Mucurapo RC win Invitational hockey contest

As it turned out Mucurapo’s “Team A” won top honours after each team played every other in a 22-match round robin tournament.

Each seven-a-side indoor match lasted 10 minutes while both boys and girls teams were represented. Teams participating were Mucurapo Girls, Diego Martin Boys RC, St Joseph Boys RC, Maloney Government Primary School, and Boissierre RC Primary School.

Event organiser and Mucurapo RC teacher, Sharon Harduar, told Newsday, “We have found that the schools are each practising but are not getting together. Today, this is our way to help youths in hockey to develop.” She said most of the girls of Mucurapo RC were in Standard Five and they had played the sport right up to the week of their Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) Exams in May. “They had a balance between academics and sport,” she said.

Maloney Government School hockey coach Andrew Phillip lauded the idea of the tournament, said the children are greatly encouraged by the exposure. “And parents become more involved with their children’s lives when they see this,” he added. “It builds pride.” The girls results were: first Mucurapo ‘A”, second Maloney “A” and third Maloney “B”. The boys results were first St Joseph’s Boys, second Diego Martin “A” and third Maloney.

For the girls the best goalkeeper was Jada Bradley, most valuable player (MVP) was Zahara de la Rosa, best defender was Analyse Smith and most goals came from Enya Subero.

In the boys category, the best goalie was Keyron Jacobs, MVP was Lemas Neptune, best defender was Nicholas Whiteman and leading goal-scorer was Joshua Joseph.