Lodge School Wins Under-15 Title By 29 Runs

For the third time in its long and stellar cricketing history, Nature Valley Lodge School hoisted the LIME Schools Under-15 trophy, after defeating Garrison Secondary by 29 runs at the BET Ground yesterday afternoon.

After resuming from their overnight score of 168-9, Lodge was eventually dismissed for 174, leaving Garrison to make 189 for victory. Garrison, however faltered during their run chase, falling 29 runs short of the target on 160 all out.

Lodge School coach Clifton Philips praised his players for holding their nerve and never faltering under pressure, especially after they were dismissed for just 106 in their first innings.

“When you are coming into the final day there is always pressure. But I believe most of that pressure is the one you put on yourself. I thought that once they managed to get up to 189, I thought that we could get home. But obviously Garrison, this being their first time in the final they wanted it very much, so we knew we would have to fight,” said Philips.

Philips, who has coached Lodge School for the past 19 years, noted that while they did not play Garrison in any of their preliminary games, he asked the guys to remain focused and to not underestimate their opponents.

“I asked them to focus and stick close to the basics, don’t go to far away from them; keep focused on the job on hand and to take each moment as they go and work from there” said Philips.

A visibly upset Garrison coach Elvis Howard, lauded his players for not only making it to the final but for also playing with grit and determination during the three days of competition.

“I told the guys from the outset that we are not only going to the final. We want the record to also show that we played very well in the final. I am so happy for my boys, obviously we are a bit disappointed that we didn’t win, but the fighting spirit showed today by my school was tremendous and I think the boys will be happy with the way they fought today,” said Howard.

Howard praised the Lodge School on their victory, but admitted his team let the game get away from them, after having their opponents on the back foot.

“After having Lodge on 126 for nine, we lost the plot in the last 45 minutes of the game and it really showed, because I thought that with 126 for nine the most we would be looking to chase is 150. And it came back to haunt us, those 28 runs that we lost by,” said Howard. (PH)

The Final Showdown

This will be THE FINAL SHOWDOWN... the event to settle the score once and for all. Who will be the victorious one?

Come out and see for yourself Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The best of the best will compete in this once in a lifetime track meet.

Coordinated by veteran coach Mac Fingall, assisted by June Caddle, Michael Jules and Michael Steel.

The athletes will face off in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4X100 relays & 4X400 relays.

Live Music by Nikos Boxill - Admission $5.00.

Old Scholars Monthly Lime & Inter-House Sports

Please note that the Lodge School Old Scholars Monthly Lime will be held on February 5, 2010 at the Lodge School. It will coincide with the Lodge School Inter-House Sports.

We are encouraging all Old Scholars to wear their old house colours to the sports day. There will be fun events for the old scholars to participate in which will commence at approximately 1:00 p.m. just before the Relays. After the relays we will have a few more events before we retire to the School Hall for refreshments.

As usual we urge every one to bring their coolers the drinks the eats what ever we can share. Come out and support your old house, and by extension , the athletes who will be representing The lodge School at the upcoming Inter School Sports.

Look out for the Theme Limes. Coming at the end of February will be the Lovers Lime (Red and White affair).

Old Scholars Day - Founder's Week Event 2009

All past students of the Lodge School are invited to attend the "Old Scholars Day" activities planned for Friday, September 25, 2009 at the school.

Old scholars are expected to face off against the current students in Cricket, Netball and Basketball. This event is one of the activities planned to mark Founders Week 2009 at the school.

See: http://lodgescholars.ning.com

Emptage Are Lodge Champs

RAIN PUT a serious damper on The Lodge School Inter-House Sports Day which came off at the Massiah Street, St John school grounds on Friday.

In the very wet and muddy conditions many of the athletes slid or fell, while others literally trotted to the tape to avoid the embarrassment of falling.

However, at the end of the melee, it was all Emptage House with 649 points emerging as championship. Wedderburn was second with 581.5, Laborde, third with 541, followed by Gooding with 393.5. Last year's defending champions Codrington House finished at the bottom of the table in fifth place with a mere 282 points.

Physical education teacher at the school Clifton Phillips told SUNSPORT he was pleased with the efforts from the organisers and athletes who ran their hearts out to make the meet a success, despite the wet and treacherous conditions.

