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Tennis champ Dion Anslem loses in OECS Nations Cup

BVI Closed Tennis champion Dion Anslem participated debuted in the recent OECS Nations Cup in St. Lucia in mid March. The Cup served as a regional tournament between the top players of OECS member states and to help select the OECS Davis Cup Team which will represent the region at the BNP Paribas Davis Cup (American Region Group IV Events) in Costa Rica later this year.

Anslem succumbed the OECS’ number one player, St. Lucia’s Vernon Lewis in straight sets 6-0 and 6-0. He also lost to Jimmy Brown of Grenada 6-1, 6-3. Selected to the OECS Davis Cup team are: Kirsten Cable,  St. Kitts. Glynn James and Corey Huggins,  St. Vincent & the Grenadines and Hayden Ashton , Grenada. At a special general meeting of the OECS Tennis Association, BVI Lawn Tennis Association president Henry Creque was elected to the as Vice President.

Virgin Gorda baseball teams suffers rare loss

All three Virgin Gorda teams suffered defeats on Saturday in the BVI Little League Baseball Association’s Dean Greenaway league-something that rarely happens.

In the 6-8 year old division coach pitch game, the Belle Vue Depositors scored seven in the first and nine in the third to beat the Virgin Gorda’s Yates Yankees 19-8. Joseph Smith homered twice in three at bats, scored three times and had 6 RBIs, to lead the Depositors. Kareel Parsons fired a two-hitter as the Sandcastle Red Sox pummeled the Virgin Gorda Blue Jays 17-1. Parsons fanned seven for the victory. In senior division play, the Diamondbacks whipped Virgin Gorda’s Smiths Ferries Rockies 8-1. Devon Stanley settled for a 2-hitter while fanning seven Rockies batsmen for the victory. Chayne DeFrietas who was tagged with the loss, was relieved by Travis Issac and Junior Frederick. The Virgin Gorda trio contributed to their demise by walking 11 Diamondbacks batters. In junior girls’ softball, the ATC Trustees Mets scored eight in the second to overhaul the Royals’ 5-0 lead then hanged on for an 11-9 victory. The HWR Expo Chicks improved to 4-0 in senior division play, following an 11-1 victory over the BVI Spring Twins. Valissa Brathwaite got the win and Wanda Blyden took the loss. Sheroma and sister Shamora Penn were 2 for 3 respectively with two and one runs batted in.

Leeward Islands trials meet on Saturday

The BVI Amateur Athletics Association will hold two trial meets to select athletes for upcoming Leeward Islands competitions in St. Kitts and Antigua. The association will hold trials at 9 a.m. on April 3 and 17 at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Grounds to select its youth and Jr. Leeward Islands teams. The Youth meet is scheduled for St. Kitts, April 25-26 while the Leeward Islands Jr. Championships are set for Antigua May 15-16. Saturday’s events include 100, 400 and 1500 meters, Long Jump, Shot Put and Javelin.

Ludence Smith fourth in 800 meters

Half miler Ludence Smith was fourth in the 800 meters on Friday at the Knights of Columbus meet held at Glendale Community College in Arizona. Smith finished the event in 2 minutes, 00.23 seconds then contributed a 49 seconds split on the third place 4 x 400 meter relay. Aliston ‘Al Potter ran third leg on the second placed 4 x 100 meter relay that ran 42.93 seconds. Injuries kept Kevin Fahie out of competition.