Dominica to host Secondary Schools U20 Basketball Championship 

The Sports Division Secondary Schools U20 Basketball Championship will commence on Friday, February 24th in Dominica. An official opening ceremony will be held at 2:30 pm, followed by two championship matches

Dominica to host Secondary Schools U20 Basketball Championship 
Dominica to host Secondary Schools U20 Basketball Championship 

Roseau, Dominica: The Sports Division Secondary Schools U20 Basketball Championship will commence on Friday, February 24th in Dominica. An official opening ceremony will be held at 2:30 pm, followed by two championship matches.

The Opening Ceremony will have remarks by Oscar George, Minister with responsibility for Sports, Cassini Laville, member of parliament for Mahaut, Peter Rickitts, president of the Dominica Amateur Basketball Association and Trevor Shillingford Sports Coordinator in the Ministry of Culture Youth Sports and Community Development.

Following the ceremony, the first match of the championship will be played between Academix and Dominica State College in the girl’s division followed by a boy’s division match up between DSC and St.Marys Academy.

Ten teams are participating in the boy’s division whilst six schools are in the girl’s division. The Goodwill Secondary School and the Isaiah Thomas Secondary School are making a return to school’s basketball after years of absence; Academix will be making their debut in school’s basketball. 

W S Stevens Primary School students win boys’ and girls’ Open Singles in Primary Schools Table Tennis. Jahri Prince won the boys’ open singles whilst Elize Charles won the girls’ open singles.

Jahri Prince defeated his fellow WS Stevens counterpart DeJon Frank in straight sets 11-2, 11-5, 11-9. Similarly Elize Charles defeated Jaycoilia Benjamin of the St. John’s Primary 11-2, 11-4, 11-3.

The Sports Division of Dominica organized event took place at the Massacre Indoor Facility with the final round taking place on Wednesday. Sports Division Primary Schools Table Tennis Championship At Massacre, Thursday.

A record 137 boys and 109 girls from 30 schools will participate in the Primary Schools table tennis open singles championship in Dominica. 

The two day championship will commence at 10 am on day 1 with competition for the boys and girl. 

A Double Century And Five Wicket Haul By Yawani Regis Help DGS To Victory In School Boyz Cricket 2023 Sports Division Secondary Schools Under 20 Cricket Championship. 

  • MATCH: Dominica Grammar School vs Goodwill Secondary School
  • VENUE: Benjamins park
  • TOSS: GSS
  • DGS 332/2 dec
  • Yawani Regis 202*
  • Chance Marshall 52*
  • Tarlic Philbert 1 for 23
  • In Reply :
  • GSS 40 All Out
  • Joriah Thomas 11
  • Yawani Regis 5 for 17
  • Lequante Alphonse 4 for 13
  • Following on :
  • GSS 33 All Out
  • Tarlic Philbert 16
  • Ellroy Clifton 4 for 4
  • Yawani Regis 4 for 17
  • DGS Won by an innings and 259 runs
  • Points from the Match
  • DGS – 24
  • GSS – 0