"It is unfortunate we did not get to see the athletes at their best since times or records were out of the question, as it was a matter of survival for most of the competitors, but they all gave of their best in the conditions."

In the junior division Shemar Goodridge and Arielle Johnson emerged as the victor and victrix Ludorum with 59 and 41 points, respectively, while in the seniors it was Rico Tull and Sade Sealy with 50 and 55 points, respectively. (CH)

Divisional champs:

Division 1 - Sade Sealy (55 points), Rico Tull (50)

Division 2 - Michaela Straughn (31), Tremaine Maloney (35)

Division 3 - Arielle Johnson (41), Shemar Goodridge (59).

Division 4 - Kyle Farrell (29)

Division 5 - (juniors) Ashera Darlington (27), Zalyka Cumberbatch (15); (seniors) Shae Nurse (24), Talisha Balgobin (26).

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Greaves Does It In Style

WIDE SMILES and nods of approval followed a spectacular run by Wibisco Stars' Shekeim Greaves in the men's100 metres during League I action at the National Stadium last Saturday night.

The Lodge School athlete, and son of Empire spinner Sherlon Greaves, didn't even make the Under-20 Boys' final at the CARIFTA Games last year after a false start. He got a good one this time and powered down the straight to win in 10.56 seconds.

His high-stepping strides drew comparisons to Olympian Obadele Thompson and there were nods of approval from among the selectors. Others wanted to know who he was since it was his first meet for the season. The challenge will now be to repeat and improve his times over rounds.

Elroy Agard of Rising Stars, unbeaten for the whole season, was a distant second in10.96 seconds after being left in the blocks.

Tongues wagging

Jerrad Mason of Rising Stars also had tongues wagging after an upset victory over Track & amp;Field Academy's Shaquille Alleyne in the 800 metres. What made the victory even more stunning, is that Mason is 14 years old, while Alleyne is in his second year in the Under-17 division.

Nicholas Henry of Wibisco Stars set the early pace until Alleyne took over after 500 metres and Mason didn't respond to the move all along the back stretch. Heading for home, Alleyne was a comfortable leader when Mason found another gear and pulled alongside. The two sprinted for the finish, Mason getting home in 1:59.84to Alleyne's 1:59.88.

Mason also won the400 metres in 51.37, both times well within the Inter-school records.

Callum Wright of Elite Distance looks set to take over now that his brother Matthew has moved into the Under-20 division.He was third in the 3 000 metres in 9:43.20 minutes, around the same time his brother did in 2007, his first year in the Under-17 division. The Inter-school record of 10:15.69 which he holds is definitely under threat.

Jason Wilson took point, only to lose the lead to Matthew with 300 metres to go. Matthew (9:41.30) seemed set to run away with it when Wilson (9:41:10) began his sprint with 80 metres to go, and couldn't hold him off.

Shani Adams, also of Elite Distance, won the girls' race in 11:36.77 from club mate Najuma Comissiong (12:08.74).

Easy winner

In her last race before leaving the island on scholarship, Kierre Beckles ran against the clock, a comfortable winner in 14.26 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles. Rising Stars teammate Tramaine Maloney showed he has plans to qualify for the CARIFTA Games with 14.65 and 59.65 seconds respectively in the 100mh and 400m hurdles.

Other noteworthy performances came from BC Trac's Mario Burke with 12.73 and 26.85 in the Under-13 Boys' 100 and 200 metres; Tariq Belves of Harrison College with 11.85 in the Under-15 100m dash and Shaquille Hollingsworth of Rising Stars with 11.56 in the Under-17 Boys' race.

Sprint double

BC Trac's Jalisa Burrowes did the Under-13 sprint double in 13.83 and 28.66, while Akela Taylor of Quantum Leap took the 400m (60.83) and 75m hurdles (12.61).

Pacers' Ronson Small (49.13) also kept his fans happy with a win in the 400 metres while teammates Christopher Davis (49.41) came second, and Joshua Walcott took the Under-15 race in 54.33.

The field events were not as spectacular, although there were some encouraging performances. Javelin gold medallist John Jones warmed up with 53.80 metres as he seeks to get the tougher Under-20 qualifying standard. His sister Akela Jones leaped 5.33 metres in the Under-17 Girls' long jump and Kemar Jones seems to be back to good form with 13.70min the triple jump.

