THE 2014 staging of the Supreme Ventures Business House Volleyball League came to an exciting close on Sunday at the UWI Gymnasium, with UWI, JDF and the JCF being crowned champions.

Organisers of the league also presented sponsors Supreme Ventures with an appreciatory award for their unwavering support since the league’s inception 10 years ago.

The days’ finals began with action in the men’s section with the much anticipated ‘Clash of Government Agencies’ which saw the JDF topple the JUTC for a 2-0, 21-13, 21-14 victory. The JDF servicemen showcased tactical discipline as they repelled the transport specialists’ attacks before putting together precise offensive moves of their own, which ultimately decided the final.

Sagicor were awarded the bronze in the men’s section.

Alrick Brown of the UWI Staff team was awarded the Most Valuable Business House Male Player Award. He received a brand new Huawei Ascend cellular phone compliments of LIME.

The women’s final was equally exciting, and only few Hollywood scripts could match the drama which unfolded in the first two sets, as the UWI Staff and the BOJ Gators renewed their classic rivalry.

The UWI Staff eventually held their nerve, but not until after exchanging titanic blows which saw them losing the first set 19-21 before levelling the match in the second set with a 21-19 victory.

The experience of the UWI Staff team, led by the impressive Renae Temple, eventually proved decisive as the BOJ Gators were expertly tamed in the third set 21-9. The win meant UWI successfully defended their women’s title with BOJ beaten into second. The JDF were awarded third place.

Sagicor’s Tameisha Hitchins was awarded the Most Valuable Business House Female Player and also received a brand new Huawei Ascend from LIME.

The mixed final was no less enthralling as the crowd was once again treated

to a delightful three-setter between the JDF and the JCF in the ‘security forces face-off’.

The JCF took the lead after a well-contested first set with a 21-16 victory and seemed to be on their way to the title. The second set, however, provided the dramatic twist which all sports fans savour, as the JDF clawed their way back into the match with a 21-14 second set win. The final was then excitingly poised heading into the deciding set and both sets of players came out firing, but the organisation of the JCF was not to be overthrown by the attacking surge of the JDF and the police officers held their nerve for the 21-16 win.

The JUTC were awarded with the bronze in the mixed section.

Prizes for the skills challenge were awarded courtesy of CNIS Sports with Annisa Benjamin-Thompson of UWI copping the women’s prize and JMMB’s Raymond Johnson winning in the men’s equivalent.