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Beaten junior finalists ready to challenge again

Published:Thursday | October 10, 2024 | 12:09 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer
ISSA Schoolgirl Netball competition action between Wolmer’s Girls’ (centre) and Merl Grove late last month.
ISSA Schoolgirl Netball competition action between Wolmer’s Girls’ (centre) and Merl Grove late last month.

WOLMER’S GIRLS’ School stayed perfect in the ISSA Urban schoolgirl netball competition, their latest junior and senior matches in Zone E resulting in wins.

Playing away to Papine on Tuesday, the Tracy Ann Griffiths-coached junior team, last year’s beaten finalists, had a resounding 46-19 win over their opponents before their senior team won 33-19.

Both teams were winning their second games on the bounce.

The Philip Pinnock-coached Jose Marti, junior and senior semi finalists last year, also had similar successes in Zone F. Jose Marti’s junior team squeezed out a 17-13 win away to Vauxhall, while their seniors got by the same opponents in a more decisive 38-15.

In other games on Tuesday, Camperdown stopped St Jago 17-13 in under-16 Zone E action, while in Zone D, Gaynstead trounced Meadowbrook 46-3. In senior action, Alpha turned back TivoliI 33-5.

There were also a number of games played across rural Jamaica on Tuesday.

Tuesday’s Rural schoolgirl netball results

UNDER 16

Zone A: Green Pond 17-11 Montego Bay

Zone C: Hampton 28-2 Sydney Pagon

Zone F: Glenmuir 23-5 Kemps Hill

Zone G: Iona 19-6 Charlemont

Dinthill 32- 4 St Mary Technical

Zone I: Port Antonio 20-12 Morant Bay

St Thomas Tech 19-1 Wycliffe Martin

UNDER 19

Zone A: Green Pond 35 -1 Montego Bay

Zone C: Maggotty 38-14 Lacovia

Zone G: Tacky 42-0 Marymount

Zone I: St Thomas Tech 36-4 Wycliffe Martin