Harbour View and Portmore United will face off in two matches at the Ewarton Community Sports Centre on July 25.

According to a release from Harbour View Football Club, they agreed to assist Alton Wright, a concerned citizen of the Ewarton community in the staging the matches to raise funds for the construction of a 50-metre swimming pool at the community centre.

The approximate cost to construct this pool is $10 million.

The pool, according to the release, "will also be used to teach and train students from preparatory, primary, and high schools to swim and compete in international events.

St Thomas Technical, Bath and Morant Bay were victorious as the curtain came down on the St Thomas Credit Union youth competitions last weekend.

In the opening game, Morant Bay, behind goals from Rafiel Coleman (17th) and Odane Marriott (30th), shocked the high riding favourites Yallahs Primary 2-0.

In the second game, a 36th minute penalty from Ruth-Ann Henry helped Bath to defeat the defending champions St Thomas Technical in the Under-16 girls.

In the much anticipated match-up between St Thomas Technical and Paul Bogle in Under-15 boys section, the former outclassed their opponents to win easily.

St Thomas Technical took the lead in the 32nd minute and went 2-0 up in the 34th minute through strikes from Fitzroy Logan.

Romario Livingston made it 3-0 midway the second half.

However, despite two goals in six minutes from Alvis Powell (64th) and Gary Armstrong (70th), the Marlon Russell-coached team held on to defeat Paul Bogle 3-2.

Donald Brown, representing the St Thomas Credit Union, was on hand to witness the finals and was quick to admit that the competitions were well organised.

At the brief presentation ceremony, the award for top goalscorer in the Under-15 division went to Rodaine Jennings from St Thomas Technical (eight goals) while in the Under-13 division, Rafiel Coleman of Morant Bay took the award with 11 goals.

MVP of the Under-13 was Odaine Marriot, while Fitzroy Coleman from St Thomas Technical and Nicole Williams from Bath were the MVPs for the Under-15 and female league, respectively.

The Jamaica Hockey Federation (JHF) in association with the Olympic Solidarity Movement will be staging an International Hockey Federation's (FIH) Level 1 coach certification course, July 23-26.

This certification is internationally recognised and is intended to certify 25 current, active local hockey coaches.

The training session will be led by FIH Grade 1 Coach, Niall Sturrock of Scotland and he will be assisted by FIH L/evel II certified coach, Philip Fernandes of Guyana and Lizzie Sturrock, also of Scotland, a trainer of coaches.

The JHF board has identified several objectives for the sport directed at increasing the player base and quality of play in the sport. Chief among these is the development of our coaches who are entrusted with the introduction and development of the sport at all levels in the educational system as well as at the club and national levels.

This focus also coincides with a requirement by the Ministry of Education, communicated to schools in September 2008, which indicated that all coaches with responsibility for running co-curricular/intra-mural programmes are to be certified to at least a Level 1 standard.

Ian Wilkinson was re-elected unopposed to start his fourth two-year term as president of the Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF), at the annual general meeting and awards ceremony of the JCF, held at the Alhambra Inn in Kingston last Saturday.

Wilkinson, who was unchallenged for the post, will lead a team of 13 council members who were elected at the AGM. They include National Master (NM) Mark Holness - vice-president for Cornwall, NM Peter Myers - vice-president for Middlesex, FIDE Master (FM) Warren Elliott - vice-president for Surrey, Michael Ramsay - secretary, NM Robert Wheeler - treasurer, NM Shane Matthews, FM Jomo Pitterson, Maurice Robinson, Daren Wisdom, NM Geoffrey Byfield, Woman FM Deborah Richards, Thelma Shaw and Zachary Ramsay.

In expressing his appreciation for again being entrusted with the leadership of the JCF, Wilkinson indicated that he would be focusing on the establishment and development of parish associations and the development of women's chess over the next two years.

The Heineken International open double elimination pool tournament (8-ball) takes place today and tomorrow at MoBay Proper, 44 Fort Street in the resort capital, starting at 3 p.m. both days.

The tournament offers a whopping first prize of $120,000 to the winners and a trophy, $50,000 and a trophy for second, $25,000 for third and fourth, and $15,000 each for players finishing from fifth to eighth place. Entry fee is $3,500 per player.

Many of the island's top players are expected to compete, including former winner Danny Ghocul from Guyana; Montego Bay's top player Noel 'Schoolboy' Blagrove; Roy Letts, who has won the two most recent tournaments; Ewart Hall, who is the top-ranked player so far this season by virtue of having won three ranking tournaments; as well as Sunil 'Presto' Newman, Sunil 'Termite' Kissendal, Jody Mullings, Gary Manning, Elvis Newman, Dean Blackwood, Fernado Anderson, Orville Henry, Everett Austin, Nicholas 'King Fish' Linton, Jahrel Stephenson, Chris Sinclair along with female players Nicky Lawrence, Chyann Nicholls and Francine Cardoza,

Passagefort United and Watson Grove will battle for a spot in next Saturday's semi-final of the Senator Arthur Williams-sponsored Portmore Under-15 football league today, at the Passagefort playing field. Match time is 1:30 p.m.

Watson Grove, currently in third place on 21 points and trailing already qualified Cumberland (25, and Wanderers (24), need only a draw, but Passagefort need a win to advance. Rodwood, fourth on 20 points, are expected to take up the other spot as they play lowly placed Portmore Pines, at 3:30 p.m. at the Watson Grove playing field. In the opening game at that venue, out-of-contention teams Christian Pen and Westport play each other in a 1:30 p.m. contest.

In other games, Braeton United square off with Daytona at 3:30 p.m., at Passagefort, while semi-final bound Wanderers are expected to top the preliminary round with a win over Hellshire United in a 3 p.m. match at the Hellshire playing field.

The Pines Imaging Centre-sponsored Portmore Under-17 Football League kicks off tomorrow with a uniform parade and a double header at the Passagefort playing field.

The sponsors will meet the 21 participating teams before the scheduled 1 p.m. kick-off.

Passagefort United and Rodwood play in the opening game at 1 p.m. Then at 3 p.m., defending champions Portmore United clash with Wanderers. Matches will be played on Thursdays and Sundays, at five venues in Portmore.