• Alanna Finn, a senior high school student at St. John's College High School in Washington DC

    Diaspora based player looks forward to Concacaf W Championship 2022

    Alanna Finn, a senior high school student at St. John's College High School in Washington DC and a diaspora-based member of the Dominica senior women's football squad, is looking forward ...

  • GORDON'S GIN LIONS at Windsor Park, 1987 or 1988. Photo Courtesy Roland Jean-Jacques
    Basketball

    Owls Hooted, Lions Roared

    Part I of the article presented Owls' performance over their seven years on the court (1985-1991); Owls-Lions encounters; Owls' scorers, and their sponsors. The article concludes below.

  • George Bruney (L), Patrick Henderson (C) and Wilmoth LeBlanc played with OWLS
    Basketball

    Owls Hooted, Lions Roared

    While going on a daytime excursion in one of Africa's famed wildlife reserves one would certainly be looking forward to being treated to a sighting of the King of the ...

  • THOMAS FELIX has been playing competitive basketball since 2004
    Basketball

    Thomas Felix, 'Mr. Mvp'

    Part I of the article presented on Thomas Felix's entry into basketball, his prowess on the court and his representing Dominica in basketball. The article concludes below.

  • THOMAS FELIX has only played with Blazers in the DABA league
    Basketball

    Thomas Felix, 'Mr. MVP'

    During the basketball seasons leading up to the time when Hurricane Maria ravaged Dominica in 2017, bringing the DABA National Basketball League to a sudden halt, the exploits of Thomas ...

  • HOYAS III, DABA 1988 Division III League champions, was Pottersville's first basketball championship team. Photo Courtesy Marcellus Lee
    Basketball

    Parade of Champions: 1982-1992

    The first segment of this "chapter" of this CHAMPIONS series presented the championship winners in the following DABA basketball competitions: Division I League, Knockout and Play-Offs as well as the ...

  • FLAMES won Division I League, Knockout and Play-Off Championships in the 1980s
    Basketball

    Parade of Champions: 1982-1992

    Jump Ball article #88, the first part of this CHAMPIONS 'series' presented the teams from different divisions of the 'national' basketball league which had won championships during the 13-season period ...

  • Sylvester Joseph (L), Mickey Joseph (C) and Eddie Prevost, played with the 1994-2004 PIONEERS
    Basketball

    Ladies & Gentlemen… The Pioneers

    Are you from Dominica's basketball 'ole school' from the 1970s into the 1980s, when we saw intense on-court rivalry between Cardinals, Flames, Green City, Harks, Pros, Wizards and so many ...

  • CARDINALS captured 16 basketball championships (League & Knockout) between 1968 and 1977
    Basketball

    Champions on Podiums: 1966-1978

    This edition of Jump Ball presents the League and Knockout champions in Dominica's national basketball league for the period extending from the league's inauguration in 1966, to 1978.

  • Three utility companies have sponsored local basketball
    Basketball

    Utilities in Our Basketball

    It's month's end and it's time for paying the bills to the utility companies for cable television, electricity, telephone & internet, and/or water. Of course, we don't need to be ...

  • Dominica 2020 Olympians:Thea Lafond, right, and Dennrick Luke

    Dominica makes entry into the Olympics

    Thea Lafond and Dennrick Luke, two athletes who know a thing or two about making history for Dominica, will be the ones representing the island at this year's Tokyo 2020 ...

  • Energetic Dominican youth in basketball training
    Basketball

    Basketball's Evolution

    Part III of the article presented on the evolution of the following aspects of the game of basketball: out-of-bounds, mid-court line, three seconds/restricted area a.k.a. "the key", and the centre ...