Second Zwe Lespwar Sesel 2016 - Praslin dominates volleyball, Anse Royale best in athletics |19 April 2016

Praslin male and female secondary school teams were too strong for their opponents in volleyball as they triumphed in the finals yesterday, while Anse Royale athletes brought their domination to Stad Linite on Sunday, winning nine gold medals.

Volleyball

The young boys and girls of Praslin secondary did their school proud yesterday as they won the respective finals to send their schoolmates in a frenzy of celebration in front of large crowd at the Palais des Sports.

On the girls’ side, Praslin’s final opponents were neighbours and rivals La Digue and much was expected of the two teams.

It was not to be a close affair however as Praslin dominated the first set during which their opponents gifted them way too many easy points through individual errors.

Praslin, meanwhile, was working the passes and attacking the ball, showing off the potential to be ‘champions for tomorrow’ as the game’s theme song suggests. They won the first set 25-13.

The second set was more of the same, with Praslin dominating from the off and when they took a 20-15 lead, their opponents just lost the will to play on and took things too easy, allowing them to grab the second set win on a 25-18 score. The bronze medal winner of this tournament was English River School.

The boys’ final pitted a Praslin side consisting of very tall players against the shorter boys from English River. But that didn’t stop English River from giving Praslin a scare in the first set.

It was Praslin who took the initiative early and they kept the momentum going, where they took an 18-14 lead. However, their opponents staged a fantastic fightback to equalise at 25 apiece. English River’s effort would be in vain though as Praslin managed to just take the set on a 27-25 score.

The second set saw Praslin take complete control, leading 5-0 and they never looked back as they won the set 25-12 to a complete a double for Praslin.

The bronze medal went to Pointe Larue.

Athletics

In track & field athletics on Sunday, Anse Royale athletes produced the best results, winning nine gold medals on the day, while Praslin and La Digue won four gold medals each.

The following are the top three finishers from each event:

Girls’ 100m: 1. Shanita Marie (12.77 seconds, English River), 2. Francisca Rose (12.85 seconds, La Digue), 3. Dora Samson (13.24 seconds, Anse Royale)

Boys’ 100m: 1. Simon Adrienne (11.20 seconds, Praslin), 2. Kalvin Stravens (11.60 seconds, Praslin), 3. Raman Marie (11.80 seconds, Beau Vallon)

Girls’ 100m hurdles: 1. Rebella Bonne (18.41 seconds, Anse Royale), 2. Chanty Jeannevol (23.75 seconds, Plaisance)

Boys’ 110m hurdles: 1. Nicky Jean (19.69 seconds, Anse Boileau), 2. Carlos Almaze (21.18 seconds, Anse Royale), 3. Ray Morel (22.29 seconds, Anse Royale)

Girls’ 1,500m: 1. Meryl Rabat (5:15.68, Anse Royale), 2. Cheryl Confiance (5:54.67, Anse Royale), 3. Rina Nourrice (6:14.39, Pointe Larue)

Boys’ 1,500m: 1. Mervin Monthy (4:58.30, Anse Royale), 2. Lee Estico (5:00.30, Praslin), 3. Darryl Bonne (5:02.30, Anse Royale)

Girls’ 200m: 1. Tessy Bristol (25.40 seconds, Anse Royale), 2. Zara Louys (28.17 seconds, Anse Royale), 3. Natacha Chetty (28.51 seconds, Plaisance)

Boys’ 200m: 1. Stevio Legaie (22.70 seconds, Pointe Larue), 2. Kalvin Stravens (23.10 seconds, Praslin), 3. Rico Labonte (23.60 seconds, Praslin)

Girls’ 400m: 1. Tessy Bristol (1:01.20, Anse Royale), 2. Dela Joubert (1:05.90, International), 3. Patricia Athanase (1:06.20, Praslin)

Boys’ 400m: 1. Heron Flore (52.70 seconds, Mont Fleuri), 2. Jean-Pierre Barallon (54.50 seconds, Anse Royale), 3. Johannus Lucas (56.70 seconds, Anse Royale)

Girls’ 800m: 1. Zarah Louys (2:34.8, Anse Royale), 2. Naomi Barra (2:46.3, Anse Royale), 3. Kella Bibi (2:52.8, La Digue)

Boys’ 800m: 1. Ryan Henriette (2:13.5, Mont Fleuri), 2. Brad Julie (2:15.1, Beau Vallon), 3. Joshua Lesperance (2:22.9, Praslin)

Girls’ 4x100m: 1. Anse Royale (52.12 seconds), 2. La Digue (53.9 seconds), 3. Praslin (54.8 seconds)

Boys’ 4x100m: 1. Belonie (45.5 seconds), 2. Praslin (46.1 seconds), 3. Anse Royale (47.0 seconds)

Girls’ medley relay: 1. Anse Royale (2:24.9), 2. Praslin (2:37.8), 3. La Digue (2:48.2)

Boys’ medley relay: 1. Praslin (2:08.0), 2. Belonie (2:08.4), 3. Anse Royale (2:13.5)

Girls’ triple jump: 1. Kyra Arnephy (7.69m, International), 2. Aurelie Vandervalk (7m, International)

Girls’ long jump: 1. Dora Samson (4.96m, Anse Royale), 2. Emma Saffrance (4.57m, English River), 3. Francisca Rose (4.43m, La Digue)

Boys’ long jump: 1. Oliver Dugasse (6.07m, Praslin), 2. Mervin Monthy (6.02m, Anse Royale), 3. Shawn Adrienne (5.75m, Praslin)

Girls’ high jump: 1. Nayeli Etienne (1.55m, La Digue), 2. Natacha Chetty (1.50m, Plaisance), 3. Emma Saffrance (1.45m, English River)

Boys’ high jump: 1. Charlone Marie (1.82m, Praslin), 2. Aaron Athanase (1.75m, Praslin), 3. Ryan Sardes (1.75m, La Digue)

Girls’ shot put: 1. Haidee Gabriel (7.95m, La Digue), 2. Audrey Bistoquet (7.59m, Pointe Larue), 3. Anna-Elle Moise (7.10m, La Digue)

Boys’ shot put: 1. Marvis Payet (11.56m, La Digue), 2. Aaron Athanase (11.50m, Praslin), 3. Sebastien Ah-Kong (9.95m, La Digue)

Girls’ javelin: 1. Anielle Sidonie (16.90m, English River), 2. Coreena Nioze (9.10m, Anse Royale)

Boys’ javelin: 1. Sebastien Ah-Kong (26.6m, La Digue), 2. Nick Amelie (24m, International), 3. Chris Labonte (23.51m, Anse Royale)

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