{"id":20124,"date":"2024-05-30T16:30:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T16:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20124"},"modified":"2024-05-30T16:30:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T16:30:56","slug":"gaba-under-23-league-continues-with-weekend-double-header","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/gaba-under-23-league-continues-with-weekend-double-header\/","title":{"rendered":"GABA Under-23 League Continues with Weekend Double-Header"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Tyriq Walters<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Under-23 League will continue this weekend, weather permitting, with an exciting double-header at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kicking off the action, the Leonora D-Up Rising Stars will face the Stabroek Eagles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both teams are eager to secure their first win of the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rising Stars&#8217; Captain, Shaquan Archer, emphasized the need for improvement following their last match, particularly in handling turnovers and boxing out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There is a lot of things we need to work on, the thing that kills us the most is the turnovers,&#8221; Archer stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Stabroek Eagles are also looking to bounce back from their recent defeat. Captain Alafin Joseph expressed confidence in his team&#8217;s preparations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;After coming off a two-game losing streak, my team and I are more motivated than ever. We&#8217;ve analyzed our mistakes, intensified our training, and worked on our strategies. We\u2019re prepared, focused, and ready to prove ourselves,&#8221; Joseph said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second game of the double-header, the Wortmanville Pacesetters will take on the Bartica Wranglers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pacesetters are in search of their first victory in the league, while the Wranglers, known for their high-energy play and strong three-point shooting, are prepared to offer a formidable challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GABA U23 Club Championship is proudly sponsored by Wilson Plumbing Service and General Supplies and supported by the National Sports Commission through the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tyriq Walters The Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Under-23 League will continue this weekend, weather permitting, with an exciting double-header at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue. Kicking off&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20125,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20124","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=20124"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20126,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20124\/revisions\/20126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}