Signal Hill Secondary are heading to the National Intercol final after a tense 1–0 victory over St Anthony’s College at the Hasely Crawford Stadium today, thanks to a dream intervention from super-sub Siel Mills. Mills had been on the field for barely a minute when he notched the winner in …
Read More »‘I want to make my mom proud’: One-on-one with Five Rivers starlet Hackeemar Goodridge
“[…] Losing my mother (Nisa Goodridge) was [my biggest] challenge this season. But it doesn’t hold me back—it actually pushes me to work harder than before. “Football helps me stay active, and when I stay active, it takes my mind off everything else…” At just 15 years old, Five Rivers …
Read More »Intercol 25: Rodriguez penalises St Augustine, as ‘Naps’ near treble
Naparima College are 90 minutes away from the first Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) clean sweep since the pandemic, as they edged St Augustine Secondary 1-0 in the Coca Cola National Intercol semifinal to advance to next Wednesday’s final. Another win then—against either Signal Hill Secondary or St Anthony’s College—and …
Read More »‘I think about the bigger picture’: One-on-one with Trinity East’s Deisean Plaza
“[…] I’ll say that I am a go-getter, a hardworking person who tries to be the best at everything. “My family and, just overall, my mindset [make me stand out]: I want to make something of myself one way or another…” From humble beginnings at Pinto United, Trinity College East …
Read More »Intercol 25: Four penalties, four red cards and a protest; St Anthony’s, Signal Hill advance in thrilling zonal finals
There was crazy, exhilarating chaos at the Hasely Crawford and Dwight Yorke stadia yesterday as the North and Tobago zonal Intercol finals featured everything from goals and comebacks to penalty kicks, red cards and, naturally, controversy. When the dust cleared, Signal Hill Secondary had kept the Tobago Intercol title from …
Read More »Intercol 25: St Augustine protest bizarre red card—attacker Elijah Baptiste struck by opponent, then sent off!
St Augustine Secondary are in a race against time to have a bizarre red card rescinded in time for their Coca Cola National Intercol semifinal showdown with Naparima College on Friday afternoon, with attacker Elijah Baptiste unable to play as it stands. Yesterday, St Augustine edged Carapichaima East Secondary 1-0 …
Read More »SSFL 25: Naparima uploaded Caprietta’s docs in wrong place—would-be champs confident of case
Naparima College winger Jaydon Caprietta was not properly registered to represent his school for the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season, Wired868 understands. However, Naparima administrators uploaded Caprietta’s paperwork within the SSFL database on 10 September, with all the necessary information. How can both things be true? That is, …
Read More »Intercol 25: ‘Naps’ brush aside ‘Pres Lions’; Five Rivers maul Holy Faith
Naparima College moved to within two games of their first Coca Cola National Intercol title in seven years, as they brushed aside rivals Presentation College (San Fernando) 4-0 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva today to claim the 2025 South Intercol trophy. The “Pres Lions” were left to rue …
Read More »Kedie scores sizzler as T&T thump Barbados 5-0 in opening W Championship qualifier
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team got their 2026 Concacaf W Championship qualifying series off to a solid start this evening with a 5-0 thumping of Barbados at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. The result saw the Women Soca Warriors storm to the head of Group F, although …
Read More »Intercol 25: Speyside upset Scarborough, while Signal Hill go through
Scarborough Secondary were eliminated from the 2025 Intercol competition today, as the struggling Premier Division outfit fell 3-1 to Championship outfit Speyside Secondary in a Tobago Intercol semifinal double header at Shaw Park. Speyside, who are Premier Division-bound after finishing second in the 2025 First Citizens Big Five competition, gave …
Read More »‘Mistakes don’t define you!’ One-on-one with SJC’s Kaitlyn Darwent
“[…] I think I just want to improve in anything I do and achieve all my goals—not just to prove it to everybody, but to myself. I like being able to see that I put my mind to something and achieved it…” Seventeen-year-old St Joseph’s Convent (Port of Spain) student …
Read More »SSFL 25: Eve celebrates ‘statement win’ as ‘Naps’ down Signal Hill 2-1 to end three-year title drought
“[In] my job as a coach, you are judged by results,” said Naparima College coach Angus Eve. “I came back here, and I wanted to make a statement.” Eve has kept his distance from the media for the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season so far. But, this afternoon, …
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