The Berbice Volleyball Association successfully hosted two tournaments recently at the Guysuco Training Centre (GTC) as the Association prepares its junior players for national competitions. Falcons of Orealla defeated GTC Port Mourant 1 by 30 points to 27 in a rain-affected final. The other teams in contention in the tournament were Challengers, Berbice High School and GTCPM 2.
Prizes were presented to the winners and runners-up. There were also prizes for Staffon Lewis of GTCOM who was the Best Libero while his teammate Acaduan Andrews was the Best Setter and Ronaldino Felix of Falcons Best Defence. The Best Spiker was Lawrence France of Falcons who was also voted the Most Valuable Player. In the female competition, Orealla Seniors defeated GTCPM in a thrilling finals.
The other competing teams were Orealla “B’, Orealla Under-16, Hopetown Ninjas and Rollers. Prizes were also presented to the top two teams, while The Best Setter trophy went to Amisha Mohabir of GTCPM. The Most Valuable Player and Best Spiker was Arianna Herman.
The tournament was held to select an Under 16 male and female squad, a senior female squad, and an under 17 male squad to represent Berbice in national tournaments. Officials of the BVA thanked the National Sports Commission, the Guysuco Apprentice Training Centre, Poonai’s Pharmacy, Anil, Proprietor of Circuit Centre Store, the Region Six RDC and Spready’s Bakery for their sponsorship and support. The next event of the calendar will be an Inter-Schools tournament to be held in Region Six with both male and female secondary school teams participating in three zones.
