Hinterland teams have pulled off some remarkable performances in all core sports areas, and have contributed some local talent towards the national selection of athletes.
Lethem has produced two of Guyana’s future senior athletes in football: like Caio Paul, who represented Guyana on the national stage against Suriname; and Matrim Martin, a member of the Slingers Football Club, who represented Guyana at the U16 UEFA Tournament in Moldova, the U17 Concacaf QUALIFIERS in 2022, and the Concacaf Men’s Under-17 Championship in Guatemala.
Matrim Martin got a scholarship opportunity to attend the Chase Academics Foundation
Martin has managed to acquire a scholarship at the Chase’s Academics Foundation by representing District 11 in the 800M event in the U-18 category with a time of 2:04.7.
Santa Rosa receiving the first-place trophy of the 2023 Milo Schools’ Under-18 Football Tournament
Santa Rosa Secondary School in Region 1 kicked their way to becoming champions of the Milo Under-18 Schools Football Championships without losing any game, and drawing one.
The team was also voted the most disciplined team in that tournament, while their players Vansluytman and Enrique Williams won the Most Valuable Player and Best Goal Keeper accolades respectively, and the 13 goals scored by Daniels were the most for the tournament.
Waramuri Girls receiving the first-place trophy
In addition, Annai Secondary School won the KFC Goodwill Under-18 School Football tournament in 2019 by defeating former champions Lodge Secondary. Junior Rodrigues and Niai Mohammad, the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, scored the game-defining goals.
After a fantastic performance in the Tiger Rentals-sponsored U-13 Cup Championship organized by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Rupununi copped the third place with a 3-1 victory over powerhouse Georgetown Academy. Joao Hamlet of Rupununi scored 10 goals and received the Golden Boot.
Waramuri Top Primary, on their debut performance, amazed spectators, with the Girls topping President’s College 4-1 in the female final to cop the title. The Boys came up short in the final, losing 4-0 to Bartica, but securing the runner-up position.
Waramuri accomplished many accolades, with Mechelle Williams securing the Golden Boot and Most Valuable Player(MVP), and Devanie Thomas securing the Best Goalkeeper and The Most Disciplined award of the female divisions.
