Sports

Among the high school recipients set to receive units are: Annotto Bay, Claude McKay, Foga, Glengoffe, Glenmuir, Jose Marti, Holmwood Technical, Holy Childhood Holy Trinity, Kellits, Ocho Rios, Robert Lightbourne, and William Knibb.

“The presentation ceremony is dedicated to the memory of long-time TJB volunteer Nicole McFarlane who regrettably passed away recently,” TJB, a US-based non-profit organization, said in a media release.

However, in junior action Wolmer’s Boys prevailed 66-58 over the visitors. 

But in the feature the game the hosts were no match for one of this seasons title contenders, as Marcus Higgs and Domonic Menzie both registered double digits for points and rebounds.

Higgs had a game high 16 points and 10 boards while effecting two steals and three assists, while six-foot eight-inch teammate Domonic Menzie scored 14 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and five blocked shots in the lopsided clash.

Victory for Camperdown see them taking sole leadership of Zone A in the Southern Conference, as the east Kingston-based school maintained their 100% win record after three round of matches.

As anticipated the game between the two teams was a close battle throughout. The two sides are among the favourites to win the national crown and were inseparable at the end of the first quarter and half-time with the scores leveled 21-21.

The visitors managed a two-point lead (39-37) at the end of the third quarter with Marcus Higgs, who had a game high 19 points, leading their charge.

The duo of Derjean Royal and Chad Avis were the star performers in the Southern Conference Zone A encounter at the Old Harbour Church of Christ Court.

Royal led with a game high 14 points, while snatching eight rebounds and effecting four steals and five assists. Avis, a national junior representative, had a double-double, ending the game with 12 points, 12 rebounds, five steals and three assists.

St Catherine’s Nicholas Kelly accounted for more than a third of their points tally, as he recorded 10 points and 10 boards.

However, the Old Harbour’s under-16s – beaten national finalist last season, narrowly lost 29-33 to the visitors in the curtain-raiser at the Old Harbour Church of Christ court.

With several players from lasts season promoted to the under-19 set-up this season, the seniors took charge from the outset to devastating effect.

Major Brown was only a year old when his parents moved from St Thomas to Old Harbour, getting his early education at Old Harbour Primary before matriculating to Calabar High where he became the head boy.

Brown’s relatives still reside in Old Harbour, including his 92 year-old mother Mercedes Brown, who is an active member at the Old Harbour Baptist Church.

Walker-Brown, who is chairman of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) women’s football committee, defeated Ricardo Valentine 41-39 at the FA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Arian’s Restaurant, Spanish Town, yesterday. Two of the 82 ballots cast were spoiled, as Walker-Brown became only the third woman to lead a local football association in Jamaica, joining Lorraine Scringer (Hanover FA) and Marlene Brown (Trelawny FA).

The Old Harbour Primary School past student is among 215 Jamaicans who will receive awards at the annual event for his contribution to public service through transportation and sport.

Major Brown is the current general manager of Independence Park Limited (IPL), the state agency with responsibility for managing the entire complex encompassing the National Stadium, the National Aquatic Centre, the National Arena and the National Indoor Sport Centre, in addition to the Trelawny Multipurpose Stadium.

“Phil Simmons was confirmed as the Head Coach during a meeting of the CWI Board of Directors today, following the conclusion of a short but intensive recruitment process,” announced Cricket West Indies, the sport’s regional governing body, in a release today.

This is to be achieved through the design of a results framework and monitoring and evaluation system for the National Sports Policy, and strategic national priorities to be pursued in the area of sport, under the Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan (NDP) and Medium Term Socio-Economic Policy Frameworks (MTFs).