St James TTThis year's St James Parish Table Tennis Championships will be staged today at the Montego Bay Cricket Club.
The tournament will be played under new sponsors this year, namely the JTTA and three Montego Bay companies, Northwest Development, Trinity Pharmacy and Clinicare Pharmacy.
As usual, the tournament will be divided into two sections - one section for St James parish players only while the other is open to players from anywhere in the island.
The events
Events to be contested in the St James section include men's and women's singles, male and female over-40 singles, male and female under-21 singles, plus boys' and girls' singles for age-groups Under-18, Under-15 and Under-12. There will also be, for the first time, novice male and female singles for players who have never played a tournament before.
Events in the Open section are the men's and women's singles, aimed at attracting top national players to the tournament.
Registration will start at 9:00 a.m. with play beginning at 10:00 a.m.
The winner of the men's and women's singles this year will receive $10,000 and $5,000, respectively, with the runners-up getting $5,000 and $2,500.
Twelve Stars lift title
Preseason favourites Twelve Stars captured the JPS/St James Intermediate Netball Rally by defeating Starlight B 10-4 in the final played at MoBay Cricket Club recently.
In the first semi-final, Twelve Stars edged Nampel 5-4. The second semi-final between Starlight B and Destiny could be considered the match of the day as the game went into overtime after a 7-7 tie at the end of regulation time. Starlight B went on to win 9-7.
In the final, Starlight B proved to be no match for Twelve Stars as Antoinette Reid (MVP and leading goalscorer) led her team to a deserved victory.
Hotel domino
The 2008 Western Hotels Sports Association all-island hotels domino competition continues this afternoon with six matches. Former champions Half Moon Hotel hosts newcomers the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited at Montego Bay branch at 4:00 p.m., the same time unbeaten Tryall Hotel seek their fourth win in as many matches against good but inconsistent newcomers Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel.
Vastly improved
At 6:00 p.m. Grand Lido Negril Resort and Spa will aim for an easy win in a home match against the Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited - Negril branch while at 4:00 p.m., the vastly improved and one of the fancied teams for title honours this year, Starfish Trelawny, host winless sister property Breezes Montego Bay.
The fixtures are completed with Sandals Negril Beach Resort and Spa hoping to rebound from a recent loss when they host sister property Beaches Negril Resort and Spa and Sunset Jamaica Grande trying to revive their slim quarter-final aspirations when they host newcomers Gran Bahia Principe in Ocho Rios. Both of these matches start at 4:00 p.m.
MultiCare track & field
The 2008 MultiCare track & field achievement championships will take place on Tuesday at GC Foster College in Angles, Spanish Town.
The meet's opening ceremony will take place at 2:30 p.m. and Vikram Dhiman, chief operating officer at ICD Group Limited, will be the day's speaker.
Athletes will compete in age classes 10-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18 and Open.
The events on the card are 100m, 150m (10-12); 100m, 400m (13-14); 100m, 400m, 800m (15-16 and 17-18); 4x100m (all classes) and 4x400m (Open).
More than 500 boys and girls from the 31 MultiCare-assisted schools in East, Central and West Kingston and Greater Portmore are down to take part.
Volleyball training
The national volleyball teams will commence training this morning, starting at 9:00 a.m. at the GC Foster College, in preparation for the Caribbean Championships.
The Championships are scheduled to be held in Barbados from July 13-21. The list of players who have been selected for the national squads will soon be released.
Labyrinth victorious
Labyrinth and Free Hill recorded victories in the IST girls' primary football league, which continued at the Eden Park Sports Complex in Jacks River, St Mary, on Wednesday.
Labyrinth Primary eased past Mount Angus Primary 3-1 courtesy of goals from Rociana Butter, Saneca Wescarth and Ruthann James. Mount Angus's lone goal came from the boot of Angeleta Gordon.
The second game saw Free Hill Primary come from behind to beat Ramble Primary 2-1 thanks to 36th-minute penalty by captain Gleneisha Hinds and 43rd-minute strike from Shellara Grandison. Ramble had earlier taken the lead through a 14th-minute strike from Jaday Rattigan.
BH football
The 2008 Kingston & St Andrew Business House Football Season kicks off this afternoon with a one-day, five-a-side rally at the National Water Commission (NWC) field, Great House Boulevard, Mona.
The day's activities will commence at 9:00 a.m. with 17 teams vying for the Pronto Porridge-Mix Trophy sponsored by Seprod Limited.
The competition has attracted some new entrants in Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and Mobile Reserve and sees the return of many-time champions GraceKennedy.The finals is tentatively schedule for 5:00 p.m. but will be preceded by an entertainment game which features a Referee All-Stars side vs KSAFA Business House executives at 4:00 p.m.
