Guardian ( Trinidad and Tobago )
17 March 2023 ( Page 41 )
Fire focuses on Fast5 crown after success in Steve Sargeant Challenge
USC wins Alternative Division
knockout
Fire Services will be looking to rule in the Fast5
competition, set to unfold in the Courts All Sectors
Netball League tomorrow at the Eastern Regional Indoor
Sports Arena in Tacarigua.
Last Saturday, the fire officers dominated the
Premiership Division’s Steve Sargeant Challenge to retain
the knockout title after defeating the University of T&T
(UTT) in the final, 41-27.
The shooting combination of goal-shooter (GS) Afeisha
Noel and goal-attack (GA) Joelisa Cooper were
unstoppable, leading Fire to its third crown of the season,
already copping the round-robin league and opening day
knockout tournament.
Noel was in top form connecting 29 goals from 34
attempts, while Cooper fed her shooter well while
connecting 12 of 13 tries for the Fire team, which led 23-13
at halftime.
Goal-shooter Shaniya Morgan (8/12) and goal-attack
Kalifa McCollin Lopez (8/9) opened shooting in the circle
for UTT before Kathy-Ann Graham (11/15) replaced the
former in the bib but it was not enough to bounce back,
falling away by 14 goals in the 20-minute-a-half
competition.
Earlier teams in the Championship Division, battled in
the Jean Pierre Challenge (15 minutes a half ) and it was
Unit Trust Corporation (UTC) Sparks, boosted by the
shooting of Liliah Matthews with 20 in 26, narrowly
defeating Fire, 22-20, in the final.
For Fire, Nariba Grant was the leading scorer with 12 goals
in 17 attempts.
On Tuesday, the University of Southern Caribbean (USC)
emerged the winner of the Alternative Division knockout
competing after edging MIC Tigers, 15-14 in the final.
Today, teams in the Retro Division will compete for their
knockout crown.
On Saturday, teams in both the Championship and
Premiership Divisions will be back on the court,
competing for their respective Fast5 titles.
PICTURE DANIEL PRENTICE-
Fire centre Candace Guerero-Mohammed, right, catches
a pass while under pressure from UTT centre Nicolette
Osborne during the Courts All Sectors Netball League
Premiership Division at the Eastern Regional Indoor
Sports Arena in Tacarigua on January 28. Fire won 44-
29. On Saturday, the teams met in the Jean Pierre
Knockout Challenge final and Fire won 41-27.