HAPPENING NOW !
Gentle wind down to xmas BUT
December 20th 5pm Whirlpool Intermediate league
December 20th 7pm Golden Oldies v Brita Red Bulls 2006 Bragging Rights Challenge Cup
December 24th Christmas Eve carol concert and visit from Santa
ON THE HORIZON !
2007 sees Bahamas Cup rugby action, the Whirlpool Intermediate I League and a new Super 7s soccer tournament
Whirlpool Intermediate Youth Soccer League
Results – December 13th
GB SHIPYARD WANDERERS 0 CABLE BAHAMAS STARS 1
Another late goal from Terry Augustin saw The Stars sneak past Shipyard Wanderers to open up a 3 point gap at the top of the table. Both teams competed well with most of the action taking place in the middle of the park . Sturdy defence from Azahn Butler for Cable Bahamas and Reko Jean for Wanderers meant that chances were few and far between . Stars Coach Leon was happy overall with his teams performance and believes his team are now starting to gel – ominous signs for the rest of the league. Coach Scott of Wanderers was also happy with his teams performance but disappointed with the lack of concentration which ultimately cost them the points – and top spot in the Whirlpool I league !
BORCO OILERS 2 DYNAMO SMIT 1
A tight game which also went down to the wire . Oilers were bolstered by the appearance of Alfred Lewis, Marcus Frith and Daniel Rogers who all missed last week’s game whilst Dynamo Smit were able to call upon the services of Brandon Miller once again.
Tejean Sands was once again the goalscoring hero for Oilers with a brace to put him on 3 goals for the season – not bad for a midfielder. Dynamo’s Andre Turnquest notched the sole reply for Smit in what was a closely contested game .More games next week Wednesday (5pm) at Freeport Rugby & Football Club in the final action of 2006 as
GB Shipyard play Borco Oilers
Dynamo Smit try to kick start their season against Cable Bahamas Stars
Standings after Round 2
Cable Bahamas Stars 6 pts
GB Shipyard 3 pts
Borco Oilers 3 pts
Dynamo Smit 0 pts
Sunday 3rd of December saw the power house fitness machines of the FRFC take to their bikes for a sponsored 50 mile bike ride in aid of Junior Rugby. Move over Lance; the RFC pelaton took to the roads of Grand Bahama in a magnificent display of riding. The route, brilliantly planned by Iron Man Page, took the riders through some of the most magnificent scenery on the Island. The chicken farm, the never built bridge, Dover sound, and the water tower were all included in what Conde Naste calls the Most scenic ride in the World
This major event planned over many months by Chris memo Cafferatta reached the peak of his organizing abilities. To get a crew like this out on a Sunday morning during Christmas party time was magnificent a very emotional Chris Caff revealed in a tearful exclusive interview. Kirk Antoni refused to comment on the time taken by the law practice to organize the event but did indicate that his bottom was a little sore, and that possible legal action against his boss was pending. Stuart Barbie doll Garner was also seeking legal advise as he had apparently been told that real men wear pink, and had secured a fetching little pink cycling top from Chris Caff.
The ride was a very slow pleasant amble through the country side with the cyclists hoping that the much appreciated support team would not be required. Refreshments at the watering holes were splendid and also much appreciated by the road warriors. The cycling crew of Chris Caff, Kirk Antoni, Jerry Coleborn, Dave Dillon, Jim Pierson, Joe Thompson Bruce Silvera, Stuart Garner and Phil Page all arrived back at Taino beach unscathed for some well deserved refreshments.
If you missed the opportunity to get a slice of this hot action it is not to late to contribute to the Junior Rugby section. Please contact Chris Cafferatta to make your donation.
BORCO OILERS 1
CABLE BAHAMAS STARS 2
A late winner saw early season favourites Cable Bahamas Stars scrape past a plucky Borco
Oilers Team . Oilers shocked their opponents by taking the lead through Tjean ‘Toots’ Sands but were pegged back through a goal by Terry Augustin. A late winner by Shadence Leroy settled the game .
