GUYANA’S U21 hockey teams concluded their campaign on Saturday in the Junior Pan Am challenge at the Sir Garfield Sobers Sports Complex in Bridgetown, Barbados.
The women earned a hard-fought bronze medal after three wins and two losses in their matches, the final clash saw them clinching a 1-nil victory over neighbors Trinidad and Tobago.
Sarah Klautky scored the winning goal on this occasion to ensure they finished with a medal.

The young ladies got their tournament off with an impressive 4-nil win over Guatemala and Georgiana Fernades led their offense with a pair of field goals.
They then suffered losses thereafter to powerhouses Mexico 6-0 and Puerto Rico 3-0.

Despite the back-to-back disappointments, they bounced back to edge Barbados and Trinidad by 1-0 margins before beating Trinidad a second time for the third-place finish.
Puerto Rico and Mexico finish as the top two sides after playing the finals.

Meanwhile the men had to settle for fifth place after losing a string of games towards the end of their campaign.
On Sunday, in their final outing, they overcame Guatemala 3-0 with a brace from Shaquon favorite and other goal from Yonnick Norton.

They opened the tournament with a 2-0 defeat of Guatemala but were defeated by Trinidad 2-1 in the next game.
They also narrowly went down to Venezuela 1-0, Brazil 2-1 and drew with Barbados 2-2 before takign down Guatemala a second time 3-0.

The ended with two wins a draw and three losses to leave the land of flying fish without hardware.
Brazil and Trinidad ended the men’s category as the top two teams after reaching the finals.

The Challenge was the regional qualifier for the second ever Junior Pan American Games scheduled for August in Paraguay with the top two teams in the men and women advancing to the games.
The local teams were sponsored by Ministry of Sport and Guyana Olympic Association, Sabor café, C&V Shipping, Kestrel, Acado, King Ocean Line, and John Fernandes Ltd