Defending North Zone Intercol champions Fatima College are through to the 2025 final—but only just, after edging St Mary’s College 4-3 on penalty kicks, after a thrilling 3-3 draw at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. Fatima will play St Anthony’s College in Tuesday’s North Intercol final at the same venue, after …
Read More »Intercol 25: St George’s stun Trinity East in East quarters; “Saints” sink QRC 3-0
St George’s College produced the shock of the 2025 Intercol competition so far today, as they stunned Trinity College East 4-3 via penalty kicks after a 1-1 finish in their East Intercol quarterfinals at TCE ground in Trincity. The result marks the first time in this season that a Secondary …
Read More »SSFL 25: ‘Moka Lions’ roar on Serpentine Road, Trinity stun CIC 1-0
St Mary’s College Grounds fell quiet at the full-time whistle on Saturday afternoon—except for a small corner of the Serpentine Road ground where the jubilant voices of Trinity College players sang: Somewhere in Moka. Their anthem celebrated a 1-0 win over St Mary’s College in the Secondary Schools Football League …
Read More »SSFL 25: St Augustine penalised for using third illegitimate player in two seasons
St Augustine Secondary have become the first team of the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division season to incur a points deduction, after allegedly using an illegitimate player for their 1-1 draw against St Mary’s College on Wednesday 1 October. On Saturday night, the SSFL office administrator issued …
Read More »SSFL 25: Henry stars again, as St Augustine and St Mary’s play to thrilling tie
Two unbeaten records remained intact today as St Augustine Secondary and St Mary’s College battled to an action packed 1-1 draw in a classic game of two halves. Third in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division at kickoff, St Mary’s College needed three points at Warren Street to …
Read More »SSFL 25: “Saints” and QRC play to a thrilling 2-all draw; ‘Naps’ thump Trinity East
Naparima College set down an early marker for the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season today, as they thumped Trinity College East 7-0 at Lewis Street, San Fernando on the first competitive day of the term. It was one of three wins today—all for the home schools. At Moka, …
Read More »Vaneisa: Why not stop now? Bullying must not be ‘our way of life’
It’s a little bit uncanny that I had wanted to return to discussing trauma, particularly the impact of bullying, before the issue raised itself vehemently in the public space. The story of five years of alleged physical abuse at St Mary’s College suffered by a student, who was expelled when …
Read More »Fatima, St Joseph’s Convent take open schools water polo titles in cracking finales
Fatima College edged out St Mary’s College 16-15 in an instant classic to win the Male Open title at the 2025 Republic Bank ASATT National Secondary Schools Water Polo final last Saturday at the National Aquatics Centre in Balmain, Couva. Jeremiah Henriques-Brown scored 10 goals, including five in the final …
Read More »Imran Khan vs Stuart Young: my memory of that infamous clash at CIC
I never forgot the last time that I saw Imran Khan—my former St Mary’s College classmate, not the cricketer. We were on the second floor of the school one morning, and I heard a buzz in the corridor. I looked up to see Imran walking towards me with a blood-stained …
Read More »Hassani’s Saints and Mercedez’s SJC fall just short, as Combined take Form 1 Water Polo titles
Goal difference separated the top three boys’ teams in the Form One Division of the 2025 Republic Bank ASATT National Secondary Schools Water Polo League last Sunday, as the final match day ended in a blitz of goals at the Diego Martin Community Pool. Hassani Wells scored four times to …
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 »SSFL 24: St Augustine face points deduction for “unregistered player”; St Anthony’s, Signal Hill to benefit
St Augustine Secondary are set to be the first football team to officially run afoul of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) registration rules for the 2024 season. The “Green Machine”, according to a ruling by the SSFL Disciplinary Committee on 11 October, used utility player Shumba Cudjoe in four …
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