{"id":5296,"date":"2012-10-17T00:22:31","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T04:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guyanalive.com\/blog\/?p=5296"},"modified":"2012-10-17T00:22:31","modified_gmt":"2012-10-17T04:22:31","slug":"igloo-ice-cream-national-junior-hockey-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.guyanalive.com\/?p=5296","title":{"rendered":"Igloo Ice Cream National Junior Hockey Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hikers Under 21 Boys Champs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Igloo Ice Cream National Junior Hockey Championships came to an exciting conclusion on Sunday afternoon at the national gymnasium when arch rivals Hikers and GCC treated the crowd to a memorable Under 21 Men’s Final. The two day tournament which featured six categories was the highlight of the year for the 102 junior hockey players that represented their club and school teams. After GCC All Stars, GCC and Hikers took home the Under 13, Under 16 Girls and Under 16 Boys titles respectively on the opening day, Sunday was the schools and under 21 players turn to take center stage.<\/p>\n

First up it was Marion Academy, St. John’s College, St. Stanislaus College, Queens College and the surprise of the tournament Christ Church who produced some entertaining hockey in the morning session. Marion Academy finished the preliminary rounds as the top team and faced the 4th seed Christ Church in the first semifinal but it was the underdogs who produced the shock of the tournament when they came from behind to pull off 2-1 upset. The other semifinal featured St. Stanislaus College against longtime rivals Queen’s College who exacted revenge for their shock defeat earlier in the year with a 5-0 demolition of the Brickdam school. QC took their momentum into the finals and went past a proud Christ Church 3-0 to become the first National Schools Champion.<\/p>\n

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GCC Under 21 Girls Champions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the Under 21 Girls category the GCC girls once again proved that they were in a class of their own, completing a clean sweep of their matches with Ashley deGroot leading the way for her team. The Boys under 21 Final however was a close encounter between arch rivals Hikers and GCC. After a frantic start the game settled before Hikers’ Leon Bacchus caught the GCC defense napping in the third minute and stole the ball in the D before slotting into the bottom left corner. GCC’s Mark Sargeant responded almost immediately to tie up matters at 1-1. Both teams then squandered numerous opportunities before, tournament stand out Aroydy Branford went on one of his trademark runs to seal the game in the 16th minute.<\/p>\n

At the presentation ceremony Guyana Hockey Board member Gail Harding thanked the sponsors Igloo Ice Cream for supporting the development of junior hockey in Guyana, she also the parents, coaches and players who made the tournament possible. Next up for the Board will be the National Senior Indoor Championships which is scheduled for later this month.
\nComplete Results
\nSchools<\/p>\n

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School Champions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Champions<\/strong> \u2013 Queens College (Briawna Gordon, Leroy Jack, Macaela Harding, Aliyah Gordon, Devon Scott, Shamar Mittelholzer)
\nRunners-up \u2013 Christ Church (Kareem McKenzie, Shania Riley, Nyron Joseph, Daniel Hooper, Michael Crosse, Stephon Sprosta)
\nThird Place – St. Stanislaus College (Hilton Chester, Paramanand Dindial, Ezekiel Springer, Ato Greene, Meshach Williams, Gordon Trotman)
\nMVP Girl \u2013 Aliyah Gordon (QC)
\nMVP Boy \u2013 Kareem Mc Kenzie (Christ Church)<\/p>\n

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Under 13 Champions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Under 13<\/strong>
\nChampions \u2013 GCC All Stars (Daniel Hooper, Kareem Mc Kenzie, Samuel Woodroffe, Meshack Sargeant, Shania Riley)
\nRunners-up \u2013 Marion Gangnam (Lorenzo Vanzo, Rosario Ramsammy, Jessie Newton, Makeda Harding, Eleomar Silva, Jada Gomes, Travis Whitehead)
\nThird Place \u2013 Saints Sensations (Ezekiel Springer, Jonathan Persaud, Nicholas Nervais, Trelochanie Salvador)
\nMVP Girl \u2013 Shania Riley (GCC All Stars)
\nMVP Boy \u2013 Rosario Ramsammy (Marion Gangnam)<\/p>\n

Under 16 Girls<\/strong>
\nChampions \u2013 GCC (Jada Gomes, Shania Riley, Aliyah Gordon, Athena Seenanon)
\nRunners-up \u2013 Hikers(Makeda Harding, Romichelle Brumell, Annesa Permal, Shameka Bhagwandin)
\nMVP \u2013 Athena Seenanon(GCC)<\/p>\n

Under 16 Boys<\/strong>
\nChampions \u2013 Hikers (Aroydy Branford, Andre Stewart, Quesi Jordon, Shamar Nunes, Nyron Joseph, Shamar Williams)
\nRunners-up \u2013 Old Fort (Stephon Sprosta, Shaquille Thomas, Omar Hopkinson, Rafol Robertson, Fitzroy Leitch, Julian Smith, Deheron Wilkinson)
\nThird Place \u2013 Saints (Hilton Chester, Paramanand Dindial, Ato Greene, Ezekiel Springer, Gordon Trotman, Jonathan Persaud, Shemar Boston)
\nMVP \u2013 Arody Branford (Hikers)<\/p>\n

Under 21 Girls<\/strong>
\nChampions \u2013 GCC ( Samantha Fernandes, Ashley deGroot, Dacia Woodroffe, Sandy Roopnarine, Rebecca Xavier, Athena Seenanon, Briawna Gordon)
\nRunners-up \u2013 Hikers (Macaela Harding, Rushelle Matthias, Latacia Chung, Makeda Harding Abigail Greaves, Annesa Permal, Romichelle Brumell, Ayeisha Boodie)
\nMVP \u2013 Ashley deGroot(GCC)<\/p>\n

Under 21 Boys<\/strong>
\nChampions \u2013 Hikers(Michael Harding, Arody Branford, Leon Bacchus, Andrew Stewart, Osafo Timmerman, Robert Brumell, Nyron Joseph, Shaquille Oneil)
\nRunners-up \u2013 GCC(Keon Mc Kenzie, Antonio Seenanon, Meshach Pierre, Mark Sargeant, Michael Craige, Jonathan Singh, Lennox Carrol, Eric Hing, Medroy Scotland, Andrew Shaw)
\nThird Place \u2013 Saints (Leroy Jack, Yonnick Peters, Kevin Edwards Devon Scott, Kwesie Lewis, Seon Sookhai, Hilton Chester, Paramanand Dindial, Ato Greene, Shamar Mittelholzer, Ezekiel Springer Meshach Williams)
\nMVP<\/strong> \u2013 Arody Branford (Hikers)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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