Windward Islands Football Tournament Day1

The National Lotteries Authority Windward Islands Football Tournament kicked off at the Victoria Park in Kingstown on Sunday.
Following the tragic news of a fatal accident involving two members of the Dominica team that entailed the withdrawal of that team, St.Vincent has decided to fill the vacancy with a Presidents Eleven.
Game one of the double header started at 6:00pm between the Presidents Eleven and Grenada.

Grenada tries to gain possession from the presidents Eleven player.

The presidents Eleven opened the scoring with this goal from the penalty spot.

#5 clears a dangerous pass for the Presidents Eleven in the penalty area. The game ended with a score of 2 goals to 1 in favour of the Presidents Eleven.

 

In the feature game of the evening, the senior St.Vincent team ranked 121 in the world were surprisingly defeated by St. Lucia ranked 152  2-0 in an exciting encounter.

SVG Goalkeeper makes a valiant effort to save this goal.

SVG on the attack.

SLU mounting an attack on goal

SLU player tries to gain control .

Both players tussle for the ball

SVG star player caught in a defence trap

SVG tries to regain control

This time it is the SLU player sandwiched.

OECS Junior Squash finals and Grassroots Junior Tennis Tournament end on Saturday.

Jason Doyle coped the first place in the Under 19 Boys by defeating his fellow Vincentian Romario Constance to bring an end to the OECS Junior Squash tournament at the National Squash Centre in Kingstown.

Romario sets up to return from a serve from Jason Doyle

Jason Doyle returns from a serve from Romario Constance.

Jason Doyle makes a return off the glass in his game with Romario Constance

Romario Constance tries valiantly to connect .

 

In the Grassroots Easter Junior Tournament I was able to shoot the finals of the Boys Under 14 game between Richard Hoyte and Arnel Horne. This Game was played at the Grassroots courts on Murrays Road.

Richard Hoyte emerged winner :

 

Arnel Horne executes a stylish forehand shot.

Richard Hoyte executes a forehand return.

Richard Hoyte executes a forehand return.

Richard Hoyte in action

Arnel Horne in action

Richard Hoyte executes a backhand return.

 

 



 

Sion Hill overpower North Leeward in Inter Community Football quarter-finals.

Sunday saw the first quarter final game in the Hairoun National Inter Community Football League between Sion Hill and North Leeward at the Victoria Park in Kingstown.
This very exciting match ended with Sion Hill defeating the boys in gold - North Leeward by 5 goals to 2.

Here are some shots from the game:

Windward Islands Under 15 Cricket - St Vincent vs St.Lucia

Hosts St.Vincent were defeated by St Lucia at Arnos Vale 2 on Sunday. Here are some photos of the St. Vincent innings.

Erwal Williams opened the batting and scored 50.

He looks like Chiv Chanderpaul in this photo.

Here he is driving

Playing the cut shot

Driving aggressively to the off side

He was caught at long off

The St Lucia wicketkeeper tried a number of stumpings

Lower order batters hitting out

St Lucia spinner in action.

A near miss at playing on.

A wild swing during the final over to bring the score to 180. St Lucia overhauled that total in their turn at  the crease for the loss of seven wickets. St Vincent have so far lost all their matches.

Community Football from the Campden Park Playing Field

The rivalry continued between the adjoining towns of Layou and Barrouallie when they met in a football match in the Football Federation's Community Championships.  The game got underway after a late start and Layou scored first within the first 10 minutes of the game. Barrouallie did not get to equalise until early in the second half.
Here is some of the action.

Layou opens the scoring with the defence floored.

Layou fights off a challenge.

Fighting for posession

 

Doing the soccer quick step

The Barrouallie goalkeeper in no mans land

And gets into a tangle