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2008 GCIC INTERSECTOR NETBALL TOURNAMENT

The 2008 GCIC Intersector Netball Tournament will shoot off on Saturday October 18, 2008 on Tanteen Netball Court at 4pm.

The event which will see workers from the Private and Public Sectors as well as Government Ministries showcasing their netball skills, is a well anticipated one as for the past month these persons have been preparing themselves through constant training and practice games on Tanteen Netball Court. This yearʼs event will see the return of many teams from last year as well as the addition of new ones.

The Tournament format has changed slightly in comparison to last year in that there will be a championship playoff. Each team will be placed in a zone and the top two teams from each zone will advance to the next round where they will play against each other for the top four placing of the Tournament and a chance to hold the title of 2008 GCIC Intersector Champions. Various prizes will be given at the end of the Tournament, some of which would involve the participation of the spectators and even the managers. Prizes will be given for the winner of the Bosses Shootout, for the team with the Most Crowd Support,  for the top three Teams in the March Pass, each Zone Winner an also to Champion.

The Eighteen (18) teams which have registered for the Tournament and their zone placements are as follows:

Zone 1                                                                                                          

·         Grenada Postal Corporation

·         Grenada Union of Teachers

·         Huggins

·         Ministry of Sports

·         Nurses

·         Republic Bank Magics

·         Social Pluss

·         SGU Pacers 2

·         Utilities & Services

Zone 2

·         Clico Insurance

·         Courts Grenada Ltd.

·         Hubbards

·         La Source

·         Media Bombsquad

·         Ministries Combined

·         Police

·         Secretaries Combined

·         SGU Pacers 1

Teams will gather at Burns Point at 3:30pm and will proceed with a march to Tanteen Netball Court where the Parade of Teams and the Opening Ceremony will be conducted. The Tournament will be declared opened by The Honorable Patrick Simmons, Minister of Youth, Culture & Sports following which five (5) games will be played. At 5:30pm Utilities & Services will play Huggins on Court 1; An Intersector Combined Team will play an exhibition game against a Carriacou Combined on Court 2, while on Court 3 Courts Grenada will play against Clico Insurance. Immediately following these games we will see SGU Pacers 1 facing off with Hubbards on Court 1, while Grenada Postal Corporation will play Nurses on Court 2.

The exhibition game between the Intersector Combined Team and a Carriacou Combined will be one for all spectators to keep their eyes on as this will be seen as great sporting rivalry between the mainland and Carriacou. The Intersector Combined Team comprises the following persons:

·         Aysha Calliste            –  Republic Bank Magics (Captain)

·         Jill Viechweg              –  Grenada Union of Teachers

·         Janelle Augustine      –  Grenada Union of Teachers

·         Jacinta Dick                –  Secretaries Combined

·                     Staciann Lake                –  Media Bombsquad

·         Francis Roberts         –  Media Bombsquad

·         Rhonda Weekes        –  La Source

·         Glenis Roberts           –  SocialPluss

·         Selma Phillip              –  Ministries Combined

·         Desiree Stephen        –  Ministries Combined

·         Karen Jones               –  Republic Bank Magics

·         Ancilia Jerome             –  SGU Pacers 2

Persons wishing to attend the games will be asked to pay a small entrance fee; adults $5 and children (under 12yrs.) $2.

The Tournament which is expected to close on Friday November 28, 2008 will see games being played on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 6pm and 7pm.  

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