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Published:Saturday | April 4, 2026 | 1:02 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica’s dominance at the Carifta Games looks set to continue when the 53rd staging gets under way this morning at the Kirani James Athletic Centre in St George’s, Grenada. Just a week after strong performances at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and...

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 12:09 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Edwin Allen High School had several individual winners at the recent ISSA GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs), but undoubtedly their biggest winner was heptathlon champion Brittany Baron, who did the impossible by...

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 12:09 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Edwin Allen High School turned Frankfield blue yesterday, celebrating their 11th ISSA/raceKennedy Girls’ Athletics Championships title with a high-energy campus rally and street parade. Students and supporters packed the school grounds before...

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 12:06 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

One of the most improved teams on the male side at the recent ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships was Wolmer’s Boys’ School. The team from Heroes Circle made significant progress from the previous year, moving up from sixth...

Published:Monday | March 30, 2026 | 12:08 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

The two successful head coaches are still celebrating after Edwin Allen High’s girls and the boys from Jamaica College pulled off spectacular victories at last week’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships. Edwin Allen...

Published:Saturday | March 28, 2026 | 12:09 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Field events stole the spotlight on yesterday’s fourth day of competition at the 2026 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, on a day which saw three records broken in the sprint hurdles events and another equalled. After 19 of...

Published:Friday | March 27, 2026 | 12:10 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICA College (JC) have taken what may turn out to be an unassailable lead in their fierce battle with Kingston College (KC) for the boys’ title at the 2026 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Championships (Champs). Meanwhile, hot favourites for...

Published:Thursday | March 26, 2026 | 12:10 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Favourites Shanoya Douglas of Holland High School and Riquelme Reid of Excelsior High School stole the spotlight in the 100 metres, winning the blue-riband Class One events at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships in fine...

Published:Wednesday | March 25, 2026 | 12:10 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

In what was a quiet opening day of competition at yesterday’s ISSA/GraceKennedy, Boys and Girls’ Athletic Championships, most of the seeded athletes advanced to the next round of their events following preliminary-round action. On the day,the only...

Published:Tuesday | March 24, 2026 | 12:15 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

It is all systems go as the biggest high school track and field event in the world, the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, gets under way today inside the National Stadium for its 116th staging. Over 2,000 athletes from 100...

Published:Monday | March 23, 2026 | 12:12 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

DENBIGH High School are quietly making their presence felt in Inter-Secondary School Sports Association competitions. Known mainly for their excellence in netball, the school’s sporting teams have been punching above their weight in recent times...

Published:Monday | March 23, 2026 | 12:12 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

FORMER CALABAR High standout Kimar Farquharson ran an outstanding final leg to pilot Jamaica to a bronze medal in the men’s 4x4000 metres at the 2026 World Indoor Athletics Championship which ended yesterday in Torun, Poland. After collecting the...

Published:Monday | March 23, 2026 | 12:11 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

WHEN action gets under way tomorrow at the 2026 ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, fans can look forward to five days of intense competition. As usual, a fierce battle is expected among the boys, and all indications are...

Published:Saturday | March 21, 2026 | 12:08 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

WHEN the final points standings for the girls are concluded on Saturday, March 28 at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, it should be a comprehensive win for the Michael Dyke-coached Edwin Allen High team from Frankfield...

Published:Friday | March 20, 2026 | 12:09 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

AFTER losing the girls’ title at last year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) to Hydel High, the Michael Dyke-coached Edwin Allen High are once again the overwhelming favourites to pick up their 11th crown at...

Published:Friday | March 20, 2026 | 12:08 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) has named a strong team for the 2026 Carifta Games to be held in St George’s, Grenada between April 4-6. Jamaica’s athletes will defend the title they won last year with an overall tally of...

Published:Monday | March 16, 2026 | 12:07 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICANS Dejanea Oakley, Shenese Walker and Tyrice Taylor registered wins at the weekend in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Indoor Track and Field Championships, which was held in Fayetteville, Arkansas. National representative...

Published:Monday | March 16, 2026 | 12:07 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Sabrina Dockery made an impressive start to her professional career at the 25th staging of the GC Foster Classic in Angels, Spanish Town, on Saturday. Dockery, a former Lacovia High student, won the women’s 100 metres going away in a season’s best...

Published:Saturday | March 14, 2026 | 12:09 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

FOLLOWING a distinguished high-school career in track and field, former Lacovia High athlete Sabrina Dockery will make her debut at the professional level today when she competes at the 25th staging of the G C Foster Classic at Angels, Spanish Town...

Published:Thursday | March 12, 2026 | 12:08 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

After Titchfield High School dominated the male section of the Eastern Athletics Championships to amass 367 points to beat nearest rivals Oberlin by over 150 points, head coach Kerron Grant is hoping to take that momentum into the Boys and Girls’...

Published:Wednesday | March 11, 2026 | 12:11 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

It has been a dream season so far in track and field for the Convent of Mercy Academy (Alpha) and head coach Kirk King is hoping his team will continue that momentum going into the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs...

Published:Wednesday | March 11, 2026 | 12:05 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Athletes competing in the field events over the three days of the Carifta Trials at the National Stadium had some very good results, with three picking up double wins. Leading the way was the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletic Championships...

Published:Tuesday | March 10, 2026 | 12:10 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

A new star was born at the Carifta Trials on Sunday when 15-year-old Markland Williams created history for himself and Denbigh High School, becoming the first athlete from the Clarendon-based institution to book a ticket to the Carifta Games after...

Published:Monday | March 9, 2026 | 12:11 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

ONE of the big winners at the Carifta Trials over the weekend was Zachary Wallace in the boys’ under-20 400 metres. Now representing Elite Performance Track Club, the former Maggotty High athlete raced to a personal-best 45.77 seconds to capture...

Published:Saturday | March 7, 2026 | 12:10 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

SHANOYA Douglas of Holland High and Excelsior High’s Riquelme Reid were in spanking form on yesterday’s opening day of competition at the three-day Carifta Trials as both produced personal best times to capture the Under-20 100 metres titles at the...

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