Piggott’s Lightning fail to strike blow
Lightning’s Nikita Piggott receiving a pass. YORKSHIRE – The Loughborough Lightning changed up their set-up and did not run most of their offensive play through their Barbadian goal attack Nikita...
View ArticleTitans down St. Barnabas
Talya Layne Stifling defence and the hot hands of Talya Layne were the principal weapons used by Signia Light & Power Titans to run over Pine Hill St. Barnabas 34-19 as Division 3 action continued...
View ArticleGems shine
Guardian General Pride of Villa’s woes continued last night when they were beaten 41-36 by an efficient Phoenix Gems as action continued in the Barbados Netball Association’s Division I competition at...
View ArticleYoungsters get in gear
Welches youngsters show off their gear, (from left) Jahleel Armstrong, Makahla Grenidge, Lagina Collucci and Jahmali Codrington. Look out for Welches Primary School this sports season because students...
View ArticleRangers end the Fantasy
Vanessa Reid-Cox made the most of her offensive opportunities last night to lead C.O. Williams Rangers to a hard-fought 44-40 victory over Simply Distinctive Fantasy Ballers as the Barbados Netball...
View ArticleGearing up for gold
Boscobel Primary’s goal attempt is defended by Sharon Primary’s goal-keep. Forty-seven primary schools were represented at the Netball Stadium today as the National Sports Council staged the Aileen...
View ArticlePiggott nets first win
Nikita Piggott led Loughborough Lightning to their first victory of the season. The late songbird Etta James could not have put it better. But for the Loughborough Lightning it was a case of At Last on...
View ArticleNetballers in action
Hilda Skeene Primary’s goal attack appears a tad far from the goal but at least she has ball possession in the match-up against St Philip Primary. The action among the youngsters was keen today as the...
View ArticleMixed results for young netballers
Girls continued to show their promise as action continued today in the Pine Hill Dairy-sponsored National Sports Council’s Primary Schools Netball Competition. Playing at Bridgefield, St. Thomas,...
View ArticleGrantley Prescod own the court
Destiny Glasgow was a perfect six goals from six attempts as Grantley Prescod defeated St. Gabriel’s 6-1 when action continued in the Pine Hill Dairy-sponsored National Sports Council’s Primary Schools...
View ArticleBarbados lose netball matches
Shonica Wharton top-scored with 24 goals against Trinidad and Tobago. (FP)Barbados lost all three matches in the February 20-22 Tri-Nation netball series that ended over the weekend at the Tacarigua’s...
View ArticleMake netball global
President of the International Federation of Netball Associations, Molly Rhone, has urged local officials to do all in their power to get more females on the netball courts in Barbados.Rhone, who gave...
View ArticleNetballers confident about championship
Coach of the Barbados Under-16 netball team, Julie Phillips, is very optimistic that her charges will make the country proud by retaining the Caribbean Association Jean Pierre U16 Netball Championship...
View ArticleQueens of the court
It was an occasion of dominance from the St Barnabas club yesterday evening when four finals of the Barbados Netball Association’s Knockout Competition were staged at the Netball Stadium.In the main...
View ArticleU16 netballers win third game
The Barbados Under-16 netball team made it a perfect three wins from three games when they defeated Dominica 35-24 in the Caribbean Netball Association’s Jean Pierre U16 Tournament in Antigua early...
View ArticleFirst loss for netball girls
Barbados suffered their first loss of the Jean Pierre Under-16 Caribbean Netball Championships in Antigua last night when they were easily disposed of 38-21 by regional powerhouses Jamaica.In a clash...
View ArticleNetball woes
One of the region’s netball pioneers, Kathy Harper-Hall, is dissatisfied with the standard of the Caribbean’s major female sport.Kathy Harper-HallAnd she bemoans the fact that while Jamaica continue to...
View ArticleFor the girls
Barbados’ senior netballers might be the ninth ranked team in the world but without adequate financial resources they may never realize their dream of being number one, says president of the Barbados...
View ArticlePrimary school netball competition opens
The Pine Hill Dairy-sponsored National Sports Council’s Primary Schools Netball Competition got underway today with the opening ceremony and parade of teams at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex....
View ArticleSt Giles girls on top
Not only were St Giles Primary in good offensive touch today, their defensive play was equally potent as they defeated both Wesley Hall and Hindsbury Primary without conceding a single goal as action...
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