Sixth Fritz Grant track and field invitational starts Saturday
WITH the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations smash in the middle of their 2013 season, the Ambassadors Athletic Club is getting ready to host the sixth Florida’s Natural/Fritz Grant Track and Field Invitational.
Sands breaks silence on 'vote of no confidence'
THE decision to remove three executives from office was a result of a series of problems that manifested within the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) since the elections were held six months ago.
Scotiabank joins forces with BFA
SCOTIABANK has joined forces with the Bahamas Football Association as the country plays host to the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifier, marking the first time that a World Cup qualifier will take place in the Caribbean.
Hawkeyes round out the field in Battle 4 Atlantis
THE 2013 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament field has finally rounded out with the announcement of the eighth team to compete in the Thanksgiving weekend tournament.
Cricket: BCA set to host Twenty-20 tourney
ANOTHER event in its series celebrating 40 years of Independence, the Bahamas Cricket Association is preparing to host a Twenty-20 event and produce a publication to generate local interest in the sport.
AF Adderley Junior Girls Volleyball champions for third straight year
Another sport on the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association calendar, another championship title for the AF Adderley Tigers’ junior girls programme.
SPORT IN BRIEF
THE Bahamas Football Association (BFA) hosted its men’s Knockout Cup in the Roscoe Davies Developmental Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Cimplex on Sunday.
Marc-Richard Culmer making an impression as Golden Bear
REMEMBER the name Marc-Richard Culmer. The five-foot, eight-inch, 175-pound right fielder is making an impression as a member of the West Virginia University Golden Bears baseball team.
Donaldson returned as BLTA president
WITH the added responsibility of being elected as a vice president of the Bahamas Olympic Committee, Derron Donaldson said he had openly decided that he would not seek another term in office as president of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA).
Beach soccer team to face region's best
WHEN the Bahamas Football Association spearheaded the construction of the new beach soccer facility at the foot of the Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge, it was with the intention of the Bahamas being more than just hosts, but also regional contenders in the sport.
Swimmers break records
OVER a three-week period from CARIFTA to the international Davie meet, four different swimmers broke six Bahamian national records.
Team Bahamas suffers three losses
IN their tune-up for the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association (CONCACAF) qualifier for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2013, the Bahamas Football Association’s 10-member team suffered three losses at the BSWW Riviera Maya Cup in Cancun, Mexico, this weekend.
Cleveland Eneas Primary NPPSSA track and field champions
FOR the third consecutive year, Cleveland Eneas Primary School captured the New Providence Principal Schools Sports Association’s Track and Field Championship title.
Sports in brief
THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association is scheduled to hold its championship games today at the AF Adderley Gym with the following match-ups on tap:
We are the champions!
AFTER a 29-year drought, St Francis/Joseph Shockers regained the Catholic Primary Schools Track and Field Championship title by snapping St Cecilia’s Strikers’ five-year reign at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Friday.
