The Tribune

BASKETBALL

BAISS PLAYOFFS

THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ best-of-three basketball playoffs is slated to continue today at Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

The Kingsway Academy Saints, the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine and the Queen’s College Comets are in the driver’s seat of their respective matchups.

Junior Girls

Kingsway Academy stunned the defending champions SAC 29-20 to snatch a 1-0 lead on Thursday as Tanae Bowleg scored a game high nine points for the Saints in the win. Dayche Stubbs scored seven in the loss for the Big Red Machine.

Junior Boys

St Augustine’s College had to hold on for a close 49-47 victory over Queen’s College to take one game of their series. Deangelo Mackey had a game high 16 points in the win for the Big Red Machine. Ivoinne Ingraham had 14 for the Comets.

Senior Girls

SAC leads St John’s 1-0 after their 46-19 rout in game one on Thursday. Taryn Butler led the Big Red Machine with a game high 11 points. Savannah Symonette had seven in the loss for the Giants.

Senior Boys

Queen’s College took a 1-0 lead over St John’s with a 55-50 victory. Lerecus Armbrister led the way for the Comets with 11 points, while Elliston Greenslade and Kevin Miller both had nine. D’Mitry Charlton added seven.

Dwight Wheatley had a game high 23 points and Aaron Campbell chipped in with 14 in the loss for the Giants. Game three in all four series, if necessary, is slated to be played 4pm Tuesday.

AMATEUR BOXING SHOW

CHAMPION Amateur Boxing Club is all set to host an evening of amateur boxing starting at 8pm on Saturday, February 15, at the Wulff Road Boxing Square.

Six matches are expected to be showcased and awards will be presented for the best fight, most outstanding boxer and most improved boxer. All amateur boxers and boxing clubs are welcome to participate.

In addition, Champion Amateur Boxing Club and the Platinum Sports Bar & Lounge are scheduled to host ‘The Spirit of Determination’ amateur boxing show 8pm March 1.

The show will recognise the Bahamas’ own boxing legends Cassius Moss and David ‘Sugar Kid’ Bowe.

SAILING CONDOLENCES

DANNY Strachan, commodore of the National Family Island Regatta in Georgetown, Exuma, expressed his deepest condolences to the family of the late boat builder Bert Knowles from Long Island.

In a press release on behalf of the brotherhood of sailors throughout the country, Strachan wrote: “He perfected the art of boat-building giving him the legacy of being one of the best sloop builders in the Bahamas.

“He was a national treasurer in the field of boat-building and it is going to be very difficult to replace him. He was truly a hero of the first order and the National Family Island Regatta will not be the same without him.

“He left the sport of sloop sailing and boat-building better than he found it. He will be surely missed.”

BASKETBALL

GSSSA POSTSEASON

THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association is slated to begin its 2013/14 best-of-three playoffs today at the CI Gibson Gymnasium.

The following matches are set to begin at 4pm.

Junior girls - HO Nash vs SC McPherson and CH Reeves vs AF Adderley.

Junior boys - SC McPherson vs Adderley and DW Davis vs HO Nash.

The seniors will play on Tuesday at the DW Davis Gymnasium in the following matches:

Senior girls - CV Bethel vs Doris Johnson and CR Walker vs Anatol Rodgers High.

Senior boys - CI Gibson vs RM Bailey and CC Sweeting vs DW Davis.

BASKETBALL

BSC REGISTRATION

THE Baptist Sports Council has announced that its 2014 basketball league is scheduled to get started at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday, March 1.

The league will begin at 10am with a brief opening ceremony. That will be followed by the opening games in the 15-and-under division, followed by the 19-and-under and then the men’s division.

The BSC is also looking at the possibility of hosting either a co-ed or a ladies’ division, depending on teams’ interest. Interested churches can contact Brent Stubbs at stubbobs@gmail.com or 502-2363 for more details.