BVI Bayside Blazers team captain Ray D. Victor (2nd from left) presents the championship trophy to General Manager of Nagico Insurances BVI Mr Shan Mohamed. Left is Assistant Manager- Customer Service at Nagico, Ann Stacey Roberts, while right is Owner and Manager of Bayside Blazers Mr Julian Willock. Photo: Nagico Insurances BVI

The entire St Maarten delegation. Team of Reporters

Bayside Blazers won the Battle of the Fittest tournament in Dutch St. Maarten on July 21, 2018, making it three consecutive years; 2016, 2017 and 2018, that the championship has been won by the BVI. Photo: Team of Reporters

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI: Today, Wednesday September 26, 2018 Team Bayside Blazers turned over their championship trophy they won in July 2018 while participating in the fifth annual Battle of the Fittest Basketball Tournament in Dutch St. Maarten to Nagico Insurances.

The BVI Bayside Blazers was the official team representing the (British) Virgin Islands at the July 15-21, 2018 sporting event where the BVI won for the third consecutive year.

Nagico has been there- Willock

The Manager and Owner of BVI Bayside Blazers, Julian Willock, said “after careful review I noted that since our basketball team was founded in 2014 Nagico has been the only consistent sponsor and continues to be there for the team.”

He further stated "I am delighted that our first overseas trip earned us a championship and I am pleased to have turned the winning trophy to Nagico, as a token of our gratitude to them as a consistent sponsor.”

On hand were the General Manager of Nagico, Mr. Shan Mohamed, BVI Bayside Blazers team captain Ray D. Victor, and Assistant Customer Service Manager at Nagico Ms. Ann Stacey Roberts. Mr Mohamed noted that Nagico is proud to support the Bayside Blazers and wished them well in future tournaments.”

BVI is a winner 

The BVI won the popular basketball tournament championship in 2016, 2017 and 2018. The event is hosted by the ‘Dreams to Reality Foundation’ and the games are played at the LB Scott Sports Auditorium in St. Maarten.

Mr. Willock also noted that he has two different Bayside Blazers, one for home and a totally different team for overseas events.

The BVI delegation included the team’s Manager Julian Willock, Assistant Manager Derrick R. Varlack, Team Head Coach Ronald Simmonds aka ‘Gola’, assistant Coach Trevor M. Stevens aka ‘West’ of Virgin Gorda, Trainer Karl M. Scatliffe, and veteran player Kennedy H. Bass, who was also a special advisor to the basketball team and also the scorer.

Championship  players 

The 10 players of the BVI Bayside Blazers championship team  were Ray D. Victor (Team Captain), Killven M. Samuel, Cleo D. Sears, Kimani T. Stevens, Dion M. Blyden, Shamarr A. George, Jason A. Edwin, Daven D. Ottley, Dextroy D. Manswell  and Akeme A. Smart.

Other contributors 

The Team’s other contributors  to the battle of the Fitness St. Maarten trip were the Bank of Asia, House of Luxury, Road Town Wholesale, Midnight Marine Holdings/EZ Shipping, Skelton Group of Companies, Caribbean Cellars, Nanny Cay Marina and Hotel, J & C Trading, Sunleaf Construction Ltd., Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith OBE, Hon. Andrew A. Fahie, Hon. Archibald C. Christian, Hon. Alvera Maduro-Caines, Hon. Kedrick D. Pickering, Julian Willock, Mitsy Ellis-Simpson, Moneygram, Ramon Bar, BVI Tourist Board, VI Air link, JML delivery, Circle Café, Delta Petroleum (Caribbean Ltd.), BCQS, Premier Insurance Limited, BVI Olympic Committee, The Boys Gas Station, Triple A Trucking and Willful Skillful (St Maarten).