Kate Smith’s rendition of God Bless America became one of this country’s patriotic rally tunes in the run up to World War II. It soon became a favorite played at many sporting events even today. However, in the summer of 1988, this song was not on the Miami Jai-Alai striking players’ Top 5 list. The […]
Jeff “Laca” Conway Blogs: South Florida’s Sun Sentinel contacted us again after the Benny posting on Tigers site and a story on Dania’s reopening in the Pelota Press. It’s a good story about the great news that indeed, Dania is reopening. There will be a tournament over the first two weekends in April that will […]
Douglas won his 34th Golden Cesta Award of his career by winning the most singles games for the first 5-performances at Magic City Jai-Alai in 2022. Those wins came in the pelota games, formerly referred to as the pari-mutuel wagering games. Douglas had won this award the final week of 2021 action by winning 50% of […]
North Miami Amateur Jai-alai held a big tournament this past weekend and here are the results: Special thanks to Jesus O. for all the details and photos. The two-day tournament had two groups of 5 players in each group both front and back. Group A Fronts Pichy Caby Jesus (Rubio) Jules (Super Jules at Calder) […]
“The Beginning of the End – Part 3”
Marty Fleischman BlogsKate Smith’s rendition of God Bless America became one of this country’s patriotic rally tunes in the run up to World War II. It soon became a favorite played at many sporting events even today. However, in the summer of 1988, this song was not on the Miami Jai-Alai striking players’ Top 5 list. The […]
Newspaper Article in South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Dania Jai-alai
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsJeff “Laca” Conway Blogs: South Florida’s Sun Sentinel contacted us again after the Benny posting on Tigers site and a story on Dania’s reopening in the Pelota Press. It’s a good story about the great news that indeed, Dania is reopening. There will be a tournament over the first two weekends in April that will […]
Douglas Wins 1st Golden Cesta Award for 2022 at Magic City Pelota Games
Straymar BlogsDouglas won his 34th Golden Cesta Award of his career by winning the most singles games for the first 5-performances at Magic City Jai-Alai in 2022. Those wins came in the pelota games, formerly referred to as the pari-mutuel wagering games. Douglas had won this award the final week of 2021 action by winning 50% of […]
North Miami Amateur Jai-alai Tournament Results
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsNorth Miami Amateur Jai-alai held a big tournament this past weekend and here are the results: Special thanks to Jesus O. for all the details and photos. The two-day tournament had two groups of 5 players in each group both front and back. Group A Fronts Pichy Caby Jesus (Rubio) Jules (Super Jules at Calder) […]