Indigenous Heritage Games to conclude today at Everest

Sep 22, 2019 Sports

In overcast conditions at the Everest located a ‘stone’s throw’ from mighty Atlantic Ocean, day two activities in three-day Indigenous Heritage Games continued yesterday and climaxed late into last night under lights.

A Franklyn Parks (no 10) header was the closest either team came to the scoring during full and extra time as the game was decided by penalty kicks.

(From left) Franklyn Parks, Jade McDonald, Brandon Parks & Mark Joseph give defending champions Rush Saint a 4-2 win on penalties at Everest yesterday.

In the Girls Football, played over 70 minutes, Siparuta lost 5-nil to Paiwomak and will play Parinma in the semi-finals this morning.
In the Men’s football Hurunui from Berbice River in Region 10, pushed defending Champions Rush Saints from Lethem hard and shared possession in the first half in which National Forward Franklyn Parks steered a Header with a well set up Corner just wide.
The second stanza showed an increase in the intensity and the Region 10 team demonstrated a slightly higher fitness level but a few shots on goal went high and on target went straight to the Rush Saints Custodian.
Dressed in Gold, Rush Saints best chance to score came from a beautiful right footer from the left flank with rocketed into the side bar from Franklyn Parks, one of three Parks siblings in the line-up.

Timika Wilson was bowled off the last ball of the innings for 32 to help Swan to a 4-wicket over defending champs St Cuthbert Mission.

The Everest ground was packed to capacity yesterday for the Indigenous Heritage Games.

Sylvain Williams top scored with 26 in a losing cause for Region 2 who lost to Mahdia by 4 wickets.

The first 70 minutes providing no Goals and another 15 minutes were added and that time again proved Goalless. In the Penalty kicks shoot out, Jude McDonald, Franklyn Parks, Mark Joseph and Branden Parks found the back of the nets to send last year’s Champion into a second consecutive final which will be contested tonight against Moruca.
In female softball 10 overs cricket competition, Swan beat defending Champions Saint Cuthbert Mission in their semi-final.
A quick 32 from Temika Wilson led Swan to 83-4 before restricting the Amerindian settlement a few miles off the Linden Highway, to 56-6.
In the Male Tapeball tournament, Region 2, spearheaded by 26 from Sylvain Williams who was run out for 26 and Rovie Harris was caught behind in the last over for an aggressive 21.
Mahdia romped to victory in just 6.1 overs with a boundary taking them to 82-4 and into todays final. (Sean Devers)

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