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May 02, 2014 Sports
By Zaheer Mohamed
The inaugural Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL Inc) in collaboration with the National Sports Commission, Independence Cup will commence tomorrow at several venues in the city.
The launching and draw took place Wednesday at GNIC SC Woolford Avenue. The tournament will be contested in three categories; male open, male over 40 and female.
In the first round games in group A in the male open category, Regal will battle Smith XI on pitch one and Trophy Stall will take on Farm on pitch two at the Everest Cricket Club. In the second round on the same day, Farm will play Smith XI and Trophy Stall will face Regal.
On Sunday Smith XI will challenge Trophy Stall and Farm will entertain Regal in the third round.
In group B at St. Stanislaus, Karibee Boyz will match skills with Memorex on pitch number three and Speed Boat will come up against Wolf’s Warriors on pitch two. Wolf’s Warriors will play Karibee Boyz and Speed Boat will face Memorex in the second round.
On Sunday, Speed Boat and Karibee Boyz will face off and Wolf’s Warriors will face Memorex in the third round.
In the female segment, 4R Lioness will battle Karibee Girls in the first round, while the loser will play Trophy Stall Angels in the second; Trophy Stall Angels will then take on the winner of round one in the final group A game tomorrow.
On Sunday in group B, Mikes Wellwoman will battle Regal Champs in the opening game; the loser will play Lady Jags in the second, while game one winner will take on Lady Jags in the third match at GNIC.
In the over 40 division, Frontline will challenge Regal Masters in the opening group A fixture, the loser will then face Parika Defenders in the second match before game one winner entertain Parika Defenders on pitch three at Everest.
In group B, Industry Superkings will match skills with Floodlight in the first round, the losing team will battle Enterprise Legends in the second game and Enterprise will play game one champion in the third match on pitch one at St. Stanislaus.
All preliminary round games start at 09:00 hrs each day. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semis which will be followed by the final on Monday at Everest.
Speaking at the launching, Director of Sport Neil Kumar informed that he has an initiative with the Diaspora from USA and Canada and along with the GSCL to play a tournament on a home and away basis in 2016 when Guyana will be celebrating its 50th anniversary.
He complimented the GSCL for organizing the competition and said he is happy that females are taking part, adding that softball has come a far way.
First vice president of the GSCL, Ian John stated that they decided to host the tournament after their success in the recent Republic Cup. He said that the competition will be keenly contested since the leading teams in Guyana will be participating. He challenged the NSC to promote the sport in schools so that more females can get involved.
John thanked the sponsors, while GSCL PRO Calvin Roberts gave the assurance that the competition will be successful.
The competition is being sponsored by Goodwood Racing Service, Trophy Stall, Regal Stationery and Computer Centre, Digimax, Guytrac and Agri Parts, RAJ Precious Metals, Automobile Power Products, Dereck Variety Store, Tony’s Variety Store, Romain Car Wash and Star Party Rentals.
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