IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
Published:Saturday | January 8, 2011 | 12:00 AM
- Frazier's Whip advance to final
Division One club Frazier's Whip gained a historic berth in the LIME St Catherine Football Association knockout final after they defeated Super League outfit Naggo Head 4-2 in an enthralling semi-final encounter at the Spanish Town Prison Oval last Wednesday.
With the win, Frazier's became only the second Division One side to make the knockout final. Naggo Head were the first, a feat they achieved in 1996. Frazier's giant-killing run started when they eliminated defending champions Portmore United 1-0 last week.
Frazier's Whip's goals came from Jamoy Sibbles (4th), national junior player Neco Brett (31st) Orlando Stewart (65th) and quarter-final hero Jevaune Benjamin who netted the final
- Portmore Division Two resumes
The LIME-sponsored Portmore Division Two football league resumes with the playing of three matches tomorrow.
Watson Grove and East Portmore Portals will clash in a feature match at the Ferdie Neita Park on Sunday at 3 p.m. In the curtain-raiser at 1 p.m., Queens Park oppose Braeton United. Watson Grove and East Portmore had mixed fortune when the league opened last December. East Portmore lost 2-1 to Hellshire United while Watson Grove clipped Braeton 2-1.
Meanwhile, Hellshire United will host Westport in a 3 o'clock match at the Hellshire field.
- Caribbean Classic hunt fifth win
Former champions Caribbean Classic, the joint leaders on 16 points, will be seeking their fifth win in as many matches as they entertain eighth-place Hurricane in the Jamaica Domino Federation/Charley's JB White Overproof Rum Portmore/St Catherine at Portmore Lane tomorrow.
There are at least two other interesting battles as Fort International host Passagefort United at Passagefort whereas Colours Sports Bar and Ken's Wildflower battle to see who are the kings of Port Henderson Road. The other games on are Eradication vs Ackee Pod at Gregory Park, Lime Tree Grove vs Triple X Old Harbour, Right Stuff vs Westchester Nuckuz, Eagle View vs Village Link, Masterpiece vs Correctional Services and Garveymeade vs Caymanas Park in 2001.
All games begin at 11:30 a.m.
- Black Lions face Portsmouth in mid-season final
Black Lions and Portsmouth will clash in the LIME-sponsored St Catherine FA Major League Mid-season final on Sunday, January 16, at the Spanish Town Prison Oval.
Runaway leaders Black Lions were the early qualifiers, but Portsmouth had to wait until their final first round game as they drew 1-1 with Royal Lakes on Sunday, and inched to 19 points, seven points less than Lions (26 points).
The teams met in the preliminary round last November and that match was drawn 2-2.
The two qualifiers were not in action as the 10th and final set of games in the first round were contested last Tuesday. Spanish Town Police closed the first round third with 18 points as they edged Olanzo Brown 72nd-minute goal. Dunbeholden are in fourth position after their 2-1 victory over DB Basovak last Sunday. In other games, Rodwood were in a punishing mood as they thumped Wanderers 5-1 with Eric Kerr scoring a first-half double in the 5th and 41st minutes. Delroy Bernett (43rd), Taylor Mills (74th), André Green (86th) scored Rodwood's other goals.
- Ocho Rios charity golf
The 10th annual Couples Resorts Ocho Rios Charity Golf tournament will be held at the Sandals Golf & Country Club on Sunday, January 16. There will be a shot-gun start at 11:30 a.m. Entrance fee is $7,500 or US$85. Interested golfers may call 9754271 to register.
- St Mary football
The 2010-2011 Captain's Bakery/St Mary Football Association Major League competition will be launched tomorrow at Eden Park, Jacks River, St Mary, commencing at 11 a.m.
The dress parade will be followed by a game between Gayle Authentic Strikers and Albany United FC at 1 p.m. and at 3 p.m. Galina United FC and Windsor Castle FC will meet in the feature encounter.
The president of the Jamaica Football Federation, Captain Horace Burrell, and other dignitaries are expected to be in attendance.
- Goodwill Open League netball
Kings and Angels 'B' registered contrasting victories as action continued in St James Goodwill Open League Netball this week. In a one-sided affair, Kings buried Barrett Town 40-8 to register their third victory in as many games. Having to win, and win big, Kings followed the script perfectly, as they mesmerised the Barrett Town defence to take all quarters 10-2, 6-3, 13-1 and 11-2. The defensive unit worked very well, complemented with some poor passes from Barrett Town, to limit the attacks on goal and create opportunities for the young Sashalee Gaynor who had a game high 17 goal from 21 attempts, the experience Leonie Lawrence 11 from 19, Latoya Clarke seven from nine and Cerene Wallace five from 11. Kings (nine points) moved closer to Zone 'A' leaders Angels 'A' (12), with a game in hand before the mid-season final.
