Calabar Lions

Champs 2010 Results

Kirk — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:28:48 +0000

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

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Ramone ‘Batman’ McKenzie Aims for Records

Kirk — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:29:57 +0000

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. “I am looking to go below 45 seconds and below 20.1,” the outspoken sprinter said.

Running in lane eight last year, McKenzie won the 400 metres in 46.32secs and finished second in the 200m with 21.05 behind St Jago High’s Nickel Ashmeade 21.04secs. McKenzie, who has recovered from an ankle injury sustained at last year’s Penn Relays, says he’s in very good shape.

Singer Gives Calabar a pre-Champs boost

Kirk — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:23:35 +0000

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. These are the athletes of the future and we are happy to be a part of it,” she noted.

Win at Champs 2009 – LIME promotion

Kirk — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000

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.

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Champs 2009 code of conduct

Kirk — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:04:31 +0000

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.

“Applaud good performance and efforts from all individuals and teams, congratulate all participants on their performance, respect the decision of officials, positive comments will be motivational for all participants.

“Condemn the use of violence in any form, whether it is by spectators, coaches, parents, officials or students; show respect for your team’s opponents; without them there would be no competition.

“Encourage competitors to follow the rules and abide by the officials’s decisions; respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants regardless of their gender or ability,” Reid stated on the code of conduct.

In addition, the principals urged schools “to adopt a zero tolerance approach to violent clashes between rival schools” and “encourage exchange visits to promote peace among rival schools”.

Read full Article – Jamaica Obsever

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Calabar Lions Aim for 3 in a Row

Kirk — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:43:04 +0000

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.

Taking a closer look at individual heavyweights in the squad, they seem positive, eager and hungry for game day. Ramone ‘Batman/Goatie’ McKenzie seems to carry a lot of the expectations of his school and fans on hs shoulders. Rarely does he disappoint and it will be exciting to see what he has in store this season.

Gibson Relays 2009

Kirk — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:56:33 +0000

Calabar High lived up to expectations when they destroyed their rivals to post a record 39.95 in the Class One 4×100m 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 4×100m in 45.88, beating the 46.03 they set in 2007. St George’s romped to victory in the Class Three 4×200m 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 4×200m to smash the 1:28.43 set by KC in 2005. Other relay record breakers were Jamtech Masters, 44.77, in the 4×100m; Naggo Head, 52.39 in the 4×100m 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 – Gibson Relays 2009: A Thriller

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Herb McKenley – A year since the passing of a Great Jamaican

Kirk — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:01:01 +0000

It’s been a year since the passing of Herbert Henry McKenley, one of the greatest athletes ever born. A year ago this son of Jamaica and the Calabar High School family passed on at the age of 85 and the Calabarlions.com team would like to contribute to keeping the memory of such a great man fresh in the minds of all men and women whether you had gotten the opportunity to meet or be in the presence of Mr McKenley or not.

Read About Herb McKenley on Wikipedia
Herb McKenley Obituary on Times Online

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Herb McKenley Stadium to be Completed Soon

Kirk — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:53:59 +0000

Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, has assured that the Herb McKenley Stadium in Central Clarendon, would be completed shortly. Mr. Henry, who made the announcement at a welcome reception for Jamaica’s team to the Beijing Olympic Games, held at the Norman Manley International Airport on October 3, as part of the seven-day Olympic Homecoming celebrations, informed that he had appointed former 400-metre world competitor, Sandy Richards, “to be the Ambassador to advise me and co-ordinate the development of that whole stadium.”

He noted that the facility would have a nine-lane running track, unlike the eight-lane running track at the National Stadium. “We’ll have a fifth generation astro-turf in place,” the Transport Minister added.

Mr. Henry, who is also Member of Parliament for the area, expressed the hope that the 12,000 to 15,000 capacity stadium, would “begin to manifest the Government’s involvement, the Government’s realisation that the individualistic aspect of our athletes, which come together in a team spirit, is what we have to capture in the wider community of Jamaica.”

The stadium is named in honour of the late great Olympian, Herb McKenley, who died on November 26 last year, at age 85.

On another matter, the Minister informed that the repair of roads in the communities of the six Olympic gold medallists was underway.

“My report is that we are progressing with them all. We have different things to deal with,” he said, noting that this deed should be seen as a contribution to the athletes’ communities, “as without your community, you could not have made it this far, but equally, I hope that your community recognises that they must respect your achievements as part of their daily lives.”

Source – JIS

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Calabar sweep relays at Reebok Grand Prix

Kirk — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:59:04 +0000

Calabar High made it three wins in a row over St Jago High in the high school boys 4×100m at yesterday’s fourth staging of the Reebok Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island, New York. Calabar also won the 4×400m relays to sweep the high school boys events.

Calabar’s anchor-leg runner, Oshane Bailey, made up at least eight metres on St Jago’s anchor-leg runner, Adolphus Nevers, as they added to their win at the Penn Relays a month ago in Philadelphia and in Class 1 at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ Champs.

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