IF THEIR first encounter was epic, then their second meeting was its critically acclaimed sequel, as Eltham edged Hydel 2-1 in a tightly contested Zone A finale to finish atop the ISSA Manning Cup group with a perfect record. Playing with the title...
THERE WILL be a new face at the helm of the St Thomas Football Association (FA) in the coming days, as outgoing president Wayne Thompson has said he will not be going up for re-election, come their annual general meeting (AGM), set for October 26...
AT THE 39th staging of the Bell-Ziadie Memorial Football Festival yesterday at Winchester Park (St George’s College), several iconic names in Jamaica’s football community, including veterans of the 1998 Reggae Boyz squad, were honoured for their...
WHEN ELTHAM High School and Hydel High School meet in today’s ISSA Manning Cup top-of-the-table clash, both will be aware that it is more than group honours on the line as the Zone A winner will avoid the second round’s group of death. With Eltham...
In an act of revenge for their loss earlier in the season, Tivoli High defeated Wolmer’s Boys 4-2 in an exciting Zone E finale of the ISSA Manning Cup yesterday, to take the top honours after the first round. Wolmer’s entered the fixture unbeaten...
CONCACAF PRESIDENT Victor Montagliani has praised the various football federations in the region for their work done in overseeing the development and the competitiveness of the sport of football over the past few years. Montagliani was speaking at...
IT WILL be a battle of the newly appointed coaches in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals when the Reggae Boyz face off against the United States (USA) across two legs in the November international window. Jamaica will play hosts to USA in...
DESPITE BEING critical of his team’s slow performance and lack of threat in front of goal in Monday’s Concacaf Nations League fixture against Honduras at the National Stadium, Reggae Boyz head coach Stephen McClaren said he was happy with the...
CHARLIE SMITH High School and St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) were two of yesterday’s biggest winners in the ISSA Manning Cup, both registering important wins as the first round nears a climactic crescendo. Charlie Smith continued their...
WHILE MOST think of Campion College as minnows of the ISSA Manning Cup football competition, head coach Newton Sterling believes the school is changing views after securing their third consecutive appearance in the second round. Campion edged zone...
WHILE THEIR performances this season have seen them falling out of contention for a spot in the second round of the ISSA Manning Cup, Holy Trinity High School have still found reasons to be in a celebratory mood. Holy Trinity sit third in Zone G of...
“One Robb!” was the resounding chant from Holy Trinity High supporters when second-half substitute Christopher Robb scored the all-important goal as the hosts clipped Papine High 1-0 for their first-ever victory at their school field in the ISSA...
Reggae Boyz head coach Stephen McClaren has hailed Jamaica’s 2-0 win in a difficult environment in Nicaragua on Thursday night. Jamaica remained atop Group B of League A with seven points through an own goal from defender Josué Quijano and a...
FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY’S schoolboy football action across the Corporate Area in the ISSA Manning Cup, there are four automatic qualifying spots left up for grabs as first-round action nears a dramatic end. Ten of the 14 automatic spots have already...
EVEN WITH 17 students from the University of the West Indies (UWI) to be awarded scholarships from the proceeds of this year’s staging of the CB Group UWI 5K, longstanding patron the Honourable Douglas Orane is still urging the public to show their...
ST CATHERINE High School have confirmed their spot in the second round of the ISSA Manning Cup after defeating Papine High 3-0 in comfortable fashion yesterday in Zone G action at the Papine High School field. The win sees St Catherine moving to 16...
ALFRED ‘FRANNO’ Francis, race director of the CB Group UWI 5K, said this year’s staging of the event represents the perfect opportunity to make a positive change in the lives of students as the funds raised from the race will be used to fund...
WITH JUST a few match days left in the first round of the ISSA Manning Cup football competition, several schools have already punched their ticket to the next phase while several more are closing in on a coveted second-round spot as action resumes...
With their sixth-straight win of the season following their 2-0 victory over Dunoon Park Technical High on Saturday, Eltham High’s head coach, Gregory Allen, says his team are no strangers to the second round of the ISSA Manning Cup competition....
A first-half strike from Salim Watson was enough for Jonathan Grant High as they defeated Tarrant High 1-0 yesterday in the ISSA Manning Cup to keep the pressure on in their bid to advance to the second round from Zone B. Watson scored the all-...
As the mother of a young athlete, Youth Football League’s (YFL) operating manager Paula Pinnock is aware of the struggles parents face when it comes to buying sports gears. The YFL ‘Gears for Greatness’ was launched to reduce that cost by accepting...
The boys from Heroes’ Circle will be hoping that they can bring their win record in the ISSA Manning Cup to seven in a row when they travel to face St Mary’s College today in Zone E action. The Wolmerians have been enjoying life in the first round...
FOLLOWING THE first weekend of action in the Youth Football League (YFL) U-11 Junior Cup at the Constant Spring Sports Complex on Saturday, youth coaches have stressed the importance of ensuring players learn the fundamentals rather than focusing...
Often falling just short on the cusp of glory in the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Manning Cup competition, Hydel High assistant coach Kirk Newman said a win against Eltham High today will be the first stepping stone towards...
In a game perhaps appropriately described by spectators as ‘football tennis’, Calabar High blanked Camperdown High 2-0 through late heroics from substitute Daniell Dawkins at the Alpha Institute field yesterday in the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports...