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Broomes Cleans Up

There is a new schoolboy bodybuilding champ in town, and his name is Ramon Broomes.

The Lodge School student won the title Friday evening at Lester Vaughan School where the Sunshine Cereal/Gatorade Mr Schoolboy Bodybuilding and Miss Body Fitness Championships were held.

Broomes had the complete package of muscularity, hardness and balance, which was presented before the judges in a smooth, classical posing routine. At the end of the evening he also walked away with Best Poser and Most Muscular titles.

His accomplishments will be a tremendous boost for him as he prepares for the World Juniors Championship in the Czech Republic next weekend.

Kamal Sealy has been around for about three years in this competition, and has the ability to win it. When he first came on stage, he looked like a winner. He was big, muscular and defined.

However, as the competition progressed, and during the comparisons with Broomes, he started to fade, while Broomes kept his definition.

For example, the muscle separation between Broomes' quads and hamstrings were evident in the side pose, but not in Sealy's. He was in good shape, but needed to come in a bit harder to beat Broomes.

Johnathan Nana was in his best condition ever in Mr Schoolboy. The UWI student added a few quality pounds over the year and was more muscular and defined this time around.

He didn't have the size to win the title, but Nana is one to watch as he progresses. The size will come, and as long as he maintains the quality of muscle he has, he will do even better.

Devon Franklyn of Princess Margaret came out of nowhere and had everyone asking: "Who is that guy?" From the moment he walked on stage and started to pose it was evident he was going to make an impact.

He carried a small waist which moved out into a V-shape lats spread. He was symmetrical and well developed and if he puts in the work, he should do better than fourth place.

Also coming out of Princess Margaret were Quantano Parris and Keron Cox, who took fifth and sixth places respectively. Parris carried good muscularity, but his symmetry was weak, while Cox was ripped to the bone, but lacked mass.

In the Body Fitness Senior, Virgene Maynard, who represented Barbados Community College, was head and shoulders above the others. She was poised, smooth and confident, with overall good condition.

Alicia Archer (second) of Foundation and Jeanna Johnson (third) of Alexandra were also in good condition and were separated by a few points. Fourth placed Jenila Atherley of The Lodge was a hit with the audience and should do better as long as she becomes more defined.

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Lodge Takes The Spoils

Nature Valley Lodge School are the 2008 champions of the Barbados Cricket Association Sagicor General Shield 40-over-a-side competition. Playing in front of a relatively small but appreciative crowd at the 3Ws oval, Lodge defended what looked to be a mediocre score against 3-time finalists Ince Transport MTW.

Lodge, batting first, put 164 on the score cards, with valuable contributions from the bat of Renaldo Arthur who scored the highest in the contest with 55, Stefan Gooding who added 34 and Renaldo Holder who posted 17. The pick of the MTW bowlers were Raymond Kellman with 3-26, Junior Holder 2-28 and Henry Austin 2-30.

Coming in to bat, MTW would have been confident chasing the modest total set for them by the school boys, however this confidence was short-lived. After fifteen overs MTW had slumped to 58 for four and things kept going downhill from there. The next ten overs saw five wickets falling with the addition of just 42 runs, which meant heartbreak for MTW and delight for the school boys of St. John.

After 25 overs, the fate of MTW could have been written in stone, having meandered to 100 for 9. At approximately 4:20, the number eleven of MTW lifted a pitched-up ball to the fielder at deep long off who easily came around to his left, safely taking the ball and dashing all hopes of victory for Ince Transport MTW.

MTW were all out for 114 off of 29.4 overs. MTW Batsmen who got into double figures were Chad Puckerin and Raymond Kellman both with 20, Curtis Greene with 14 and Mark Bailey who scored 11. The pick of the Lodge School bowlers were Stephan Gooding with 2-17, Mario Miller 4-34 and Diego Stuart 2-19.

Man-of-the-Match honours were spilt between two players this time around with Stephan Gooding and Renaldo Arthur, both of Nature Valley Lodge School, sharing the spoils.

Nature Valley Lodge School received $8 000, while runners-up Ince Transport MTW received $5 500.