East Mucurapo Secondary avoided relegation from the Secondary Schools Football League’s (SSFL) Premier Division yesterday as they pulled off a 3-2 comeback win over St Augustine Secondary at St Mary’s College Grounds in St Clair. The “Green Machine” of St Augustine, who finished their Premier Division campaign with no wins …
Read More »‘Irreplaceable!’ Hyland, Saunders and Phillip pay tribute to late ‘Mr Brinsley’
East Mucurapo Secondary football team manager Brinsley Hutson passed away yesterday at the Mt Hope Hospital, where he was warded since suffering a stroke last Friday. Hutson, who worked in sales at Massy Technologies, was one of the first crop of students at the then Mucurapo Senior Comprehensive in the …
Read More »Intercol 19: Manswell and Phillip Roar as Tigers Defend North Zone title
Kiron Manswell and Kai Phillip roared as St Anthony’s College defended their North Zone title in the Coca Cola National Intercol 2019 with a 2-1 victory over East Mucurapo at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. Kiron ‘Albo’ Manswell led from the front with an enterprising display that made his head coach, …
Read More »TTPS: Marcano fell asleep at wheel; fatal crash happened five minutes from home
Former Central FC and San Juan Jabloteh attacker Jason ‘Nelly’ Marcano was roughly five minutes from his home when he lost control of his car and crashed into a wall near 4Js Electrical and Plumbing Supplies in D’Abadie. A police source who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed that the …
Read More »A top player and a ‘bag of tricks’: T&T football mourns passing of Jason ‘Nelly’ Marcano
“[Jason Marcano] didn’t want to beat a player once, he wanted to beat him two or three times. But he was bright enough to adjust and be able to use his ability within a team structure…” “When you talk about a model professional player, he is one. Most of my …
Read More »Wired868TV (Video): “We want to stay up!” East Mucurapo target SSFL survival
Wired868TV and First Citizens Bank present East Mucurapo Secondary: The much-transformed “Maroon Boys” aim to make a new name for themselves, starting with SSFL Premier Division survival: More from Wired868 YEP Rising Stars: Meet Revell Webster Teenaged Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Revell Webster talks to Wired868 about his track and …
Read More »SSFL 18: Ransome note; Trinity East come from behind to down 10-man Mucurapo
Trinity College East (TCE) overturned a halftime deficit to defeat East Mucurapo Secondary 3-1 in Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) action in Westmoorings this afternoon. TCE, coached by Michael Grayson, trailed to a contentious fourth minute penalty by Mucurapo captain Zion McLeod. However, in the second period, Trinity’s “Blue Hawks” …
Read More »SSFL 2018: Fifth time lucky for North Zone? Wired868 speaks to coaches on upcoming season
The start of the 2018 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season is just over a week away and League and school administrators alike will be determined that the 2018 season is not filled with the off-field shenanigans that occurred last year. In the north, the schools will be …
Read More »Big 5: East Mucurapo take big step towards SSFL top flight with win over Valencia
East Mucurapo Secondary today took a big step towards promotion to the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, defeating Valencia Secondary by a 1-0 margin at Fatima Grounds. In a largely scrappy affair between the two Championship Big 5 opponents, a 21st-minute item from Mucurapo skipper Kevon Edwards was …
Read More »Saunders quits as Central exodus continues; Sharks hold Stars despite turning up with 14 players
The exodus continued at defending Pro League champions, Central FC, as team coach Dale Saunders joined the raft of departures from the “Couva Sharks” in the last month. It meant that former World Cup 2006 forward and Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team assistant coach Stern John made his debut …
Read More »Defence Force hurdle controversy to edge Central FC to Pro Bowl via penalty shootout
Defence Force striker Devorn “Droggy” Jorsling brought the 2016/17 season to a close with a typically precise swing of his left boot last night, as the Army/Coast Guard combination held off Pro League champions, Central FC, on penalties to retain their Digicel Pro Bowl title. After a dramatic 90 minutes of …
Read More »Champagne Central: Couva Sharks enter Pro League history books with three-peat
Back to back to back. Central FC set down a new marker in the 17 year history of the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League today, as they became the first time to win three successive league titles. The “Couva Sharks” dropped just seven points whole season and lost only once. …
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