Over-40 netballers in All Sectors

THERE will be a new division in the All Sectors Netball League this season. When the league formally launch their 14th season at the Jean Pierre Complex at Mucurapo on January 10, they will introduce a Retro Division, open to netballers 40-years-old and over. One new team has joined the fray — Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), who will compete in the Alternative Division. This division will again be sub-divided because there are 10 teams listed to participate this season. Defence Force will defend their title as Queens of the ASNL, while Fire Service will attempt to hold on to the Jean Pierre Memorial Trophy they won last year.

Sports Minister Roger Boynes has been invited to take the salute at the march past of teams and declare the new season open, along with Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association president Martha Archer and “Mother of Netball” Lystra Lewis. The Fire Service band will provide the music for the march past timed to begin at 3 pm. All matches are scheduled to be played at the Jean Pierre Complex until work on the refurbishing of the Eastern Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Tacarigua is completed. Teams in the new Retro Division are: Avengers, Fire, Les Enfants, Police, Printery and TSTT.

Matches in this division will be played off on Mondays from 5.30 pm. Four teams comprise the Championship Division which will be contested over two rounds. But a third round of competition will take place for the Jean Pierre Trophy, in honour of the late Netball Queen. The Championship Division teams are:  Defence Force, Fire Service, Caribbean Facilities Corporation, Police. Those in the Alternative Division are: Defence Force, Fire Service, Police, CCC, Bermudez United, Cavalier Investments Limited, Central Bank, Government Printery, Holiday Snacks, TSTT.