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St George's, 3 other schools could miss 'Champs'
Paul A Reid
Monday, March 14, 2011
MONTEGO BAY, St James — St George's College may have to be content with any events they won at Saturday's 35th staging of the Gibson Memorial Relays after they failed to meet last Friday's deadline for entries for the 101st staging of the GraceKennedy Boys Champs set for later this month.
Four schools, including the North Street-based institution, failed to make it in time for the noon deadline and could be on the sidelines looking on when the event gets underway on March 30.
St George's are two-time winners of the event — in 1914 and 1925 — and were seventh last year, scoring 46 points.
Another Corporate Area school, Norman Manley High, along with Annotto Bay High and Garvey Maceo, also failed to make the deadline, the Observer has learned.
George Forbes, competitions co-ordinator of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA), organisers of the event, confirmed that the schools had failed to make the deadlines and he was doubtful they would be allowed back in.
The deadline for entries was Thursday and Friday.
Forbes did admit, however, there was a small glimmer of hope, but it would be dependent on the president of ISSA, Dr Walton Small to make that decision.
"I don't know if he (Small) would want to make that decision," Forbes said. "That's a lot of responsibility given the precedence we have set in the past with this type of situation," he added.
Paul A Reid
Monday, March 14, 2011
MONTEGO BAY, St James — St George's College may have to be content with any events they won at Saturday's 35th staging of the Gibson Memorial Relays after they failed to meet last Friday's deadline for entries for the 101st staging of the GraceKennedy Boys Champs set for later this month.
Four schools, including the North Street-based institution, failed to make it in time for the noon deadline and could be on the sidelines looking on when the event gets underway on March 30.
St George's are two-time winners of the event — in 1914 and 1925 — and were seventh last year, scoring 46 points.
Another Corporate Area school, Norman Manley High, along with Annotto Bay High and Garvey Maceo, also failed to make the deadline, the Observer has learned.
George Forbes, competitions co-ordinator of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA), organisers of the event, confirmed that the schools had failed to make the deadlines and he was doubtful they would be allowed back in.
The deadline for entries was Thursday and Friday.
Forbes did admit, however, there was a small glimmer of hope, but it would be dependent on the president of ISSA, Dr Walton Small to make that decision.
"I don't know if he (Small) would want to make that decision," Forbes said. "That's a lot of responsibility given the precedence we have set in the past with this type of situation," he added.
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