THE Demerara Volleyball Association will today crown a Schools Champion as it runs off the county finals of their first schools tournament for the new administration. This is the first tournament in a decade. The tournament serves off at 10.00hrs today at the National Gymnasium. The top teams from West Demerara, Georgetown and Linden will do battle to bring pride to their respective zones in the one-day round-robin finals.
In the preliminary leg Patentia Secondary won the West Demerara leg and St. Rose’s High and Linden Foundation Secondary won the Georgetown and Linden legs respectively. Today’s tournament will see the crowning of an overall Demerara Schools Champion.
The tournament’s runners-up Leonora Secondary from the West Coast Demerara, Christianburg/Wismar Secondary from Linden and Queen’s College and Marian Academy from Georgetown will also play today.
The response of the schools in this tournament has excited president of the DVA, Trevor Williams, to the extent that he plans to hold another tournament later in the year. This follows the Association’s eagerness to develop youth volleyball.
Williams stated that outstanding players from this tournament will get an immediate opportunity to further develop themselves. A male and female school team will begin preparation to represent Demerara at county championships, scheduled for May 7 at the National Gymnasium.
The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) will also be selecting male and female teams from the schools championships to represent the country at the upcoming U-19 and U-23 South American Championships scheduled for Colombia in June.
The tournament was sponsored by INDESCO, the primary sponsor for the Georgetown leg; Angcam Marine Supplies who sponsored the West Demerara leg; Talk is Cheap Travel Agency, the primary sponsor for the Linden leg, DIGICEL and the Guyana Volleyball Federation..