Shevern John North Windward Netball Tournament jumps off

The North Windward Inter-village Netball Tournament opened on Sunday, August 14, at the Owia hard court. The opening ceremony was addressed by Opposition Senator Shevern John, who encouraged the players to play the game in the true spirit of sportsmanship and reaffirmed her commitment to the development of sports in the constituency. Senator John said, “with me as the representative for North Windward in an NDP government you can be guaranteed that sports has a place of prominence on the development agenda for North Windward”. She then reminded them of her promise to build a multi-purpose sporting facility in the constituency.

Seven teams are participating in the competition. They are: Fancy Hard Knocks, Young Blazers, Simple Netters, Young Warriors, Overland Ballers, Python and Georgetown Combine. In the matches played on Sunday, Young Warriors defeated Young Blazers 20 – 15 and Simple Netters won over Fancy Hard Knocks 34 – 32.
The competition continues this weekend (August 20th and 21st).