Ballards Valley, led by Andrew Bryce's 148, scored 457 for four off 35 overs in last Sunday's NCB Southeast St. Elizabeth Cricket Competition.

In reply, Ridge United were blown away for 66 in 13 overs.

A. Rickets took 8-23 and Mark Gordon 2-31.

In another match, All Century scored 307 for eight in 32 overs with Shane Rickets getting 120 not out and Marlon Miller 72 against Morningside's Greg Senior, 3-36, and Oniel Parchment, 3-12. Morningside replied with 115 in 22 overs. Damion Bent, 3-24, and Domaine Wilson, 3-20, took most wickets.

At Comma Pen, the hosts scored 253 all out in 30 overs with Troy Powell, 61, and Stephan Patterson, 50, getting the most runs against Tryall's J. Holness (4-73) and L. Smith (3-27).

Tryall fell for 200 in 32 overs. C. Clarke, 31, top scored against Damion Sangster (3-31).

In the day's other match, Chocolate Hole made 331 for three off 35 overs. D. Sangster led the way with 120, while Trace Powell chipped in with 58.

Lititz Southridge replied with 156. Powell took 4-15.

An unbeaten 55 from Kirk Brooks spurred Ken's Wildflower Cricket Club to an easy eight-wicket win over Portsmouth in the final of the Petcom Portmore Metropolitan Cricket League at Bridgeport sports ground on Sunday.

Brooks formed a 95-run partnership with Cammellio Ricketts, who contributed 38, in what turned out to be the platform for victory.

Ken's Wildflower were lifting the Tony Becca Cup for the first time in the competition's four-year history.

Other winners include, Portsmouth - 2004, Elevation - 2005 and Waterford - 2006.

Ken's Wildflower won the toss and sent Portsmouth in to bat. Portsmouth struggled to 117 for eight off their allotted 35 overs after recovering from 45 for five.

Veteran Raymond Brown top scored with 28 and captain Hugh Hinds made 24 while Marlon Hoilette (3-18) was the pick of Ken's bowlers.

Ken's Wildflower, in reply, cruised to victory with 119 for two in the 23rd over as Brooks and Ricketts plundered the Portsmouth attack.

Top-class surfing is set for this weekend when the fifth and final event of the Jamaica Surfing Association's (JSA) National Open Championship Series is held at Boston Bay in Portland.

The event was to have been held on December 22 but had to be postponed due to a lack of contestable waves.

"This happens all over the world," explained Billy Wilmot, president of the JSA.

"Even in Hawaii surf contests have to be postponed from time to time due to lack of surf as was the case with the recently concluded 2007 Pipeline Masters event, which had to be put on hold while they waited for surf to arrive," he said.

This time of year is prime season for Jamaica's surf and will no doubt deliver excellent waves for the climax of the 2007 National Open Championships.

The public is invited to come out and cheer on Jamaica's top surfers as they strive for national honours.

Braeton United, who were demoted to the WIHCON-Portmore Division Two this year, won their first game of the season on Sunday, beating a struggling Christian Pen FC 1-0 at the Portsmouth playfield.

Braeton, who played in last season's St Catherine Division One, snapped a three-game losing streak and now move to three points from four games while Christian Pen, a team that won two titles last year from three tries, has only a point from three encounters.

In other games across the league, Watson Grove and Portsmouth preserved their 100 per cent win records with 1-0 wins over Racing United and Portmore Pines, respectively, to be locked on 12 points at the top while Greater Portmore (10) moved to third after defeating Daytona 2-1.

Elsewhere, Braeton Newtown stopped Hellshire United 1-0 and Caymanas Gardens Site D edged Caymanas Gardens 1-0.

The Western Basketball Association (WBA) held its annual awards and presentation ceremony this week at the Montego Bay Cricket Club.

Shadian Hemmings of Knights was voted the league's MVP while Olivia Bowen of Angels took the MVP of the finals award.

Lady Avalanche won the league while MoBay Angels were the beaten finalists.

The leading blocked-shot players were Nicole Dias (Avalanche) and Ladonna Lamonth (Angels); Top steals - Hemmings (Knights); Top assists - Suzette Virgo (Avalanche); Top rebounder - Tavia Shaw (Avalanche); Top scorer - Hemmings (Knights).

The event was attended by Marland Nattie, president of the Jamaica Basketball Association (JABA), Kiesha Lindsay, female commissioner - JABA, and Oberon Pitterson - marketing executive of the JABA.

Red-hot Premiership club Portmore United thumped Major League outfit Cool Sport 5-1 in a one-sided quarter-final match in the St. Catherine Cooperative Credit Union/Happy Sutherland Knockout Football Competition at the Spanish Town Prison Oval, recently.

Portmore's win, their third straight in all competitions, was set up via double strikes by veterans Kevin Deer (sixth, 49th) and Fabian Davis (51st, 63rd). Anthony Bennett netted the other goal in the 34th minute.

John Flemming scored for the losers.

In the second game of the doubleheader, Super League club Bodles beat Independence City 1-0. The club's captain, Glenroy Levy, scored from the penalty spot in the second half.

The semi-final pairings match Naggo Head versus D.B. Basovak and Portmore United against Bodles in a repeat of last year's final.

Both games are scheduled for the Spanish Town Prison Oval on January 8.

Newcomers Athletico Port Antonio blanked Cable & Wireless 3-0 and UWI clipped Cable and Wireless 3-2, in two Division One matches played this week at the YMCA as the JTTA/Northwest Development National Table Tennis Club League continued.

Despite the victories by these two teams, defending champions JDF still lead the standings with 15 points.

The victories take Athletico Port Antonio and UWI to 10 points and nine points, respectively, and they are followed by newcomers Hy-Performance (seven) and Cable and Wireless (four).