HomeArchiveAmerican Schools of the Region to Dribble It Out

American Schools of the Region to Dribble It Out

Tico Times
By Tico Times

The MarianBakerSchool in San Ramón de Tres Ríos, east of the capital, will be hosting the 2009 Association of American Schools in Central America (AASCA) coed basketball tournament Oct. 21 to 27. Eight schools will be participating from four countries, with 14 teams expected of players aged 15 to 18.

Joining Costa Rica’s Country Day (Escazú and Guanacaste), American International and Marian Baker schools will be Colegio Maya from Guatemala and El Salvador, and Panama’s BalboaAcademy and International School of Panama.

The opening ceremony will take place Oct. 22 at 9 a.m. at MarianBakerSchool, after which the games will begin, to be held at both Marian Baker and Country Day Escazú. The closing ceremony, dinner and award ceremony are set for Oct. 26 at MarianBakerSchool.

 

Trending Now

Thousands March as Costa Rica Lawmakers Cut 8 Billion Colones From Public Universities

Thousands of students, university staff, union members and social activists marched through San José yesterday against cuts to public university funding. Late that night,...
Read more

Power Failure Disrupts Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría Airport Control Tower

A power failure temporarily knocked out critical air traffic control systems at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport today, raising new concerns about the...
Read more

University March Will Slow San José Traffic Tuesday From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

If you need to get across eastern San José or downtown tomorrow, plan around a national march against cuts to public university funding. Marchers...
Read more

Costa Rica Unveils New ₡100 Coin Celebrating Limón Calypso

Costa Rica is paying tribute to one of its most distinctive musical traditions with a new ₡100 coin celebrating Limón calypso, a genre deeply...
Read more

Panama Canal Sets Cargo Record Amid Hormuz Closure Despite El Niño

The Panama Canal handled a record volume of cargo, driven by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East, despite traffic...
Read more

US Embassy Links Chinese Mining to Illegal Gold Digging in Costa Rica, China Calls It Unfounded

The United States Embassy in Costa Rica has accused Chinese mining companies operating in Nicaragua of driving illegal gold extraction across the border into...
Read more

Tárcoles Crocodiles Have Prime Habitat in Just 13% of River Area Studied

Only about 13% of the lower Tárcoles River offers high-quality habitat for its crocodiles, according to a new study from the National University (UNA),...
Read more

Costa Rica Conservation Groups Back U.S. Bill to Ban Sloth Imports After 58 Deaths

Two sloth conservation groups working in Costa Rica helped shape the bipartisan SLOTHS Act, which would ban most live sloth imports into the United States after dozens of animals died at a Florida attraction.
Read more

Beachfront Lights Are Driving Sea Turtles Away From Costa Rica’s Nesting Beaches

Artificial light from hotels, homes and streets can keep female sea turtles from nesting and send hatchlings inland. A CREMA biologist says nesting has dropped at Tamarindo and Santa Teresa.
Read more
Loading…

Latest News from Costa Rica

Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Car Rentals
Costa Rica Travel Insurance
Costa Rica Travel