St Thomas football

Sandstar and Lyssons recorded comfortable wins in opening round matches of The Captain's Bakery-sponsored St Thomas Major League.

In the season's opening match, Lyssons beat Sunrise 3-1, thanks to strikes from Orlando Ricketts (16th minute), Michael Murray (23rd) and Hussain McKenzie (86th).

Michael Laing scored Sunrise's only goal in the 86th minute.

On Sunday, Sandstar came away 4-2 victors over Delta Force. Damion Chisholm (14th), Devern Thomas (51st), Michael Bethune (57th) and Alrick Richards (86th) were the scorers for Sandstar, while Kemar Anderson (90th) and Raymond Jennings (90th) netted for the losers.

In the day's other games, Danvers Pen and Heartease played to a 1-1 draw while Springrain edged Kool Kat 1-0 on Tuesday.

Action continues today with Delta Force against Sunrise at Eastern Banana and Sandstar against Danvers Pen at Petersfield. Tomorrow, Heartease host Kool Kat, Springrain take on Yallahs at SDC and Prospect tackle Lyssons at Cotton Tree. All games start at 3 p.m.

InsportS all-island football

In action from the St Mary leg of the InsportS All-Island Community Football league, Fort Stewart thrashed Baxter's Mountain 7-0 for the day's (Tuesday) biggest victory at Westmoreland Oval.

In other games, Windsor Youth also had things easy on the day, beating Strangers 6-0, while Mason Hall, the day's other winner, came away 1-0 victors against Coleraine, who were later banned with immediate effect after checks revealed they used nine unregistered players in the game.

In another match in St Mary, Jack's River and Petrol played to a 1-1 draw, while over in Westmoreland, Kings Valley edged Sterling 1-0.

James tops chess champs

National Under-18 RBTT chess champion Stuart James In action during last weekend's junior championships, held at the RBTT head office in New Kingston. - Contributed

In action from last weekend's junior chess championships, held at the RBTT head office in New Kingston, the Under-18 category was a tight battle between Stuart James of the University of the West Indies and Glenmuir's Laurence Davey.

Both players ended on 5.5 points from six games, having drawn their game against each other. It was left to the tie-break system to separate the two. Pre-tournament favourite, Stuart James, was adjudged the winner and National Under-18 champion.

The Under-16 category was a no-contest as Campion College's Philip Pryce used his greater experience to outlast all six of his opponents and secure six points to take the title. Audriana Jackson of Gaynstead High School took the National Under-16 Girls title.

The Under-14 category saw the only big upset of the tournament, with the victory of Calabar's Shreyas Smith, who scored five points to take the top position, while in the Under-12 age-group, Campion College's Andrew Folkes continued the trend with a perfect performance, winning all six of his games to emerge the top player in his age group.

Other winners on the day were Lawrence Foreman of Sts Peter and Paul (Under-8) and Queen's Prep's Rochelle Porter (girls Under-8); Hopefield Prep's Elias Issa (Under-10). Rachel Miller, also of Hopefield Prep, took the National Under-10 girls' title.

Queen's advance in style

Queen's ended the preliminary round with a bang, when they thrashed Starlight Juniors 22-11 in the St James Goodwill Open Netball League.

The win handed Queen's Zone C honours over Angelets, and they join Angels 'A' and Angels 'B' as the only unbeaten teams in the competition so far. Sashalee Gaynor's 17 goals and Kimberlee Perry with five were the top shooters for the winners, while Ayesha Paul netted eight goals and Stacian Facey three for the losers.

Queen's will now meet Angels 'A', Lime 'A' and Starlight Eagles in Pool 1 of the quarter-finals, and Angelets will meet Angels 'B', St James Development Squad and William Knibb in Pool 2.

Rivoli, Naggo Head advance

Premier League club Rivoli United and Super League outfit Naggo Head booked their spots in the semi-finals of the St Catherine Co-operative Credit Union sponsored knockout football competition following contrasting wins over Meadows and Rodwood Wednesday night at the Spanish Town Prison Oval.

Rivoli got past a spirited Meadows team on penalties and prevailed 4-3 in the shoot-out.

Devon Hodges, Kirk Ramsey, Fidel Anderson and Mike Soares scored penalties for Rivoli, while Devon Francis, Andre Llewellyn and Sivaun Scott netted their kicks for Meadows. In normal time, Devon Hodges shot Rivoli into the lead with a glancing header in the ninth minute, but Meadows received a lifeline with Devon Francis' spectacular goal in the 40th minute. His 50-yard shot dipped inside the crossbar and caught goalkeeper Marlon Henry napping.

In the earlier game, Naggo Head clipped Rodwood 2-1. Rodwood's Andre Johnson's own goal in the 43rd minute gave Naggo Head a fortunate lead, but Romaine Gibbon would equalise for Rodwood in the 59th minute, prior to Nicholas Forbes giving Naggo Head the victory with a 67th-minute strike.

In next Wednesday's semi-final at the Prison Oval, Division One Royal Lakes, who eliminated Super League club Bodles 3-1 on Tuesday, oppose Premier League team Portmore United while Rivoli play Naggo Head. Portmore are the defending champions.