Early leaders hold on for victory

THE TWO SCHOOLS which held the lead in the afternoon went on to win their respective section of the Barbados Teachers Cooperative Credit Union Obadele Thompson Zone

St Catherine Primary won the girls’ section with 144 points, just eight ahead of St James Primary as the National Primary Schools’ Athletic Championships got underway at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex.

St Mark’s Primary were third with 115 points and Half Moon Fort fourth with 112.

Among the boys, St Ambrose ran away with the title, racing to 153 points, pulling away to leave St Catherine (131.5) and Trinity Academy (121) in second and third place, respectively.

St Mark’s Primary were fourth with 118.

Tomorrow, the NATION-sponsored Patsy Callender Zone will be held at the same venue, starting at 10 a.m.

Female Team Scores

1.         St Catherine’s Primary 144 

2.         St James Primary 136 

3.         St Mark’s Primary      115 

4.         Half Moon Fort Primary School 112

5.         Trinity Academy 101 21 

6.         St Elizabeth Primary 93 

7.         St Bernard’s Primary 89

8.         Workman’s Primary School 76

9.         Boscobel Primary School 58 

10.       St Ambrose Primary 43

11.       St Margaret’s Primary 40

12.       Warrens Primary 29

13.       St Phillip Primary 20 

14.       Eagles Academy Prep. School 17

15.       Wills Primary 11

16.       Lite Preschool & Primary 8

 Male Team Scores

1.         St Ambrose Primary 153

2.         St Catherine’s Primary 131.5

3.         Trinity Academy 121

4.         St Mark’s Primary 118     

5.         Boscobel Primary School 94 

6.         Wills Primary 80 

7.         St Margaret’s Primary 73

8.         St James Primary School 58 

9.         Workman’s Primary School 51.5  

10.       St Bernard’s Primary 45

11.       St Phillip Primary 44

12.       St Elizabeth Primary 35

13.       Half Moon Fort 29

14.       Erdiston Special School 21

15.       Lite Preschool & Primary 17

16.       Warrens 5