Barbados Volleyball Association

As expected, KFC Deacons scored their third successive victory when the Barbados Volleyball Association’s junior knockout preliminaries continued last night at Deacons.

The home team dismissed Vintage Volliers 25-11, 25-20.  Playing at the same venue, Club United remained in the hunt for one of the playoff spots by topping Apex 25-21, 25-13.  After a spirited first set Apex faded badly in the clash.

The uniform forces suffered double misfortune in the matches which were contested at Husbands, St. James.  Advent Ballers repelled the Barbados Defence Force 25-11, 25-16 while hosts Development Volleyball in Motion overpowered the Police 25-21, 25-21.

Over at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, UWI maintained the success of the home team as they outplayed Spikenards 25-10, 25-23. Also at Cave Hill, Blazers ignited after their first set loss to Phoenix Security Services Carlton to take their battle 22-25, 25-23, 15-10.

Both KFC Deacons and Phoenix Security Services Carlton scored double strikes when the Barbados Volleyball Association junior knockout preliminaries continued last night at the Wildey Gymnasium. 

Former champions Deacons men dismissed Development Volleyball in Motion 25-18, 25-12 while Deacons women beat Spikenards 25-13, 25-17.

Carlton women came from a set down to hand Burger King Clapham Toners another loss 16-25, 25-9, 15-10.  Carlton men found easier prey as they trounced Spikenards 25-15, 25-11.

The Police rebounded from their Monday night loss by overpowering the Barbados Defence Force 25-14, 25-20.

The action returns to the outdoor courts from 6.30 this evening with six men’s games.

At UWI, Cave Hill, Carlton meet Blazers and UWI host Spikenards.  Deacons will be the scene of the clashes between Apex and Club United and hosts Deacons and Vintage Volliers.  Down Husbands, St. James, the BDF will challenge Advent Ballers before the Police try to take down DVM.

Vintage Volliers scored an impressive come from behind victory over the Police when the Barbados Volleyball Association’s Junior knockouts continued last night at the Wildey Gymnasium.

Reliving some of their past division one volleyball glory, Vintage shocked the Police 23-25, 25-23, 15-11.  The younger Vintage players Kengie “Kenny G” Matthews, Winston “Bobby Brown” Gittens and Raymond Layne combined to douse the fire which the Police unleashed earlier in the contest.

In the decider Vintage rushed to a dominant 13-7 advantage and were forced into calling a time out as the Police fought back to 11-13.  However, Vintage held on to score their second win in the preliminary matches dropping Police to their second loss in successive nights.

Development Volleyball in Motion recovered from their Sunday night loss by handing the Barbados Defence Force a second defeat 25-17, 25-12.  Apex topped Spikenards 25-22, 25-19 while UWI conquered Club United 25-17, 12-25, 15-8.

The lone women’s game saw UWI losing to Club United 23-25, 19-25.

Former champions KFC Deacons scored the most impressive victory when the preliminary matches in the Barbados Volleyball Association’s Junior knockout competition were staged yesterday at the Wildey Gymnasium.

Deacons marched past the Barbados Defence Force  men 25-5, 25-13. Vintage Volliers relished the chance to test aged knees on the glass floor at the Gym stopping Development Volleyball in Motion 25-21, 25-20.

UWI proved loftier than Apex defeating them 25-14, 25-20.  Blazers burnt Spikenards 25-13, 25-17 with Advent coming from a set down to outrun the Police 20-25, 25-18, 15-9.

The women’s action was all straight sets’ outcomes.  Phoenix Security Services Carlton beat UWI 25-14, 25-19, Club United beat Burger King Clapham Toners 25-18, 25-20 and Blazers outshone Apex 25-20, 25-20.

The action continues this evening from 6.30 at the Gym. Just one women’s match will be staged with UWI clashing with Club United.  That will be followed by Spikenards taking on Apex before Carlton battle UWI.

The other men’s games are BDF playing DVM, UWI meeting Club United and Vintage opposing the Police.

The Men’s & Women’s Knockout titles are up for grabs, with 12 men’s teams and 8 women’s teams battling it out for championship honours! 🏆🔥

The Junior (Division 2 & 3) Volleyball Knockout kicked off THIS EVENING with an action-packed 8 matches at the Gymnasium! 🏐

Swipe ➡️ to see the jam-packed schedule as teams battle their way through to the Quarterfinals!