GB SHIPYARD WANDERERS 3
DYNAMO SMIT 1
Bit of an upset as GB Shipyard Wanderers swept past Dynamo Smit by 3 goals to 1 . Two goals up by half time through Ralston Francis and Nicholas Joseph , Dynamos played much stronger in the second half with a goal from Michael Watkins. Wee man Chris Malakious got his name on the scoresheet as Coach Scott’s team proudly sit at the top of the table after the first round.
More games next week Wednesday (5pm) at Freeport Rugby & Football Club as the 2 undefeated teams ( GB Shipyard and CableBahamas) go head to head and Borco Oilers and Dynamo Smit square up in a battle for their first win of the season .
Yep you read it right. This goal fest kept the fans on the edge of their seats ! 21 goals at least – can you ask for more. This match reporter, arriving late with 40 minutes already gone , due to traffic congestion, still managed to see over a dozen goals – and 62 offisides from ghassan and steffano. The local veterans were booosted by pre match news that both mark hardy and tony johns were unavaialble for the game . The match had everything silky footwork , crunching tackles , goalmouth action all over the pitch , dancing girls – pure hollywood. No real match report as too much to report , tony lopez hitting a screamer past tommi from 35 yards, phil page running like the energiser bunny , paul brown disputing and ‘doing a hand bags at 10 paces’ on their 7 th goal which brought them within 7 !
As Sid Waddell would say
Only one word to desribe that —magic darts
a rematch has been promised with the seven seas sister ship flown in especially for a combined team to meet the power that is Freeport Fc !!!
The new Boys Whirlpool Intermediate Soccer League officially kicks off this week with four teams competing . The I league is for boys aged 14 to 17 and has been set up to ‘bridge the gap’ between the YMCA youth league and the GBFL adult league.
Organiser Mark Hardy noted that youth coaches have observed this gap in the market for a number of years but it is only now that he feels there are sufficient boys playing to ensure a viable and competitive league structure. He added Our Programme has been in operation for 5 years now and a number of players who started with us at that time now fall into this 14 to 17 years of age category. Consequently it is an ideal time to begin the league . Already we have 50 players registered and eager to get the league started after some friendly scrimmages .
The four teams battling for honours are :
Cable Bahamas Stars
GB Shipyard Wanderers
Dynamo Smit
Borco Oilers
The coaches have taken a lot of time to determine the teams to try and ensure that they are all relatively equal in ability and they all expect a close fought contest over the next two months.
Cable Bahamas Stars are coached jointly by Leon Smith and Eon Austin who both have a wealth of experience from playing in Guyana. This strong looking team will probably start favourites and includes Denzil Deveaux in defence and Sam Taylor as an attacking midfielder.
GB Shipyard Wanderers are coached by Scott The Rev Kirkland and certainly have a wealth of talent going forward with the likes of Christopher Malakious, Roger Johnson and Reko Jean . Expect to see plenty of goals at both ends when the Wanderers are on the field !
Dynamo Smit will be Coached by Tomi the Finn Hirmasto and look to have a well balanced team with Michael Watkins unlikely to allow his defence to concede too many goals. With Andre Turnquest and Asteir Dean running the midfield and Delario Role upfront look to this team to be one of the leaders as the season progresses.
Borco Oilers are coached by Michael Irving and also have a group of promising young players . Look to Alfred Lewis to shore up the defence , Tejean Sands to add some bite in midfield and the skilful Preston Rolle to add some flourishing touches on the wing.
Games are from 5 Oclock every Wednesday at Freeport Rugby & Football Club . All supporters are welcome. Regular reports and standings for the Whirlpool I League will appear in the Freeport News.
In addition the Boys Development Programme also coaches boys aged 9 to 13 and holds a goalkeeping clinic every Wednesday from 5pm to 6.30pm at the same venue. Boys aged 18 to 21 are coached from 6.30pm to 8 oclock.