The funeral of veteran FC Santa Rosa coach Kenny Thomas will be held on Thursday 3 December 2015 from 1 pm at the Divine Encounter church on Ragoo Road, D’Abadie. Thomas passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday 21 November 2015. The affable coach was a member of the …
Read More »St Augustine into Intercol semis; But Grayson upset by fixture jam with ‘Naps’ looming
East Zone Intercol champions St Augustine Secondary will have to win for the second time in three days come Wednesday afternoon if they want to have a shy at Coca Cola National Intercol glory. The “Green Machine” squeezed themselves into the semis after defeating Tobago Zone champions, Speyside High, by …
Read More »Creative machine: One on one with St Augustine star Jesse Joseph
St Augustine Secondary star midfielder Jesse Joseph is making up for lost time, after a broken ankle last year ruled him out of the 2014 Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Premier Division and the 2014 Under-17 Caribbean Championship in Haiti. This season, the talented 16-year-old Form Five student is St …
Read More »Green Machine down ‘Giant Killers’ Five Rivers for East Intercol title
St Augustine Secondary continued their brilliant run of form in the 2015 SSFL season as the Michael Grayson-led team beat Five Rivers Secondary 2-0 at the Larry Gomes Stadium yesterday to lift the East Zone Intercol title. The “Green Machine” have not tasted defeat since going under to two-time Premier …
Read More »Feisty Carapichaima and Speyside relegated on SSFL final day
Despite a valiant performance, Carapichaima East Secondary could not avoid the dreaded drop from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division yesterday, as they succumbed to a 3-2 defeat at the feet of St Augustine Secondary on home soil. The “Caps” schoolboys were not the only ones shown the …
Read More »Green Machine roll over Benedict’s; Southerners plan protest
A double strike either side of half time by midfielder Jesse Joseph ensured that the “Green Machine” rolled over St Benedict’s College in SSFL Premier Division action yesterday, leaping above St Benedict’s to seventh place in the process. The stylish midfielder treated his schoolmates to a classy showing yesterday in St …
Read More »One on one with Shannon: The Gomez Connection
“(The Pro League is) like a sandpaper,” Gomez told Wired868. “It helps to sand you down and help you to sharpen up yourself to make that big contract on the outside, to help you to promote Trinidad and Tobago’s football.” The energetic Shannon Gomez is one of Trinidad and Tobago’s …
Read More »Motivation meets motion: One on one with Nicholas Marcano
Motivation transformed into motion is the essence of Caledonia AIA utility player Nicholas Marcano. Now about to turn 21, his calm demeanour and focus on the field seems to be a natural transition to his off pitch persona. ‘Carno’, as he is called by his team mates, always has his eyes …
Read More »One-on-one with St Augustine Secondary’s Joshua Marshall
Serious is the keyword used to describe 16-year-old St Augustine Secondary captain and center back, Joshua Marshall. That one word describes how Marshall portrays himself whether it is on the field or off the field. At first glance, you would not want to mess with the unsmiling schoolboy; but, after …
Read More »Intercol fixtures: Naps hunt third title as Intercol kicks off
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Coca Cola Intercol 2014 competition kicks off on Thursday with 53 schools competing for five zonal prizes and a national award in the boys’ category. Couva East and Tabaquite will get the ball rolling in the preliminary round when they square off from 3 …
Read More »Schooled: National, club and school coaches weigh up the SSFL agenda
When Trinidad and Tobago lifted the 2014 Under-20 Caribbean Cup trophy on October 19, head coach Derek King requested just one thing from his players. It was a message he delivered during the competition as well. “As I told the players, if they can play at Pro League level it …
Read More »Jabari rescues Naparima against Green Machine
“Heat in the place… Go ‘Gustine! Heat in the place… Go ‘Gustine!” St Augustine Secondary was in fine voice this evening at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. But Naparima College had the final word as Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 midfielder Jabari Mitchell curled home a superb free kick …
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