Since the beginning of the year, Virgin Islands athletes have been dominating tracks on the mainland, according to results collated by the VI Track and Field Federation. Malique Smith, a member of the VITFF, continued his indoor season in Gainesville, Florida by winning the 500m race and setting a new facility record of 1:03.39 at the Alachua County Collegiate Invitational on January 27. Earlier this month, the 25-year-old opened the season with a first place in the 600m at the 2023 RADD Sports Invitational, setting a new facility record of 1:19:77 in the process. Fellow VITFF member Michelle Smith, also competed in Alachua over the weekend, leading her 200m heat at the Legends of Alachua County Meet with a time of 24.92, a personal record. In the final, she placed 2nd with a new personal best of 24.54. The Montverde Academy Junior set and…
The U.S. Virgin Islands’ Aliyah Boston is now the record holder for the most double-doubles in the history…
The newest ambassador for the VI Department of Tourism is professional golfer Alexandra Swayne. At age…
Five men and three women from St. Croix are returning to the U.S. Virgin Islands today as the winners…
Paradise Jam Championship Set for Monday Between…
Staff Consortium November 21, 2022The four winners from Friday's Paradise Jam action took the court at the University of the Virgin Islands'…
In First for a U.S. Territory, UVI Joins NAIA's…
Staff Consortium November 03, 2022The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ (NAIA) Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC)…
Virgin Islands Lacrosse Association Introduces…
Kyle Murphy October 24, 2022Over the past two weeks, members of the Virgin Islands Lacrosse Association taught physical education…
South Carolina, Led By Virgin Islander Boston,…
Kyle Murphy October 21, 2022South Carolina will begin their national title defense as the top-ranked team in the country after the…
The long dormant motorsport of drag racing on St. Croix has left the mechanic shop five years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria damaged the St. Croix Motorsports Complex in 2017, and Governor Albert Bry...
The University of the Virgin Islands announced late Friday that the Sports and Fitness Center at UVI's Orville E. Kean Campus has been named in honor of Elridge Blake, the Virgin Islander whose extrao...
The University of the Virgin Islands has announce the 2nd annual UVI HBCU Basketball Classic to be held on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas. The event, scheduled the first weekend in November...
Senators on Tuesday moved to approve $5 million in funding from the St. Croix Infrastructure Fund to be used to support the construction of the Randall 'Doc' James Racetrack. The funds will be uti...
The University of the Virgin Islands’ Athletics Department has selected Shannon Taylor to serve as Head Coach of its Men's Basketball team, UVI announced Tuesday. The university said Taylor joins U...
Julian “The Hawk” Jackson is known as one of the hardest punchers in boxing history. Over the years, people in and out of the ring have tried to figure out where the now 61-year-old gets his kno...
Horse racing in the territory is all the talk these days following Southland Gaming's unveiling of its plans for the Clinton E. Phipps Racetrack during a Horse Racing Commission meeting Wednesday. Th...
The V.I. Basketball Federation on Sunday announced Edniesha Curry as the new head coach of the Virgin Islands senior men national team, which represents the territory in international competition. ...
Last Tuesday, just before 1:00 pm, Consortium journalists received a press release from the University of the Virgin Islands. “UVI Welcomes New Men’s Basketball Head Coach”, the headline read. T...
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