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BAAA names 76-member team to compete at CARIFTA Games

AFTER watching more than 50 qualifying performances turned in during the final trials over the weekend, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations has selected a 76-member team to compete at the 51st CARIFTA Games.

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New pool is completed at the Betty Kelly Kenning swim Complex

IT cost about five million dollars, but six months after the work commenced in November, Bahamas Aquatics now have a brand-new pool at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex to host the 2024 CARIFTA Swimming Championships.

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Wins for the Elite Ballers, Sand Dollar Lady Flyers

THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association hosted a pair of games on Saturday at the DW Davis Gymnasium with the Elite Ballers and the Sand Dollar Lady Flyers prevailing.

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CI GIbson honours Rattlers coach Kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson

AFTER serving as coach for the Rattlers senior boys’ team for more than 30 years, Kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson received special recognition at CI Gibson Secondary High for his tremendous commitment and dedication in producing one of the most acclaimed and decorated sporting programmes in the country.

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SAC celebrates with Devynne Charlton

IT was a momentous day double at St Augustine’s College yesterday as the Big Red Machine welcomed home alumni Devynne Charlton as the World Indoor Championships’ women’s 60m hurdles champion and world record holder.

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Champions are crowned at primary schools golf championships

CHAMPIONS of the 2024 Primary Schools Golf Championships powered by Capital Union Bank were crowned yesterday at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s (BGF) Nine-Hole Facility.

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Boxer Carl Hield improves to 6-0 in pro bouts

BAHAMIAN pro boxer Carl Hield has experienced great progress since transitioning from the amateur ranks to the pro level.

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Deyton Albury to enter the NCAA Men’s Division One Basketball Transfer Portal

AFTER producing an outstanding season for the Royals men’s basketball team at Queen’s University where he earned several individual awards, Bahamian guard Deyton Albury has decided to enter the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men’s Division One Basketball Transfer Portal.

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BBF names national team head coaches

Following a coach selection process which lasted nearly a year, the Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF) has officially announced the national team head coaches for the junior men and women’s and senior women’s team to serve for the next three years.

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Eva Hilton’s ‘clean sweep’ in golf

Shockers win team divisions for 4th year in a row

THE Eva Hilton Shockers brought out the broom at the 2024 Interschool Golf Championships yesterday to sweep all four team divisions at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s (BGF) Nine-Hole Golf Facility for the fourth year in a row.

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Bahamas fields 20-member team for World Cup qualifier

THE Bahamas Baseball Association (BBA) has fielded a 20-member 15-and-under (15U) team to represent the country at the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s (WBSC) 15U Pan American Championship in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, March 16-21.

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BSAA Basketball Championship results

GENESIS Academy defeated Freedom Baptist Academy 2-0 in a best-of-three championship series to win the primary boys’ title.

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Patrick Tomlinson earns six top 10 finishes

THREE Bahamian Optimist sailors competed at the 2024 Optimist Sunshine State Championship hosted by the United States Optimist Dinghy Association (USODA) in Jensen Beach, Florida, over the weekend.

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Sewerage upgrades at Arawak Cay expected to be completed in four weeks

SEWERAGE upgrades at Arawak Cay should be completed within four weeks, according to the project’s operations manager.

Charlton looks ahead to outdoor season

World indoor record holder Devynne Charlton made a special appearance at the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championships over the weekend to spend a few days at home after achieving a gold-medal finish and world record at the World Indoor Championships on March 3.