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DVM Lost at Home

Thursday, April 23, 2026 – Development Volleyball in Motion (DVM) was the only team which failed to capitalize on playing at home when lower division volleyball continued yesterday.

Division three DVM men started well against the Police at Husbands but in the end lost the close game 25-22, 14-25, 16-14. Division two women Blazers continued their winning form, dismissing the Police 26-24, 25-15.

Across at Free Hill, the home clash between Free Hill and Club United saw Club taking the match 25-21, 28-26. Division three UWI edged the BDF 25-13, 22-25, 15-10.

Up Parish Land, Christ Church Foundation United won both division two matches. Foundation stopped Chargers 25-22, 25-22. Awesome hitting by Nathan Crawford-Wallis then nullified the effort from former Barbados setter Dale Addison and attacker Jamar Thompson for Foundation to deny Hill Road 25-19, 25-21, 25-19.

Carlton Down Police

Sunday, April 19, 2026 – Police lost both of the games played on their court at the Police Boys’ and Girls’ Club, Bay Street, on Sunday night. But they certainly provided lots of entertainment for the large number of volleyball fans and supporters watching the games.

The Police division three men went down to Phoenix Security Service Carlton 20-25, 26-24, 15-10 in spite of a gutsy performance from former Barbados player Romel Agard and Andrew Arindell. The earlier setting from veteran Kevin Bynoe kept the officers in the hunt.

However, the consistency of Carlton proved the winning formula as the Police surprisingly kept Agard out of the game in the decisive third set. Earlier the Police girls lost their division three game to Chargers in straight sets 20-25, 15-25.

During the opening game a shower of rain interrupted the excitement between Spikenards and Apex but did not stop Spikenards from taking the division three contest 25-17, 25-19.

Over at Hill Road the home team handed two losses to the visiting UWI in division two action. Hill Road women dismissed UWI at 25-18, 25-14 while Hill Road men also shared out a straight sets whipping to UWI 25-18, 25-21, 25-18.

Mixed Fortunes for Development Volleyball in Motion

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 – Development Volleyball in Motion experienced mixed fortunes when they hosted two division three matches on their home court last night at Husbands, St. James.

With the experienced Kandia Shorey leading the way DVM women took the opening division three battle from Chargers in straight sets 25-12, 25-11. However, Chargers division three men exacted revenge dismissing Chargers 25-17, 25-19.

Up Parish Land, Christ Church, home team Foundation United scored a double success with Apex suffering two losses. Foundation’s dismissed Apex division three women 25-12, 25-15. Apex looked challenging in their division three men’s clash before losing to Foundation 14-25, 24-26.

The fixture at Free Hill saw host Club toppling Hill Road 25-15, 25-15. Blazers and Advent battled in five sets of division two action before Blazers ignited and claimed victory 25-15, 16-25, 25-16, 23-25, 15-8.

Home Court Charm for Foundation & Free Hill

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 – Home court advantage proved to be the charm when the Barbados Volleyball Association’s division three season continued at Parish Land, Christ Church and Free Hill, St. Michael.

Playing at their home court at Parish Land, Foundation United romped to their fourth successive victory overcoming the Barbados Defence Force 25-16, 22-25, 15-8. Foundation maintained a strategy of playing their reserves for the entire match even when the winless BDF snatched the second set to force the decider.

Earlier Foundation United Legacy’s girls scored a straight sets win over Gladiators. After losing the first set Gladiators looked ready to take the battle into a decider before Foundation won the extended contest 25-20, 30-32.

Home team Free Hill United maintained the straight sets outcomes in the women’s double header. Free Hill continued the miserable night for the armed forces by crushing the Police Sports Club 25-14, 25-9.

The opening match at Free Hill saw Apex Volleyball Club defeating Chargers 25-19, 25-22.

KFC Deacons and Foundation United Start Strong

Monday, October 6, 2025 – Defending champions KFC Deacons opened their defence of the senior volleyball knockout crown with a straight sets victory over Club United when the new season was served off on Monday, October 6, at the Wildey Gymnasium.

Even with the Oxley cousins Akeel and Ashe sitting out the match Deacons proved too strong beating Club 25-14, 25-23, 25-16. Southpaw Isaiah Francis, Korey Webster and Ahkeem Mayers led an attack from Deacons where Club’s focus seemed to be on getting respectable score-lines.

Foundation United continued their impressive run from last season as they stopped Chargers 25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 25-11. Barbados players Brandon Leonce and Dominic Durant along with Rashawn Alleyne exploited more mature setting from junior national player Tajor Reid to defeat Chargers.

Vintage Volliers, Division Three Kings

Saturday, July 12, 2025 – Vintage Volliers showed that age is just a number when one has the skills and smarts as they captured the men’s division three volleyball title with a 25-16, 25-19 win over the youthful Chargers at Bay Street.

Vintage totally outplayed Chargers with their younger players making too many unforced errors. National youth player Joshua Ashby and Nathan Singh made some telling efforts to deny Vintage the title.

However, the experience of former Barbados middles Hudson Griffith and Dwayne Howell along with Kengie “Kenny G” Matthews, Raymond Layne, Winston “Bobby Brown” Gittens and Captain Adrian Ward outsmarted and outplayed Chargers, thrilling scores of spectators who ringed the Bay Street court.