Local sports

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Athletics Department has made the tough decision to cancel the remainder of the 2021-22 basketball season and the Spring 2022 season for track & field, citing the resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the United States and territories. 

The Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation gives results for high school and college indoor/outdoor track and field competitions.

All athletes interested in qualifying for the V.I. CARIFTA Team are urged to seek qualifying competitions in the region or elsewhere and report official results accordingly.

Diara Parsons was in the sixth grade when she tried it and fell head over heels for the game of basketball. She was one of 18 girls that signed up for the Antilles School elementary girls' basketball team that year. Diara played on the Red Team, one of the school's two elementary girl teams. Her team didn't win the championship, but she was hooked.

After 29 years as a Division I head coach, 17 of which were at Cornell University, Taylor enters his fourth year as the head of XL Performance.

The U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Association’s Female Program (USVISA) is taking advantage of the postponement of the revamped 2022 CONCACAF Championship and ramping up player engagement.

Coaching in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is one of those prestigious jobs that any individual in the coaching profession treasures if given the opportunity. The pressure to do well is constantly present as the length of a coach's tenure is usually directly affected by their team's performance.

The Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation's RBI 23U Women's Softball League played two games Christmas week. RBI stands for Reviving Baseball in Inner City, has a local program that is providing training and game opportunities for the young boys and girls within our community. The boys are engaging in baseball while the girls are focusing on the sport of softball. Here are the results from last week's action.

Just about five years ago, Ayanna Pharoah started on a journey. Not sure where this pilgrimage would lead her, Ayanna worked hard and took advantage of some unique opportunities made available to her along with way.

Are you looking for a unique gift for your child this Christmas season? Why not give them something that will occupy their energy and their minds engaging in positive and constructive activities. The Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation is spreading Christmas cheer the best way they know-how, with fun-filled and developmental programs for the youth of our community. Over the next four weeks, there are a series of camps and clinics in football, baseball, and volleyball. This may just be the perfect option for your talented child.

Overall, Caribbean Journal named the U.S. Virgin Islands the Yachting Destination of the Year in its Caribbean Travel Awards 2022.

This competition, which was held in Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 17 and 18, is for athletes under 15 and under 13.

Niyana Amaya Chesterfield, a 2021 graduate of Charlotte Amalie High School, signed a letter of intent on Dec. 16 to join the Clark Atlanta University Panthers softball program in January.

The University of the Virgin Islands women and men basketball teams ended their three-game road trip with a visit to Truett McConnell University in Cleveland, Georgia. Both teams played well, but only one came away with a victory.

Brunswick, Georgia, was the second stop on this three-game road trip for the University of the Virgin Islands men and women basketball teams as they battled the Mariners of the College of Coastal Georgia on Sunday afternoon.

The student-athletes in the St. Thomas/St. John district were off and running for meets three and four of their compressed cross-country schedule. Runners from Antilles School, Gifft Hill School, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School (IEKHS), and the Virgin Islands Montessori School & Peter Gruber International Academy (VIMSPGIA) took to IEKHS' track for both events.

The Three Sheets Regatta aims at tying up all three U.S. Virgin Islands in a three-day event, two of which are dedicated to racing and one day to fun and relaxation.

The final day of 2021 Paradise Jam was once again filled with excitement. After this three-day event held in the University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, the University of Arizona and Texas A&M proved to be the best teams within their division. The final day featured four games.

Day 2 of Paradise Jam Women's Tournament featured the Island Division and Reef Division.