The Tribune

REGATTA

TIME AGAIN

IT’S regatta time again and Valentine’s Residences Resort and Marina along with the North Eleuthera Regatta Association invites you to party in a pink sand paradise at the 26th annual North Eleuthera Regatta October 7-11.

This year’s event will host a Hurricane Relief and Dollar Drive at the famous Harbour Island regatta site. Lucie Johnson‐Butler, chairperson of the North Eleuthera Regatta Association, said the committee’s hurricane drive will aid in the relief efforts for the southern islands affected by the hurricane.

CYCLING

MUSGROVE

TOUR DE NEW

PROVIDENCE

THE Bahamas Amateur Cycling Federation is scheduled to hold its annual Bertram ‘Cowboy’ Musgrove Tour De New Providence Cycling Classic over the weekend of October 30 to November 1. The event is designed for competitors in the level 1 for male, level II, level III and level IV for men and women.

On Saturday, October 30, all levels of the individual time trials over three miles is slated to begin 7am at the Frank Watson Highway. Then at 8:15am, the circuit road race, covering 24 miles, will follow.

On Sunday, November 1, the level I and II 50 miles road race will start and finish at Goodman’s Bay, starting at 6:40am. The levels III and IV, covering 30 miles, will follow at 7:40am.

Registration can be done on the morning of the race starting at 6:15am or you can contact Abagail Minns or Barron Musgrove for details 552-5128 or email the npcyclingassociation2013@gmail.com, or barronmusgrove@yahoo.com

There will be prizes for the oldest cyclists, youngest cyclists and the most aggressive cyclists.

BOWLING

DOUBLES TOURNEY

THE Doubles Bowling Tournament, under the auspices of the Bahamas Bowling Federation, is all set to be held on October 17 at Mario’s Bowling and Family Entertainment Palace. Interested persons are asked to contact Clayton Gardiner, BBF treasurer, tournament director and public relations officer, for more details.

SOFTBALL

BSC CLASSIC

THE Baptist Sports Council has announced that its 2015 softball classic will begin at the Banker’s Field in the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday, November 7.

The league will feature competition in the under 15, under-19, co-ed and men’s division. The registration fee is $200 per team per division.

Interested teams are urged to contact either Brent Stubbs at stubbobs@gmail.com, Jonique Webb at joniquewebb@hotmail.com or Nicola Major at seek_ye_first@hormail.com by Friday, September 25 to confirm participation.

VOLLEYBALL

BSC CLASSIC

THE Baptist Sports Council has announced that its 2015 volleyball classic will be held at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Saturday, October 31.

The league will comprise of the ladies and men’s divisions or a co-ed will replace the ladies if there isn’t sufficient teams. The registration fee is $200 per team. Interested teams are urged to contact either Brent Stubbs at stubbobs@gmail.com, Jonique Webb at joniquewebb@hotmail.com or Nicola Major at seek_ye_first@hormail.com by Friday, September 25 to confirm their participation.

VOLLEYBALL

NPVA ACTION

THE New Providence Volleyball Association, headed by Jennifer Dotson-Isaacs, is scheduled to continue this week at DW Davis with the following games:

Friday

7:30pm - Lady Techs vs Central Gas Lady Panthers (L)

9pm - Technicians vs Defenders (M)

Sunday

3:30pm - Lady Techs vs Vixens (L)

5pm - Intruders vs Defenders (M)

BSC

TRACK MEET

BECAUSE of the public holiday weekend, the Baptist Sports Council has announced that it will move its 2015 track and field competition from Saturday, October 10 to Saturday, November 14 at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

At that time, the BSC will attempt to introduce its battle of the band, step and banner competitions between the various associations within the Baptist organisation.

Interested persons are asked to contact Brent Stubbs at stubbobs@gmail.com, Trevor Moss at tmoss@bahamas.com or Deno Cartwright at denovcartwright@gmail.com y Friday, September 25 to confirm their participation.

TENNIS

CONGRATS

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Jacobi Bain and Elana Mackey, who have been invited by the International Tennis Federation to participate in a Regional Under-13 Training Camp for the top players in the region.

The training camp ends Sunday in La Libertad, El Salvador.

Both players were selected with the criteria of being in the top eight from that age bracket in the COTECC ranking.

“We wish both Jacobi and Elana the best as they travel to La Libertad, El Salvador, to acquire more knowledge on how to improve their game,” the BLTA said in a press release.

The duo will be accompanied by coach Bradley Bain.