In Your Neighbourhood

• Trevor Fennell memorial match

A St Thomas Invitational XI will play against Portmore United's premier league team at York Oval today at 4:30 p.m. The match is in memory of Trevor Fennell, who passed away under tragic circumstances more than a year ago, on Tuesday July 28, 2009.

Fennell, at the time of his death, was the second vice-president of the St Thomas Football Association, a body he joined in 1994. He was also a very active member of the Jamaica Football Federation's women's committee and a council member of the CEFA.

In a curtain-raiser at 2:30 p.m., the St Thomas All-Star Youth team will face Portmore Under-21. Portmore United are using today's matches as part of their preparation for the upcoming Digicel Premier League season.

• Bridge round-up

Only one bridge tournament was played this week, due to Monday being a public holiday. It once again highlighted the rapid rise to distinction of the recently active junior members, who are themselves in training for the 2011 Caribbean Championships in Cuba, where separate competitions for national and junior teams are anticipated.

Wednesday night's leg of the David Levy Trophy was won in fine style by the leading junior pair of Walter Brown and Nicholas Robinson, whose 57.87 per cent round was good enough to handily relegate one of Jamaica's best and most consistent pairings, Monica Cools-Lartigue and Marlene Fulford (55.56 per cent), to second. The experienced, skilled and urbane Ripton Savin managed third (54.17 per cent), despite playing with an unfamiliar partner, Michael Chuck.

• Dragon Spitfire skittles semis tomorrow

The semi-finals of the The Dip Invitational Dragon Spitfire/Supreme Ventures seven-a-side skittles competition will be played tomorrow afternoon at The Dip, Gregory Park, starting at 1 p.m.

On Sunday, July 25, Eagles and Dragon won their respective quarter-final matches. Eagles defeated Mister C from Spanish Town 5-2, while Dragon from Rollington Town clipped their east Kingston rivals, Eastern All-Stars, 4-3 to advance.

Mystix will oppose Starliner in tomorrow's quarter-finals at 1 p.m., while The Dip will take on Rowe's Strikers immediately following the playing of that match.

The winners will join Eagles and Dragon in the semi-finals, which will be played later in the afternoon. The respective winners will meet in the final on Sunday, August 15, at The Dip.

Both Eagles and The Dip are unbeaten in the competition.

The winning team will receive $60,000 and a trophy; second, $20,000; third, $10,000; and fourth, $5,000.

Meanwhile, Eastern All-Stars defeated Mercury 3-1 to win last Sunday's five-a-side competition, hosted by Mister C in Spanish Town. For their efforts, Eastern All-Stars received $10,000 and a trophy, while Mercury secured $5,000.

• LIME top preliminary round in BH cricket

Defending champions LIME topped the preliminary round of the Reggae Jammin 50-over Business House cricket league last Sunday, beating Digicel by seven wickets in their final-round fixture at Chal-mers Avenue.

Digicel were skittled out for only 63 off 23.2 overs (Jowayne Robinson, 12; Ryan Francis, 3-7, Damion Jacobs and Andre McCarthy taking two wickets each), while LIME racked up 64 for three (Francis 31, national player Horace Miller 20).

LIME, the only unbeaten team, finished their preliminary round fixture with 21 points from nine matches to advance to the semi-finals. Jamaica Broilers finished with 20 points (losing once). OCS Electrical was third with 17 points and NWC fourth with 14 points. All four will contest the semi-finals.

AT SPRING VILLAGE: Jamaica Broilers defeated NWC by eight wickets. NWC 68 off 26 overs (Sidue Hunter 21, David Morgan 13; Robert Turner 4-12, Nicoy Lindo 2-24). Jamaica Broilers 69 for two (Marinaro Dixon 31, Turner 18).

AT JOSé MARTI: NHT defeated JUTC by 160 runs. NHT 195 from 33 overs (Jamaica player Bevon Brown 55, Shawnlee Earle 45, Sachoya Thomas 29; Ferdinand Thompson 4-42). JUTC 35 all out (Earle 5-21, Ryan Campbell 3-13).

AT JAMAICA COLLEGE: National Continental Baking Company clipped Jamalco by eight runs. National Continental 161 for eight off 40 overs (Oneil Weir 53, Lascelles Davis 25; Devon Gordon and Brian Buchanan taking two wickets each). Jamalco 154 off 35.2 overs (Dwayne Mahabeer 33, Calvert Whittick 30, Collis Johnson 25; Kenny Issacs 3-12, Ronville Brown 2-22).

In tomorrow's matches, Digicel will oppose Sagicor in a Best Dressed Chicken 30-over KO match at Kensington Park, starting at 10 a.m., while in an outstanding Reggae Jammin 50-over match, NHT will oppose Continental Baking Company at Mico.

• Mystix pool tournament

The Mystix 'B' class eight-ball pool tournament gets under way today at Mystix Sports Bar, 78³/_⁴

Hagley Park Road, with players vying for the top prize of $25,000 and a trophy.