Angels 'B', on the other hand, had to work overtime to hold off the experience of Falmouth Strikers to win in the narrowest of margins, 23-22. Poor shooting, erratic passing and unforced errors were the order of the day for both teams, as Angels 'B' edged into the lead 5-4 at the end of the first quarter. Falmouth did enough to have a two-goal lead going into the final quarter by taking the second and the third 6-4 and 6-5, respectively. The youthful Angels rallied to take the fourth 8-6. Shagail Green-Barnett had eight goals from 15 attempts, Karine Morgan seven from 14, Lafrica Bennett five from 10 and Shanille Sylvester one from seven. The consolation goals came from Karen Hamilton, who had a game high 18 goal from 33 attempts and Cassandra Morgan four from 11. The win puts Angels 'B' atop Zone 'B' with 12 points but have the worst average (1.62) of the three Zone leaders. Juvvies with a 5.56 average, head Zone 'C' with a game in hand and Angels 'A' head Zone 'A' with 1.91.
Today and tomorrow will see the last round of games before the mid-final on Wednesday, January 12. On Saturday, Juvvies should win against UWI (West) at 2 p.m., Falmouth Strikers will look to bounce back against cellar dwellers Queens 3 p.m. and Pacers 'A' should set the pace against Ace Sport Club at 4 p.m. On Sunday, Pacers 'B' should have things easy against Barrett Town at 3 p.m. and Angels 'A's eyes should be on the Kings and Starlight 'B' match at 4 p.m. All games will be played at the Overton Netball Court.
- South Central Super League resumes today
Following a two-week break due to the Christmas holidays, the South Central Super League resumes this weekend with the playing of the second round of matches, scheduled for today and tomorrow.
Top-ranked Rivoli, who last year were relegated from the Digicel Premier League, and had started a new campaign in the South Central Confed Super league whipping fellow St Catherine team De La Vega United 5-0, will host Newlands at Prison Oval tomorrow.
In another key contest, defending champions Meadows, who were impressive 4-0 winners over Downs of Manchester, are likely to get a stern test from Monymusk of Clarendon who had beaten Naggo Head 2-1.
The games on for today are New Bowens vs De La Vega and Naggo Head vs Tru-Juice. Tomorrow's slate is completed by Mile Gully vs Bodles and Newell of St Elizabeth vs Downs.
- Manchester Major League
The second round of The Captain's Bakery Manchester Major League continues this weekend. Today, Georges Valley will host New Green at deCarteret College (DC) while Porus welcomes Kendal.
On Sunday, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) will host the matchup between Star Line and Hillstars while Mandeville United and Comfort meet at DC.
In first-round results from the season kick-off last weekend, Georges Valley and Hillstars tied 1-1 while newly promoted Comfort upset New Green 1-0. In mid-week action, Star Line beat Mandeville United 1-0 and Kendal and Young Diamonds ended 1-1.
- South Central AGM today
The South Central Confederation will have its annual general meeting today at the home of Manchester Football, at the Rada Complex in Mandeville, where there will be a focus on election of officers to serve a two-year term.
Dale Spencer, who also serves as the first vice-president of the Jamaica Football Federation, is expected to returned for his third term as chairman. In fact, the other major posts - general secretary occupied by Dalton Wint and treasurer held by Ricardo Valentine - are unopposed.
- JTTA club league round-up
In a clash of two newcomers, leaders Extreme Spin blanked Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) 5-0 in a rescheduled Division 4 match played on Thursday night as the JTTA National Table Tennis Club League continued. The match was hosted by the winners at Industrial Complex, White Marl, Spanish Town.
Extreme Spin have now completed their fixtures with a record of seven wins and one loss and are on top with 14 points. They are followed by Windalco Kirkvine Sports Club with eight points, Digicel five, BOJ four and former champions Highgate United two.
Windalco Kirkvine Sports Club, Digicel and BOJ each have three matches left to play while Highgate United have six matches remaining. The top-four finishers will progress to the semi-finals.
In individual results on Thursday night, Jimmy Ho-On crushed Paul Allen 3-0 (11-1, 11-7, 11-7), Simon Ho-On (Jimmy's son) outscored Rudolph Muir 3-1 (6-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-1), André Chin overpowered Rosie Moo-Young 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-3) and Bevan Antonio cruised past John Sinclair 3-0 (11-1, 11-3, 11-8) in singles matches. In doubles, Antonio and Patrick Miller trounced Sinclair and Muir 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-3) to complete the 5-0 victory.