Shock and sadness covered the local basketball and netball fraternities on Saturday night when news broke that Sharon “Bones” Castanada, who wore the red, white and black national colours for almost three decades on both the basketball and netball courts, had passed away at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital. She was 57.

Bones, as she was popularly known during her playing days, was widely regarded as one of the country’s greatest basketball players, with her extraordinary playing days.

Castanada, the sister of former national and world champion netballer Peggy Castanada, was an iconic figure in national sports. Sharon’s legacy as an athlete, leader, coach, and mentor was unparalleled.

Castanada (Sharon) was the captain of the Trinidad and Tobago National...

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Author: KEITH CLEMENT