The 2006 Western Hotels Sports Association/GraceKennedy Spring Time All-island hotels netball league has reached its round of 16 stage.

Action starts this afternoon with Sandals Whitehouse European Village Resort and Spa taking on former champions Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in a match-up at 4.00 p.m. in Westmoreland.

On Monday, surprise Group B winners and first-time entrants, Starfish Trelawny, host Sandals Negril Beach Resort and Spa at the Elleston Wakeland Centre in Falmouth, Trelawny and over at HiLo, Negril, Beaches Negril Resort and Spa host Hedonism III. At stake are quarter-final berths and all matches begin at 4.00 p.m.

The remaining matches in this round will be played on Thursday and next Saturday with the quarter-finals commencing the following week.

Pre-season favourites St. Ann Bauxite Partners of Jamaica, formerly Kaiser Sports Club, have received a bye to the quarter-finals following the last-minute withdrawal of Sandals Royal Caribbean and Offshore Island.

Yallahs United and Sandstar Youth Club will face off tomorrow afternoon in the final of the St. Thomas Captain's Bakery Major League football competition.

Yallahs defeated Whitehorses Upliftment 4-3 on penalties while Sandstar edged Prospect 3-2 to set up a clash at the York Oval, starting at 5:00 p.m.

Damion Morgan, Selvin Grey, Haskel Trenchfield and Marlon Foster, who scored for Yallahs in the penalty shootout, will once again lead their team's attack.

They will get support from Tushane Robinson, Garfield Reid, Kayon Thompson and Andre Hall.

On the other side, Sandstar, who topped the league with 42 points, will be banking on Davern Thomas, who netted twice last week, along with Carlington Lamont.

Vinel Kesto and Damion Barnes should also play a key role in their team's quest for victory.

In Division Two, three matches will be played today.

Seaforth take on Southhaven at York Sports Complex, Delta Force play Unity Vibes at Eastern Sports Complex and Baptist Alliance face Bambo River at Southhaven.

In the Under-15 competition, Aeolus Valley take on Robert Lightbourne in the lone game on Thursday.

Meanwhile, nine games will played next week in the Under-13 league.

On Wednesday, Prospect take on Seaforth at Dancers Penn, Trinityville face White Hall at Robert Lightbourne (2:00 p.m.), Lystra tackle Minto at Robert Lightbourne (3:30 p.m.), Johns Town play Aeolus Valley at SDC field (1:30 p.m.), Middleton go up against St. Thomas Prep at SDC (3:00 p.m.), Morant Bay play Yallahs at Phillips field.

The first leg semi-finals of the Westmoreland Football Association Division One league will be played on Monday. Both games are set to start at 3:30 p.m.

The return leg matches will be played on Thursday.

Meanwhile, in the parish's Major League, three matches will be played tomorrow.

Paul Island face Grange Hill at Paul Island, Belmount take on Russia at Robins River and Petersfield tackle Straths at Petersfield.

On Tuesday, Bethel Town take on Petersfield at Chester Castle, Straths face Mount Grace at Llandillo and Grange Hill play Central Community at Celle Isle.

On Thursday it's Roaring River against Belmont at Petersfield, Frome versus Genza at Frome and Russia against Paul Island at Llandillo.

Action in the Link 96 FM/INSPORTS Under-13 league continues with six matches on Wednesday: Revival vs Little London at Moreland Hill, Feris vs Mearnsville at Feris, Peggy Barry vs Mount Grace at Peggy Barry, Moreland Hill vs St. Paul at Moreland, Sav-la-Mar vs Paradise at Sav-la-Mar and Blue Field vs Bethel Town at Blue Field.

In the season's opening match, Little London beat Moreland Hill 2-1.

St. Elizabeth Technical (STETHS) won the St. Elizabeth Co-op Credit Union Division One mid-season title with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Leeds United in the final at the Santa Cruz Community Centre on Sunday.

Renario Downswell and captain Montrose Phinn scored for the champions while Bellandy Dunkley got the consolation goal for Leeds.

The skilful Downswell, son of technical director for the national senior football team Wendell Downswell, scored the opening goal with a beautiful header from a right-sided corner, which saw his team into the break leading 1-0.

In the second half, the game picked up with both teams launching numerous attacks.

Midway through the half, Leeds drew level courtesy of a penalty from a handled ball inside the 18-yard box, which Dunkley put away.

Ten minutes later, the schoolboys stepped up the pressure which resulted in another penalty, which Phinn scored.

The mid-season champions walked away with $20,000.

Meanwhile, in the Wray & Nephew Major League, Black River United will take a 3-2 lead into their second leg semi-final against Tafari Lions at Appleton.

In the other semi-final, Holland PYC and Thornton will try to break their 0-0 deadlock at Munro.

Beaten mid-season finalist New Green can confirm a place in the Captain's Bakery-sponsored Manchester Major League with a draw or victory against Downs in tomorrow's lone fixture. The game will be hosted at Hanbury playfield at 3:30 p.m.

New Green are in second position on 18 points, two more than Downs who must win to keep alive their chance in a tussle that involves Porus (16 points) and Harmons (14).

However, New Green are basically assured of a semi-final place as they will be the beneficiary of three points courtesy of Gold Stars' withdrawal from the competition. Gold Stars' pull out means they will be the lone casualty of relegation.

Third-placed Porus should collect a further three points this weekend as they were scheduled to face Gold Stars. In fact, Porus have emerged as a darkhorse for the eventual champions trophy, after creating a huge upset in a 2-1 win over Hillstars at Cobbla in last week's round. Hillstars, the mid-season winners, however are confirmed as the league winners as their 27 points cannot be caught.

The real champions of the Major League however, will only be determined after the knock-out semi-final round.

Clarendon fans will look forward to a special afternoon of football when they host the Reggae Boyz in an exhibition match at Jamalco Sports Club tomorrow.

It is the second time in two years that the parish has been privileged to host the team. This also means there will be no schedule of Major League matches. The Division One competition will be played today.

In the Central Zone, which is led by Avengers on five points, Palmer's Cross (pointless) tackle Curacoe Hill (four points) at Palmer's Cross. In the North Zone, Sanguinetti, who defeated Sommerfield 2-1, host Rio, who have just one point from their 2-2 draw with Turner. Morgan's Pass are unbeaten on six points following wins over Sommerfield (2-1) and Unity (3-1).

The South Zone saw action earlier this week when Gravel Hill got their first points of the season with a 2-0 win over Longwood. Banks recorded a 2-1 win over Gayle.

The NCB Capital Markets Masters League football competition continues this weekend with eight matches.

In today's games at Cable & Wireless, Kush face Packers at 3:00 p.m. while Telecom Strikers play Brown's Town at 4:30 p.m.

At Winchester Park, Kingston Commission play M.V. Exodus (3:00 p.m.) and Shortwood go against Nautica at 4:30 p.m. At Up Park Camp, JDF tackle Waterhouse at 4:00 p.m. and in the game of the week, Barbican host Maxfield at 4:00 p.m.

Tomorrow's matches - At Duhaney Park, Eastern meet Rae Town at 3:00 p.m., and in a highly anticipated Zone A clash, Park Rovers entertain Christian Ambassadors at 4:30. At Buttercup Park, Real Mona host Professionals. Real Mona must win all of their three remaining games to have a play-off chance.

St. George's crushed JDF 5-1 and Maxfield defeated Kush 4-0 in action on Wednesday.

Ken Ellis, the league's leading goalscorer, struck a hat-trick for St. George's to move his tally to 12. The win pushed St. George's to second in Zone B with 18 points, behind Shortwood (22 points).