🏐 Team Barbados Opens CAZOVA Final Four Campaign Against Trinidad & Tobago 🇧🇧

The Barbados Senior Men's National Volleyball Team is ready for battle as they begin their CAZOVA Men's Final Four campaign tomorrow, July 18, in Curaçao.

Led by captain Akeel Oxley, Team Barbados will face Trinidad & Tobago in their opening match at 6:00 p.m. as they look to make a strong start to the tournament and redeem themselves after missing out on the podium at the previous CAZOVA competition.

The squad representing Barbados includes:
🏐 Akeel Oxley (L) – Captain
🏐 Jabari Goodridge (OH) – Vice Captain
🏐 Dominic Durant (OH)
🏐 Nkoya Williams-Bailey (OH)
🏐 Ahkeem Mayers (OH/OP)
🏐 Isaiah Francis (OP)
🏐 Raje Alleyne (OP)
🏐 Ronald Rice (S)
🏐 Sergio Jones (S)
🏐 Rashaun Alleyne (MB)
🏐 Brandon Leonce (MB)
🏐 Thiery Jones (MB)
🏐 Head Coach: Andrew Culpepper
🏐 Assistant Coach: Elwyn Oxley

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Hill Road scored two impressive victories when the lower division volleyball action continued Thursday at Hill Road, Bank Hall.

Firstly, the Hill Road division three women came from a set down to defeat Gladiators 20-25, 25-23, 15-4.  In the deciding set Dayna Babb served Hill Road to 9-0 before Gladiators made a counter strike.

Babb who was a former invitee to senior trials in netball nullified the effort from Barbados netballer Salisha August who starred  for Gladiators along with Tyra Evelyn.  However, Gladiators erred badly in the second set leading 22-20 and throwing away the chance to win the match in straight sets.

Babb then suited up for her division two team to stop Phoenix Security Services Carlton 25-22, 26-24.  Carlton’s inconsistency once again caused them to topple to another loss.

Down Deacons the home team, KFC Deacons shared the feast as their division two men gobbled up Advent in straight sets 25-17, 25-8, 25-12.  The Deacons division three men folded to Chargers 23-25, 20-25.

Over at Cave Hill, Free Hill division three girls suffered a rare back to back defeat going down to Chargers 20-25, 25-17, 10-15.  Blazers division two women charred UWI Blackbirds 25-9, 27-25.

🇧🇧🏐 Team Barbados' historic campaign at the FIVB Beach Volleyball U18 World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, has come to an end.

In a must-win final Pool B match against New Zealand, Joshua Ashby and Cael Greenidge were aiming for a third-place finish that would have secured a place in the Round of 24.

After dropping the opening set 21-11, the Barbadian duo responded with determination in the second set, producing some of their best volleyball of the tournament. They battled back to level the score at 17-17, but were unable to break New Zealand's serve as their opponents closed the match with four consecutive points to win 21-17 to close the set and match.

While the results did not fall Barbados' way, Joshua and Cael represented the island with pride, resilience, and heart against the world's best players in their age group. This experience marks an important milestone in their development and a historic moment for Barbados beach volleyball.

We are incredibly proud of their journey, their commitment, and the way they represented Barbados on the world stage.

🇧🇧👏 Congratulations, Joshua Ashby and Cael Greenidge. This is only the beginning!

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🏐 Up Next: Barbados 🇧🇧 vs New Zealand 🇳🇿

It's all to play for as Team Barbados takes on New Zealand in their final Pool B match at the FIVB Beach Volleyball U18 World Championships.

🗓️ July 10
🕕 18:10 (12:10 p.m. EST)

🏆 The winner advances to the next round.

📺 Tune in live on the Beach Volleyball World YouTube channel and support Joshua Ashby and Cael Greenidge as they battle to keep Barbados' World Championship campaign alive!

In their second Pool B match at the FIVB Beach Volleyball U18 World Championships, Team Barbados - Joshua Ashby and Cael Greenidge - faced a strong German side.

Barbados got off to a slow start, with Germany racing to a 6–0 lead before going on to claim the opening set 21–9.

The Barbadian duo responded well in the second set, battling hard and trailing by one point, 11-10 at the technical timeout. However, Germany found another gear after the break and pulled away to secure the second set 21–14, taking the match in straight sets.

Ashby and Greenidge will now turn their attention to their final Pool B match against New Zealand this evening at 18:10 (12:10 EST). A victory is essential if Barbados is to keep its hopes of advancing to the next round alive.

Let's go boys! 🇧🇧💙💛