Sports inbrief
THE College of the Bahamas is scheduled to hold another tryout session for grade 11 and 12 male soccer players 4pm Wednesday at the COB soccer field.
CR Walker wins 10th straight title
COUNT it 10 straight for the CR Walker Knights as they were crowned the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s track and field champions again.
Sports in brief
THE defending champions Career Building Lady Cheetahs and last year’s runners-up Bommer G Lady Operators took the opening game of their respective New Providence Women’s Basketball Association best-of-three semifinal series at the DW Davis Gym on Saturday night.
Giants to face Cybots in NPBA final
Coach Perry Thompson knew that once his Commonwealth Bank Giants kept the ball out of the hands of the Police Crimestoppers’ guard Mitchell Johnson, they would be back to defend their title in the New Providence Basketball Association’s championship series.
A total transformation for 'gem of the region'
WHILE the infrastructure is continuing to be developed in the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, the landscaping throughout the Queen Elizabeth Sports Center has been totally and uniquely transformed.
Bahamas ready to host Carifta Games
With just about a month to go, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, the National Sports Authority and the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations have all confirmed that the Bahamas will be ready to host the BTC Carifta Games in the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium over the Easter holiday weekend.
Knights hold seven point lead
THE defending champions CR Walker Knights hold a slim seven-point lead over the CV Bethel Stingrays going into the final day of competition in the senior segment of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s Track and Field Championships.
Sports in brief
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association announced the names of the players who will be representing the Bahamas at the ITF/COTECC Pre-Qualifying World Junior Tennis Championship Event in the Dominican Republic March 11-17.
Carifta sponsor makes $30,000 contribution
Another member of corporate Bahamas has joined BAAA and the local organising committee for Carifta to help provide money for the hosting of this year’s Carifta Track and Field Championships.
Raptors win GSSSA junior track and field title
The dominance continues for the CH Reeves Raptors in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association Junior School Track and Field Championships.
Hugh Campbell title win was vindication for the Cobras
AFTER all the adversity that they experienced this year in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association, coach Mario Bowleg said their repeat championship feat in the prestigious 30th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic was vindication for his CC Sweeting Cobras.
Sports in brief
THE Bahamas along with 210 countries around the world who are members of the International Tennis Federation will celebrate World Tennis Day on March 4.
Raptors in the lead after day 1
The CH Reeves Raptors surged to the top of the chart after day one of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s Junior High School Track and Field Championships, taking a 11.50 points margin over their nearest rivals, SC McPherson Sharks, at the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Tuesday.
Jay Major top cyclist so far this season
THE New Providence Cycling Association staged its second road race of the 2013 season and young Jay Major proved to be the cyclist to watch as he posted back-to-back victories in a hotly contested race from start to finish.
Richardson, Cartwright to continue MLB quest
THEY spent the past four months here at home working out and helping to develop some of the up and coming baseball players. Now Antoan Richardson and Albert Cartwright are preparing to return to Florida to continue their quest to play in the Major League.
