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.
BAAA 'vote of no confidence' in Lewis, Oliver and Petty
JUST six months after their election of officers was held, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations has found itself in turmoil.
'We will continue to operate in our capacity'
A “rift” has split up the executive board of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations with three members ousted by a “vote of no confidence” at a duly publicised and constituted Extra Ordinary Meeting.
Mexico get 'in the mood' for World Cup qualifier
Less than a week remains before the Bahamas hosts several regional powerhouses in the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Associaion (CONCACAF) qualifier for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2013, and one tournament favourite is already in the capital beginning their tournament preparation.
Acklins community wants regatta site named in King Eric Gibson's honour
FOR his contributions to the growth and development of the Acklins and Berry Islands Regatta, King Eric Gibson will have the regatta site at Spring Point named in his honour when this year’s regatta is held August 1-5.
Sports inbrief
JUSTIN Roberts and Kevin Major Jr ended another outstanding week of competition at the Dayton Beach ITF event on Thursday.
