Calabar’s O’Hara and Edwin Allen’s Thomas top Champs athletes
Calabar High School’s first-year Class Two athlete Michael O’Hara and Edwin Allen’s thrower Danniel Thomas were named the Boys and Girls champion athletes after Saturday’s end of the 102nd ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium.
Thomas, who won two gold medals while setting a new record in the shot put Open, scored 25 points to beat Alpha’s Kimberly Williams, while O’Hara scored 24 points also from two wins and a third place finish. O’Hara upset Jamaica College’s red-hot favourite Rohan Walker in the 200m after taking the bronze in the 100m on Friday, then won the 110m hurdles event.
Thomas, who transferred from Frome Technical two years ago, lost her Class One discus throw title to teammate Tara-sue Barnett in an epic battle on Wednesday where both broke the old record repeatedly, then smashed the shot put Open record with a 14.47m effort before winning the javelin throw on Saturday with 40.74m, improving on her third place from last year as defending champion Kellion Knibb of St Jago finished third. Read more
Calabar wins ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys Champs 2012
It is sweet victory for Calabar on the 100th anniversary of the school and days after it won the 2012 Schools’ Challenge’ Quiz. Calabar headed into the season promising a ‘QUAMPS’ (Quiz and Champs) victory.
FINAL POINTS STANDINGS - ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys Champs 2012
- Calabar High School – 287.5
- Kingston College – 265
- Jamaica College – 220.5
- Wolmers’ Boys School – 140
- Munro College – 94
Calabar Track & Field – Take Out Lunch Fundraiser 2012
We have come to depend on your support for this annual fundraiser and we know we can count you again this year to purchase your usual supply of tickets! Our feeding programme started on February 7th; we have had our hiccups but are determined to make sure our boys are fed well in preparation for the grueling competition of championships. So, we really need your support for this to help finance the remainder of the programme leading into Champs.
Tickets are available from any member of the committee or you may visit school on March 3rd to purchase and pick up your meals! Delivers of 10 or more will be arranged! Just call and let us know.
Champs 2010 Results
Calabar High School was once again in the think of things on the boy’s side thoughout the 4 days of the Boys and Girls Championships this year. The Lions from Red Hills Road St Andrew once again came within a whisker of winning Boys Champs which is celebrating it’s 100th year. A comendable display from Wolmer Boys School say them win their first champs since 1956 as Calabar was relegated to second. Holmwood won their 8th consecutive Girls Champs title fighting off a stern challenge from Edwin Allen High School to take the crown.
Top 5 results on the Boys and Girls Side below.
Boys Champs Results.
- Wolmers Boys School 208.5
- Calabar High School 201.5
- Kingston College 192
- Jamaica College 153
- St.Jago High 110
Girls Champs Results
- Holmwood Technical 273.33
- Edwin Allen High School 258
- St.Jago High 180
- Vere Technical High 158
- Manchester High 144.83
Ramone ‘Batman’ McKenzie Aims for Records
World Youth 200 metres gold medallist Ramone ‘Batman’ McKenzie of Calabar High School plans to break the Class One 200m and 400m records during the 99th staging of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Championships which begins tomorrow. “I was told not to say much but I know I will do well in both my events and I am gunning for the records, so let’s see what happens,” McKenzie told the Observer yesterday.
The 400m and 200m records of 45.35 and 20.25 seconds were established by triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt, prior to his 17th birthday in 2003. Eighteen-year-old McKenzie, who created the Class Two 400m and 200m records of 47.24secs and 20.89 in 2007, wants to do the same in Class One this week. Read more
Singer Gives Calabar a pre-Champs boost
Singer Jamaica Limited gave Calabar High School a pre-Champs boost yesterday, donating personalised water bottles to members of the track and field team. The presentation took place at Singer’s head office at the PCJ Building on Trafalgar Road in which Sharon Spence-Gibbs, Singer’s general manager, handed over the light green bottles, neatly decorated with Calabar’s name and the school’s crest.
“Singer has been in athletics for the past seven years and it is our contribution to the development of youth through sports. We are very happy to take part with athletics teams,” Gibbs told the Observer. “Calabar is a good team and we know that they will do well. We have sponsored Wolmer’s and St Jago in the past. Read more
Win at Champs 2009 – LIME promotion
Caribbean media and communications giant Lime is having an interesting promotion that invites supporters of the various schools participating in the 2009 ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Champions to text in the name of the school there are support. The school with the most votes will receive $250,000 dollars from LIME. Calabarlions.com invite all Calabar High School supporters to vote for the Lions by texting “Calabar High School” to 444-4204.
Champs 2009 code of conduct
Leading high school principals, with the support of student leaders, along with the National Transformation Programme, have hammered out a code of conduct in a peace initiative aimed at stemming the violence associated with the upcoming Boys & Girls Championships, set for April 1-4 at the National Stadium.
Principal of Jamaica College, Ruel Reid; principal of Calabar, Captain Lincoln Thaxter, and acting principal of Kingston College, Everton Burrell, as well as Rev Al Miller of the National Transformation Programme, made the announcement at a press conference at Jamaica College, Old Hope Road yesterday.
According to the code of conduct, detailed by Reid, all marches must be approved of and have police escorts. He called for “no storming of girls’ schools by any other school. Schools will not condone supporters or alumni who would bring the Champs into disrepute. Read more
Calabar Lions Aim for 3 in a Row
Defending GraceKennedy Boys’ Championships champions Calabar High School have been sounding their warning in the track circuit quite loud and clear this season. They look perfectly poised to not only retain their title for a third consecutive year, but to do so quite convincingly as well. The camp seems to be staying true to its school’s motto and is working very hard to achieve “The Utmost for the Highest”. Their trip to this year’s Gibson Relays was a telling tale, as green and black reigned supreme in numerous relays.
The under-performance – a fourth place finish – of their 4×400 team in that final event, however, proved that execution is crucial and the competition is never to be underestimated. Just as in that race, Calabar are going to have to overcome the strong challenges from rivals Kingston College, Jamaica College and Wolmer’s Boys’ School. Each will be sending strong contingents ready to capitalise on any and every mistake Calabar make. Read more
Gibson Relays 2009
Calabar High lived up to expectations when they destroyed their rivals to post a record 39.95 in the Class One 4x100m to become the first school team to go below 40.00 seconds at the Gibson Relays. They ended the event almost a second ahead of St Jago High (40.92). St Jago set the previous mark, 40.07, in 2007. Kingston College, St George’s College, and Wolmer’s Boys were also in record-breaking moods at the meet, dubbed the Caribbean’s most prestigious relay carnival.
KC won the Class Four 4x100m in 45.88, beating the 46.03 they set in 2007. St George’s romped to victory in the Class Three 4x200m in 1:31.52, going under the 1:31.55 set by KC in 2006. Wolmer’s clocked 1:28.11 in the Class Two 4x200m to smash the 1:28.43 set by KC in 2005. Other relay record breakers were Jamtech Masters, 44.77, in the 4x100m; Naggo Head, 52.39 in the 4x100m for Primary Under-12 girls; Hydel, 49.84, for Prep School Boys Under-12 and Lannaman’s 31.88 for Under-10 Prep. Read more
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