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Netball
Netball Jamaica, Pitterson-Nattie part company
HEAD coach Oberon Pitterson-Nattie and Netball Jamaica have parted company after both parties failed to reach an agreement on a new contract, the sport's local governing body has revealed. In a release to the media yesterday, it was noted that the parties failed to resolve "certain issues with the ... Read More
Westlanders beat Bounty Hall Blazers 'A'
Westlanders Netball Club took the first leg of their home-and-away encounter against Trelawny's Bou ... Read More
Pelican defeat Mico
‘B’ to capture Open
League title
UNIVERSITY of the West Indies (UWI) Pelicans defeated Mico ‘B’ 37-24 to capture the 2013 ... Read More
Queen's girls dominate netball awards
SUSAN Douglas and Shanice Beckford of the Queen's School were named Most Valuable Players (MVPs) of ... Read More
Netball Jamaica lends support to Romelda Aiken
NETBALL Jamaica yesterday issued a statement supporting Sunshine Girl Romelda Aiken regarding a recent struggle she has been having with cyber bullying. The release did not give details of the invasion, but said the star netball player has gone public as a means of setting an example for young, upcoming aspirants. "Romelda is very brave," Netball Jamaica's Public Relations Officer Karen Rosen said in the statement. "She recognises her position as a role model...and has decided to make the iss ... Read More
Jamaica shore up netball base
MARVA Bernard, president of Netball Jamaica, has outlined her vision for shaping the Sunshine Girls to become the top netball squad in the world. To emerge from their current third-to-fourth-place ranking, she needs a more vibrant infrastructure for developing talented young players. The implications of that thinking were evident at the Leila Robinson Courts in Kingston, for the Dress Parade and initial matches of the Netball Jamaica/JNBS Sunshine Open League club competition early in January. ... Read More
JNBS/NJ Open League continues today
TEAMS still in contention are expected to be on the hunt for more wins as the 2013/2014 Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Netball Jamaica (NJ) Open League competition continues today at the Leila Robinson Courts, beginning at 1:00 pm. The teams in contention for the top two places in their respective groups who will be in action this afternoon with two rounds remaining are Group One — Boulevard Baptist 'A' 19 points from seven games; Ken's Wildflower 19 from eight; Molynes United ' ... Read More
MAJOR UPSET
JOBS Lane "A" inflicted a major upset win when they defeated defending champions JAMALCO 27-24 in the 2013/2014 Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS)/Netball Jamaica Open League competition at the Leila Robinson Courts on Saturday last. It was the first defeat for the Winston Nevers-coached Clarendon-based JAMALCO, while the Spanish Town-based aggregation maintained their unbeaten run to put themselves at the top of the point standings in Group 2 ahead of the defending champions. Both teams ... Read More
Jamalco, Waulgrovians 'A' in netball clash
DEFENDING champions Jamalco and former many-time champions Waulgrovians 'A' clash in the feature Group Two encounter in the 2013/2014 Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS)/Netball Jamaica Open League competition which continues today at the Leila Robinson Courts, beginning at 3:40 pm. Both teams are currently unbeaten in their group and today should decide who will remain unbeaten and become sole leaders. The other unbeaten teams that will be in action and looking for another win are UWI Pe ... Read More
Too risky to play final match
NETBALL Jamaica president Marva Bernard has a positive outlook on the Sunshine Girls tri-nation series in England despite a spate of injuries which crippled the performance of the squad. The Jamaicans, who returned home on Wednesday last, were forced to cancel their final match of the series against England after a total of six players suffered injuries or illness. According to Bernard, it was decided that "it was too risky" to play that last game "that was going to be physical". The local ne ... Read More
Sunshine Girls tri-nation series tour cancelled
Netball Jamaica announced yesterday that the Zeo Tri-Nation Series tour of England by the Sunshine Girls has been cancelled due to injuries to six members of the squad. The six injured players are Jhanielle Fowler, Khadijah Williams, Paula Thompson, Sabrina Spence, Sasha-Gay Lynch and Shanice Beckford. Netball Jamaica regrets the shortened tour which was being used to sharpen the team ahead of this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The team is scheduled to return to the island t ... Read More
No sunshine!
Jamaica's senior netball team continued its sub-par tri-nation tour of England after skidding to a 40-45 defeat to England 'A' in Crystal Palace yesterday. The Sunshine Girls, who lost to the England and New Zealand senior sides in their opening two matches of the tri-nation series, were tipped to triumph in yesterday's practice encounter against the hosts' 'A' team. However, the Oberon Pitterson-Nattie-coached side, that is said to have shooters Jhanielle Fowler and Sabrina Spence nursing inj ... Read More
Unbeaten teams set to extend winning ways
UNBEATEN teams are expected to maintain their sparkling run as the 2013/2014 Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS)/Netball Jamaica Sunshine Open League competition continues today at the Leila Robinson Courts, starting at 1:00 pm. Defending champions Jamalco will play two games today, the first against Red Challenge at 3:00 pm, and the second match at 6:20 pm against Edna Manley Strikers. So far Jamalco have won four consecutive games from as many outings to take the early lead in Group Two. ... Read More
NZealand take lead against Sunshine Girls in tri-nation series
Jamaica's Sunshine Girls suffered a 46-52 loss in their opening game of the tri-nation series against New Zealand at Wembley in London, England yesterday. The Sunshine Girls, who are using the series, which also includes hosts England, to prepare for t this July's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. They trailed a the end of the first quarter 9-14, slipped further behind at the half-time break, 18-24, but maintained parity in the third quarter for a 32-38 scoreline. Sasha Gaye Lynch suf ... Read More
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