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Wray & Nephew skittles round-up

Waltham Strikers scored a notable upset in the third round of the Wray & Nephew White Overproof Skittles Competition last Sunday, clipping many-time champions Eastern All-Stars 6-5 to post their first win of the season.

This being a Super Sunday date, all matches were played at Hangover Skittles Club, near MegaMart in Portmore.

Both teams were locked at 5-5, going into the 11th and final game, before the skilful Donovan Ashman broke the deadlock in defeating Steve Thompson 1060-0650 to give Waltham a narrow win.

Defending champions Eagles drubbed Rowe's Strikers 6-1, the reigning Pattex Cup champions Mystix also beat Dragon 6-1, Mercury stopped Olympic Strikers 6-4, while Hangover handed Lady Strikers their first defeat in three matches, topping the ladies 6-3.

In the other noteworthy match played on Sunday, Mister C from Spanish Town defeated Portmore The Dip 6-3. Mister C's promising young player, Yanick Senior, who is unbeaten in three matches so far, closed out the six with a 1020-0840 victory over elite player Richard Mohammed.

The competition continues tomorrow with six matches.

Red Stripe beat Sagicor in BH cricket

Newcomers Red Stripe made a winning start in the Business House cricket 35-over KO competition on Sunday when they defeated Sagicor by 74 runs in a home match at Red Stripe Oval.

Batting first, Red Stripe raced to 278 for seven off their 35 overs - Junior Ricketts 64, W. Cuff 54, Arlington Whittick 32; R. Nelson 2-39. Sacigor in reply were bowled out for 204 in 32.2 overs - S. Garriques and A. Anglin 38 each; A. Elliott 3-30, D. Hanson 3-44.

The other scheduled match between Jamalco and Continental Baking Company at Jamalco was rained out and this will be replayed tomorrow at the same venue. Continental Baking Company batted first and were dismissed for 129 (Roland Henry 30, Oneil Weir 24; Peteray Lewis 3-21). Jamalco reached 64 for four when the showers arrived - Oneil Osbourne 18 not out.

In addition to the replay of the rained-out match at Jamalco, only one other match has been scheduled and this is in the Best Dressed Chicken 30-over KO competition. It pits JUTC against NHT at José Mart High School. Both matches commence at 11 a.m.

Meanwhile, the league matches (50 overs) will commence on Sunday, June 5 with 10 participating teams.

Gleaner on top in BH domino

Former champions The Gleaner scored their second win from as many matches in the Wray & Nephew-sponsored Business House domino competition when they defeated Wray & Nephew 150-136 in Division One action at Wray & Nephew, Spanish Town Road, on Friday, May 20.

Gleaner, who returned to the competition following a one-year break, had earlier defeated Jamaica Fire Brigade 109-104 in their opening round match at the Gleaner Sports Club on May 13.

In that match, the 'Firemen' gained the ascendancy to lead early in the 90s, but Gleaner rallied strongly to lead 98-97, then kept up the pressure in the closing stages to win by five points.

Matches in both Divisions One and Two are played on Fridays.

Summerfield in semi-final

Summerfield became the first qualifiers to the semi-finals of the 2011 Claro Clarendon Division One when they defeated Black Stars 2-1 last weekend. It was their second straight win in the quarter-final group round, having beaten Ebony Stars 1-0. With six points, Summerfield cannot be surpassed for one of two available spots from Zone B.

Zone A remains interesting with three teams in with a chance of making the cut. However, the big news of last weekend's play was the 1-0 defeat inflicted on high riding Bucknor by Four Paths. Bucknor finished their preliminary round with a perfect win streak ahead of Summerfield, and had opened their quarter-final campaign with a 2-1 win over Springfield.

Only Springfield are out of contention as both Four Paths and Jamalco moved to four points each followed by Bucknor (3). Jamalco earned their first win of the second-round turning back hapless Springfield 3-0.

