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Sep 21, 2014 Sports
It was fun, frolic and friendly rivalry when Amerindians comprising 15 teams from several villages in 9 of Guyana’s ten administrative regions converged at the Everest Sports Club to show off their cultures while engaged in stiff sports rivalry in commemoration of Amerindian Heritage Month, yesterday morning.
A large crowd of supporters were on hand at the venue to witness the indigenous groups compete in volleyball, cricket and football among other disciplines which was competed among 15 teams from 9 of the country’s 10 administrative regions. They included St Cuthbert’s Mission, Laluni, and Swan (4), Linden and Wiruni (10), Tapakuma (2), Maraikabai (5) Mabaruma and Moruca (1), Mahdia, North Rupununi, Central Rupununi and Karasabai (9), Jawalla and Paruima (7).
The activities commenced yesterday and will conclude today and in the male cricket matches contested yesterday Laluni defeated St Cuthbert Mission by 8 wickets while Morakobai triumphed over Matakai by 4 wickets. Mainstay defeated a combined team of Orealla and Siparuta by 6 wickets while Cambelltown drew the bye.
Today, 4 teams will compete against each other in semi-finals affairs before the respective winners contest for the championship honours. Campbelltown will clash with Mainstay while Laluni play Moraikabai and the respective winners will clash for the championship.
The female cricketers were also in action and Laluni prevailed over Campbellstown by 22 runs while Matarkai secured a 31 runs victory over Tapacoma. Moruca then defeated Maraicabai by seven wickets while the combined team of Orealla and Sipuruta lost by 4 wickets to Swan.
Over on the eastern side of the ground several teams battled for honours in volleyball and Mainstay triumphed over St Cuthbert Mission 15-12 and 15-13 while Wayaka prevailed over Laluni 15-7 and 17-15. Up to press time the groups were engaged in football matches and those engagements would continue today where an overall champion would be crowned. Luluni is the overall champions in both male and female categories.
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