Tonight, we have regional sporting news to report on. First, the Belize National Under 18 3 by 3 basketball team placed 4th in the U 18 3x3 FIBA Americas Championship held in Washington DC. Belize beat Puerto Rico and Guatemala to advance to the semifinal round where Belize lost to USA by a score of 21-16 and then lost to Canada in the bronze medal game. The National U 18 3x3 basketball team qualifies to participate in the U 18 3x3 World Championship to be held in Jakarta Indonesia from September 26-29th.
And then in volleyball, the Belize Youth Female National Volleyball Team is in Guatemala for an under 16 competition. They won today against El Salvador, 3 sets to 1, 25-23, 25-20, 21-25, 25-19.
Kevanna Sebastian led Team Belize with 20 points while Mya Musa had 10 points.
Belize has 6 points and is in the chase for a medal.
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