The Tribune

WHEN the New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association’s best-of-seven championship series gets underway this weekend in the Archdeacon William Thompson Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds, the Quality Home Center Divers will be waiting on the Sharks.

The Divers, third finishers in the regular season with a 12-9 win-loss record, are confident that they have the team capable of going all the way and winning their first championship title, despite all that they went through this year.

They have a tall order in the Sharks, the three-time defending champions who won the pennant this year and advanced to the final over the weekend.

“This has been an extremely challenging year for the Divers, with a number of injuries to key players, and the death of our beloved teammate Alec,” team manager Robert Cox said. “But the team has stuck together and was determined to break the cycle of another season without making it to the championship.

“After being so close for a number of years and facing numerous obstacles, I am very proud of the guys and appreciative of our sponsor, Quality Home Centre, who has supported us throughout the years.

“Now, the goal is to finish the season by winning the championship.”

Cox, assisted by coaches Hiram Cox, Sherwin Johnson and Jayson Clarke, have a team made up of players such as Kervin ‘Puckett’ Culmer, Charlie Gaitor, Ron Demeritte, Bacchus Rolle, Stevie Bellot, Julian Seymour, Emile Ledee, Philip Paul, Patrick Lockhart, Todd Isaacs, Julius Seymour, Dwight Butler, Keith Richards and Tyrone Brown.