Sports
Premier League of Belize football tournament starts this weekend; SP Pirates play home game
The San Pedro Pirates Football Club is back and ready to represent the island in the open season of the Premier League of Belize (PLB) tournament starting this weekend, Saturday, July 30th. The island team is hosting Dangriga’s Wagiya SC at the Ambergris Stadium. The game begins at 7:30PM, and the entrance fee is $15.
Sports
Mundialito Football Tournament starts in San Pedro
On Thursday, July 21st, the San Pedro Town Council Sports officially started the 2022 Mundialito Football Tournament on the island. The sporting competition will see six teams, Brazil, Argentina, Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States, competing. The teams consist of children between the ages of 5 to 14. The games will take place every week at the Ambergris Stadium.
Sports
Belize Female Volleyball National Team takes silver medal at the XIX U-21 Central American Women’s Volleyball Tournament
The Belizean female volleyball national team finished in second place with the silver medal after a five-set defeat by Team Guatemala in the XIX Under 21 (U-21) Central American Women’s Volleyball Championship on Saturday, July 16th.
Community and Society
San Pedro Lady Pirates sub-champions of the National Amateur Women’s League
The island female football team, San Pedro Pirates, traveled to Belmopan on Saturday, July 9th, for the championship of the National Amateur Women’s League. It was a historic moment for the island team to make it to the finals of such a national tournament. There could only be one winner, and on this occasion, their opponent, Sagitun Girlz, closed with a final 4-2 score. Nevertheless, the San Pedro Lady Pirates made the island proud and made history with the NAWL’s sub-championship.
Sports
Kian Trejo to represent Belize and La Isla Bonita at Commonwealth Games in England
Island athlete Kian Trejo is making final preparations before traveling to Birmingham, England, to participate in the 2022 Commonwealth Games set for July 28th-August 8th. Trejo will be competing in the Triathlon discipline. This sport consists of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances.
Sports
SP Pirates female football team headed to NAWL’s finals this weekend
On Saturday, July 9th, the San Pedro Pirates female football team will be traveling to Belmopan to face Sagitun Girlz for a chance to win and bring home the National Amateur Women’s League championship. The Lady Pirates advanced to the tournament’s finals for the first time after defeating defending champions Jewel Fury with an aggregate score of 3-2.
Sports
San Pedro Pirates girls win first game of the NAWL’s semi-finals
The island’s female football team, the San Pedro Pirates, overcame Jewel Fury 2-1 in the first leg of the National Amateur Women’s League semi-finals on Saturday, June 25th, at the Ambergris Stadium.
Sports
San Pedro Pirates girls going to the NAWL’s semi-finals
For the second time in a row and the second season of the National Amateur Women League (NAWL), the San Pedro Pirates female team is heading to the tournament’s semi-finals after tying 1-1 with Sagitun Girlz over the weekend. The match occurred on Saturday, June 18th, at the Michael Ashcroft Stadium in Independence Village, in the southern Stann Creek District.