Hikers edge out GCC in second division hockey tourney

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Old Fort players on the attack against Airbenders in their John Fernandes Insurance Services second division match Sunday at GCC ground.
Old Fort players on the attack against Airbenders in their John Fernandes Insurance Services second division match Sunday at GCC ground.

Western Union Hikers squeezed past defending champions Georgetown Cricket Club while Old Fort brushed aside Airbenders in the opening matches of the John Fernandes Insurance Services second division hockey league Sunday at GCC ground, Bourda.

The youthful Hikers side got off to a flying start when Shaquille Assanah sent his team into the lead in the 2nd minute