Petrojam blank UWI in BH football

Defending champions Petrojam drubbed UWI 4-0 as the KSAFA/Western Sports Business House Division One football competition continued at Tinson Pen playing field on Tuesday.

Petrojam's win was spearheaded by a brace from ace striker David Stultz. In another Division One match played last Saturday at Tony Spauldng Sports Complex, KO champions Wisynco clipped Wray & Nephew 1-0, thanks to a first-half goal from Girvan Brown.

In Division Two action, newcomers ISCF edged ASC 1-0 at Bell/Chung Oval on Thursday, the winning goal coming from Deshon Hylton. In another match, Red Stripe defeated NHT 3-1 at Red Stripe Oval.

The Western Sports/Peak Bottling Business House 5-a-side one day rally takes place today at the NWC playing field in Mona starting at 9 a.m. The competition has attracted 24 teams and the winning team will receive $30,000.

Manchester Under-17 round-up

There was little change to the number of teams that have booked places in the second round of the Manchester FA Under-17 competition sponsored by Power Services Company Limited.

Terrible weather forced the postponement of all but one game in last weekend's schedule. In the lone game possible, Kendal and Hillstars drew 1-1. This result confirmed Kendal as winners of Zone A with 10 points from four games, while Hillstars inched closer to gaining a qualification spot as the runners-up.

A total of eight teams - four zone winners and their respective runner-ups are guaranteed spots in the second round. Joining Kendal as group winners are the pair of Mile Gully Youths and Mile Gully FC.

All rescheduled games will be accommodated on Monday. They are Spring Ground vs Young Diamonds and DC Strikers vs Studds.

George North lead Cobbla Church league

Defending champions George North scored their second straight win of the 2011 renewal of the Cobbla New Testament Church football league outscoring a determined Contrivance team 4-2 at the Cobbla Youth Camp, near Spaldings.

George North opened the new season beating Christiana Strikers courtesy of a double strike from last year's leading goalscorer, Avadine Ellington. However, they needed the help of two Sporting Central Premier League players - midfielder Jamali Powell and striker François Swaby to get the better of Contrivance, who had opened the new season with a 1-1 draw against Clandon Strikers.

Powell scored two goals (24th, 34th) while Swaby also bagged a double (68th, 78th). Quite interestingly, Andrae Powell got both goals for Contrivance. Bad light as well as dangerous bouts of lightning then forced the premature end to Napoli and Church United encounter after 54 minutes. The teams were 1-1.

Matches on tomorrow: Christiana Strikers vs Roose Madrid; and Richmond United vs West Road.

New Under-15 league for Manchester

The Manchester FA has announced the start of a new Under-15 competition today at the Kirkvine Sports Club.

An all-day extravaganza featuring all 10 participating teams is on today starting at 10:30 a.m. The teams registered are Mile Gully FC (based in the community), Mile Gully Youths (based at Manchester High), Kendal, Hillstars, Studds, Georges Valley, DC Strikers, Settlement, New Green and Mandeville United.

Top honours for Ja riflemen

The nine-member Jamaica rifle team defeated squads from the region and further afield to claim top honours in the team competition at the Caribbean Rifle Shooting Championships, held recently in Antigua and Barbuda.

The week-long championship was contested by the largest number of shooters to attend any Caribbean competition. After a gruelling two-day team competition, the Jamaicans bested the field which included defending champions Guyana as well as teams from Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Bermuda, England and Canada.

The victory ended a losing streak for the Jamaicans whose last hold on the title came in 2003. It also marked the dethroning of regional powerhouse Guyana who had won the team competition for six of the last 10 years.

In the finals, the Jamaican Team, made up of Major John Nelson, David Rickman, Jose Nunez, Dennis Lee, Wayne McNair, Canute Coley, Horatio Brown and Aubrey Yee Sang endured a see-saw battle with Guyana which literally came down to the final shot. Undaunted by their opponents' impressive track record, the Jamaicans kept their heads and won the championship by two points.