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San Pedro Tiger Sharks are 2023 BEBL sub-champions
The Benny’s Belize Hurricanes were crowned as the national champions of the Belize Elite Basketball League (BEBL) after defeating the San Pedro Tiger Sharks 79-73 on Friday, July 7th. The match at the Civic Center in Belize City was the fourth in the best-out-of-five of the BEBL final series. The San Pedro team tried to extend the finals to a fifth game but had to settle for second place at the end of the match. The island team is now regrouping to return stronger in the upcoming season.
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Three island female footballers join the UB Black Jaguars headed to the VIII Central American University Games
Islanders Caroline Sersland, Tanya Teul, and Dennisa Pineda traveled on Saturday, July 8th, to El Salvador along with their colleagues from the University of Belize (UB) Black Jaguars football team to participate in the VIII Juegos Deportivos Universitarions Centroamericanos (Central American University Games). The National University of El Salvador will host the regional sporting event held from July 11th through the 15th in the country’s capital. The competitions will see universities from Central America competing in ten different sports disciplines with more than 1,700 athletes.
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San Pedro Tiger Sharks are heading back to the city for decisive game four in the BEBL finals
It will be do or die for San Pedro Tiger Sharks on Friday, July 7th, when they travel to Belize City and face the Benny’s Belize Hurricanes in the fourth game of the Belize Elite Basketball League (BEBL) final series. The Hurricanes won the third match last Friday, leaving the San Pedro team with no choice but to win this upcoming match and force a fifth game to attempt to bring home the championship.
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Team Boss Gyal takes this year’s Grand Caribe Deep Sea Classic Fishing Tournament
The seventh annual Grand Caribe Deep Sea Classic, held from Thursday, June 29th through July 2nd, was won by Team Boss Gyal. Team Fish Tales took home second place in the fishing tournament, and Team Bobby C won third place. With over $125,000 in cash and prizes, the popular event saw the participation of 40 different teams from across the country and abroad.
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San Pedro Tiger Sharks ties BEBL final series 1-1
The island’s premier basketball team won the second game of the best-out-of-five final series of the Belize Elite Basketball League (BEBL). The San Pedro Tiger Sharks traveled to Belize City on Sunday, June 25th, to face the Benny’s Belize Hurricanes after they could not play their home game in San Pedro. Against the odds, the island team delivered and sealed their first victory in the BEBL finals 66-61 over the city team.
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San Pedro teams participating in the National Amateur Interdistrict Championship
San Pedro's Terror Squad FC and Shark Shooters FC are among the 18 teams participating in the National Amateur Interdistrict (NAIC) Championship 2023. The first leg of the football tournament started on June 17th and saw the island team netting its first win, 2-0, against Mavericks United from the southern Toledo District.
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San Pedro RC School male team head to National Primary School Football Championship in Belmopan
After conquering the Bishop's Cup Football Championship, the San Pedro Roman Catholic Primary School (SPRCS) boys aim for another big win at the National Primary Schools Football competition set for June 23rd at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium in Belmopan. The island team qualified for this championship after winning the Belize District Tournament on June 15th at the Marion Jones Stadium in Belize City.
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Belize’s Under-18 National Women’s Football Athletes to Participate in U.S. Government Sports Exchange
Athletes from Belize’s under-18 women’s national football team and their coach will travel to the United States for a sports exchange through the U.S. State Department Sports Visitor Program. On June 20, 2023, at the Football Federation of Belize headquarters, U.S. Ambassador Michelle Kwan and Minister of Youth, Sports, and Transport Rodwell Ferguson presided over a ceremony in honor of the participants ahead of the team’s departure on June 21.