BPBL to Host Highly Anticipated All Star Week Inside Civic  

Good evening, I am Paul Lopez with this week’s edition of Sports Monday. We begin tonight’s coverage in the Capital City where Kings hosted the Corozal Cerros Suns inside the UB Auditorium.  Here is how this one began.

 

Two-point layup for John Kelly under the rim. An open Oliver Solis follows up for the Suns with a layup. Jeremiah Toney, a new addition to the Belmopan roster, with the and-one. Second quarter action, no hesitation from Elvert Ariola from the three-point line. Isienie Velasquez with the two-point hook shot for the Suns, over Ariola. A rare shot in these games. The first half finished with the Kings in the lead by three points, forty-one to thirty-eight.

 

On to some third quarter action, the Suns come up on a steal, ball to Greg “Chippy” Rudon. He goes coast to coast and gets it in around two defenders. Mendez looks around to find Ariola who uses his body to get under the rim and make the layup. Velasquez on the other end, goes up, and a whistle is blown. The Kings are not happy with that call. The foul is called on Mendez. Let’s slow that one down and replay it. Velaquez, pleased with the call.

 

The Kings maintained their lead at the end of the third quarter with sixty-two points to their opponents’ fifty-five. Now in the fourth quarter, Jevaughn McKenzie to Brandon Flowers, back to McKenzie, wide open and banks the three. A bit of celebration there. The Suns, not letting up and here is a three-point jump shot from Brandon Rogers.  But in the end, the Kings were the better shooting, rebounding and blocking team. They won the match with eighty-seven points to the Cerros Suns’ seventy-seven.

 

The Belize Elite Basketball League highly anticipated 2025 All-Star Week is upon us. On Tuesday afternoon, the league will host an All-Star Kids Camp. On Thursday its all about the Mirage Belize Skills Challenge, with three hundred dollars and a pair of sneakers on the line.  That night, we will also see the Celebrity Match. Take a look at who is on the roster for that night, as well as the rosters for the Rising Stars Match. Proceeds from the celebrity match will be going to Liberty and King’s Children’s Homes. The big All-Star Game, three-point shootout, and dunk contests are set for Friday night. Three thousand dollars, all-star jerseys and loads of other prizes are on the line that night. The Public Relations Manager for the league, Terry Gordon, gave us further insight into what fans can expect.

 

Terry Gordon, Public Relations Manager, BPBL

“Tomorrow Tuesday, which is July twenty-ninth we will have an event for the kids ages five to fifteen. They can show up at the Civic and get to meet all the all star players, tomorrow between twelve and four in the evening tomorrow July twenty ninth. On Thursday that is when we start thinks off with the Skills Challenge game, three hundred dollars and a footwear of your choice. That is where the players dribble ball through the cones, take a shot through the hoop, take it to the rock. Who does it the fastest win that challenge. Then we move to the celeb games. That is where we showcase so many people we call celebs in our country.”

 

Due to inclement weather, the William Dawson Peace Cup was only able to host one of its two semi-final matches on Saturday. Caesar Ridge Football Club took on Rookies Football Club. At the end of regular time, Caesar Ridge came out on top with four goals, while their opponents were only able to score two goals. Caesar Ridge moves on to the championship match. That will go down on Friday inside the Marion Jones Stadium. The outstanding match between Survivors and Tut Bay will be held on Tuesday night, also inside the Marion Jones Stadium. The winner of that match will take on Caesar Ridge FC in the championship game.

 

And finally, the Belize Powerlifting Association has representation at the North America Powerlifting Federation Championships in the Cayman Islands. Alida Sharp will be competing in the sixty-three kilograms masters- three -category while Joylynne Smith will compete in the sixty-nine-kilogram open category. The tournament began today and runs throughout the rest of the week. Well folks, that is all we have for you in tonight’s coverage of Sports Monday. Catch you in the next one.