GCC and Saints triumph in Bounty Paper Towel Hockey Leagues

Oct 03, 2019 Sports

The Bounty Paper/Quicker Picker Upper Second Division Outdoor Development Hockey male and female leagues will conclude this Saturday with the final round of matches at the St. Stanislaus College (SSC) Ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Old Fort’s Ivor Thompson (center) tries to get the ball off Saints’ Robert Fernandes (on the ball) during second division play last weekend at Saints ground.

These games will be nothing more than a formality since the championship has already been decided following last weekend’s play at the same venue. GCC The Sequel have 28 points from 11 games with one match to play while Saints Hockey Club (SHC) Savages are second with 20 points from 10 games.
A win gives three points which mathematically means that the veteran GCC The Sequel team have already won the Quicker Picker Upper men’s second division league. GCC’s Phillip Fernandes currently leads the goal scorers’ table with 15 consisting of 13 field goals (FG) and two penalty corners (PC) while SHC Savages Hilton Chester has 13 goals.
On the distaff side, Saints’ draw with GCC Bingo Spartans last weekend saw them clinching the title. Only round of matches remain and Saints are perched on the top of the points table with 13 points while GBTI GCC are second with nine and a massive goal difference of 21.
Princessa Wilkie is the leading goal scorer with 10 FG while her teammate Macalea Harding is second on that ranking with 5 FG. The presentation of trophy and medals will be done on Saturday afternoon following the on field play.
The hockey players will get one week’s rest before the commencement of the GTT National Indoor Championships which is scheduled to hit off on Monday October 14 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), Homestretch Avenue.
The National Championship will last just over two weeks with the respective finals of the first division men and women, second division men and women and the over-35 categories set for Sunday October 20th.
Following the National Championships, the Junior National Indoors will get underway at the National Gymnasium from Wednesday November 6 to Sunday, November 10th (Youman Nabi) with play in the Under-10, 13, 16 and 21 categories.
The highly anticipated Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival which has already seen interest shown by Canadian and Trinidadian clubs is slated for November 27 to December 1 at the CASH.