Dominica Sports Division
We welcome you to the Official Website of the Sports Division in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Commonwealth of Dominica. This site seeks to give information on ongoing and past activities of the Sports Division in an attempt to further inform, educate and sensitize stakeholders about matters which concern the work of the Division.
We trust that you will find the information that is found within the pages of this site to be useful and will in turn inform others of this invaluable information resource.
April 2012
Luan Gabriel winning the gold in the 200m at Carifta Games
Training for Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools Cricket Tournament (Botanical Gardens)
U-13 "Limited Overs" Cricket Championship (Botanical Gardens)
Primary School Table Tennis Championship (TBA)
NBD Football District Championship (Portsmouth)
Primary School Netball Championship (TBA)
2012 NBD Primary Schools Football Results
The 2012 National Bank of Dominica Primary Schools Football Championship kicked off on Friday 28th January at Portsmouth with an opening ceremony.
In January and February, a record number of 47 Teams (50 Schools, approx. 500 boys) participated in the qualifying rounds, which were held in 9 different zones.
24 teams qualified to the Intermediate Rounds, which were held at 4 venues. 8 teams qualified for the quarter finals, which were held at the home grounds of the 4 intermediate rounds winners. After a short Closing Ceremony the winners of the quarter finals played the semi finals and Final at Portsmouth on March 16, 2012.
Congratulations go to every participating school team, but especially the St. Luke's Primary School for winning this year's championship title.
The 2012 National Bank of Dominica Primary Schools Football Championship kicked off on Friday 28th January at Portsmouth with an opening ceremony.
Thursday 5th April 20122012 Secondary Schools U-15 Cricket Championships - Schedule of Matches
We are pleased to announce the fixture of the 2012 Secondary Schools U-15 Cricket Championship which can be found below.
Matches will resume after the Easter Break and the first set of games will be:
| April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 18th | SMA vs. DGS | Gardens | A | Kentish |
| NECS vs. CBSS | Lio Park | B | Dorsette | |
We hope that this tournament will be a successful one as we continue to provide our young athletes with the opportunity to further develop their talents.
Saturday 31st March 2012Upcoming Basketball Training for Windward Islands Schools Games
The Sports Division in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports will soon commence basketball training for boys and girls from the Secondary Schools in preparation for the 2012 Windward Islands Schools Games expected to take place during the summer in Grenada. The following students in the list below are invited to attend training.
Training will begin on Tuesday 10th April at the Dominica Grammar School. The Girls' training commences at 9:00 am - 12 Noon and training for the boys will start at 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm.
Monday 12th March 20122012 Secondary Schools U-14 Netball Championships Fixtures
Below are the revised U-14 netball schedule. We are now playing the Division 1 on a Round Robin basis since DGS pulled out of that Division. The results of the past matches are also included for your information.
Thursday 1st March 2012
Opening of Southern District Rounders and Cricket
The Southern District Sports Committee is preparing for a sports filled weekend at the Geneva Playing Field, with the opening of the Inaugural Southern District Rounders League, Opening of the Lambert Henderson National Lottery Cricket League and the Prize Giving of the just concluded Justina Charles Football league.
Seven teams are expected to take part in the Rounders: Bellevue, Tete Morne, ACS South Defenders, Lime Unpredictable, Bagatelle, Wine Store Dubique Strikers and D Sico Stars while defending champions Dr. Darroux Pacers, Bafondpoint, Unity A, DSN Pharmacy, Geneva House and D Supply Pichelin are registered for the cricket league.
Following the formal opening and prize giving of the football which is expected to be addressed by Sports officials and sponsors, the ball-o-rama for the rounders and cricket will be played simultaneously to provide fans, patrons and the communities with an exciting day of sporting activities.
Teams participating in the day's events, including the participants of the football league, are reminded to be on the field by 10:30a.m. for prizes and awards and the opening.