Saprissa Wins
Last night Saprissa Basket won the opening tournament of the first-division basketball league, 68 to 57. Basketball isn’t nearly as big and popular as soccer down here, but you wouldn’t have noticed from the excitement and the chants of the second half of the game.
Saprissa is better known here for being the name of the top soccer team in league play, being the returning champions, and it looks like they’re also on top of basketball for the moment. My girlfriend Debbie has an older brother (at 6 foot 5, surprisingly tall for a Tico) who plays for Saprissa Basket, and blocked a good number of shots during last night’s game.
Jeff :: Jul.12.2007 :: Livin' in Costa Rica ::
