Leading netball club Emanie made good on its promise to successfully defend its title when the Guyana Netball Association (GNA) staged its National Under 23 Tournament last weekend at the National Gymnasium.
In the course of its title defence, Emanie managed to play unbeaten in the four-team competition.
And, in a repeat of last position standings, All Stars retained the runner up position. The Fearless Flyers ended in third, the Doves took the fourth position and Eagles ended in the cellar.
Playing the opening game of the tournament on Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Emanie defeated their arch rivals, the All Stars team 18 – 10.
Emanie grabbed two more wins on Saturday against Eagles and Doves.
Eagles found it particularly difficult to get one pass Emanie remaining goalless all throughout the match that ended 23 – 0 while the Doves found it just as difficult against Emanie putting together a mere six points as against the 26 amassed by Emanie.
Sunday saw Emanie defeating Fearless Flyers in their final match.
Following their opening defeat to Emanie, the All Stars team sustained another loss in their second game against the Doves going under 37 – 41. Things picked up for the All Stars team thereafter with consecutive wins against the Fearless Flyers, and the Eagles.
Apart from the win against the All Stars, the Doves, which hail from the Ancient County of Berbice, also collected a win against the Eagles on Sunday, following their defeat on Saturday to Essequibo’s Fearless Flyers.
In the match up between the Fearless Flyers and the Eagles it was the Fearless Flyers that emerged as the better of the two.
In individual prizes Emanie players copped five of the eight that were up for grabs.
Emanie’s Tamica Waterman was named tournament MVP (Most Valuable Player), as well as being awarded the prize for best goal defence.
Robin Thomas won the best goal keeper prize, the best shooter award went to Tiffany Troyer and best goal defence award went to Onica Lucius.
Fearless Flyers players took two of the individual prizes:- the best goal attack which went to Princess Gardner and the best wing attack which went to Sophia Doodnauth.
All Star’s Simona Hopkinson collected the prize for the best wing defence. (Tamica Garnett)
