Sancti Spíritus

Sancti Spiritus Yumari Gonzalez will participate  at the Track Cycling World Championships, to be held in Melbourne, Australia. Gonzalez, who returned to the track in 2011 after becoming a mother, will compete in scratch and points race.»

The team is to begin benefiting from injured arrivals, like the case of first baseman Yunier Mendoza, who will incorporate in the subseries to be held vs. Camaguey from Tuesday to Thursday. The rest of the hurt players will integrate in the coming weeks.»

With key performances of ace Ismel Jimenez and 4th batter Yenier Bello, Sancti Spiritus managed to defeat Cienfuegos 3×2 on Wednesday and thus won the three-game series 2×1 while tying the general 3-3.»

With its 40th victory in the current Cuban baseball season, Sancti Spiritus team had a walk off hit against Cienfuegos’s  and won 6×5 in the bottom of the 9th inning to keep the one-game advantage over present champions Pinar del Rio.»

An attractive three-game series began Monday between baseball teams from Sancti Spiritus and Cienfuegos in the Jose Antonio Huelga Stadium, home to the former. Both teams involve in the fight for the qualifying tickets of the West zone to play off.»

An attractive three-game series began Saturday between Industriales Blue Lions and Sancti Spiritus Roosters in the latter’s headquarters, the Jose Antonio Huelga Stadium.»

Roosters catcher Eriel Sanchez shot his 200 homer in national seasons while Ismel Jimenez celebrated two important achievements: his 12th victory in the tournament and the thousand innings worked .»

Carlos Perez Palacio won the Go National Championship by defeating Santiago Alvarez Marin during the final day of the tournament held in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. Second and third positioned participants were local residents.»

After a long period of medical treatment, former baseball player Lourdes Gourriel, son to Sancti Spiritus, a central Cuban province, recovers in Havana from a cardiovascular affection detected in January.»

The central Cuban city of Sancti Spiritus is currently visited by a Japanese delegation that will attend the National Go Championship to take place this weekend. They visitor came to foster the practice of this board game.»