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SOFTBALL

BSF NATIONALS

THE Bahamas Softball Federation will crown its new men and women champions this weekend as the National Round Robin Tournament is held at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. The tournament comes on the heels of the federation’s annual Austin ‘King Snake’ Knowles National High School Tournament. The men and women championship teams from Abaco, Andros, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama and New Providence will compete for the title when the tournament get underway on Thursday and wraps up on Sunday.

TRACK

BSC TRACK MEET

THE Baptist Sports Council will hold its annual track and field classic on Saturday at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

The event is scheduled to start at 9 am and will feature competition for men and women in the 5-and-under, 20-and-under, 15-and-under, 20-and-under, open and masters categories.

Trophies will be given to the most outstanding athletes in each category and medals to the top three finishers in each event.

The entry fee is $5 per athlete, who will be allowed to compete in a combination of two field and three track or three track and two field events.

SOFTBALL

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CLASSIC

THE Baptist Sports Council will begin its 2014 Softball Classic next week at the Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

On Tuesday, November 4, last year’s champions Golden Gates will host runners-up St. John’s in the co-ed opener at 7 pm. That will be followed by the men’s champions St. Paul’s meeting runners-up Golden Gates.

On Thursday, November 6, St. Paul’s will play Macedonia in the co-ed opener at 7 pm. The men’s feature game will be between Macedonia and St. John’s men.

CYCLING

MUSGROVE

MEMORIAL

THE New Providence Cycling Association has announced that because of the inclement weather, the Bertram ‘Cowboy’ Musgrove Memorial Cycling Classic that was postponed over the weekend, will now take place on Sunday.

The event is being held in memory of Musgrove, the former long-time president of the Bahamas Amateur Cycling Federation.

Musgrove’s son, Barron ‘Turbo’ Musgrove, the president of the NPCA, is organising the event.

For more details, interested persons can contact Musgrove at 425-1075 or 552-5128.

SPORTS TOUR

COBB TO SPEAK

TO SCHOOLS

SPORTS World Ministry’s second ‘Go Positive Tour’ in the Bahamas.

Sports World Ministry, led by Dr Ira Lee Eshlemas, who founded the organisation 30 years and now headed by Devon McDonald, is a seed-planting ministry, which uses former professional athletes to share personal life experiences with students while challenging them with hope.

Michael Cobb is in town to represent Sports World this week as he participates in a number of activities, organised by a local committee.

Cobb is a graduate of Michigan State University who was drafted in the NFL in the first round in 1977 by the Cincinnati Bengals, but went on to play for the Chicago Bears (1977-81) and then in the United States Florida League with the Michigan Panthers (1983-84) and the Birmingham Stallions (1984-85). He was also an All-City in both football and basketball while in high school and went on to play on the championship team for the Panthers in the USFL.

“I believe it to be a great opportunity to be able to share with the students the why it is important to make good positive choices and more importantly to share Christ, the reason why I know God birthed this ministry through Dr Ira Lee Eshleman,” he stated.

A local organising committee, comprising of the Rev Geoffery Wood, Minister Clinton Minnis, Jacqueline Bain and Brent Stubbs, have been meeting with Apostle Carlos Reid in planning a series of activities for the week when Cobb makes his appearance.