, with goals from Naim Wilson and Devaun Zuniga. Leon Sedacy scored for Rural Strikers.