GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands — Staff St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) turned the glass courts of the 2025 Junior Caribbean Space Squash Affiliation Championships right into a showcase of disciplined expertise and unflinching resolve, accumulating two championship titles and a pair of exhausting‑earned bronze medals on the event’s shut.
Staff captain Jayden George prolonged his dynasty within the Boys’ Underneath‑17 division, capturing a fifth consecutive Caribbean crown with out surrendering a single sport. The 17‑yr‑outdated dispatched Caymanian hopeful Charlie Makin in a scientific ultimate—11‑4, 11‑9, 11‑3—after dominating every previous spherical: Rocco Adderley (Bermuda) — 11‑1, 11‑7, 11‑2; Ethan Miller (Jamaica) — 11‑5, 11‑9, 11‑4; Owen Rosorea (Bermuda) — 11‑3, 11‑1, 11‑4.
His unbroken streak of straight‑set victories underscored why many view George because the Caribbean’s subsequent senior celebrity.
Padmore’s breakthrough within the Underneath‑11 enviornment
Rising prodigy Savantè Padmore mirrored the captain’s dominance within the Boys’ Underneath‑11 bracket. After a primary‑spherical bye, Padmore breezed previous Guyana’s Rafael Brathwaite (11‑2, 11‑3, 11‑4) and Trinidadian Evan Ghuran (11‑2, 11‑1, 11‑5). In a spirited ultimate he subdued Guyana’s Zion Hickerson — 11‑6, 8‑11, 11‑7, 11‑5 — to grab his maiden regional title.
The victory march continued on the comfort courts. Aiden DeFreitas floor out a 4‑sport thriller within the Boys’ Underneath‑15 bronze match, toppling Cayman’s Adriano Vera 11‑3, 10‑12, 11‑9, 11‑6. Within the Underneath‑11 repechage, Zavin Garrick posted a commanding 11‑0, 11‑7, 9‑11, 11‑3 win over Trinidad’s Ghuran to safe third place. Beneficial contributions additionally got here from squad members Deron Lewis and Ethan Webster, whose early‑spherical grit helped set up SVG’s workforce momentum.
Regional rivalries, report participation
This yr’s championship — contested June 29 to July 5 on the South Sound Squash Membership — drew 127 athletes from eight Caribbean territories: Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and SVG. The depth of the sector, notably within the junior divisions, highlighted a vibrant squash tradition radiating throughout the archipelago.
With a brace of gold medals, two bronze medals, and a captain already etching his title into regional lore, SVG departs Grand Cayman as a beacon of youth growth. As George pursues senior accolades and Padmore ascends the junior ranks, Caribbean squash seems poised for a brand new period outlined by Vincentian aptitude and relentless ambition.
