By:Curtis Morton
Sunday 27th March was the date for the exciting inaugural Parish league Basketball festival, hosted and coordinated by the Youth and Sports Department.
The Basketball competition which featured mainly players from the Secondary schools from the various parishes, was held at the Grell Hull-Stevens Netball complex.
All five parishes on the island were represented and the matches were generally, keenly contested.
The results were as follows:
St. George 14 vs St. John 16
St. Thomas 11 vs. St. James 7
St. Thomas 3 vs. St. Paul 17
St. George 9 vs. St. James 17
St. Paul 16 vs. St. James 13
St. Thomas 19 vs. St. John 24
St. Paul 19 vs. St. George 16
St. James 16 vs. St. John 17
St. Thomas 18 vs. St. George 12
St. John 18 vs. St. Paul 19
Each team played a total of 4 games.
Champion: St. Paul’s Parish
2nd: St. John’s Parish
The sponsors of the event were:
Ministry of Social Development
Hon. Alexis Jeffers
Kevin Wilkin of Nevis Scooter Rental
Jamir Claxton and
Keith Glasgow.