Brothers and Sacale Crowned Labor Day Volleyball Champions

It was a family affair as volleyball players, young and old, flocked to the Digna Wheatley Gymnasium on the campus of Ivanna Eudora Kean High School for the 5th Annual Labor Day Volleyball Tournament over the weekend.

In putting this event together, organizer Tabari Williams gauged the temperature of some of the veteran players. “It was just basically reaching out to a lot of the older volleyball gurus because they all participated in most if not all of the previous events since 2017,” said Williams in a post-tournament interview.

The tournament featured eight teams in the male division and five in the women’s. The event featured players from St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, Tortola, the U.S. mainland, and the Philippines. All Filipino United was one of the eight male teams. They brought a large and boisterous contingent of fans.

Brothers held off Strikers (25-19; 25-19; 25-16) to reclaim their title in the men’s division. Ajani Henley was named MVP of the male division. St. Croix’s Sacale defeated Kiss My Pass (25-11; 27-25; 25-23) to win the women’s crown for the fourth consecutive year. They did it with flare this year as they did not drop one set all tournament. Shani Dyer, the queen of the net, won the MVP honors.