Is STETHS the New Sprinters’ Paradise?
St. Elizabeth Technical High School’s (STETHS) made history at this year’s annual Jamaica Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) Boys and Girls Championships, known as Champs. On 15 May, their boys…
Mixed Reaction in Jamaica to Sprinter’s Decision to Study Abroad
Kevona Davis (photo above), the Edwin Allen High School sprint sensation and, by virtue of her enormous talent, a Jamaica “national treasure” has opted to continue her education and track…
Edwin Allen’s Super Relay Team Strikes Again
Jamaica’s Edwin Allen High School’s Class Two sprint relay quartet of Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Brandy Hall, and Tia Clayton yesterday ran the fastest time on Jamaican soil by any…
Jamaican Juniors Who Unleash Their Power on The Backstretch
The backstretch/second leg of the 4x100m relay is fascinating to watch; for me it is usually where the party begins, and the magic happens. Quite often, it’s run by a…
Brace for Scorching Times from EA’s Twins and Davis at Champs
As the renown Jamaica Boys and Girls Athletics Championships looms March 26-30), one event has fans salivating; it’s the Class 3 girls (14-15 years old) 100m, which should feature 14-yr-old…
Two Stunning Jamaica Champs Records by 12-, 14-yr-old Girls
Scintillating, breathtaking, amazing, and phenomenal are just a few superlatives that describe Jamaica’s 12-year-old Brianna Lyston’s time of 23.72secs. (-0.6m/s) and that of 14-year-old Kevona Davis , (23.07 (0.9m/s) over…
After Jamaica’s Champs, The Rivalry Continues
There it was, to the world, the biggest and best high school track and field competition ever. It’s the Jamaica Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships dubbed Champs and held…
Jamaican Girls Brought Heat on Cold Day at Penn Relays
On the opening day of the running of the 121st April Penn Relays carnival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the American “City of Brotherly Love”, the temperature reached a high of only…
Jamaicans O’Hara, Hyde Not Allowed to Compete at Penns
Jamaicans at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia this weekend, April 23-25, will not see top Jamaican schoolboy sprinters Michael O’Hara of Calabar and Jaheel Hyde (top photo) of Wolmer’s in…
Spills, Thrills Highlight US High School Indoor Championships
Thrills and Spills literally highlighted the 2015 edition of USA High School Indoor New Balance Nationals (High School Track and Field Championships) March 13 to 15. Grant Fisher was running…