More than 40 players from the Corporate Area and St Catherine are expected to compete in the two-day tournament, which conti-nues tomorrow. Play commences at 4 p.m. each day.

The runner-up will receive $12,500, third $5,000 and fourth $2,500. Entry fee is $1,500, re-entry $800.

Meanwhile, the Jamaica Bil-liards Association has confirmed sponsorship from Real Vibes Party Wine and Cal's Spring Water for an all-island eight-ball tournament to be played at seven venues islandwide for the next seven months, beginning on August 28 and 29 at Hot Shots Pool Bar, 103 Constant Spring Road.

• Gleaner in BH football semi-finals

Former champions The Gleaner qualified for the semi-finals of the KSAFA/Western Sports Business House Division One football competition last Saturday when they defeated JNBS 4-2 at Winchester Park.

A brace from Cavalier Super League player Locksley Thompson and one each from his Cavalier teammate Fabian Swaby and Kenrick Picknight was enough to give the 'newsmen' victory, securing their place in the semi-final event with one match in hand. Jair Minott and Ian Lindsay scored for the losers, as Gleaner led 2-1 at half-time after conceding an early goal.

Gleaner thus joined UWI in joint second with 14 points. The other semi-finalists are the unbeaten leaders Petrojam, who have completed their fixture with 22 points, and former champion Carib Cement on 12 with a game in hand against Norman Manley Inter-national Airport today at Bull Pen.

Defending champions Scotia-bank (also with 12 points) have an outside chance of reaching the semis, but only if Carib Cement lose by a two-goal margin. High-riding Petrojam defeated Norman Manley International Airport 2-0 in their final-round fixture at Tinson Pen last Saturday, thanks to second-half goals from Akeem Simpson and David Stultz.

Quarter-finals

Meanwhile, the quarter-finals of the Scotiabank Group KO competition are on today with Wray & Nephew vs Gleaner at Wray & Nephew playfield, Spanish Town Road; Scotiabank vs Courts at NWC (Mona), and Wisynco vs NWC at Tony Spaulding Sports Complex, all starting at 3:30 p.m.

The winners of the Wisynco vs NWC match will take on defending champions Carib Cement on Tuesday at Bull Pen.

In a Division II league match last Saturday at the old Men's Hockey Field, Mona, GraceKennedy clipped E-Services 1-0 with a goal from Demar Dawkins in the 40th minute.

• Ken's Wildflowercop cricket title

Ken's Wildflower copped the Dr Christine Cummings Cup with a 37-run triumph over last year champs, Portsmouth, in the Portmore Under-15 final at the Bridgeport sports ground on Sunday.

Ken's Wildflower batted first and posted 135-9 off their allotment of 30 overs. Davian Clarke top-scored with 23, and Brian Miller was close behind with 20 not out. Damion Dunn, 3-26, and Ahmed Campbell, 2-16, took most wickets for Portsmouth.

In reply, Portsmouth were bowled out for 98 in 30 overs. Malcolm White top-scored with 21, while Ryan Scott made 20. Ken's Omar Williams, with 4-6, had the best bowling spell, whereas Horane Powell took 2-8.

• Portsmouth, Rodwood clash

Zone B teams Portsmouth (12 points) and Rodwood (nine points) clash in a key sixth-round encounter in the Pines Imaging Centre Portmore U-17 Football League at 1 p.m. at the Racing field.

In the second match at 3 p.m., zone leaders Wanderers will aim for their sixth win in as many matches as they oppose strugglers Racing United.

In other games in the zone, Westport tackle Braeton United at 1 p.m. at the Christian Pen field, while in the feature match at the venue, Hellshire United take on Dunbeholden.

In Zone A, joint leaders Passagefort United (12 points) face East Portmore Portals at 1 p.m. at the Passagefort field, while Portmore United should go on a goal spree as they challenge Greater Portmore at 3 p.m. in the feature at the venue.

In other Zone B matches, Watson Grove oppose Christian Pen at 1 p.m. at the Christian Pen field, while in the 3 p.m. encounter, Christian Pen battle Queen's Park.

• Portmore top Surrey championship

Portmore topped the Kingston Wharves Surrey championship recently, when they defeated St Thomas by 11 runs at the Goodyear cricket ground in St Thomas.

Batting on a wet pitch, Portmore were bowled out for 63 runs. They hit back when they bundled out St Thomas for 52, with a ball to spare.

In a low-scoring game, only Javion McFarlane, 10, and Ahmed Campbell, 10, got into double figures for Portmore. Amir Dalley took four wickets and Ryan Scot bagged two.

• Studds rebound in Porus Under-15

Defending champions Studds shrugged off their shocking 4-0 loss to Settlement to rebound in style, slamming Connection by the same score in last weekend's third round of the Western Union-sponsored Porus Under-15 football league.

