Police reward outstanding athletes

Apr 10, 2013 Sports

-Boyce, Hutson share podium

The Police Progressive Sports Club continued its tradition of rewarding outstanding athletes last Friday night when it held its Annual Awards Ceremony, reminiscing on what was described as a dominant year for them in local athletics.
President of the Club, Pauline Massay, deemed last year’s

Deputy Superintendent of Police and Police Sports Officer, Colin Boyce (sitting, right) and AAG President, Aubrey Hutson (sitting, left) join the various awardees at the Police Progressive Sports Club Annual Awards for a photo opportunity.

performances “something to be proud of” while highlighting the 2012 achievements of the Club. The Award Ceremony was held at the upper hall of the Police Sports Club, Eve Leary.
Former Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) President, Deputy Superintendent of Police and Police Sport Officer, Colin Boyce delivered the featured address for acting Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell, who was scheduled to give the featured address.
Boyce negated the assumption that becoming a Police Officer is a prerequisite for being part of the Police Progressive Sports Club and challenged the AAG on its Awards criteria, which Boyce believes did not accurately represent the achievements of his athletes.
“Once you are a part of the Club you don’t have to be in the Force even though there will always be opportunities in the Force because you get to earn a living and train, but it is not mandatory to join the Force,” Boyce stated in the address he presented.
“I do not know which process they used for the AAG Awards, but I wonder how Alika Morgan was picked over Natasha Alder,” Boyce questioned, adding that the AAG officials needed to be reminded that the AAG sanctions the Police Games and Inter-Services Athletics Championships (ISAC) at which Alder was outstanding last year.
He alluded to the perception that the AAG officials may have overlooked Alder because of her performances at those competitions, which the AAG does not administrate. However, by virtue of AAG sanctioning the meets, the performances should have been considered, Boyce argued at Awards Ceremony.
President of the AAG, Aubrey Hutson said in a brief remark that his relationship with Boyce is good. He thanked Boyce for his service, stating that those CARIFTA Games performances are testament to the fact that athletics was on its way up.
“First I must say that Boyce needs to be congratulated for the hand he had in the 2013 CARIFTA team. Despite what has been going on through the media, Boyce and I share a relationship that goes way back to our childhood days,” Hutson stated.
“That relationship has never been tarnished, and I would like to congratulate the awardees for the efforts they made as we look to build athletics together,” he concluded.
Awardees: Most Outstanding Senior Male: Winston George/Julio Sinclair; Most Outstanding Senior Female: Natasha Alder; Most Outstanding Junior Male/Female: Clarence Greene/Alita Moore; Most Outstanding Youth Male/Female: Tevin Garraway/Ayesha Parish; Male/Female Sports Personality: Keith Roberts/Leota Babb/Donna Ferguson; Most Improved Athlete: Kevin Bayley; Most Discipline Athlete: Calvin Thomas; Most Supportive Male/Female Parent: John Grimes/Cheryl Solomon; Male/Female Athletes of the Year: Julio Sinclair/Natasha Alder; Most Outstanding Primary/Secondary/University Student: Roseamon Solomon, Tisha Grimes, Carlwyn Collins.