The Jamaica Volleyball Association has expressed pride in the National Under-17 male and female teams, who both secured fourth-place finishes at the recently concluded Cazova under 17 volleyball Championship held at GC Foster College.

Despite valiant efforts, both teams fell short in their quests for a podium finish on home soil with the female team losing 25-9, 25-7, 25-23, to Trinidad in the bronze match after enduring a tough preliminary round where they lost all three of their group matches.

Over in the male division, Jamaica went down 25-17, 25-23, 25-19 to suriname in the third place decider. 

Chairperson of the Organizing Committee Lance Cowan says the experience is part of the learning curve for the Jamaican players. 

” The Jamaica Volleyball Association (JAVA) is proud of these young players in a what was the first regional tournament for most of them, and with a little bit more experience and game time we are confident that

Barbados won gold in the boys division while Suriname were crowned girls champions.