The thrilling young athletes of the Soufrière Primary School stepped onto the town’s synthetic track for their annual sports meet last Thursday. Denis House got the victory with 603 points, 85 points clear of Mondesir on 518. Alcindor, with 490, stood a further 28 points back, and Hippolyte dropped off the pace to finish with 476.
After the road race, and prior to the track events, Hippolyte led on 191 points, over Hippolyte by 29 points, and Mondesir by a further 26. Alcindor was on 91 to sit fourth.
Rhayne Henry was the best athlete for Denis, as she captured three gold medals in the Under-13 division. D’Hazel Paul was also one of two Under-11 boys with two gold medals each.
Paul’s medals came in the Under-11 cohort, where Chance Isaac was the other boy with two gold medals for Hippolyte. Kayla Gills of Alcindor dominated the girls’ races with three golds.
In the Under-13’s, Azzan Charles of Alcindor was the lead boy, earning two gold medals and a silver.
Among the 13-plus girls and boys, Kiana Stanislas of Mondesir (three gold, one silver) and Nathan Joseph of Hippolyte (four gold) shone most brightly.
Les Etangs Combined also held their meet last week. Piton won with 1153 points, followed by Ravineau with 997, and Sulphur Springs 938.
Piton swept the Under-7 division, Azeema St Marthe topping the girls with a gold and a bronze, and Etajh Alexander the most outstanding boy with two gold medals.
In the Under-9 category, Alyssa O’Neal of Ravineau got two gold medals. Her male counterpart, Najshlei Nicholas of Piton, also took two golds.
Piton again swept the Under-11’s, Dilra Cherubin and Elijah Alexander each with three first-place finishes.
The Under-13 class saw Joyelle George taking the victrix ludorum title for Piton with her triple gold performance, and Manasseh Sobers the victor ludorum for Ravineau with a pair of gold medals and a silver.
Soufrière and Canaries schools will now turn their attention to the District 8 Track Meet. The defending inter-primary champions, District 8 will sharpen their skills in inter-school competition on Friday, March 14th.
FINAL STANDINGS – SOUFRIERE PRIMARY:
🟢Denis: 603
🟡Mondesir: 518
🔵Alcindor: 490
🔴Hippolyte: 476
