East and West All-Stars set for extravaganza
Bermuda's finest student athletes are set the steal the spotlight this weekend when the Bermuda School Sports Federation present their 34th annual All-Star weekend.
The sporting extravaganza gets underway tonight at Bermuda High School Gymnasium with the All-Star Netball matches starting at 5.15 p.m with the Primary School girls' match.
Primary School
The East have dominated this fixture as of late and they seem to be favourites to win again this year.
Prospect Primary ran away as champions with a perfect 5-0 record, winning each match by a comfortable margin.
Their only competition came against runners up Northlands Primary whose only loss came against the eventual champions.
West squad: Ezra Payne (Somerset Primary) Ember Butterfield, Tahshay Bean, Sakazjah Dill (West End Primary) Imani Edwards (Port Royal) Micah Pond, Kiara McCottry (Heron Bay Primary) Tycee Martin, Synira Lowe (Paget Primary) Quinnae Outerbridge, Senait Smith (BHS) Ryan Hollis Maderios, Cally Blankendal, Zariah Amory West Pembroke)
East squad: Donnauri Robinson, Jakayla Roberts (Northlands Primary) Priya Lewis, Keeann White, Shania Brown-Smith (Francis Patton Primary) Jasmaine Adams, Jahzuena Douglas, Sade Bowen (East End Primary) Jai Talbot, Deja Harvey (Harrington Sound Primary) Dimiqua Daniels, Anasia Barclay, Shania Burrows (Prospect Primary) Chanara Rooks-Smith (St. George's Preparatory)
Middle School
The East schools dominated the middle school tournaments as well.
Whitney Institute came from behind to win a close game over fellow East zone school Clearwater Middle School.
Whitney scored twice in the last minute to secure a 13-12 win.
Half of the East squad is comprised of players from these two schools.
West squad: Koya Harris, Cher-Rai Furbert, Antoinae Durrant-Bean (Sandys Secondary Middle School) Melissa Fiddick, Heidi Groves (Warwick Academy) Brittany Ferreia, Victoria Clarke, Phoebe Barboza, Anabella Doyle (BHS) Kenya Simons, Danielle Onyia, Ngena Woods (T.N. Tatem)
East squad: Jadae Casiey, Quaejah Cox (Saltus Grammar School) Dymond Desilva, Jasmyn Renfroe (Clearwater Middle School) Chenzira Lightbourne, Miesha Greaves, Shondreka Scraders (Dellwood Middle School) Jaqueena Harvey, Taahira Butterfield, ShaVondae Trott, Precious Smith (Whitney Institute) Reem Bushara (Somersfield Academy)
Senior School
The West are once again heavy favourites to win the senior school match.
The West have never lost this fixture and they are poised to win again considering the talent they have from Berkeley Institute and BHS.
As if that wasn't enough, they will be joined this year by a couple of talented Warwick Academy players.
The West have an embarrassment of riches and will struggle to find enough time for the shooting of Berkeley twins Jahkenya and Jahtuere Trott, BHS' Chelzea Somner and Warwick's sharp-shooter Kirstin Saltus.
With Dominique Richardson and Charda Simons also supporting the attack it could be a long day for the East squad.
West squad: Rebecca Heyliger, Charda Simons, Megan Diel, Chelzea Somner (BHS) Dominique Richardson, Lanae Woods, Jahkenya Trott, Jahtuere Trott (Berkeley Institute) Kirstin Saltus, Hayley Cann, Keunna Dill (Warwick Academy)
East squad: Melina Bean, Lyndia Bean, Akeila Richardson, Julia Outerbridge (CedarBridge Academy) Sarai Hines, Kacee Morton-Simons, Julesa Robinson, Farah Steede (Saltus Grammar School) Shi-Vaughn Lee, Amber Mapp (Somersfield Academy)