friday, june 21, 2013
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Amateur line-up finalised for ProAm card T
he Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), through the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), has announced the names of the eight amateur boxers who will appear on the June 29 ProAm boxing card at the Uitvlught Community Centre ground. In the 50-54lbs class, Jamie Kellman of Young Achievers will take on Quancy Wright of Essequibo Boxing Gym, while Squalie Wright of Essequibo Boxing
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Nedd satisfied with team’s preparation – team focused on job ahead, says Persaud
By Rajiv Bisnauth
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he national under-17 cricket team ended their encampment period on Thursday after a stint at the Chetram Singh Centre of Excellence, La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara. They are preparing for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional tournament slated for Trinidad and Tobago from June 29 to July 8. Coach Garvin Nedd informed that emphasis was placed on physical conditioning and technique. He also disclosed that he was satisfied with the team’s fitness level and preparation generally. Nedd, who played 14 First Class matches for Guyana, revealed that the players went through the fundamentals of batting, bowling and fielding in addition to the basic fitness routines during the camp. “The batsmen worked on their shot selection while the bowlers when through their delivery stride and length. The players have also done some improvised fielding drills, so overall I am happy with the preparations,” Nedd said. Nedd continued “We have a group of talented players, a group that I am confident will make Guyana proud and I know once they stick to their game plan and play to their abilities, Guyana can win the tournament easily.”
Focused
Meanwhile, captain Travis Persaud in an invited comment said that the team is focused on the job at hand, adding that the team was in high spirits and was confident of winning this year’s tournament. Speaking about the players in the squad, the captain said: “We have a talented squad with capable batsmen and wicket-taking bowlers.” He stated that he expects a lot from vice captain Shimron Hetmyer and fast bowling all-rounder Kemo Paul. “These are two senior guys in the team, I know
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what they are capable of and I am looking forward to their support in every department,” added Persaud. The captain affirmed the team’s allround ability, stating “the batsmen have the ability to build an innings and occupy the crease so I am confident we will be able to get scores of 250 or close to three hundred.” He added, “The bowlers are good enough to restrict oppositions, we have a variety to choose from.” The 14-man squad, along with Nedd and team manager, Nazeer Mohamed will wing out for the twin island republic on June 26. Jamaica are the defending champions after winning the inaugural tournament last year and will be looking to defend their title against the five other regional teams: Barbados, Guyana, Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago and Windward Islands. Guyana: Travis Persaud (Captain), Shimron Hetmeyer (Vice Captain), Grisean Grant, Travis Drakes, Ronaldo Renee, Brandon Persaud, Parmesh Parsotam, Kemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford, Daniel Lewis, Keanu Harry, Navendra Persaud, Permanand Ramdhan and Ryan Adams. Nazeer Mohamed will perform the duties of team manager. The six reserve players are: Kasim Khan, Shamar Grayham, Leon Andrews, Nathan Persaud, Clitus Johnson and Balchand Baldeo.
Gym will trade skills with Shamar Bumbury of Forgotton Youth Foundation in the 75-79lbs division. Shaka Moore of Essequibo Boxing Gym and Stefan Green of Harpy Eagles will face off a 105105lbs bout, with Quincy Boyce of the Guyana Defence Force gym up against Travis Hubbard of Harpy Eagles Gym at 118-125lbs. The card, which is held monthly, will be staged outside of Georgetown for the
first time and will also feature several exciting professional bouts. Regular venue, the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, is currently undergoing rehabilitative work, and that forced the GBBC to seek an alternative venue. In the main event, Guyanese Revlon Lake, who is based in Barbados, and Dexter Gonsalves, who lives in Trinidad and Tobago, but is Guyanese by birth, will square off for the vacant
Junior Lightweight title of Guyana. While Lake has fought in Guyana before, this will be Gonsalves’ maiden fight on home soil. Prior to the main bout, local boys Kelsie George and Troy Lewis will go head-tohead in a four-round middleweight contest, while debutant Laured Stewart will start life as a professional against Anson Green in a four-round welterweight fight.
The world renowned Leon “Hurry Up” Moore will also appear on the card, in a six-round featherweight clash with Errol Trotman. Another newcomer, Romio Norville, will open his campaign against Eversley Brown in a four-round middleweight contest that will kick off the professional segment of the card. Admission to the venue is $1500, with action set to get underway at 20:00 hours.
St Therese’s Primary win Inter-School U-13 football competition
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t Therese’s Primary School of New Amsterdam won the Hearts of Oak Masters Football Club/Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) New Amsterdam Branch InterPrimary school U-13 female football competition. The one-day tournament was played on Tuesday at the All Saints ground in New
Amsterdam. The tournament which was played on a round robin basis saw four schools participating. A game lasted 15 minutes. St Therese’s got pass Overwinning Primary 2-0, drew with All Saints Primary 0-0 and lost to NA Primary 0-1. All Saints copped the second place after losing a penalty shootout to deter-
mine the winner. Both teams finished on four points. Overwinning ended in the third place. At the end of the competition, trophies and medals were presented to the top three teams. The individual category saw Destiny Lewis of NA Primary being adjudged the Most Valuable Player
with schoolmate Melinda Williams copping the best goalkeeper award. Trishel Joseph of St Therese’s received the prize for scoring the most goals while Asha Surajnauth of Overwinning was the most promising player. The boys segment of the competition started yesterday at the same venue. (Andrew Carmichael)
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