Hillsborough, March 9th, 2009- There is a new young track star in Carriacou and Petite Martinique. He’s L’Esterre Rosary School’s Mickel Joseph, who stole the spotlight at the Carriacou Inter-primary Schools sports meet of the Grenada Union of Teachers (GUT). Joseph dominated all the events in which he participated in, winning the javelin under 13 Boys, discus, and the under 13 races in the 100m, 200m and 400m. However, Joseph’s individual success was not enough for his school to win the track and field competition, which was held for the first time at the mini-stadium in Lauriston. The athletes of Dover Government School were the dominant force, amassing 320 points to walk away with the champion’s trophy. In second place was the march past winners, L’Esterre R.C .School, who gained 250 points, while Hillsborough Government placed third with 198 points. Harvey Vale Government and Petite Martinique R.C. tied for the fourth position with 178 points. In addition to Joseph, some of the other outstanding individual athletes were Jamaal Allen, Zachary Logan, Jeanette Stanislaus and Avian Alexis. The event was attended by representatives of the GUT and Ministry of Sports, including Senior Athletic Coach Bruce Swan, Physical Education Instructor Abel Patrick, and Senior Coach of Field Events, Curlon Peters. From: Deanna Isaac, Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Carriacou & Petite Martinique Affairs INSIDE GRENADA NEWS