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Newton seeks another term as BLTA president

Annual general meeting and election of officers all set for this Saturday

Perry Newton, the president of Sub Region Three of COTECC, will be seeking another two-year term as president of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association when the BLTA holds its annual general meeting and election of officers on Saturday.

‘Our kids are ready to engage in after-school sports’

WITH the forum created by Best Events and Sports management team during the Meet & Greet for Minister of Sports Mario Bowleg, the sporting associations and federations got to express their grievances over the state of sports in the country in the COVID- 19 environment.

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‘We will start our first Father versus Daughter basketball programme’

THE Annual Diamond Basketball Development Programme is back at the Hope Centre and organiser Terrance “Red Eye’ McSweeney couldn’t be more happier with the progress he’s seen from the young girls participating between the ages of 5-18 years old.

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‘Coach Yo’ leads Ole Miss Rebels to No.24 ranking

Enters AP women’s poll for 1st time in 15 years

Yolett McPhee-McCuin and her Ole Miss Rebels women’s basketball programme continue their climb toward national recognition and are off to their best start in over a decade.

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Lathaniel Bastian posts his second double double in three games

LATHANIEL Bastian recorded his second double double in three games and his sixth of the season for the Angelo State Rams men’s basketball programme.

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Diamond Basketball with Coach ