East Mucurapo Secondary will join Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School through the trap door of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, as the northern outfit were relegated today. Mucurapo travelled to Signal Hill Secondary needing their first away win since they edged Miracle Ministries 1-0 on Wednesday 25 …
Read More »SSFL 24: “Zoom Zoom” stars as Benedict’s routs MMPHS; Fatima down Arima
No other football team can catch St Benedict’s College now! Whatever their fate in the boardroom, there has been little doubt about which schools has ruled the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) playing fields in 2024. And, this afternoon, the “La Romaine Lions” put an exclamation mark on their form …
Read More »SSFL 24: Stapleton scores then sent off, as Arima North hold off ‘Saints’ in tense affair
Arima North Secondary striker Tyrell Stapleton went from hero to villain at the Arima Velodrome this evening but his team did enough to get the better of St Mary’s College 2-0 in their Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division encounter. Stapleton broke the deadlock for Arima in the 31st …
Read More »Arima North, St Benedict’s draw SSFL opener; coaches lament pre-season challenges
Coaches Wayne Sheppard of Arima North Secondary and Clint McMillan of St Benedict’s College cited pre-season challenges today, after their teams battled to a goalless draw in the opening match of the 2024 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premiership Division at the Arima Velodrome. Heavy afternoon rain and a waterlogged …
Read More »Noble: Raising the next generation—on Akeal’s “escape” and Tyeisha’s travails
Akeal Hosein, the latest West Indies cricket sensation, described his father, in an interview published on CricInfo, as “the perfect role model” who worked two jobs and one evening collapsed with exhaustion upon walking through the door. He was a man who spoke to him with respect and as an …
Read More »SSFL 23: Chaves and J’Eleisha scoop up MVP crowns as SSFL names all-star picks
Fatima College forward Michael Chaves and Scarborough Secondary forward J’Eleisha Alexander scooped up the prestigious Most Valuable Player awards yesterday, as the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) toasted its top talent for the 2023 season at the Couva Point Lisas Chamber of Commerce. Chaves, a Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National …
Read More »“Stop stigmatising Arima!” Sheppard, Ramjit speak on explosive Intercol clash
Arima North Secondary technical director and Premier Division team head coach Wayne Sheppard has blamed a Presentation College (San Fernando) supporter for provoking a stand-off with members of the East Zone Intercol champions at Mahaica last Thursday, in the immediate aftermath of his team’s 1-0 National Intercol semifinal defeat. A …
Read More »Intercol 23: “Pres Lions” book final spot after controversial late winner against Arima
Presentation College (San Fernando) will contest their second National Intercol final in three seasons, after a last gasp 1-0 win over Arima North Secondary yesterday evening at the Mahaica Sporting Complex in Point Fortin. Goalless after 90 minutes, both sets of coaches might have been pondering the order of their …
Read More »Intercol 23: Arima North overcome rain, darkness and Sween to secure East crown
Arima North Secondary overcame persistent rainfall and fading light to secure the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) East Zone Intercol crown by virtue of a 15-14 scoreline, courtesy kicks from the penalty mark, against San Juan North Secondary in today’s final at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. It was …
Read More »Intercol 23: Arima KO Trinity in East semis, San Juan spank St Augustine
Arima North Secondary continued their dazzling return to the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) spotlight last night, as they defeated defending East Zone Intercol champions Trinity College East 3-0 at the Arima Velodrome—in the second game of a semifinal double header. The result means that a new champion will be …
Read More »“I keep trying to motivate people!” One-on-one with Arima’s Jemaul Ashing
“[…] To be honest, what really motivates me is that my uncle, Aalon Ashing, passed away on my birthday and he really loved football. “I started playing football at a young age and I remember my dad, uncles and everyone playing with me and helping to teach me the game. …
Read More »Intercol 23: “Naps”, Arima, “P-ville”, Bishop’s among quarterfinal winners
The 2023 National Intercol competition is still awaiting its first surprise result, as the seeded teams all rolled into the zonal semifinal rounds. Premier Division team Arima North Secondary had to make do with a 3-1 win over plucky Championship Division outfit, Holy Cross College, in East Zone quarterfinal action …
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