Local track star Adaejah Hodge inked her name into history once again after capturing the girls’ championships 200-meter title at the 2023 New Balance Nationals Outdoor event on Sunday, in a record-breaking time of 22.64 seconds. The Montverde Academy athlete came into the tournament which took place at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, as one of the … Continued
Spencer Lovejoy of the USA won the 2023 Carey Olsen Tortola Classic after defeating Pakistan’s Muhammad Asim Khan 3-2 in the final at the Tortola Sports Club on Saturday. Lovejoy had a great start in the first game, collecting five straight points after being up 3-2, taking that game 11-5. Khan rebounded well in the … Continued
The BVI Olympic Committee (BVIOC) in collaboration with its member National Federations will host the 4th free annual Sports Festival at the A.O. Shirley Recreation Grounds on Saturday, June 24. The event which runs from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. will be preceded by the Trident Trust Championship and Olympic Day race with a 10k, … Continued
For the first time in six years, the Kings and Queens of the Virgin Islands Softball Tournament will be returning to the BVI at the E.Walwyn Brewley Ballpark. The tournament is set to commence from July 7 – 10, 2023, with male and female fastpitch teams from St Thomas, USVI, St Croix, USVI and the … Continued
Basketball rising star D’Moi Hodge who is now the fourth BVIslander to be entered into an NBA Draft says it proves to other locals that reaching such a goal is attainable. Kleon Penn was the first local to enter the NBA draft in 2009 but he was unsuccessful in being drafted. Hodge’s comment came during … Continued
The British Virgin Islands is set to host the Carey Olsen Tortola Classic Professional Squash Association (PSA) Challenger Tour, which will have 24 professional players competing from June 13-17 at the Tortola Sports Club. Of the 24 players in the tournament, the BVI will have 3 players representing the territory including Joe Chapman who reached … Continued
Softball action continued this week in both the 2023 Terrence “Chinno” Chinnery Industrial Softball League and National Fastpitch League. In games played on Wednesday, May 31, in the industrial league, Republic Bank Thunders defeated Road Town Wholesale Blazers 12-2, while the Financial Services Commission Regulators edged Town and Country Planning Sandflies 3-2. Another very close … Continued
For the first time in British Virgin Islands history a team consisting of J’adon George and Jaroy Daley will be representing the territory in an Under 23 Junior Panam Games Qualifier which begins today. This year’s qualifier is hosted by the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) and is set to take place … Continued
Local sprinter Beyoncé Defreitas set a new national record in the Women’s 200-Meter event at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships which was held in Tampa, Florida over the weekend. Running out of lane seven for the University of Central Florida, Defreitas missed out on a podium spot with a fourth-place finish, … Continued
The name D’Moi Hodge is already ringing amongst various basketball pundits in the United States ahead of the highly anticipated 2023 NBA Draft which is scheduled for June 22nd. The BVI national took to his social media pages in early April to announce his entry into this year’s draft after concluding a relatively good season … Continued
