Former champions St Pius Primary School girls’ team, defeated debutant Sophia Primary girls at the National Gymnasium on Wednesday, to capture the Department of Sports NSC 50 Shades of Games, and AL Sport and Tour Promotions 19th Annual End of school year Georgetown primary schools Windball Champions Trophy.
After reaching three digits twice in the competition and on both occasions without loss off their allotted five overs, St Pius decided to bat first and chalked up a challenging 09-2, with Donna Lowe 72 (10×6) and Alicia Maynard 26 (3×6).
Sophia in reply were restricted to 83-2, despite 38 (3×6) from Rasheeda Daniels 38 and 36 (6×6) from Roshanna La Rose.
The winning St. Pius Primary School girls’ team
Grahams Hall Primary girls copped the third place
The tournament was not played for the last two years and did not see defending champions Redeemer competing to defending their title.
Speaking at the end of the competition, Sports Officer Alistair Munroe who organised the programme, emphasised the need for sports to be a part of the education curriculum and thanked the Department of Sport for ensuring that the tournament returned to schools across the country. “It is great to see that the programme made a return to schools in Georgetown where it was started and at the said venue.”
Munroe in addressing the twenty-two teams said Director of Sports, Christopher Jones who was not present at the games over the past week, made all the necessary arrangements so that students would be allowed to leave the classroom and compete and at the same time have fun. “And over the past week I know you made new friends, but do not forget our motto; we are One People One Nation With one destiny, so when you look around the venue all you must be seeing is your brother of sister,” Munroe added.
In closing, he said, “Let me take this opportunity to congratulate all the students who wrote the National Grade Six Assessment examination, especially those who were fully involved in sports especially Windball Cricket.”
Meanwhile, Sophia, in only their second tournament will meet Grahams Hall in the boy’s finals slated for next week at the same venue
In semifinal action, Grahams Hall boys beat St Pius boys by 32 runs and Grahams Hall Primary defeated St Angela’s Primary by 7 runs.
Scores; Grahams Hall 88-1 with Anthony Geer 50, Omari Lallbachan 20 and Joshua Grootfaam 14.
St Pius reply, with 56-2 when their five-overs expired. Teon topped scored with 30 and Christopher Jupiter chipped in with 24.
In the other game, Grahams Hall 97-1 with Naqueen Walcott 48 NO and Akeilah Haynes 44 NO.
St Angela’s 90-1. Shanay Davis 40 and Takiyha Texeira 20.
Meanwhile, in the other regions and sub-regions which did not compete in this programme will have an opportunity to do so include next term during Education Month. Those regions are; Regions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10. In Region Six, the programme was rained out twice in the Canje, New Amsterdam and it the Lower and Central Corentyne zones.
