Wiltshire, Cadogan retain U17, U19 squash titles 

Winners of the 2019 Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash tournament pose with their spoils.
Winners of the 2019 Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash tournament pose with their spoils.

A day after being crowned the National Sports Commission’s junior Sportsman-of-the-Year, squash ace Shomari Wiltshire showed why he is deserving of the title by retaining the national boys Under-17 and U19 titles when the 2019 Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash tournament concluded Saturday evening at the Georgetown Club Squash Court. 

Wiltshire received a walkover in his final match against Samuel Ince-Carvalhal. He was unbeaten in the earlier rounds. 

Abosaide Cadogan also retained both titles in the girls’ Under-17 and U19 categories after she defeated Kirsten Gomes in the final. Cadogan took the match 11-5, 11-9, 11-3.

The most entertaining match of the evening saw Michael Alphonso working over Nicholas Verwey to capture the boys’ Under-15 title. Alphonso accounted for the emerging Verwey 11-7, 11-3, 11-3. 

Meanwhile, the final results on the day propelled Gomes to the girls’ Under-15 title while Mohryan Baksh, who dominated his field, took the boys Under-13 crown and Beau Fernandes, the girls’ equivalent. 

Taking the Under-11 titles were Grant Fernandes and Christina Fernandes. Wiltshire and Cadogan were adjudged the most outstanding players while Louis DaSilva and Tianna Gomes walked away with the most improved players awards. 

Final Day results:-

MOST OUTSTANDING BOY Shomari Wiltshire

MOST OUTSTANDING GIRL Abosaide Cadogan

MOST IMPROVED BOY Louis DaSilva

 MOST IMPROVED GIRL Tianna Gomes

BOYS UNDER 19&17:

WINNER Shomari Wiltshire

SECOND PLACE Michael Alphonso

THIRD PLACE Nicholas Verwey

FOURTH PLACE Samuel Ince-Carvalhal

BOYS UNDER 15

WINNER Michael Alphonso 

SECOND PLACE Nicholas Verwey

THIRD PLACE Mohryan Baksh

FOURTH PLACE Demetrius DeAbreu

 BOYS UNDER 13

WINNER Mohryan Baksh

SECOND PLACE Louis DaSilva

THIRD PLACE Shiloh Asregado

FOURTH PLACE Joshua Verwey

FIFTH Dhiren Persaud

BOYS UNDER 11

WINNER Grant Fernandes

 SECOND PLACE Brenno DaSilva

GIRLS UNDER 19&17

WINNER Abosaide Cadogan

SECOND PLACE Kirsten Gomes

THIRD PLACE Teija Edwards

GIRLS UNDER 15

WINNER Kirsten Gomes 

SECOND PLACE Ashani Persaud

THIRD PLACE Beau Fernandes

GIRLS UNDER 13

WINNER Beau Fernandes

SECOND PLACE Christiana Fernandes

THIRD PLACE Safirah Sumner 

GIRLS UNDER 11

WINNER  Christiana Fernandes 

SECOND PLACE Tiana Gomes

THIRD PLACE Shriyah Persaud