Day two of the Pedialyte Sport National Sports Council Primary School Netball competition delivered a string of tense matches across two host venues in Barbados on Tuesday, with Hilda Skeene Primary School emerging as an early standout after clinching back-to-back wins in their zone. Competing in the Marva Sealy/Angela Gibbs Zone at King George V Memorial Park in St Philip, Hilda Skeene got off to a solid start with a narrow 2-1 win over Reynold Weekes Primary, before following up that victory with a dominant 3-0 shutout against Mount Tabor Primary.
After her team’s second win of the day, Hilda Skeene captain Dakiyah Dottin-Clarke shared her team’s perspective in an interview with Barbados TODAY, expressing relief at securing the two crucial results. “It was a good tournament run today, but I faced tough resistance from Mount Tabor’s defence,” she noted. “We are really happy with how we performed today, and our goal is to keep this momentum going all the way to the final.”
Other results from the Marva Sealy/Angela Gibbs Zone kept the competition standings tight. St Bartholomew Primary notched two wins of their own: they edged out Reynold Weekes Primary by a single goal at 4-3, before holding St Mark’s Primary scoreless to take a 3-0 win. In the final zone match of the day, St Mark’s and Mount Tabor played to a hard-fought 1-1 draw.
Over at the Speightstown competition courts, a full slate of matches also saw multiple teams pick up valuable points to advance their tournament campaigns. All Saints Primary extended their unbeaten streak with a convincing 6-0 shutout victory against Selah Primary. Gordon Greenidge Primary claimed a clear 4-0 win over St Albans Primary, while St Lucy Primary pulled off a narrow 3-2 win against Elliot Belgrave Primary.
In additional matches at the Speightstown venue, St Albans and Elliot Belgrave tied 2-2, Elliot Belgrave dominated Selah with a 6-0 blank win, and St Lucy Primary picked up their second win of the day with a 3-1 result over St Silas Primary. Photo credit for action shots from the Hilda Skeene versus Reynold Weekes match goes to Kurtis Hinds of Barbados TODAY.