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Farley Fends Off Stoby For Virgin Gorda Half Marathon Crown Dean Greenaway May 31, 2017

VIRGIN GORDA-Julius Farley fended off Reuben Stoby's challenge, relegating his rival to second place in the Virgin Gorda Half Marathon, for the third successive year.

Flo Golden South Stud Alert: Beyonce Defreitas Todd Grasley May 19, 2017

Beyonce Defreitas of the British Virgin Islands is headed to Flo Golden South along with her Sprint Tech Track Club teammates.

Las Vegas' Bree Ray Dominates 3rd Tortola Torture Dean Greenaway Apr 25, 2017

When her friend Jen Shelton got injured while skiing in Italy, Bree Ray of Las Vegas, Nevada, had one simple goal in Saturday's 3^rd Tortola Torture.

Lettsome Runs Past Flemming For ESHS Sports Day Crown Dean Greenaway Apr 04, 2017

It was like David and Goliath. Flemming, the Elmore Stoutt High School House that has won 15 titles versus Lettsome House, the on with the least championships with eight, competing in the 47^th edition of the event on Wednesday and Thursday at the A. O. Shirley Grounds.

Struiken Ends Stoby’s Winning Streak In Blenheim Trust 5k Dean Greenaway Mar 27, 2017

With the exception of the BVI Half Marathon, Rueben Stoby has been dominating the local road racing scene for the last three years, earning successive 2 miles, 5K and 10K victories on both Tortola and Virgin Gorda.

Wheatley Surges But Scatliffe Keeps A Division Title Dean Greenaway Mar 17, 2017

While Althea Scatiffe-the territory's largest school which has never lost since it was formed in 1983 dominated the A Division competition with 433 points-the real battle was among the other seven teams.

Alexandrina Maduro Reclaims Inter Primary B Division Crown Dean Greenaway Mar 16, 2017

Led by Victrix Ludorum K'Zariah Harrigan, Alexandrian Maduro reclaimed the Inter Primary Schools B Division crown on Wednesday afternoon at the A. O. Shirley Grounds, winning for the first time since 2013.

Battle For Inter Primary Supremacy Underway Dean Greenaway Mar 16, 2017

Following the introduction of pre events last Wednesday for the first time in the history of the Inter Primary Schools Track and Field Championships, schools from Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke engaged in stiff competition on Wednesday and Thursday at the A. O. Shirley Grounds.

Most Competitive BVI Sunrise Half Marathon Ends With Record Run Dean Greenaway Dec 06, 2016

It wasn't the fastest, but definitely the most competitive race in the the 11-year history of the Delioite-Ogier BVI Sunrise Half Marathon, that ended with St. Thomas' Ruth Ann David improving her own course record on Saturday.

21st College Classic Series Ends With Record Run Dean Greenaway Nov 15, 2016

While Reuben Stoby and Rosmond Johnson were securing a repeat of their respective Mourant Ozannes College Classic Series titles, young Sam Potgieter was stealing the show with another record run to close the One Mile Division.

Stoby Fends Off Farley For Ceres Juices 10K Series Crown Dean Greenaway Nov 08, 2016

After coming within three seconds of Renold Brown's 13-year old Virgin Gorda College Classic Series record in his last outing, Reuben Stoby wanted to take down the mark on Saturday morning, but thought long and hard about his afternoon battle with Julius Farley for the Ceres Juices 10K Series overall crown.

OECS Medalist Sampson Breaks College Classic Series One Mile Record Dean Greenaway Oct 25, 2016

Khadjja Sampson who won the 2015 OECS Swimming Championships 100m freestyle bronze medal as an eight-year old, shattered her own Mournat Ozannes College Classic Series One Mile Girls Division record on Saturday.

Stoby Threatens Virgin Gorda College Classic Series Record Oct 20, 2016

Reuben Stoby narrowly missed the Mourant Ozannes College Classic Series record on Saturday, as the race was a pink affair in the Valley, Virgin Gorda, where the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College teamed up the Valley Sound Lions supporting the fight against breast cancer. Participants sported pink or carried pink balloons and took advantage of free post-race breast exams organized by the Lions and conducted by HLSCC nurse Patricia Hanley.

Rotary Sunrise, Rotary of Tortola Finish in Dramatic Tie Dean Greenaway Oct 04, 2016

While Gayle Lindsay, a former 400/800m was on holiday visiting her twin sister and churning out a victory in the process and Rebuen Stoby was continuing his winning ways, the Rotary Sunrise Club was upending defending champions Rotary Club of Tortola, who hadn't lost a Service Clubs Cross Country race in the last 11 seasons of the Mourant Ozannes College Classic Series.

21st College Classic Series Kicks Off With 262 Dean Greenaway Sep 21, 2016

Including a record 78 in the One Mile Division, a near record 262 participants-just three off the mark-kicked off the 21^st Highland Spring College Classic Series at the HLSCC in Paraquita Bay on Saturday morning.

Fall Road Racing Resumes With Stoby, Mays Winning Dean Greenaway Sep 12, 2016

Ahead of the 21^st College Classic Series opener on Sept 17, fall road racing on Tortola resumed with Saturday's Ceres Juices 10K Series in Carrot Bay, where Reuben Stoby and Maria Mays were the respective male and female winners.

