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April 17, 2008
bron Saba News Agency
Representatives of Academic Athletic Success Group have been looking at several
young boys from Saba that has been showing potential in becoming professional
baseball players. Several weeks ago some 5 young boys traveled to the island of St.
Maarten to undergo some heavy training and several coaches from the USA was on the
island looking at the boys. Young Jovan Robinson has been selected to travel to the
Dominican Republic late June early July for 6 weeks where he will be undergoing some
training and if all goes well he will be the first Saban youth to be selected to
continue on to the USA and get signed up by a major league baseball club.
On Friday morning representatives of Academic Athletic Success Group namely Mr.
Lloyd Euson and Rijnaldo "Cunga" Euson traveled to Saba and held discussions with
Lt. Governor Sydney Sorton and Commissioner of Sports Mr. Bruce Zagers. They also
had the opportunity to meet with the Minister of Sports of the Netherlands Antilles,
Omayra Leeflang and also informed her of the prospects of Mr. Robinson and also the
prospect for Mr. Nathan Peterson. Minister Leeflang also encouraged the young men to
continue on and she looks forward in hearing good news about them in the future.
During the meeting with Lt. Governor Sorton and Commissioner Zagers it was agreed
upon that a budget will be prepared as both Mr. Robinson and Mr. Peterson will have
to travel to the island of St. Maarten every Saturday in order for them to undergo
trainings before traveling to the Dominican Republic. Commissioner of Sports Mr.
Zagers said that he is happy to know that finally we will be having two young men
that will be good enough to make the right step in life. Already Commissioner Zagers
sounded that he was busy looking for players for the Yankees as he encouraged them
very much to push forward. Commissioner Zagers said that he is happy to know that
these two young boys has shown some potential and he wished them much success and
committed himself to also traveling along with them to the Dominican Republic as he
would like to make sure that these two young boys are being well trained.
Funding for the the two young men to travel will either come from the Island
Government of Saba or the CUS. Both Jovan Robinson and Nathan Peterson are students
of the Saba Comprehensive School. Mr. Rijnaldo "Cunga" Euson said that according to
him Jovan is ready to go now and Nathan still needs a little bit more work and he to
will be ready to go, we will work with both of them in order to prepare them for
great things.
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