Inaugural GSA Indoor Volleyball Extravaganza deemed a success
The prize winners after Sunday’s Volleyball action took a photo opportunity
On Sunday last (June 9th, 2024), history was created among the local volleyball fraternity when eight teams participated in an inaugural Volleyball Extravaganza on the indoor court of the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA).
Among those competing teams were the Berbice Female Academy team, Demerara Female Academy team, D’Edward Male Academy team, Berbice High School(BHS) Male Academy team, GSA Male Academy team, Classic Ball Blasters (CBB) Male Academy team, CBB Senior Female team, and the Berbice Senior Female team.
D’Edward’s Harold Booker receiving his MVP accolade
After a 30-point round-robin playoff in the male academy segment, D’Edward and GSA advanced to the finals, where D’Edward defeated the GSA 25-19, 25-12 in a best of three games and received the winning trophy and 12 medals, while GSA received the runners-up accolade.
The most valuable player (MVP) award went to Harold Booker of the D’Edward team.
Meanwhile, in a thrilling encounter, the Demerara female academy defeated the Berbice female academy 25- 22, 19-25, 14-16. Demerara females received the winning trophy and medals. The MVP award went to Saskia Butters of the Demerara Academy.
The senior female playoff saw CBB defeating Berbice Females 25-19, 25-22 in a best of three playoffs. The winning trophy went to CBB, while the MVP was awarded to Eureka Dennis of CBB.
A look at the Volleyball Extravaganza participants
Presentations were made by Yannick Fingall, President of the Berbice Volleyball Association; Rodney Fredricks, President of the Demerara Volleyball Association; and Leame Davis, Demerara Academy Coach. Prizes came with the compliments of the National Sports Commission (NSC) and the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) President.
According to the GVF, the turnout to the games at the GSA indoor court was tremendous, while comments made about the venue were very encouraging.
