Caribbean Times 100th issue - Friday 29th April 2016

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16 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g Friday 29th April 2016 Inter-school basketball championships end on a high note By Carlena Knight The 2016 Cool & Smooth Interschool Basketball Championships ended on a high note on Wednesday as youngsters in all categories were rewarded for their outstanding performances during the league and playoffs. Princess Margaret edged out defending champions, Antigua Girls High, 26-23 to hoist the Girls Playoff championship. Along with that hardware, Britnay Gore was named the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs scoring 20 points that day. Antigua Girls high did not go home empty handed. They were awarded their first place trophy for the League, second for the playoffs and key player, Shakea Ogarro was named the MVP for the league and Female Player of the year for the second straight time year. Clare Hall Secondary was crowned the Miniboys Secondary playoff champions after defeating St. Joseph’s Academy in a nail biter, 19- 18. Javonte Daley was named the MVP of the playoffs. Despite the upsetting defeat, SJA still had much to smile about as they crowned the league champions with Jaden Andrew being named the Most Valuable Player. In the Senior boys category, Antigua State College cleaned up shop winning both the league and playoff championships after sweeping Antigua Grammar School, 50-40 also on Wednesday. Dawny Francis was named the MVP for both the league and playoffs with a 16 point to sweep Antigua Grammar school. AGS,along with their second place finish in the seniors boys division dominated the junior boys category winning both the league and playoff championships with Anthony Greer being named the Most Valuable Player for both the league and playoffs and also being judged the Male Player of the year for the second straight year. In the Miniboys Primary division, Greenbay Primary were crowned the league champions with Shakiel Matthew named the MVP. Buckleys Primary placed By Carlena Knight Antigua Barbuda have recorded another victory in the Leeward Islands Cricket Board 50 overs championships on Wednesday. Facing the U.S. Virgin Islands at Sandy Point in St. Kitts, team Wadadli dismissed them with a 45 run victory. Opting to bat first, Antigua Barbuda made 82 all out in 26.1 overs with Damian Lowenfield making 14 runs. second and T. N . Kirnon third. Other awards were given out that day, the Coach of the year went to Edward Shaw for the second consecutive year. Shaw, coaches both the Antigua Girls High school and Antogua Grammar school who dominated the program in their respective divisions. Clare hall secondary placed second in the Miniboys Secondary category for the league with Antigua Grammar coming third. In the Junior boys division, Jennings Secomdary was awarded second place and SJA, third while in the girls category, Princess Margaret finished second and Christ the King High, third. AGS claimed the silver in the Senior boys category while Ottos Comprehensive finished third. When asked about how he felt about the program’s succes this year, School’s coordinator, Carl ‘Bowlie’ Knight had this to say. ‘I am truly happy not only for the outstanding performances we saw from the youngsters but for the growth in each category, especially from the country teams. I could not be more pleased but I would especially want to thank my coaches for their hard work and also to our main sponsor, Cool & Smooth who has been with us for a number of years. I also would like to give a special thank you to Dion Shaw who also supports us for a number of years in gifts or monetary prizes. In fact, both the male and female player of the year received a monetary prize from Mr. Shaw and we just want to thank him. The future for Antigua basketball is truly bright we just have to continue to guide and support’. Another victory for Antigua and Barbuda Dane ‘Bangado’ Weston and Larry Joseph of the USVI took two wickets each. USVI struggled and were 37 all out in 27.4 overs with the top batsman being Larry Joseph with 9 runs. Rahkeem ‘Jimbo’ Cornwall, Hayden Walsh Jr.and Alzarri Joseph all took two wickets. Team Wadadli will wrap up their campaign as they face St. Maarten on Sunday at Warner Park.
Friday 29th April 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 17 World Cup winning football coach to conduct workshop in Antigua & Barbuda A high-level two-day football workshop involving four coaches from Antigua & Barbuda and six from three other Caribbean countries will take place on May 4 & 5, 2016 in St John’s. Marcello Lippi, who coached Italy to the 2006 FIFA World Cup title in Germany, will conduct the course for the ten (10) participants under the auspices of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations and Italy 2017-18 Candidate to the United Nations Security Council. The Permanent Mission of Antigua & Barbuda to the United Nations, the ministries of Sports and Foreign Affairs in St John’s and the Antigua & Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) have collaborated to host the workshop. The quartet of Antiguan & Barbudan coaches – selected by the ABFA – are Rolston Williams, the acting national team technical director; Rowan Benjamin, national Under-17 coach and School’s football co-ordinator; Sowerby Gomes, head of the Villa Lions’ Soccer Academy and a German-licensed coach, and Derrick Edwards, a UEFA B licence coach and former national team player. The regional coaches Marcello Lippi are Kevin Davies and Dion Godet from the Bahamas, Michael Shaw and Stanley Reneau of Belize and Jamaicans Andrew Edwards and Miguel Coley. Mr. Lippi, regarded as one of the greatest and most successful managers in football history, will conduct the classroom sessions at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium and the on-field sessions with twenty (22) Under-20 footballers at the Antigua Recreation Ground next Wednesday and Thursday. Apart from the World Cup honour, Mr. Lippi won the UEFA Champions League with Juventus in 1996, five Italian championships (with Juventus: 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003), three Chinese Super League titles, one Italian Cup, one Chinese FA Cup, four Italian Super Cups, one AFC Champions League, one UEFA Super Cup and one Intercontinental Cup. At the end of his professional coaching career in 2014, Mr. Lippi was the third highest-paid football coach in the world. A statement from the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations stated: “as recognized by Agenda 2030, sport has always been an important driver of peace and development for nations. Football, in particular, is a universal sport that is played in every corner of the globe and for decades has never ceased to attract and excite fans. Its simplicity makes it one of the most widespread and democratic sports - cutting across classes of every population, while its positive social impact can be seen as early as in elementary school years. “Football is Italy’s national sport, of which we are very proud – especially considering that Italy and Germany are the only two countries in the world to have won the World Cup four times, beyond the many international successes of Italian football clubs. “For CARICOM countries, football is one of the sports most passionately followed, with a particular interest in European championships, and national Caribbean teams are regularly represented in international competitions. “For these reasons, the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations and the National Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) have launched a joint, regional initiative, in cooperation with the Permanent Missions of Antigua and Barbuda and of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Drawing on the experience and professionalism of Italian coaches, this initiative can contribute to further enhancing the football skills of the national teams of CARICOM countries.” The first of two the workshops will be held on May 2 & 3, 2016 in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, for the coaches from Guyana, St. Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and the host country. The Italian Olympic Committee will cover the costs of travel, accommodations and meals of the participants. For further information contact Senator Colin James at 464-5053 or 562-6227.
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