{"id":18328,"date":"2024-04-11T14:51:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T14:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18328"},"modified":"2024-04-11T14:51:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T14:51:31","slug":"annual-victory-valley-basketball-tournament-sees-tappin-brothers-dominate-senior-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/annual-victory-valley-basketball-tournament-sees-tappin-brothers-dominate-senior-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Victory Valley Basketball Tournament Sees Tappin Brothers Dominate Senior Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Reycia Nedd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scores of Lindeners gathered to witness the excitement of the third annual Easter Basketball Tournament in Victory Valley, Wismar, and Linden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organized by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd in collaboration with the Embassy of China in Guyana, the one-day tournament showcased the talent and enthusiasm of local basketball players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The knockout tournament featured five categories, including boys under 10, under 16, a girls&#8217; category, boys under 18, and seniors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the boys under 10 category, Team A emerged victorious over Team B by a single point. Similarly, in the under 16 category, Team A secured the championship with a narrow one-point win over Team B. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The girls&#8217; game also witnessed a close contest, with Team B claiming victory by just one point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a thrilling finale, the Under 18 boys&#8217; teams found themselves tied at 17-all at the end of regulation time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was Camelo Manshoning of Team A who scored the decisive two points, securing the win for his squad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it was the senior division that stole the spotlight, with the Tappin Brothers of Victory Valley dominating the game and securing a narrow 20-19 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Hugh Todd highlighted that the tournament aligns with President Dr. Irfaan Ali&#8217;s vision to promote and advance youth development initiatives in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ambassador of China, Guo Haiyan, joined Minister Todd in watching the games, showing her continued support for the tournament since its inception in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winning teams were awarded championship trophies and prizes, while all other participants received medals and tokens of appreciation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Todd&#8217;s commitment to youth sports was underscored by the refurbishment of the Victory Valley Royals Basketball court in February 2022, with an investment of $2.5 million dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event not only provided an opportunity for friendly competition but also fostered community spirit and camaraderie among participants and spectators alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Reycia Nedd Scores of Lindeners gathered to witness the excitement of the third annual Easter Basketball Tournament in Victory Valley, Wismar, and Linden. Organized by Minister of Foreign Affairs&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":701,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18328"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18329,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18328\/revisions\/18329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}