Mixed fortunes for Barbados

Barbados experienced mixed fortunes when the 18th CAZOVA volleyball championship was served off at the Anthony Nesty Sports Hall in Paramaribo, Suriname on Sunday, July 23.

In the first game, Barbados girls were defeated by defending champions Trinidad and Tobago 23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 19-25. However, in the night cap game Barbados men crushed the hosts and defending champions Suriname in straight sets 25-18, 25-18, 25-19.

Shonte Seale was the consistent player for the Bajan girls while for the men Ahkeem Mayers led the assault supported by captain Akeel Oxley and US-based Ammuniki Wood to defeat Suriname in a match that finished 15 minutes after midnight.

It was not a good opening day for Suriname as their girls went down in five sets to former queens Bahamas. T&T men matched their girls in defeating Jamaica in four sets.

Barbados launches CAZOVA bid

Barbados launches its bid to regain regional volleyball supremacy with the former six times queens meeting defending champions Trinidad and Tobago in the opening game of the CAZOVA championship on Sunday, July 23 in Suriname at 10.00.

Since arriving here on Thursday, July 20 following a 95 minutes jaunt from Barbados the Bajans have been able to get in two solid training sessions on Friday and Saturday. With five women’s teams participating they will play round Robin to qualify for play off spots.

Haiti was slated to participate but after purchasing tickets they were not granted transit visas on time by Panama. That left T&T, Barbados, Jamaica, Suriname, and the Bahamas to battle for the crown.

However, with the men divided into groups, Suriname had a Group A choice of Barbados or Martinique and they opted to meet Barbados the former 10 times kings on Sunday, July 23 in the night cap game at 8.30. Group B of the men contains The Bahamas, T&T, Jamaica, and Curaçao.

Chargers remain unbeaten

Chargers will enter the second round of the men’s division two volleyball competition unbeaten after defeating their nemesis Deacons on Tuesday May 23 at Hill Road, Bank Hall.

Both the home team Chargers and Deacons were unbeaten leading up to that final game of the first round league with Chargers pulling off a five set winner 25-7, 17-25, 21-25, 25-19, 15-8.

Kaden Hoyte and the Russell-Griffith brothers Nathan and Nicholas were outstanding for Deacons while Chad Griffith and Yohan Brandford for Chargers.

Deacons division two women got the upper hand on Chargers women defeating them in straight sets 25-13, 25-18.

St Michael School Boys win

The St. Michael School boys defeated Alleyne School when the National Sports Council’s under 16 volleyball league was served off on Friday May 19 at Martindale Road.

The Cougars rebounded strongly in the boys’ match with tremendous spike serving from Ajani Marshall leading them to eight points before Alleyne got off the mark. Marshall, Shane Robinson and the bespectacled Xavier Mascoll then led the home team to victory 25-14, 25-21.

After going down in the first set Alleyne showed some fight in the second rallying from 16-23 to 21-23 before SMS was able to close out the set and the match.

Alleyne School defeats St Michael School

The visiting Alleyne School defeated host The St. Michael School when the National Sports Council’s under-16 girls volleyball league was served off on Friday, May 19 at Martindale Road, St Michael.

Alleyne led by Gianni Leacock and Markanna Rollins proved too powerful for the girls Cougars in their own lair beating the host 25-17, 25-19.

Chargers and Hill Road are unbeaten

The home court advantage held true for Chargers and Hill Road on Saturday night.
When three games were contested at the court in Bank Hall both Clubs came away with victories with Chargers division two men battling from a set down to defeat a fired up Advent Ballers 22-25, 25-16, 25-17, 24-26, 15-13.

That close win kept Chargers unbeaten as they prepare to face their arch rival Deacons. The opening fixture saw Chargers women stopping Burge King Clapham Toners in straight sets 25-19, 25-20.

Hill Road division three women held firm to stop a challenge from Club United 25-22, 25-18.