A Mandeville batsman swings at the ball as Power of Faith Seniors wicketkeeper Glenn Wellington reacts during the Power of Faith Ministries Twenty20 Church Cricket League match at Lime Tree Oval in St Catherine last Saturday. Mandeville won by 55 runs. - Anthony Minott/Freelance Photographer
Power of Faith Seniors need a prayer
Power of Faith Seniors will need a powerful prayer to reach this year's semi-finals of the Power of Faith Ministries Twenty20 Church Cricket League after their shock 55-run loss to Mandeville New Testament last Saturday.
Ironically, Power of Faith Seniors will have to depend on the same team that beat them (Mandeville) for a chance to advance. Mandeville meet Miracle Open Bible in a 11:30 a.m. match at Lime Tree Oval today.
Mandeville, Zone One leaders with maximum eight points from two matches, have already qualified and their only motivation for this game is to top the zone, while Miracle need a win to advance to the next round. A loss for Miracle (six points) would see the defending champions Power of Faith (six) going to the next round with a superior net run-rate.
The other two semi-finalists from the next Zone are Braeton New Testament (eight) and Power of Faith Development (eight). Faith Temple, also with eight points were eliminated, just losing out to the Development team that had a better net run-rate.
JBA/INSPORTS basketball semi-finals
The JBA/INSPORTS St Catherine Primary Mini Basketball League has reached its semi-final stage following the playing of the quarter-finals at the Edgewater Community Centre in Portmore, St Catherine.
Leading the qualifiers are St John's Primary, Marlie Mount 'A' and 'B' and Greater Portmore.
St John's Primary and Marlie Mount 'A' topped their semi-final groups, with two wins and no losses, and Marlie Mount 'B' and Greater Portmore advanced as runners-up with one win and a loss.
In Zone A, St John's Primary beat Mount Moreland 14-6 and Greater Portmore 14-9, while Greater Portmore outscored Mount Moreland 6-2. In Zone B, Marlie Mount 'A' got by Independence City 10-7 and Marlie Mount 'B' 6-4, while Marlie Mount 'B' beat Independence City 10-8 in double overtime. The semi-finals are scheduled for this Thursday.
Wray & Nephew skittles
Dragon and Eastern All-Stars, both from East Kingston, won their opening round Wray & Nephew-sponsored skittles encounters last Sunday at Dragon Skittles Club, Rollington Town, in contrasting fashion.
Contesting the Premier League, Dragon defeated the recent Pattex Cup champions Meadowvale, who surprisingly turned up without their full contingent of players and paid the price.
Meadowvale fought back from a 0-2 deficit to lead 3-2 and eventually 5-3. But Dragon capitalised on their misfortune to win 6-5. In the curtain-raiser, Eastern All-Stars made short work of Cherry's Strikers, handing them an 8-2 whipping in the second Premier League encounter. Cherry's, playing without their captain and two-time singles champion Robert 'World Man' Mickey, looked out of sorts and their feeble challenge was brushed aside.
In the two Major League matches at House of Peace Skittles Club, Berwick Road in Whitfield Town, home team House of Peace beat Olympic Strikers 8-3 while Portmore's The Dip also got by newcomers Mercury 8-3.
The competition continues tomorrow with a double-header at Fisher's Place, 57 Lyndhurst Road, Mercury will oppose Waltham Strikers while Dragon are up against Eastern in their 'battle of the east' clash. And over in Gregory Park, The Dip host House of Peace and Mystix take on Cherry's Strikers. All matches start at 1:00 p.m.
KSAFA Super League
The Victoria Mutual/KSAFA Super League football competition continues this afternoon with the usual five matches.
Newly crowned champions Meadhaven United oppose Mountain View at Michigan Oval, Police National vs Rockfort at Duhaney Park, Bull Bay vs Maverley/ Hughenden at Bull Pen, Santos vs Constant Spring at Bell Chung playfield and Cavalier vs Duhaney Park at Excelsior High School. All matches start at 3:30 p.m.
KSAFA Major League
The KSAFA Major League football competition continues this afternoon with five matches. They are: Swallowfield vs Barbican at Stadium East, Central Kingston vs Rae Town at Winchester Park, Olympic Gardens vs Cooreville Gardens at Cling Cling Oval and Brown's Town vs Seaview at Vauxhall High School. All start at 3:30 p.m. The fifth match between Real Mona and UTech is also on at Buttercup Park, only this is scheduled to start at 4:00 p.m.
In the KSAFA Syd Bartlett League, Meadforest take on ISCF at Queenborough field starting at 3:30 p.m. while Port Royal are up against Pembroke Hall at Buttercup Park, this match starts at 2:00 p.m.
Portmore domino quarter-finals
The quarter-finals of the CTL Portmore/St Catherine domino league are on tomorrow at neutral venues.
Fort International, winners of the preliminary round with 87 points from 19 matches, will oppose defending champions Hurricane at Garveymeade Sports Club, Caribbean Classic, having finished second with 81 points, will take on Right Stuff at Fort International Domino Club, Passagefort; Eagle View vs Old Harbour United at Caribbean Classic Domino Club, Portmore Lane, and Eradication vs Ackee Pod at Eagle View Club, Old Braeton.
All matches start at 11:30 a.m. and will be played to 300 points. Last Sunday, Right Stuff played to an exciting tie (299 all) with home team Marlie Mount in a rescheduled match to secure a place in the last eight.
Colin Fagan domino clash
The traditional bottom-of-the-table match in the Portmore/St Catherine domino league for the Colin Fagan Trophy, donated by the MP for South East St Catherine, takes place tomorrow between Ken's Wildflower and New Look. The match will be played at the Edgewater Community Centre starting at 11:30 a.m. and will embrace 300 points.
According to Jamaica Domino Federation president Gerald Stephens, the match is to say thank you to the bottom two teams which have honoured their fixtures come rain or shine. The winner will receive $10,000 in addition to the Colin Fagan Trophy while the losing team gets $5,000. Ken's Wildflower finished 19th in the standings and New Look in 20th and last place, but both have managed to win matches nonetheless.
