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The Bajan Gems netballers played their best game of the Commonwealth Games but ended the Group action winless by falling to 8th-ranked Wales 44-60 yesterday in Birmingham. Co-captain Latonia Blackman, who along with fellow leader Shonette Azore-Bruce, wing attack Brianna Holder and goal defender Akeena Stoute played all 60 minutes of the match shot a perfect 19 goals at goal attack. Goal shooter Shonica Wharton scored 21/27 before leaving six …
In preparation for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games scheduled for late July, Barbados has fielded a strong team to participate at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 2nd OEC/ECCB International Netball Series.This is the first time that Barbados, even though not part of the OECS, will compete at the tournament scheduled for February 12th to 18th at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium, in Dominica.President of the Barbados Netball Association Nisha Craigwell said that this was a great opportunity for the Bajan Gems to be part of the tournament as an invited team and also served as a good way fo...
In Scotland A strong performance by the unorthodox Faye Agard could not save the Bajan Gems from a 32-74 defeat in the opening netball Test against the Scotland Thistles at the Emirates Arena here in Glasgow. The Gems were outran, outmuscled and outplayed with the Thistles leading 17-5, 41-14 and 60-22 at the first three quarters. Agard, who replaced Shonica Wharton at the beginning of the second half used her …
GLASGOW – A confident Bajan Gems squad begin their tour of Scotland with a warm-up match against a Sirens Development Squad today at the Emirates Arena. Following three successive days of intense training at the Glasgow Club indoor court, head coach Margaret Cutting and her assistant Adrian Craigwell said they were pleased with the output and readiness of the players for the battles ahead. “After the initial concerns with the …
The Bajan Gems landed in Glasgow, Scotland yesterday morning after nine and a half hours of flying, with coach Margaret Cutting immediately taking steps to prepare for the upcoming two netball tests against their hosts. After leaving the comfort of 28-degree temperatures in Barbados, the Gems reached Scotland to contend with a temperature of 5 degrees and a four-hour time difference. The coaching staff of Cutting, Adrian Craigwell and Desmond …