Romario Mullings, who represented Manchester in the just-concluded Juici Patties South Central Confed Under-15 league, netted twice for the champions. He extends his tally to nine, having pumped in seven in Studds' baptism of the all-female team, Central, when the competition opened at the Porus Community Centre three weekends ago.

Studds, however, had to share the round's highlight with Har-mons, who completed their second win with a 10-0 thumping of Central.

In other results completed last weekend and midweek, Chillzone beat Tuff Gong, while Connection, after three straight defeats, earned their first win, topping Central 3-0.

Owing to the league's 15th-year celebrations, no league matches will be played tomorrow. Instead, the organisers have put on two exhibition matches featuring an under-13, as well as an under-15 side. Each will play a game against an invitational team from St Elizabeth and Christiana.

The league continues next Wednesday at the Porus Commu-nity Centre with the following matches: Broadleaf vs Chillzone and Tuff Gong vs Ebony Stars.

• Juici Clarendon senior/junior netball

Unbeaten Windalco and Mico will clash in the feature game of the fifth round in the Juici Patties-sponsored Clarendon Senior netball league to be played tomorrow at 5 p.m. at the Mineral Heights Sports Complex.

Both the senior and junior leagues are resuming after a one-week break for the annual Denbigh Agricultural Show. Jamalco, Windalco and Mico have put together a 100 per cent winning streak from four previous games.

Jamalco will, therefore, relish the chance to keep their unbeaten streak intact facing Holmwood High (B). A closer fight is expected in the remaining two matchups featuring Hayes against Holmwood A and Optimist vs Denbigh A.

Matches scheduled in the Junior division: Ricam vs Claremont; Gravel Hill vs Longsville; Denbigh B vs McRebuilders; Fogo vs Glenmuir; and Humble Lions vs Tollgate.

• Bottom Halse Hall lead Jamalco League

The clash between the unbeaten Zone One teams Bottom Halse Hall and Top Hill at 4 p.m. today at the Wembley field will be the highlight of this weekend's schedule in the Jamalco Football league. Napoli will face Port in the curtain-raiser set for 2 p.m.

After 27 games and four rounds, the statistics in the Jamalco football league make for interesting analysis: 81 goals, 76 cautions and eight expulsions.

Bottom Halse Hall have the best overall statistics, sitting atop Zone One with maximum nine points from three games, scoring seven and yet to concede a goal. Top Hill are second in Zone One, with six points from the two games they have played. Defending champions Sunset continue to struggle with a single point from three games so far.

Zone Two appears far more competitive with a two-way tie at the top. Savannah and Wembley have seven points each. However, Wembley have an inferior goal average and have played one game more. Juventus come next on five points, followed by New Bowens, four, and South Manchester, three.

The third and final zone is at present led by Mineral Heights on eight points from four games, featuring two wins and two draws. Invincible are next on seven points from three games, with Napoli fourth on six points.

Tomorrow's games at Wembley field: Rail Road vs Top Halse Hall at 2 p.m.; Juventus vs South Man-chester at 4 p.m. Wembley will host Savannah at 4 p.m. in the lone game scheduled for next Wednesday.

• Clarendon Business House Football

The 2010 Clarendon FA's Business House six-a-side football competition kicks off tomorrow with a one-day rally featuring all 16 competing teams at the Mineral Heights football field.

An opening ceremony is slated for 8 a.m., followed by the kick-off of the rally at 8:30. Defending champions Young Pharmacy head the line-up of teams, which reads: May Pen Fire Brigade, May Pen Police, JNBS, JPS, Epic Hardware, Stewart's Hardware, Juici Patties, Sinclairs' Bargain Centre, Carryshell Limited, Courts Jamaica, May Pen Hospital, McRebuilders, Hayman's, Studio (artistes and singers); and Government Agencies Combined (Parish Council, NHT, etc).

Sponsorship comes courtesy of Tait's Pharmacy to the tune of $250,000. The one-day rally champions will receive $10,000. However, the overall champions are set to get $40,000.

• Cobbla Church League

The Church team eclipsed Roose Madrid as the second-place team in Zone One following their 1-0 win in last weekend's lone game.

Andrew Copeland scored the all-important goal to propel the Church team to nine points, three behind zone leaders Mile Gully. Roose Madrid are next on seven, followed by Village on four. These top four virtually assured themselves of berths in the second round as the bottom two teams, Contrivance and Chantilly, are still to pocket a single point.

In Zone Two, Cumberland failed to show for their encounter against Richmond. The three points enabled Richmond to jump to six points and clutch a place in the second round. Leaders George North (12 points), who have been bolstered by the presence of a few Premier League players, remain firm favourites to top the zone ahead of West Road (10).

No games are scheduled for this weekend. A youth convention is being hosted by the Cobbla New Testament Church of God, sponsors and organisers of the Cobbla Church football league.