Last weekend, football thrilled us. Starting with the U13 criterium, which continued with the 5do championship day and Junior Stars who remain first in the standings after their 2-2 draw against Juventus. The latter complete the championship podium, followed by the Risk Takers team, which is only one point behind Junior Stars after its big 6-2 victory against Saint Louis Stars. The first days of the U15 and U17 championships were also played. Among the U15s, the Saint Louis Stars are first at the end of the day after their 7-1 success against Juventus, but watch out for the Risk Takers who are second after their 6-1 victory against Phoenix. For the U17s, the first day was rich in goals. The Phoenix are first after their 8-1 triumph against Risk Takers, followed shortly by Juventus who won with a score of 7-1 against Saint Louis Stars. The R1 senior championship will begin this Friday, January 23, with Junior Stars facing Juventus from 8 p.m., at the Thelbert Carti stadium. The next day, to close this first day, Saint Louis Stars faces FC Concordia, same time, same place.
The League and the CTOS are organizing an awareness week
This week, the Colosse with Feet of Clay association was contacted by the Saint-Martin Football League and the Territorial Olympic and Sports Committee (CTOS) to make interventions in the various clubs and schools on the island. The organization addresses the themes of sexual violence, hazing and harassment. Axel Ribera, prevention mission manager within the structure, explains that the association was created in 2013 “by a former rugby player, who was a victim of sexual violence. Colosse aims to “do prevention among young people but also adults who are responsible for children». «Hazing Doesn’t Have to Be Violent“, he said. “Violence is less active in clubs today, but is still present».
“it is important to talk about it with interventions adapted to different ages”
According to Axel Ribera, these interventions aim to “ make young people understand the parts of consent, provide them with details within the legal framework […] c“This is why it is important to talk about it with interventions adapted to different ages.” Alongside his collaborator Charline Tyré, he went to Soualiga college on Monday January 19, then to Mont des Accords, the following two days. On Thursday, January 22, it was the turn of several clubs on the island, including Archiball, basketball players and then Saint-Martin footballers to attend the interventions. The day before, coaches and supervisors were trained to spot the signals and listen to young people. “The students are attentive and very involved», rejoices Axel Ribera. The week ends with a public meeting, this Friday, January 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the premises of the CCISM, in the presence of young people, parents, educators, coaches and “everyone interested».
Stanley Haes, second at the Multiclass Regatta 2026
On January 17 and 18, the young Saint-Martin resident finished second in the Grant Thornton Multi Class thanks to his 1st, 2nd and 6th places in the 3 rounds of the day, on his Optimist. A remarkable performance, especially since the weather conditions were not very good, a very strong wind with “gusts at 35 knots in squalls which caused a lot of equipment damage», explains Alain Pansiot – Villon, coach at the Galisbay nautical base. First place was won by Tao Carmonana Bouvrais who had also finished first the previous weekend, in a regatta in Saint-Barth. “I would particularly like to thank and congratulate my team at the Saint-Barth Yacht Club», concludes Stanley Haes.
Paul Diovany wins the Alizé tournament
Sunday January 18, Jean-François Follner invited amateurs and enthusiasts to play a tournament at the Royal Marina in Marigot. All players expected a fight between Dawid Baszak, champion of Saint-Martin 2023 and Yashwant Vaswani, double reigning champion of the territory. Newcomer Diovany Paul created a surprise. He beat Dawid and narrowly lost to Yashwant. The 3 players are tied but Diovany had a better tie. At the end of the competition, the first young person is Keijze Quillin, in 6th place.
