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Champions crowned in GSSSA volleyball

LIONS, ROYALS, KNIGHTS, RATTLERS WIN TITLES

The Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) championship round concluded on Monday at the Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium.

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Delancy named volleyball player of the year in SIAC

FOR the second consecutive year in a row, Bahamian rising star Ras Jesse Delancy has been named the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Men’s Volleyball Player of the Year.

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Bahamas Aquatics stands firmly in support of Joanna Evans

WITH Olympian and multiple Bahamian national record holder Joanna Evans being sidelined with a two-year ban for a drug violation that will run through February 12, 2024, Bahamas Aquatics has stepped forth and given her their full support in her quest to be vindicated.

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Noble Prep: Spring Classic basketball tourney returns

THE Noble Preparatory Academy’s sixth edition of the Spring Classic Basketball tournament returns to the Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium following a two-year hiatus.

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Collegiate tennis players take the spotlight in conference tourneys

OVER the weekend our collegiate tennis players took to the centre court, Sydney Clarke played in C-USA conference tournament and Peyton Anderson in the NSIC Tournament.

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Mantas water polo bring home bronze

The Mantas Water Polo Club, with a rising new squad of competitors, returned from the Rise Up Tournament in Orlando, Florida with the bronze medal.

Bahamian Olympian and his company could be sued

A BAHAMIAN Olympian and his consultancy company in Houston, Texas could be sued for allegedly reneging on a financial deal to accommodate a group of athletes from England in a training site in Texas.

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Strachan pleased with performance

AFTER watching his sister Kamera Strachan produce a record-breaking performance at the Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games over the Easter holiday weekend, Bahamas men’s national javelin record holder Keyshawn Strachan said he was surprised to learn that he was on the watch list for the NCAA.

LOC CEO: ‘CARIFTA 50 was something out of the box’

IN the aftermath of the Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games, Lynden Maycock said he provided more of a “minister” than a service as the Chief Executive Officer of the Local Organising Committee.

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Another great tournament in beautiful Palmetto Point

16th Annual Tim’s Refrigeration Tennis Tournament

IT was a great tournament this weekend in beautiful Palmetto Point, Eleuthera, at the 16th Annual Tim’s Refrigeration Tennis Tournament at Knowles courts.

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Athletes qualify for CARIFTA triathlon

The Bahamas Triathlon Association hosted the Sea Waves Triathlon yesterday at Jaws Beach. It was the second of three qualifying events for the CARIFTA and Junior Commonwealth Games.

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CI Gibson Rattlers celebrate titles with awards ceremony, motorcade

IN honour of their hard work and successful season that culminated with both the Rattlers senior boys and girls basketball teams winning the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s pennant and championship titles, the CI Gibson Secondary School celebrated their achievements with an awards ceremony and motorcade.

‘Tyrone was always the life of the party’

WHILE Tyrone Oliver Jr was being considered for representation in his first major international event by the Boxing Federation of the Bahamas next week, his younger brother Shakuar Oliver was preparing for his marriage on his older brother’s birthday in May.

GSSSA volleyball championships on

THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) volleyball championships commenced this past weekend at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium.

Athletes make their presence felt overseas

WHILE strongwoman Rhema Otabor, versatile Anthaya Charlton, hurdler Gabrielle Gibson and sprinter Wanya McCoy were taking care of business over the weekend in the United States, sprinters Anthonique Strachan and Wendell Miller were making their presence felt at the Velocity Fest 13 in Kingston, Jamaica.