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Jamaica’s All-School team open CASA Youth Classic with 4-0 win
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Jamaica’s All-School team open CASA Youth Classic with 4-0 win
January 17, 2026
Jamaica’s All-School team kicked off their CASA Youth Classic campaign in Florida with a thumping 4-0 win over Tekkerz on Friday. Kadean Young of St C...
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STETHS outlast Glenmuir on penalties to win daCosta Cup
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STETHS outlast Glenmuir on penalties to win daCosta Cup
December 20, 2025
St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) won the ISSA daCosta Cup on Saturday, beating Glenmuir High 8-7 in sudden death penalties in a dramatic finish in...
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Glenmuir High, STETHS to face off in ISSA daCosta Cup final
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Glenmuir High, STETHS to face off in ISSA daCosta Cup final
December 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Glenmuir High and St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) will meet in Saturday’s final of the ISSA daCosta Cup football competition ...
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daCosta Cup semifinalists decided
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daCosta Cup semifinalists decided
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 13, 2025
Former champions St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), Dinthill Technical and Glenmuir as well as Kemps Hill High advanced to the final four of...
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Cornwall College and Glenmuir win opening D’Cup quarterfinal games
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Cornwall College and Glenmuir win opening D’Cup quarterfinal games
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 6, 2025
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Former champions Cornwall College and Glenmuir High were winners on Saturday as the quarter-finals of the ISSA daCosta Cup foo...
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Three former champs among early D’Cup quarter-final qualifiers
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Three former champs among early D’Cup quarter-final qualifiers
November 30, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Three former champions are among the early qualifiers for the quarter-finals of the Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association...
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Mannings host Calabar in warm up matches on Saturday
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Mannings host Calabar in warm up matches on Saturday
November 21, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Mannings School will host Calabar High in a friendly football double header at the school grounds in Savanna-la-Mar on Saturda...
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ISSA may host college try-outs for graduating players
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ISSA may host college try-outs for graduating players
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 15, 2025
High school footballers set to graduate at the end of the current academic year could get another chance to impress overseas college scouts as the Int...
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ISSA announces resumption of high school competitions
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ISSA announces resumption of high school competitions
November 14, 2025
The Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) has announced the resumption of inter-school competitions beginning the week of November 24. Man...
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Schoolboy football to resume end of November
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Schoolboy football to resume end of November
November 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The urban area Manning Cup and rural area daCosta Cup schoolboy football competitions are set to restart late November, Observer O...
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ISSA to consult stakeholders on restart of school football season post hurricane
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ISSA to consult stakeholders on restart of school football season post hurricane
November 7, 2025
With many waiting to hear about the restart of the high school football season, Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) President Keith Well...
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#EyeOnMelissa: ISSA calls off games due to approaching storm
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#EyeOnMelissa: ISSA calls off games due to approaching storm
October 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) has announced that all games scheduled for the remainder of this week have b...
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Kemps Hill defeat Frome, join Cornwall College in D’Cup round of 16
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Kemps Hill defeat Frome, join Cornwall College in D’Cup round of 16
October 20, 2025
Former champions Cornwall College and Kemps Hill High completed the qualifiers for the round of 16 in the ISSA daCosta Cup on Monday after Kemps Hill ...
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Final two daCosta Cup round of 16 places to be decided
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Final two daCosta Cup round of 16 places to be decided
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 20, 2025
HAYES, Clarendon — The final two qualifiers for the round of 16 in the ISSA daCosta Cup should be decided Monday following the rescheduled Group 1 gam...
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Manchester High break D’Cup first round goals record with a game to spare
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Manchester High break D’Cup first round goals record with a game to spare
October 5, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – Manchester High broke the record for most goals in the first round of the ISSA daCosta Cup with a match still to be played, afte...
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Cornwall College, Ocho Rios High advance to the Round of 32 in the ISSA daCosta Cup
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Cornwall College, Ocho Rios High advance to the Round of 32 in the ISSA daCosta Cup
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 28, 2025
Former champions Cornwall College and Clarendon College as well as Ocho Rios High all made safe passage to the Round of 32 in the ISSA daCosta Cup foo...
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Manchester High, others race to  four straight wins  in D’Cup
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Manchester High, others race to four straight wins in D’Cup
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 16, 2025
MANCHESTER , Jamaica— Jevohntae Gordon scored his second straight hat-trick to lead Manchester High to a 9-0 drubbing of DeCarteret College and their ...
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Five-star Manchester High, others race to three straight wins in daCosta Cup
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Five-star Manchester High, others race to three straight wins in daCosta Cup
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
September 14, 2025
Jevohntae Gordon scored a hattrick as Manchester High beat May Day High 5-0 in their ISSA daCosta Cup Zone F game at Manchester High in Mandeville as ...
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Kingston College defeat Garvey Maceo on penalties to win Olivier Shield
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Kingston College defeat Garvey Maceo on penalties to win Olivier Shield
December 14, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica -- Kingston College got their 11th hold on the ISSA Olivier Shield -- their ninth outright hold -- on Saturday, beating daCosta ...
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How Vassell Reynolds transformed ‘depleted’ KC into Manning Cup champions
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How Vassell Reynolds transformed ‘depleted’ KC into Manning Cup champions
Kingston College coach joins unique group of double winners
December 11, 2024
Vassell Reynolds might not be considered yet a man ahead of his time. But one thing is for sure, he is ahead of Kingston College’s time. Reynolds, who...
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STETHS to host Olivier Shield this weekend
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STETHS to host Olivier Shield this weekend
December 9, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Technical Sports Complex in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth will host Saturday’s staging of the ISSA Olivier Shield ...
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Garvey-Maceo High celebrate third daCosta Cup  – Victory ‘prophesied’ for ‘Cubanz’
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Garvey-Maceo High celebrate third daCosta Cup – Victory ‘prophesied’ for ‘Cubanz’
December 9, 2024
CLARENDON, Jamaica – Exams were pushed back on Monday morning at Garvey Maceo High School as students and staff celebrated their third ISSA daCosta Cu...
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