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Stories by Gregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Published:Saturday | January 10, 2026 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

While the ISSA All-Stars fixture will be the headline match today at St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS), the Scholastic fixture will also prove a key showcase for outstanding student athletes who are looking to make the next step in their...

Published:Saturday | January 10, 2026 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

While the Excelsior High school community celebrated their ISSA Manning Cup and Olivier Shield titles, Deanroy Bromfield, the school’s principal, said their success was due to years of work between the school’s administrative staff and the team’s...

Published:Friday | January 9, 2026 | 12:11 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

It was the urban area champions who reigned supreme this year in the ISSA all-island Olivier Shield as reigning Manning Cup champions Excelsior High defeated 2025 daCosta Cup champions St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) 2-0 yesterday at Stadium...

Published:Wednesday | January 7, 2026 | 12:13 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

With the postseason of the ISSA schoolboy football competitions set to get under way this week, the squads for the All-Manning Cup and the All-daCosta teams have been announced. The two teams will meet in an all-star fixture set for Saturday,...

Published:Wednesday | January 7, 2026 | 12:12 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Arnett Gardens Football Club, while heartened by their first win in four Jamaica Premier League (JPL) games, are still looking to the transfer window with a view to attracting players who can provide them with immediate impact. On Monday, Arnett...

Published:Tuesday | January 6, 2026 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Michael Ricketts, president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), has confirmed the technical committee will meet today to make a recommendation on whether to offer Hubert Busby a contract extension as Reggae Girlz head coach. Speaking with The...

Published:Friday | December 26, 2025 | 12:09 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) has congratulated Jamaica’s junior women’s 4x100m relay team for having been voted the Best Women’s Team at the Junior Pan American Games, which was held in August. The quartet of Alana Reid, Sabrina Dockery,...

Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:14 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

The under-17 and the under-20 Reggae Girlz finished second in the recent Jewels of the Caribbean tournament hosted in Trinidad and Tobago following respective losses to the United States-based club Indy Premier on Sunday. The under-17 Girlz were...

Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:12 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

“It was a light in the darkness.” Those were the words of Treasure Beach head coach Kemar Ricketts following their return to Wray and Nephew-sponsored Jamaica Premier League (JPL) action on Sunday, where they defeated Portmore United 2-0 at St...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 12:11 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

It was a sea of green and yellow that swallowed the National Stadium yesterday in cheers of jubilation as Excelsior High defeated Jamaica College (JC) 2-0 in the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup final to lift the title for the first time in 21 years....

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 12:08 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

The Blue Mahoe Capital-sponsored Reinas Shield Under-17 girls football competition will return for its fourth staging today at Merl Grove High School, boasting an all-new format due to complications caused by Hurricane Melissa. Neo Oxford, founder...

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:07 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Perennial title contenders Jamaica College (JC) will face off against a proven Excelsior High unit in a fight for urban schoolboys football supremacy today in the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup final at the National Stadium. Their clash will be the feature...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Defending champions Mona High School booked their spot in the semi-finals of the ISSA Walker Cup knockout competition after getting past Hydel High 3-2 yesterday, despite playing a man down at the Waterhouse Stadium. In the feature game of the...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:09 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

The ISSA/WATA Manning Cup semi-finals are expected to bring fireworks as perennial rivals Jamaica College (JC) and St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) will go head-to-head in the curtain closer of a double-header at the National Stadium set...

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 12:06 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

The pageantry of boxing was on full display during the Wray and Nephew Fight Night on Saturday at the Constant Spring Sports Complex as fans, old and young, danced along to the boxers’ walk-out music, cheered loudly for every blow struck and...

Published:Saturday | December 13, 2025 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Zaheim Clarke was the man of the moment for St Andrew Technical High (STATHS) as his late strike secured their place in the semifinals of the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup after a 1-0 win over Vauxhall High yesterday at the Waterhouse Mini Stadium. The win...

Published:Friday | December 12, 2025 | 12:08 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Grand Slam Track (GST), the innovative brainchild of US Olympian Michael Johnson, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, following a premature end to its inaugural season, loss of a key investor, and millions of dollars owed to athletes and vendors....

Published:Friday | December 12, 2025 | 12:06 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

With Eltham High already in the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup semifinals, and Calabar High out of contention, the race for the remaining qualifying spot in Group B will be decided today when St Andrew Technical High (STATHS) and Vauxhall High meet at the...

Published:Wednesday | December 10, 2025 | 12:09 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

JAMAICA COLLEGE (JC) and Eltham High have booked their spots in the semi-finals of the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup competition following big wins today in the second round of quarterfinal matches. JC booked their spot in the final four as they cruised...

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 12:09 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

FOLLOWING RESPECTIVE defeats in their opening ISSA/WATA Manning Cup quarter-final round games, St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) and Calabar High will be hunting for their first win when they meet today at Stadium East. Their clash will be...

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2025 | 12:09 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

CELEBRATING THEIR 50th anniversary, the 30th anniversary of their ‘triple crown’ season and being coached by the captain of their 1988 Manning Cup-winning team, the stars seem to be aligning this year for Charlie Smith High School. A school steeped...

Published:Saturday | December 6, 2025 | 12:09 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

All eight teams left in the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup competition will be inaction today as the first round of fixtures in the quarterfinal groups are set to get under way. The day’s fixtures will be headlined by a double-header at Stadium East where...

Published:Friday | December 5, 2025 | 12:11 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Forgoing its usual tagline of ‘Run for the Fun’, the 2026 Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run has adopted a new tagline of ‘Run for the West’ as they look to raise a target of $150 million to help the relief efforts in western Jamaica. The 2026 Sagicor...

Published:Friday | December 5, 2025 | 12:09 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

It has been 17 years since Excelsior High last lifted any schoolboy football title, and 21 years since they last lifted the coveted Manning Cup trophy, a fact head coach Keon Broderick and his charges are keenly aware of. Excelsior have built a...

Published:Wednesday | December 3, 2025 | 12:10 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

MOUNT PLEASANT Football Academy laid claim to their first-ever regional title, defeating Dominican Republic outfit Universidad O...

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