Renaldo's Ramblings: This is our mid-February madness
THIS is our March (or mid-February) Madness. It is far from our most popular sport, doesn’t have the international profile of track and field, doesn’t earn as much scholarships for student athletes as baseball, yet it’s hard to find another sport that engages young Bahamians the way basketball does.
Buddy Hield leads Sooners to 77-74 win over Cowboys
WITH sophomore sensation Marcus Smart in the midst of a three-game suspension, Bahamian guard Buddy Hield took centre stage and led the Oklahoma Sooners to a two-game sweep in this year’s edition of the “Bedlam Series”.
Bahamas all set to soar at IAAF World Indoors
QUARTERMILERS Shaunae Miller and Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown and jumpers Donald Thomas and Bianca ‘BB’ Stuart are expected to lead the Bahamas’ contingent at the 15th IAAF World Indoor Championships in the Ergo Arena in Sopot, Poland, March 7-9.
Sports in brief
THE Technicians swept the Warriors in three straight sets at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Sunday to complete the best-of-five championship series that is slated to get started Wednesday night.
Boxer to face off in regional showdown
ONE of the newest boxing clubs on the local scene will see one of its top fighters face off in a regional showdown, an integral part of his development toward the 2016 Olympics.
Robinson wins ‘Catch Me If You Can’ title
ELEAZOR ‘the Sailing Barber’ Johnson always prides himself on drawing the largest crowd on Montagu Beach for his annual St Valentine’s Day Massacre.
Dynamic duo
While Shaunae Miller continues to excel on the professional circuit, Devynne Charlton is making her presence felt on the collegiate scene.
CARIFTA qualifiers are starting to pile in
By BRENT STUBBS
Sharks take opener
IN the fourth meeting between the two teams this season, the SC McPherson Sharks pulled away late to take a game one lead in the best-of-three GSSSA junior boys’ basketball series.
Waltiea continues to dominate in NBL
WALTIEA Rolle continues to dominate in the NBL League in Bulgaria. The top player on her team since joining on January 9, today proved no exception.
Hugh Campbell time
THE Bahamas’ most prestigious basketball tournament for senior boys will feature 30 teams sandwiched in a 54-game package from Monday to Saturday, February 17-24, at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the championship game being staged at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.
Sports in brief
THE New Providence Volleyball Association continued its second playoff series at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night as the Johnson’s Cherry Bombs swept the College of the Bahamas Lady Caribs 28-26, 25-17 and 25-22 to win the series 2-0 and advance to the ladies’ championship.
Countdown to the IAAF World Relays
In less than 100 days, the new Thomas A Robinson National Stadium will play host to more than 40 countries, including the Usain Bolt-led Jamaica and a full fledged United States, in the initial International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) World Relays Bahamas 2014.
Raptors get 15-14 victory in Game 1
The pennant-winning CH Reeves Raptors took game one of the GSSSA junior girls’ basketball championship series in a nail-biter, 15-14, over the HO Nash Lions.
Club Monica meet to honour former member Anthonique
ONE of the leading athletics clubs in the Bahamas will host yet another edition of its highly anticipated annual meet, which has become a staple on the local calendar of the sport.
