Karate team brings home medals
THE team of Naashon Hall (4), Sy LaRoda (12), Elverton G Bain (11), Miles Ferguson (7) and Nathaniel Woodside (11) turned in a strong performance at the 46th annual Japan Karate Ryobukai Gaisshuku Seminars and International Tournament in Anaheim, California, earlier this month.
Sports in brief
BAHAMIAN players Trae Sweeting and Ian Mayers helped lead Christ School Greenies to victory in the first round of the State Playoffs with a 7-1 victory over No.9 seed Metrolina Christian High School.
BLTA looks to promote tennis in schools
THREE newly elected officers of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association, along with John Goede, the visiting International Tennis Federation development officer for the Caribbean, met with members of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology with the view of promoting the sport in the school system.
More than 100 pro golfers in LPGA Classic
THE Bahamas will play host to more than 100 professional women golfers competing in the inaugural Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) Classic at the Ocean Club Golf Course, Paradise Island.
USA wins, Bahamas sixth
They fell short of the ending many anticipated, but a gallant effort by Team Bahamas ended with a loss on penalty kicks in their final game of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying beach soccer tournament.
Hundreds of athletes burn up the track at Fritz Grant Invitational
CLOSE to 800 athletes, including elite athletes Andretti Bain, Adrian Griffith, Wesley Neymour, Ryan Ingraham and Jamal Wilson, competed in the Ambassadors Track Club’s sixth annual Fritz Grant Invitational.
Bucs take out Hitmen for 10-3 win
AVERY Rolle spun a four-hitter with six strike outs to help the AG Construction Buccaneers jump out to a quick start in the men’s division of the New Providence Softball Association 2013 season.
Sports in brief
THE Champion Amateur Boxing Club hosted its 18th annual Wellington “Sonny Boy” Rahming Silver Glove Amateur Boxing Tournament at the Wulff Road Boxing Square on Saturday.
Bahamas in action before beach soccer final
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Hosts miss out on semifinal place
The Bahamas suffered their first defeat in the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying tournament this afternoon, in a 9-2 thumping by the USA.
Sports in brief
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association is scheduled to host the new International Tennis Federation officer for Central America and the Caribbean this weekend to discuss the development of tennis in the Bahamas and to look at the development plans for 2013 and beyond.
BEACH SOCCER: Witness history in the making
MY only question is why have we taken so long to get to expose the world to what we have to offer with our traditional slogan of “It’s better in the Bahamas” with our sun, sand and sea - beach soccer and volleyball competition.
Bahamas edge closer to semis
Team Bahamas followed game one’s dominant performance with a hard fought win in a thriller yesterday to edge closer to Saturday’s semifinals.
'I'm leaning heavily on just going into football'
MAVIN Saunders left the Bahamas to pursue a career based on his basketball prowess, but after just a single season of football, he has become one of the most sought after prospects on the gridiron for the class of 2014 in the state of Texas.
Bahamas routs Puerto Rico 9-1
An eager crowd of spectators could not have anticipated a better showing from Team Bahamas, who had a dominant debut performance in the 2013 CONCACAF Qualifier for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
