Stingrays top in women football

TIAHCO STINGRAYS, Jane Public and Petrotrin all recorded huge victories as the 2003 season in the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Football Association (TTWFA) continue, on Wednes-day.

Stingrays retained their position atop the standings with 15 points after a 10-0 blowout of Pro Sports Central United at Enterprise. National midfielder and 2002 Player of the Year Tasha St Louis picked up where she left off on Saturday last, with another hat-trick for Stingrays to carry her season’s tally to 16. Sidonia Agard and Natalie Noel slammed two goals each while Jill Timothy, Rosanna Hospedales and a penalty from captain Kamara Charles completed the rout for Stingrays. Veteran midfielder Kathy-Ann Nixon also found the back of the net three times as Jane Public inflicted a 6-1 beating on Arima Ball Masters at the Larry Gomes Enclosure, Arima. Nixon’s national team-mate Leslie-Ann James hit a double while Janelle Nedd notched the other for Jane Public, who climbed to third on the table with nine points. Keshon Tempo got the lone item for the Arimians.

Petrotrin moved to second spot following a 5-0 triumph over Diego Martin Copius at Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre. Prolific goal-getter Natalie Des Vignes scored twice for the Southerners, pushing her tally to 12 in three matches, with national player Terri-Lisa Abdul, Stacy King and Roxanne Paul chipping in with one apiece. Real Dimension were also in winners’ row on Wednesday, defeating the cellar-placed Cruz International 3-0 with goals from Afiya Castle, Chantal Regis and national midfielder Nadia James. The scheduled clash between St David’s United (Toco) and Port of Spain Net Shakers (Police), at the Anglail Road Recreation Ground, Cumana was postponed until September 20 as the Port-of-Spain lasses were unable to field a full eleven starting players.