Historic year for PoS/Environs in Sport

SUCCESS of the Port-of-Spain and Environs Educational District was on show as the athletes, coaches, teachers and distinguished guests gathered in the Audio Visual Room at the Hasely Crawford Stadium for the district’s 2003 Sports Awards. The year 2003 has been a historic year for the district as for the first time in its history both the boys and girls cricket teams won the Scotia Bank National Primary School Cricket Championship and the Track and Field team won the National Track and Field Primary School Championships. The significance of the Track and Field win was the fact that it is the 13th consecutive occasion that the district has won from 1990 to 2003, the dominance of athletics by the zone as outlined by the many speakers was teamwork. In addressing the intimate gathering Port-of-Spain Mayor, Murchison Brown commended the joint effort of the zone’s athletes and administration and outlined the need for this to continue not just in sport but in academics. The achievements of the sportsmen, the mayor continued said a lot about the support group that was provided by the teachers working together with the parents each in their time periods with their charges. The Mayor ended by offering congratulations to all athletes on hand  especially the girls and boy cricket teams. The School Supervisor II Mrs Sampson was also full of praise for the technical staff, principals, coaches and athletes including the  cricket, hockey, football, track and field and tennis teams.

Kelvin Nancoo, Co-ordinator, Sports Council was in a triumphant mood having seen the model for success patterned behind the aspirations of School Supervisor Joyce Barnett who had the vision to implement the Sports Council in 1991. The move Nancoo revealed has led to the district being unmatched  through administrative and support staff, he went on to say that this year he had the privilege of working with the best group of teachers ever since being a part of the council. Before handing out the awards Mancoo called for restructuring of the programme to catch up with the other regions in the areas of weakness in sport citing the need to catch up with the better developed divisional netball teams. Awards were handed out to the proud performers and to the School Supervisor II with David Ollivierre and Michelle Lee-Ahyee being named Sportsman and Sports Woman of the Year. At the end of the presentations the gathering was addressed by one of the people responsible for the pride, confidence and dedication of the district, Mrs Mennen Walker Briggs. Stating that the confidence that they display will always give them the upper intimidatory hand Briggs asked all those responsible for supporting the athletes to keep it up and success will be their reward. The motivator further went on to recite a motto she had used in the past “Hard work brings more work” with this assurance she ended giving those present a mouthful to chew and prepare them enough for next year. All speakers were in high praise of sponsors: Nestle Trinidad Limited, RBTT, Republic Bank, Scotia Bank, first Citizens Bank, Angostura Trinidad Limited, Pepsi Limited, Bermudez Limited, Prestige Holdings, Gulf Insurance, Neal and Massy Limited, Carib, National Flour Mills, Port-of -Spain Rotary Club, The Trinidad Publishing Company, the Management St Michael’s School for Boys, British American Insurance, Feel, the Management of the Hasely Crawford Stadium and The Ministry of Sport.The support Nancoo stated, was the result of the good product which the district had provided stating that the support had to be attracted on merit of performance and Nancoo promised all present  a fourteenth athletics crown next year. Honour roll: BOYS-Netball-Carenage Boys’ Government Primary.

GIRLS-Point Cumana RC.  Shooting team - St Phillip’s Government; Shooting individual — Kessi Ann Hamilton (St. Phillip’s Govt)
Cricket — BOYS — Diego Martin Boys R.C. Zonal — BOYS — Diego Martin Boys’ RC (West); Mucurapo Boys’ RC (Central). GIRLS — Petit Valley Girls’ RC. Zonal — Petit Valley Girls’ RC (West); St. Martin’s RC (North).Track and Field — Port-of-Spain and Environs (1990-2003)Victor Ludorum: -Under-9: Taurean Mitchell (East A); Under-11: Kevin Skinner (Central B); Under-13: Aqui Quashie (West A); Under-15: Azaro Marquez (West B).Victrix Ludorum: Under-9: Josanne Joseph (East A) Kadesha Theophilus (East A); Under-11: Marissa Gale (Central B); Under-13: Michell Lee-Ahyee (West A); Under-15: Shinead Constant (West B) Arlene Alexander (East A).