Harrigan-Scott, Kelly Reflect On Rio Olympic Games Dean Greenaway Aug 26, 2016

Sprinter Tahesia Harrigan-Scott left her third Olympic Games disappointed after an unlooked for performance of 11.54 seconds in her 100m heat in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished sixth. Compounding matters was the fact that the three times Olympian ran and unchallenged 11.40 days before she departed for the competition.

Ashely Kelly Shares ‘Amazing Experience’ As Flag Bearer In Rio Dean Greenaway Aug 08, 2016

When sprinter Ashely Kelly learned from Chef de Mission Stephanie Russ Penn that she would be the flag bearer, she was totally surprised.

McMaster Hurdles To BVI’s First IAAF World Jr. Championships Medal Dean Greenaway Jul 24, 2016

TORTOLA-After 30 years of participating, Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands, won the territory's first medal in its history at the IAAF World Jr. Championships, when he claimed 400m Hurdles bronze on Saturday in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The BVI has been participating in IAAF World Jr. competition since 1986.

Kyron McMaster In Today's World Jr. Championships 400m Hurdles final Dean Greenaway Jul 23, 2016

TORTOLA-Kyron McMaster won his 400m Hurdles semifinal heat on Friday evening and automatically advanced to today's final in the XVI IAAF World Jr. Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He will face the starter's gun at 1:15 p.m. today in search of a medal, running from lane seven.

Warner, Fahie Advance To World Jr Championships Semifinals Dean Greenaway Jul 20, 2016

British Virgin Islands 400m Hurdler Lakeisha Warner and sprinter L'T'Sha Fahie, advanced to today's semifinals of their respective events in the XVI IAAF World Jr. Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Wednesday.

Henry Wins NACAC U23 Championships Discus, Shot Put Bronze Medals Dean Greenaway Jul 19, 2016

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador-British Virgin Islands strongman Eldred Henry used his experience from missing the podium two years ago in Canada, to land Discus Throw and Shot Put bronze medals, during the IX NACAC U23 Championships that wrapped up Sunday in San Salvador, El Salvador.

BVI Wins 2nd OECS Track & Field Championships As More Records Fall Dean Greenaway Jul 05, 2016

TORTOLA-On the strength of its women's team, hosts British Virgin Islands landed the 2^nd OECS Track and Field Championships on Sunday night in a close battle with St. Kitts-Nevis and Grenada at the A. O. Shirley Grounds.

BVI Women Caps Record Setting Day With OECS 4x100m Relay Record Dean Greenaway Jul 03, 2016

TORTOLA-Hosts British Virgin Islands Women's 4x100m Relay, capped a record setting Day 1 of the 2^nd OECS Championships, by breaking the seven-year old OECS mark established by St. Kitts-Nevis in 2009.

Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago Relays Eyeing Rio in 2nd OECS Championships Dean Greenaway Jun 30, 2016

With the addition of Trinidad and Tobago's Women's 4 x 400m Relay added to the 2^nd OECS Championships line up as they seek to qualify for Rio, BVI Athletics Association officials are now expecting 185 visiting athletes and officials for the 2 day competition on Saturday and Sunday.

Strong Fields Set To Compete In 2nd OECS Championships Dean Greenaway Jun 23, 2016

TORTOLA-Organizers are expecting 150 visiting athletes and officials for the 2^nd OECS Track and Field Championships scheduled for Tortola on July 2-3, at the A. O. Shirley Grounds, with non OECS member Puerto Rico's Women's 4x100m Relay team seeking to solidify their #16 ranking for the Rio Olympic Games.

Farley Upsets Stoby In Ceres Juices 10k Series Opener Dean Greenaway Jun 13, 2016

When he entered the A. O. Shirley Grounds after a see saw battle through the streets of Road Town, Julius Farley kept looking back, just incase he had to dig a little deeper. It wasn't necessary as he had created enough separation between himself and challenger Reuben Stoby, to break the tape in Saturday's Ceres Juices 10K Series Opener in 39 minutes and 24 seconds-much to his surprise-for his first victory of the season over his rival, who had been dominating the road racing scene.

Lakeisha “Mimi” Warner Taking Her Talents To The Clemson Tigers Dean Greenaway Jun 03, 2016

Merely a year after taking up the 400m Hurdles and winning Carifta Games silver in Grenada earlier this year, multiple National Record holder Lakeisha "Mimi" Warner on Thursday afternoon, signed a letter of intent with the Clemson Tigers. She will compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Sprint Tech Rewrites Jr. Relay Records In Flo Golden South Classic Dean Greenaway May 30, 2016

Led by their Jr. Girls 4 x 400m Relay quartet, Sprint Tech Track Club athletes demolished two Jr. relay records during Saturday's 41^st Flo Golden South Classic in Claremont, Fla., as several athletes also recorded personal bests marks.

Gumbs Sisters End Jr. College Career With All America Honors Dean Greenaway May 26, 2016

Twin sisters and Central Arizona College sophomores Tynelle and Trevia Gumbs, ended their Jr. College career by grabbing All America honors during the National Jr. Colleges Athletics Association Championships in Levelland, Texas.