Antigua and Barbuda’s national netball team wrapped up their campaign at the OECS International Netball Series with a fourth-place finish at the ECCB-sponsored tournament in St George’s, Grenada.
The Dadli Shooters ended their run on Sunday with two tough losses against invited teams, falling 64–26 to the Cayman Islands and 62–14 to Barbados. The defeats, however, did not affect their final standing, as both opponents were guest participants seeking international ranking points rather than competing for OECS honours.
Antigua and Barbuda opened the tournament strongly, recording three consecutive wins. They swept past Anguilla 63–17, dominated Montserrat 53–14, and secured a commanding 60–10 victory over Guyana. That momentum carried into a 60–38 triumph against Dominica before the side faltered against stronger opposition. Losses to St Lucia (45–33) and Grenada (63–36) followed ahead of Sunday’s closing fixtures.
St Vincent and the Grenadines were crowned OECS champions on goal difference, with Grenada finishing runners-up and St Lucia taking third place. Antigua and Barbuda secured fourth among the OECS member nations.
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The team clearly struggles against the bigger nations like Grenada and St Lucia. We need to focus on fitness and sharper passing if we want to close that gap.
Beating Anguilla, Montserrat, Guyana, and Dominica so convincingly shows the talent is there. With more support and resources, Antigua netball can go even further.
Fourth pla e does NOT merit a standing ovation! Sorry!