National Schools’ Championships ...Upper Demerara/Kwakwani is North Georgetown’s biggest threat

National Schools’ Championships …Upper Demerara/Kwakwani is North Georgetown’s biggest threat

Nov 12, 2015 Sports

A common rivalry will unfold in the coming weeks, one that has been familiar for 54 years and with the National Schools’ Championships soon approaching, the clash between Upper Demerara/Kwakwani, District 10

Flashback! Upper Demerara’s Compton Ceasar (forefront) had his breakout year at Nationals in 2013; Ceasar went on to become a finalist in both 100m and 200m events at the Commonwealth Youth Championships this year.

and North Georgetown, District 11 will unfold for the 55th time.
The battle grounds will be the National Stadium, Providence and the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal when the two titans clash from November 23-27. It will be familiar foes in a familiar battle for one title.
North Georgetown are the current overall champions and only broke the deadlock for the most titles in the championships’ history in 2013; now with 14 titles, North Georgetown has a chance of increasing to 15 this year after the 2014 edition was rained out.
However, Upper Demerara/Kwakwani, more commonly will aim to draw level again with their arch rivals. The District currently stands second in the overall rankings with 13 overall titles at the National Schools’ Championships.
In reality though, while there are 13 other districts in this battle, District 10 poses the biggest threat to North Georgetown’s title hopes. Known for their ability to produce athletes year after year, the expectations for District 10 remains the same – to win overall.
The team, always gifted with great sprinters will have their crowned jewel, Compton Caesar to lead the charge. Shantoba Bright is also expected to make a great impact on the field events with both the long and triple jumps while Michael Anthony is expected to dominate in the cycling events.
While they lack top competitors in the Swimming Championships, District 10’s placing in the Teacher’s Championships, which is usually strong, might prove to be the deciding factor in the fight for supremacy between the two powerhouse Districts.
With Cassey George away on a scholarship her training partner, Cassie Kirton will have to take over the mantle in that department. Nevertheless, the Region 10 squad will make life difficult for North Georgetown due to their natural ability to generate quality athletes.
The National Schools’ Championship will most likely emerge as a two-team battle and District 10 just might be the team to lift Championship this time around.
The Swimming Championships will be held on Monday, November 23 at the National Aquatics Centre at Liliendaal. In addition to the swimming competition, two field events, Long Jump and Shot Putt along with the 10km Road Race, 40km and 25km Cycle Road Race will also take place on Monday, November 23.
The Games Village will be established on Woolford Avenue. Tutorial High, North Georgetown Primary and Secondary Schools and Richard Ishmael Secondary will house the 15 Districts from across Guyana that will compete at the Championships.
The Games Secretariat has been officially opened at GTU Headquarters, Woolford Avenue with Districts submitting their entries. The Opening Ceremony for the Championship is scheduled for Tuesday, November 23 at 10:30hrs.