On Saturday, March 14th, 2015, the Jamaica College Old Boys defeated the St. George’s College Old Boys in 2 competitive games to claim the 2015 Dennis Ziadie Cup. It was their 3rd Ziadie Cup win since the tournament began 11 years ago. The Jamaica College over-45 team beat the St. George’s College over-45 team 1-0 in the Grand Masters match. In the Under-45 Masters match, Jamaica College defeated the St. George’s College 4-1. The Ziadie Cup trophy was awarded based on an aggregate score of both matches with St. George’s College winning 5-1.
The Meadowbrook High Alumni won the opening 6-a-side soccer tournament to claim the 2015 True Blue 6V6 trophy. It is the third year of the tournament which included the following teams: Wolmers, Kingston Technical High, Calabar, Excelsior High, Jamaica College and St Georges College.
The Camperdown Alumni defeated the Excelsior Alumni to emerge as the winner in the Grace Kennedy Remittance Services/ Western Union All Girls Schools Alumnae Penalty Kick-off. The competition was fierce taking 4 rounds to determine a winner. Participating schools included: Montego Bay High School Alumnae, Convent Of Mercy Academy “Alpha” Florida Chapter, Immaculate Conception High School Alumnae Association and The St. Andrew Old Girls’ Association Florida. Grace Kennedy Remittance Services/ Western Union will make $100 cash donation to the winning school and $50 cash donation to the second place school.
Legendary Jamaican coach, Winston Chung-Fah was in attendance at the True Blue Soccerfest . Also present was Miramar Mayor-elect Wayne Messam and Deputy Consul General Jamaica Deputy Consul General Mr. Dale Jones.
Old classmates and friends from high schools in Jamaica were able to reunite and enjoy a fun filled weekend at the 11th True Blue Weekend . Over 1,000 people attended the 3-day True Blue Weekend event, including the annual Ziadie Cup at the state-of-the-art soccer facility at Vizcaya Park. True Blue fans were treated to a weekend of fun, friends, food and exciting soccer matches.
This year’s True Blue weekend festivities were the joint effort of these 2 alumni associations:
– The Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida, Inc.
– The St. George’s College Old Boys Association of Florida, Inc.