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McPhee-McCuin and Lady Rebels fall short

Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin and her University of Mississippi Lady Rebels had their chances in regulation on Sunday, but they blew it and lost in overtime as the NCAA top-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks stayed undefeated.

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Minister opens Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic for senior boys

WALKING back into the AF Adderley Gymnasium for the opening ceremonies of the 36th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic brought back some fond memories for Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg.

Falcons fly past Saints, 76-49

36TH HUGH CAMPBELL BASKETBALL CLASSIC @ KENDAL ISAACS GYMNASIUM

THE Jordan Prince Williams Falcons, in their first game since losing the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ senior boys title to the Charles W Saunders Cougars, didn’t have any mercy on the Kingsway Academy Saints.

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36th St Valentine’s Regatta ‘a huge success’

THE 36th edition of the St Valentine’s Regatta turned out to be a huge success over the weekend in Montagu Bay.

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Tour de Turquoise raises a record $165,000 for Exuma

FOR donors who wonder where exactly their dollars go and who they help, in Exuma they only have to look as far as the school bus that proudly bears the name LN Coakley High.

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Hugh Campbell opening day

PRESTIGIOUS BASKETBALL CLASSIC JUMPS OFF TODAY

Will the Grand Bahama Secondary Schools Athletic Association’s senior boys’ basketball champions be Tabernacle Baptist Falcons or will the New Providence champions Charles W Saunders or CI Gibson Rattlers have enough left in the tank to pull off the 39th edition title of the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic?

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Two more GSSSA champions crowned

COACH Kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson and his CI Gibson Rattlers celebrated another Government Secondary Schools Sports Association championship feat, this time in the senior girls’ division.

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Tabernacle Baptist Falcons win title

THE Tabernacle Baptist Falcons captured the Grand Bahama Secondary Schools Athletic Association’s senior boys basketball title on Saturday at the St George’ High School Gymnasium.

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‘Buddy’ Hield misses out on his second 3-point title

CHAVANO ‘Buddy’ Hield has hit some big three-pointers during his eight years in the National Basketball Association. In fact, the Grand Bahamian now owns the Indiana Pacers’ single-season franchise record, surpassing legendary Reggie Miller.

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GSSSA champions crowned

CI GIBSON RATTLERS SENIOR BOYS VICTORIOUS, CH REEVES RAPTORS JUNIOR GIRLS WIN TITLE

The CI Gibson Rattlers and CH Reeves Raptors have regained bragging rights as the senior boys and junior girls champions in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s best-of-three basketball championship series.

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‘Finishing touches’ on Bahamas Games

WITH just about five months left before the return of the Bahamas Games, the Games Secretariat is putting the finishing touches on the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the games.

Richard ‘Lion Heart’ Johnson gets third induction

LONG after he’s retired from playing, Richard ‘the Lion-Heart’ Johnson is still receiving the awards of his accomplishments as a pitcher, both locally and internationally.

Sports Notes

THE New Providence Volleyball Association will begin its best-of-five championship series at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium on Sunday.

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Junior tennis players face off in Bahama Pure Water and Ice Tourney

ANOTHER junior tournament has successfully closed on the island of Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Bahamas Goombay Punch supports the St Valentine’s Day Regatta

OVER the weekend of love the Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC) is pleased to partner with the St Valentine’s Day Regatta at Fort Montagu.