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Published:Friday | April 12, 2024 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

DAY two of the 2024 ISSA GK Insurance Headley Cup final between Manchester High and May Day High served up some enthralling action at the Manchester High cricket field yesterday. After resuming day two on 118 for 9, May Day failed to add to their...

Published:Thursday | April 11, 2024 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

MANCHESTER HIGH School closed day one of the 2024 ISSA GK Insurance Grace Headley Cup final in the driver’s seat against last season’s beaten finalists May Day High School, the latter closing with only one wicket remaining, trailing by 101 runs....

Published:Tuesday | April 9, 2024 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

WITH less than two months to go before the start of the 2024 T20 World Cup, Darren Sammy, head coach of West Indies white ball team, stated that preparations have being going well, and would be stepped up next month. “We’ll be having a camp...

Published:Tuesday | April 9, 2024 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

AFTER missing out on playoff action in his first season as head coach of Portmore United, Phillip Williams, in his second year at the helm, is pleased to have guided the team to this season’s playoffs. Portmore ended the regular season in fourth...

Published:Saturday | April 6, 2024 | 12:10 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

President of the Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ), Lance Rochester, has heaped praise on the swimmers who represented the island at the recent Carifta Aquatics Championships at the Betty-Kelly-Kenning Aquatic Centre in The Bahamas....

Published:Friday | April 5, 2024 | 12:08 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

David Riley, technical director of Jamaica’s team at the recent Carifta Games, has hailed the officiating crew at the 2024 edition of the meet which was hosted in Grenada at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium. “Surprisingly, this Carifta went...

Published:Thursday | April 4, 2024 | 12:13 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Olympic Association, Christopher Samuda, explained that he wasn’t surprised by the decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to uphold the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) move to de-recognise the...

Published:Wednesday | April 3, 2024 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

MEMORABLE, SUCCESSFUL were just two of the words used by head coach of Excelsior’s track team, David Riley, before he had to jet off to the Carifta Games at the Kirani James Stadium in St George’s, Grenada, for his next assignment. The technical...

Published:Tuesday | April 2, 2024 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

MONTEGO Bay United took a big stride towards securing the sixth and final automatic playoff spot in the 2024 Jamaica Premier League season following their commanding 3-0 victory over Harbour View at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday....

Published:Saturday | March 30, 2024 | 12:08 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

AFTER securing their second all-island volleyball title in as many seasons, Knox College’s head coach Leon Rose says the performance of the under-19 girls was ‘awesome’. The defending champions defeated Wolmer’s Girls 25-18, 22-25, 25-14, 25-18 (3-...

Published:Tuesday | March 26, 2024 | 12:11 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

THE 2024 Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Volleyball competition will conclude today with two massive games. In the day’s opening fixture, Wolmer’s Girls will oppose Knox College for the girls’ title while Jamaica College will...

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2024 | 9:58 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Abigail Campbell, representing defending Girls’ champions, Hydel, took the gold medal in the final of the girls’ Class 1 400 metres at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium this evening. Campbell...

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2024 | 9:46 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Excelsior’s Demarco Bennett maintained his form and composure as the boys' Class 2 400 metres approached its closing stages to produce the only sub-47 clocking at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships inside the National...

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2024 | 9:29 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Muschett High School’s Shanoya Douglas began her ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships bid for two gold medals with a magnificent performance in the final of the girls’ Class 2 400 metres inside the National Stadium this...

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2024 | 9:12 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

St. Jago High School’s Rushaine Richards secured the gold medal in the boys’ Class 3 400 metres at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium this evening. Richards stormed to victory in 49.53 seconds...

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2024 | 8:57 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Hydel High School's Sashana Johnson struck gold in the final of the girls’ Class 4 400 metres at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championship inside the National Stadium this evening on the back of a personal-best performance....

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2024 | 8:32 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Jamaica College’s Kemarrio Bygrave, seems to have recovered from a wire-to-wire fight in the boys' Class 1 1500-metre where he was just edged to gold by Kingston College's Brian Kiprop, booking a spot in the semi-finals 800 metres as the fastest...

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2024 | 7:50 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Immaculate Conception High School's Zoelle Jamel is an ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships gold medallist. Jamel, with her fifth attempt in girls' Open javelin, hurled the implement 42.63 metres to secure the gold medal just...

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2024 | 7:34 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Edwin Allen’s Horecia Love qualified for the semi-final of the girls’ Class 2 800 metres at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium with the fastest time after winning heat 3 in a time of two...

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2024 | 6:58 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Following his success in the 1500 metres, Jamaica College’s Samuel Creary booked his spot in the semi-finals of the boys’ Class 2 800 metres, clocking the second-fastest time of the heats at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics...

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2024 | 6:29 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

St. Elizabeth Technical’s Renento Alexander booked his spot in the semi-final of the Boys Class 3 800 metres at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium with his 2 minutes, 05.58-second (2:05.58)...

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2024 | 5:57 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

The Edwin Allen pair of Denique Palmer and Kevongaye Fowler will enter the semi-final round of the girls' Class 3 800 metres as the top two qualifiers after heats at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships today. Palmer,...

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2024 | 5:04 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Calabar booked their spot in the final of the boys' Class 1 4x100-metre relay at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships with the fastest qualifier inside the National Stadium today. Calabar clocked 40.53 seconds to win heat 1...

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2024 | 4:41 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Wolmer’s Girls' School produced a big performance in the qualifiers of the Class 1 4x100-metre relay at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium today, stopping the clock at 45.40 to win heat 2....

Published:Thursday | March 21, 2024 | 3:47 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter

Edwin Allen made their intentions clear in the girls’ Class 2 4x100-metre relays, closing out qualification to the final of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium with a 46.20-second clocking, good...

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