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Kaieteur News
Inter Secondary School U-13 football starts in Berbice After two days of play in the fourth edition of the Trinidad and Guyana Sports Club and Outreach Programme (TGSCOP) U-13 Inter Secondary School Football Competition, which began on Monday for school in the NA/ Canje district, disqualification, walkover and upsets have featured on the days played so far. The competition which is being held at the All Saints Scott Church ground in New Amsterdam and staged in collaboration with the Hearts Of Oak Masters Football Club, has eight school participating. In play on Monday, the competition begun with a shocker when defending champions Vryman’s Erven Secondary School (VESS) had their game taken away after winning the opening game against School of the Nations (SON) 2-0. It was later learnt that they played overage players. Another shocker was the no show of the once consistent Tutorial Academy
Secondary School (TASS) for their match against Overwinning Secondary (OSS) who were eventually given the walkover. Canje Secondary School (CSS) then took the opportunity to continue the unusual trend by upsetting powerhouse Berbice High School with a 4-0 drubbing. Dwayne Austin was the man responsible for the CSS good showing by blasting in a hat-trick, while Teon George hit home one. The final encounter of the four games card saw Berbice Educational Institute (BEI) scoring early off the boot of Troy Monroe to hold off a spirited New Amsterdam Multilateral School (NAMS) to gain a 1-0 victory in a close encounter. Play on Tuesday saw NAMS swamping BHS 5-0 with Chad Henry and Joshua Hinds banging home two, while Ronaldo Cassiano netted 1. In the second game, VESS, given a life line in the
Part of the action between BEI and NAMS competition, registered a 1-0 victory over OSS with Toshawn Morris being the man on target. TASS who were for some strange reason absent on the first day showed up to blank SON 2-0 with their goals coming off the boot of Laurence Reid and Joshua Butts. Canje Secondary (CSS) continued their good form in the competition with a 2-0 win over BEI. Scoring for CSS
were Dwayne Alien and Drevaun Pyle. Play continued yesterday with the final rounds of first round matches. The final and third place play off are set for tomorrow. This is the fourth year of the competition which is being coordinated by former national player Neil ‘Grizzly’ Humphrey, assisted by Nigel ‘Busit’ Felix, Kenrick Bowry and Randy ‘Blades’ Sears. (Samuel Whyte)
Thursday April 18, 2013
NAMILCO/Bakewell T20 Champion of Champions Tourney delayed RHTY&SC issues release citing admin tug-o-war The administrative battle among local cricket Administrators continues seemingly with no near end in sight. The egotistic battle is threatening to affect the inaugural NAMILCO/ Bakewell Twenty20 Champion of Champions tournament in the Ancient County of Berbice. Following is statement issued by the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, the organizers of the tournament: “The Management of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) would like to inform the general cricketing public that the start of the NAMILCO/ Bakewell 20/20 tournament has been delayed and as such it would not be starting on Sunday 21st, April 2013 as was announced. The Club has been caught in the middle of the tug-of-war that has become the norm in Guyana’s cricket where personal power, personality clashes and settlement of scores are more important than the development and
playing of cricket. The RHTY&SC has sought the permission of the Guyana Cricket Board to host the tournament but it has not been granted on the basis of some legal matters between the GCB and the Berbice Cricket Board. The RHTY&SC is therefore appealing to the WICB and is hopeful of a positive response. This situation can only be described as sickening as cricket is being destroyed on grounds totally unrelated to the game. The RHTY&SC has informed the official sponsors of the tournament and they have been very understanding and we thank them for their cooperation. The RHTY&SC would inform the general public of the new date for the start of the tournament as soon as permission is granted. We would remain committed to its motto: “In Pursuit of Excellence” and would always place the development of youths, sports and education at the top of its agenda”.