THE CENTRAL AMERICAN FEMALE U-18 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Belize Female Junior Volleyball Team took on #1 ranked and host country, Costa Rica, last Friday night.Our girls started each set strong but Costa Rica would show its experience and height superiority winning in 3 sets, 25-13, 25-09, 25-21.Analisa Habet was high scorer for Belize with 6 points and Clara Sabal with 5 points.Costa Rica is the oldest team averaging 16.8 years old while Belize is a whole year younger than the next youngest team averaging 15.1 years old.
On Saturday evening, the Belize girls took on Nicaragua but after the emotional effort of the night before, played flat and lost 25-12, 25-10, 25-15.Analisa Habet and Clara Sabal scored 8 and 6 points respectively.
Yesterday, the girls took on Guatemala, the only team expected to challenge Costa Rica and again the girls were competitive at the start of the sets but lost 25-13, 25-17, 25-11.Analisa Habet was high scorer for Belize with 4 points.
At half way through the tournament, Belize’s 14 year old Sherika Burton is 3rd best blocker.
Today, Belize plays Honduras at 6 pm.The game can be seen live at www.livestream.com.
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN FEMALE U-18 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – Belize Team departs for Costa Rica
The Belize Female U-18 departed today for Costa Rica to participate in the XIV Central American Female Junior Volleyball Championship.The Belize Volleyball Association is proud to announce the team members:
Analisa Habet (as the Captain)Kaitlyn Woods (as the Libero)
Sherika BurtonKadijah Broaster Nandi SabalNayala Tun Leandra BetsonXiomara Quan Alina ScottBriany Staine Kevanna SebastianJahshema Sauders
The coaching staff is headed by Ms. Lupita Quan and assisted by Ms. Sherlene Johnson.The team manager is Ms. Rosanni Pariente and Mr. Ken Vasquez is the physiotherapist.
The tournament is one round robin.Matches start on Friday 5th, with Belize taking on #1 ranked Costa Rica at 8pm, immediately following the inauguration. Then Belize plays Saturday at 6pm vs. Nicaragua, Sunday at 4 pm vs Guatemala, Monday at 6 pm vs Honduras, Tuesday at 4 pm vs El Salvador and return home next Wednesday.The results and photos will be posted (and possibly streamed live) at www.afecavol.org.
The BVA is grateful to its sponsors in providing the training requirements, uniforms, and travel for the team.We wish Team Belize a very successful tournament and look forward to the good results.
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN FEMALE U-18 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Belize will be attending the Central American Female Junior (U-18) Volleyball Championship to be held in Costa Rica from this Wednesday, August 3rd 2011, to August 10th, 2011.Belize will be featuring most likely the youngest team with players ranging from 12 to 17 and one player that participated in the last junior championship two years ago.The Belize Volleyball Association is proud to announce the team members:
Kaitlyn Woods as the Libero
Sherika Burton
Kadijah Broaster
Nandi Sabal
Nayala Tun
Leandra Betson
Xiomara Quan
Alina Scott
Briany Staine
Kevanna Sebastian
Jahshema Sauders
Analisa Habet as the Captain
The coaching staff is headed by Ms. Lupita Quan and assisted by Ms. Sherlene Johnson.The team manager is Ms. Rosanni Pariente and Mr. Ken Vasquez is the physiotherapist.
The BVA is grateful to its sponsors in providing the training requirements, uniforms, and travel for the team.We wish Team Belize a very successful tournament and look forward to the good results.
It was that time of year again when Central American countries sent their male and female beach volleyball teams to represent their pride and glory. The Belize Volleyball Association was host this past weekend to this years XI Central American Beach Volleyball Championships.
The venue for this years beach volleyball event was the Marion Jones Sporting Complex with 2 brand new beach volleyball courts. The sun was out the sand was ready as the beach volleyball fans were in attendance to support their teams.
The teams that were known as a dominant force going into this years volleyball competition in the female division was El Salvador and Guatemala and in the male division was Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
The beach volleyball teams were fully prepared to take on the task of representing their home countries which included Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica and El Salvador.
Beach Volleyball excitement began on Friday the 22nd of July and continued through Sunday the 24th with teams battling for this years Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. The fans roared as the players concentrated on every service, reception, set, spike, block and dig. There were some real nailbiting games where teams rallied back and forth set after set.
In the end there could only be one one team victorious for the gold, silver and bronze in both the mens and womens beach volleyball divisions.
For more photos of the 2011 Central American Beach Volleyball Championships you may visit the facebook page of the photographer, Will Moreno.
Final Results of the Central American Beach Volleyball Championships!
Mens Division:
Costa Rica - Gold Medal, Gatemala - Silver Medal, Nicaragua 1 - Bronze Medal.
The Teams and Players for the 2011 Central American Beach Volleyball Championships
Male Division:
Belize 1 - Arvid Arnold and Ernest Broaster
Belize 2 - Tico Requena and Juan Marin
Guatemala - Andy Leonardo Blanco and Erick Garrido Ruiz
El Salvador 1 - Jeovanny Medrano Valle and David Vargas Correa
El Slavador 2 - Carlos Leiva Mata and Carlos Escobar Talavera
Nicaragua 1 - Gerald Lopez Umana and Danny Alvarado Lopez
Nicaragua 2 - Winston Calderon Urbina and Francisco Castro
Honduras - Walter Montoya Sanchez and Ruben Miller
Costa Rica - Esteban Escobar and Bryan Monge Female Division:
Belize 1 - Barbara Cadle and Jasmine Anderson
Belize 2 - Emma Hoare and Rebecca Rath
Guatemala 1 - Susana Gomez Alvarado and Anna Lourdes Ramirez Sarti
Guatemala 2 - Maria Jose Arrelana Aragon and Ruth Guzman Gomez
El Salvador 1 - Diana Romero De Leiva and Marcela Avalos Pineda
El Salvador 2 - Kathya Vasquez Menjivar and Ma Fenanda Vargas Claros
Costa Rica - Ingrid Morales Munoz and Natalia Alfaro Paniagua
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