Port Mourant Training School wins Balram Shane Volleyball championship
Continuing their dominance of local volleyball, the Port Mourant Training Centre (PMTC 1) has added the Balram Shane Volleyball Championship 2018 Trophy to their list of trophies, having taken top honours in the recently held sixth annual Balram Shane Inter-Club Volleyball Competition played at the hard court of the Albion Sports Complex on the Corentyne in East Berbice (Region 6).
This competition was organised by the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) and was sponsored by Businessman Deonarine Balram of the Balram Shane General Store in Rose Hall Town, Corentyne. There were three categories of play: seniors, novices, and a matchup between a Berbice female side and a Castrol side from
GVF President Levi Nedd presenting the winning trophy to the Berbice female team
Demerara.
The five teams that participated in the senior category were: PMTC1, PMTC2, Rollers of New Amsterdam, Black Bush Polder, and Corriverton Jets.
In the final, played between PMTC 1 and Rollers of New Amsterdam, PMTC 1 overcame the Rollers to earn the right to take home the $20,000 first prize and the trophy. For their efforts, the Rollers received $10,000.
The Novices category saw competition between the Black Bush Polder team, the Corriverton Jets, and No 47 Challengers. The Black Bush Polder team overcame all challengers, meeting Corriverton Jets in the final and whipping them 30 – 22.
The female encounter between the Berbice ladies and the Castrol side saw the Berbice ladies winning 25-17, 22-25, 16-14.
On hand during the ceremony governing the presentation of prizes was Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) President Levi Nedd, who also is President of the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA). Nedd was recently elected GVF President, after John Flores did not seek re-election at the Federation’s AGM.
Nedd has been awarded the GVF Golden Jubilee Award for his “contribution to the development of Volleyball in Guyana (1966 – 2018). He also plays professional football, and is a certified football and athletics coach. A former national athlete, he still competes and medals in the teachers’ category of the National Schools Athletics Championships. He has represented Berbice at table tennis, and plays cricket as an all-rounder.
Nedd is currently on a drive to raise $1million for the GVF before the end of the year. When he took over at the helm of the GVF last month, there were no funds in the account. (Andrew Carmichael)
