Gremlins and Unique Touch secure National Volleyball titles

The Gremlins clan left the Girls High School hard court in a joyous mood last Saturday night December, 3 after securing all three titles that were decided that were up for grabs in the St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Volleyball Association’s National Championships.

Unique Touch – Female B champions

Starting off Gremlins’ trilogy was their Male B outfit which overpowered Alliance in the final game.

Gremlins came away with straight sets, 25-19, 25-20, 25-15.

Then it was the turn of the Senior Female team that conquered Country Roots 27-25. 25-10, 25-21.

The icing and cherries were placed on Gremlins’ Christmas cake, as the Elite men’s title also came their way.

In the process, Gremlins dethroned the 2019 champions, Country Roots 3-1 (18-25, 25-11, 25- 20,25-23) in a contest befitting a final.

It was sweet revenge for Gremlins, who were the losing finalists to Country Roots three years ago, the last occasion the championships were held.

However, the first to celebrate a piece of silverware was Unique Touch, who on Friday night at the same venue, trumped the Female B title.

Unique Touch thus, was the lone club to avoid Gremlins’ clean sweep of the championships, winning three sets to two, in a match not for the faint hearted.

Unique Touch sped to a 25-20 win in the first set, only for Gremlins to take the second, 25-16.

The see saw match continued with Unique Touch winning the third set, 25-22, but Gremlins rebounded to win the fourth 25-15, and set up a grand stand final set.

Amidst the emotions and flutters, Unique Touch sealed the victory with a 15-10 score-line in the decisive fifth set.

The closing and presentation ceremony is set for Saturday, January 14, 2023.