11th March 2010
DRAMA AT STADIUM

While mother nature continues to beat down mercilessly on the island with still no sign of rain in the distance, students representing the various schools took to the George Odlum Stadium in Vieux Fort on Day One in the field events of the 2010 Inter Secondary Schools Championships.
The events included on the day’s program saw participants in the Long Jump, Shot-Putt, High Jump, Javelin, Triple-Jump, and Discus competing in divisions One, Two, and Three in the male and female categories. Despite the blazing sun, and the presence of the St. Jude’s Hospital within the confines of the facility which dictated the near sterile nature of the event, the students set about challenging each other to bring out the best in all competitors for their schools.
Interestingly and sitting comfortably one must say in first place with one more throw remaining, Darrel St. Phor of the Corinth Secondary School thought his 11.49 metres was sufficient to win him Division Two Shot Putt gold. However, his teammate Flonel James stepped up to the challenge and put the Shot at 11.89 metres on his last attempt to snatch gold, from a shocked St. Phor.
The drama did not end there. Cherise Gonzague of St. Joseph’s Convent, competing in the Shot Putt event for Division One girls had taken the lead with a Put of 8.25 metres on her very first attempt, but Tamara Descartes of Piaye Secondary School summoned the power within to draw level with a throw of 8.25 metres.