The Virgin Islands Long Course Swimming Championships were held at the Dolphins Pool on St. Croix this past weekend May 18-19. Forty four St. Croix Dolphins swimmers competed alongside 19 St. Thomas and St. John Stingrays.

 Twenty-five kids competed in the IHOP Grand Finale Triathlon on Sunday morning, May 19. While sponsoring the swim/bike/run race, IHOP Restaurant provided little goody bags, mini multi-grain pancakes and several volunteers.

The Dodgers doubled up the Rangers and the Yankees blanked the Cobras Wednesday at the Canagata ballpark in Elmo Plaskett East Little League action.

 The Virgin Islands Pace Runners’ Children Run Christiansted had 130 runners, ages 2 to 13, who competed in the 15th annual Triathlon Jump Up.

 Most of the runners in the 25th Paradise 5K were in their final preparation for the triathlon on Sunday. They got an idea of what the run is like because the Paradise 5K is on the actual triathlon course and is the most challenging part of it, which takes place in the award-winning Buccaneer Resort.

Champion female thoroughbred Turned to Gold will test her form against the top males on Saturday in the featured eighth race at the Randall “Doc” James racetrack.

 The U.S.V.I. Soccer Association has announced the opening training sessions for its Boys Under 15 National Team. The first training session will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. on Monday, May 6, on both St. Croix and St. Thomas.

 With less than four weeks until the 10th Annual Beach-to-Beach Power Swim, Friends of Virgin Islands National Park reminds potential participants they can save money if they register by Friday, May 3. The event is scheduled for Sunday, May 26, Memorial Day weekend.

 Although the turnout was low at the Conch Shell Classic Youth Bike Race, the spirits of the eight young cyclists were high.

 Congratulations are pouring in for V.I. National Track and Field Team member Ninfa Barnard, a senior and honor student in the pure sciences at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff because of her record performance at the Southwestern Athletic Conference Track and Field Championship.