Kyme, who turned 17 this month, recently captured the under-19 division title of the USSRA-sanctioned Choate Junior Championships without dropping a single game.

Unlike a year ago when he lost 9-7 in the fifth game of the final, this time he cruised past all of the opposition and won at least one game of every match by a convincing 9-0 score.

In the final Kyme beat the USA's number 13 seed and school team-mate Chris Olsen 9-3, 10-9, 9-0.

Kyme attends the Taft School in Connecticut and is captain and number one player for his school team which is undefeated. This was his first US under-19 title.

Late last year a New England newspaper regarded Taft as "probably'' the strongest squash high school team in the country RUGBY RUG Rugby officials have issued an appeal for Islanders to get involved in the running of a new youth programme -- building up to a game against a visiting Boston school in April.

The programme, for boys over 12, has already begun, with about 100 youngsters from various schools involved. But, says Bermuda Rugby Football Union president John Williams, more help is needed.

To that end, a junior coaching scheme, which will teach adults the basic skills of the game to pass on to youngsters at training sessions, is being organised for Sunday, February 1, at the National Sports Club. It will take place at about 5.15 p.m. following the senior rugby matches.

Williams stressed that no formal rugby background is required, with volunteers needing only to spend a few hours listening to and practising with development officer Grant Tompkins and national coach Peter Shillingford and imparting that new-found knowledge to the young players.

Meanwhile tag rugby, which is now well-established in schools, is to get its own competition in late February.

TABLE TENNIS PP Bermuda Table Tennis Association's Closed Championships will be held tomorrow afternoon at Bermuda College, starting at 11.00 a.m. with veteran Nick Frost seeded number one.

Seeded second behind the Old Colony Club player, who sports a 29-1 record, is Derron Trott of Prison Officers (32-1), Rawle Frederick of BPSA (34-5) and Dennis Pearman of The Centre at 26-4.

Key figures absent from the event this year are former champion Dexter Smith and Calvin Butterfield who are off the Island this weekend. A third prominent performer, veteran Dave Waltham of OCC, is unavailable.

Trott and Frost have not met this season and any match-up featuring the pair tomorrow could prove interesting. Defending champions in the doubles are Frederick and Myron Piper who are seeded number one. They are followed by the team of Mike Lindo and Dennis Pearman and then Frost and Curtis Hodgson and Derron Trott and Barry Rahman.

SNOOKER SNO Watford Sports Club I and Queens Club I have advanced to the finals in the Gosling Club knockout finals.

Greg Falzone was named player of the week after defeating Conrad Soares in the decider of Watford's semi-final victory. Tony DeSilva edged S.A. Moniz and brother Lawrence then defeated Gary Soares.

After falling behind on Stephen Pantry's first-game win over Graham Williams, Queens Club took the next three games. Tony McWilliam won a black ball game against Mike Wood to level the match, Stephen Roberts beat Kyle Thompson and then Chance McLean defeated Dennis Coyle by 25 points in the clincher.

The Gosling Cup final will be played at OCC on February 25.

JUNIOR GOLF GLF Aaron James and Kwame Caisey mastered near gale-force winds to top Groups Five and Four respectively in Bermuda Junior Golf Association play last week.

Both youngsters fired 79s at Castle Harbour to lead the way, with James collecting an eagle at the par-five eighth hole and a birdie three at the 15th.

Neil Fenton was a shot off the pace in Group Five with Charles Markey third on 83. In Group Four, Colin Brown fired an 81 for second place and Chris Brough was two shots back in third.

At St. George's, Tim Burland took top spot with a 76. Nick Dunkle was a stroke back and Paul Murphy two behind.

Among the Group One players, Daniel Dickinson led the way with 46 over nine holes. Thomas Edwards was second, edging Jared Outerbridge on retrogression.

In a six-hole novice tournament at Belmont, Carruko Smith led the way with 35, edging Husayn Symonds on retrogression.

BRIDGE BDG Bermuda teams continue to shine at the 39th annual Bridge Tournament, taking place this week at the Southampton Princess.

In the week-long Knock Out Teams event, Island pairs are on two of the remaining four teams and it could be an all-Bermuda final. In the other three brackets, now at the final stage, Bermuda are represented in two and guaranteed a win in Bracket Three.

In the major event of the competition, the Stratiflighted Open Pairs, four Bermuda players -- Bill Tucker, David Cordon, Joe Wakefield and Bob Farmer -- were among the 28 players who qualified for the final.

The top three spots were taken by professional pairs, led by former world champion Bobby Wolff, partnered by Becky Rodgers.

The annual Crisson Pairs were won by Hilda Silverman and Frances Moffett while John and Selena Swanson took the Trimingham's Pairs.

Only two points separated the top five out of 224 pairs as the two sessions of the Stratified Open Pairs concluded. Winning by half a point were Phyllis Wachsman and Michael Camp of the US. Another half-point behind in third were Vera Petty and Roman Smolski of Bermuda.

Bermuda pairs topped both of the other strata, with Jean Bath and Charles Hall winning the B and Kevin Comeau and Laura Kleber winning C.