Briefs
Junior gold tourney
THE Papua New Guinea Golf Association National Junior Championship will tee off today at the Madang Country Club and run through till Sunday. This will see the return of the biannual tournament under the association’s calendar following delays caused by the Coronavirus pandemic and the 2022 General Election. The three-day tournament will feature an 18-hole ‘Tadpole’ event with under-11 girls and boys competing as part of encouragement and junior development.
Firm donates gear
THE Lae Biscuit Company has donated training gear, T-shirts and rugby balls to a school rugby league competition recently in Western Highlands. The gear, including goal and tackling pads, balls and referee T-shirts, were presented to Western Highlands Prima School Rugby League Competition. The company’s highlands regional sales manager Paul Max Tumu said the company supported such initiatives to develop and change a lives.
Event unites youths
THE revived mayors cup held in Kokopo, East New Britain, has united youths in the district, an official says. Kokopo Town Mayor Isidor Bonga told The National that the recently-concluded tournament was an ongoing programme but didn’t eventuate until last year.
Bonga said the tournament would help scale down issues affecting the communities which youths were involved in, especially village fights. “Youths are involving themselves in bad activities because they don’t have that avenue to enjoy and socialise,” said Bonga.
Vipers in Kokomo 9s
THE Port Moresby Vipers are geared up for the Queensland Papua New Guinea Kokomo Nines tournament tomorrow in Brisbane, Australia. Ten Vipers players including Chimbu’s young prospect Casie Gabriel were part of the team that travelled yesterday morning. Gabriel was scouted by the Vipers during the Kerowagi Coffee Cup charity match last year and had been groomed under the Vipers development pathway. Academic coach Godfrey Luke said this was the second time Vipers would participate in the international nines tournament and was happy to expose PNG’s young talents at such overseas tournament.
Kamake lauds team
PAPUA New Guinea’s coach Harrison Kamake was happy with the soccer men’s 2-1 victory against the Vanuatu development team in the opening match of the MSG Prime Minister’s Cup challenge held at Korman Stadium in Port Vila, Vanuatu last weekend.
However, Kamake admitted his men were rusty coming off a long football break and short time to prepare for the tournament. He said despite being one man down after Ati Kepo was red carded including the absence of captain Raymond Gunemba, the men held on to win the match.