Category: Sports
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Brenda Cassell Wins Visually Impaired Tennis Tournament in Gibraltar
Montserratian Brenda Cassell, who is visually impaired won the finals of a new tournament on the island of Gibraltar last week. Cassell was part of a UK team of visually impaired players who spent last week at Gibraltar’s Sandpits Lawn Tennis Club competing with other players there. Cassell, who has bilateral optic neuropathy, got through…
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Montserrat’s Zawandi White to Captain Leeward Islands Under 19 Cricket Team
All-rounder cricketer Zawandi White, has been selected to captain the Leeward Islands Under 19 Cricket Team to this year’s tournament. Joining him on the team, will be Kriston Yearwood-Murrain (player) and Aidan Livan as a reserve. All three have been in Antigua since July 11 for a two-week trials camp in preparation for the competition,…
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Clinton Reece Makes Leeward Islands Under 17 Cricket Team
Montserrat’s cricketers continue to receive acclaim as another young player has been selected for a regional squad. Clinton Reece, is currently on his way to Trinidad & Tobago as part of the Leeward Islands Under 17 team. Reece was one of 18 players selected for this year’s West Indies Under 17 competitions after successful trials…
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Montserrat Cricketers Sign Deals with Regional and UK Clubs
Montserrat is beaming at the news this month of six local cricketers who are now living their dreams of playing cricket professionally. Since the month began, four players have jetted off to teams in the United Kingdom after being headhunted. Damion Williams is now playing for Ticknall Cricket Club, Stevel Rodney is now at Bredbury…
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Montserrat Cricketer Deno Baker To Play for Morecambe Premier League
Off spin bowler Deno Baker heads to England today on a cricket contract. Baker, who has been playing cricket since the age of six, will be playing for Morecambe Premier Cricket Club in Lancashire. The young Montserratian has played for Leeward Islands Cricket Under 15 up to Under 19. He is on reserve for the…
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Memorial Service Set for Former Cricketer Sylvester Greenaway
A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at the St. James Anglican Church in Salem to celebrate the life of Sylvester “Nul” Greenaway. Greenaway, a former first-class cricketer who represented Montserrat for more than a decade, passed away December 15, 2018, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, after a long illness.…
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Montserrat Takes a Win Against Aruba in Nations League
Week three of the 2019/20 Concacaf Nations League Qualifying opened on Friday with Montserrat making a statement in its first away game of the tournament. The team, captained by Willie Donachie travelled to Curacao for its match against Aruba, which has been undefeated until Friday night’s game. After serving as the hero in the 1-0…
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Montserrat Scores Win Against Belize
Montserrat copped a well-deserved win on Sunday in their second match up in the CONCACAF Nations League qualifier. Montserrat earned its first win in more than five years with a 1-0 home triumph over Belize at the Blakes Football complex before an energetic crowd. The two teams traded scoring chances in the first half, with…
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Squad for Sunday’s Nations League Match Against Belize Announced
The Montserrat Football Association Inc has released the names of the squad for Sunday evening’s game against Belize. This is Match 2 for the Emerald Boys in the new CONCACAF Nations League. TEAM MONTSERRAT- EMERALD BOYS includes home grown players Doron W. Cassell, Ahijah E. Daley, Micah V. Hilton and Kenneth A. Walcott, now based…
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Local Software Firm Sponsors National Cricket Team Uniforms
Rovika, a local software development firm has sponsored the uniform for Montserrat’s Senior Cricket Team. Montserrat will be competing in the Leeward Islands Senior 50 Over Championship, which was officially opened on Wednesday. Leeward Islands Cricket is over 100 years old and to date, Montserrat has produced one Test Player in Lionel Baker. Rovika team…
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El Salvador Rallies to Win Nations League Qualifier Against Montserrat
Football fans on Montserrat witnessed the first home game in four years for it’s senior men’s team on Saturday evening at Blake’s. The Emerald Boys were up against El Salvador’s Cuscatlecos in the CONCACAF Nations League qualifiers. El Salvador maintained possession of the ball about 75% of the match. Despite this, Montserrat resisted their efforts…
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Montserrat Squad For Nations League Match Announced
The Montserrat Football Association on Thursday released the names of the senior squad training for their first Nations League match slated for Saturday, September 8. Team Montserrat Emerald Boys will meet El Salvador at the Blake’s Football Complex in the first of a series of matches organised under CONCACAF to allow for smaller nations to…
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Montserrat Recruiting for Under 20 Football Team
The Montserrat Football Association (MFA) is currently recruiting for its Under-20 team. In preparation for the CONCACAF 2018 Under-20 Championship later this year, the local body which is part of FIFA said they are seeking players who were born on or after January 1999 but have not exceeded the age of 20. Only players who…
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Montserrat Under14 Shut Out at CFU Tournament
Despite their best effort, Montserrat’s Under 14 boys team which recently participated in the Caribbean Football Union Under 14 Tournament, held in St Kitts, were unable to win any of their matches. They made their one and only goal in their final match on Friday. Over the course of the competition, the boys played four…