More Sports In Brief
Published:Sunday | July 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM
- Jamaicans at PanAm Juniors
Eight players, team manager Dr Kingsley Ford, and coach Howard Ranger left the island for the Pan American Junior Badminton Championships, which start today in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The team event runs from today to Tuesday and the individual events will be contested from July 24-28.
The players are Jamari Rose, Samuel Ricketts, Tremar Barham, Sean Wilson, Shane Wilson, Katherine Wynter, Jade Clarke and Christina Petri. Three other players - Jonathan Smith, Rhys and Zane Reid - could possibly join the team later.
Rose is the current Caribbean singles and mixed doubles champion, with Wynter as his mixed partner. The other four boys have all previously medalled, at these championships, with the Wilson brothers being the most prolific.
- Rockfort Community Football League
The 2013 staging of the Rockfort Community Football League marks the 11th year of this hotly contested competition, which features teams from Warieka Hills, Rockfort, Norman Gardens, Pleasant Heights, Jarrett Lane, Manley Meadows and many more.
The aim of the competition is to engage the unattached youth from within and outside the communities, as well as those who are unoccupied during the summer break. This year, 17 teams will participate, including defending champions Warieka.
This event is a community-led and supported event which helps to reduce crime and violence in the area, and which has been credited for identifying local talent. It will feature the dress parade of teams while representatives of sponsors, including RUBiS Energy Jamaica (Shell), LIME, PETCOM Cookie Cooking Gas and Member of Parliament, Phillip Paulwell, will be on hand to officially launch the event.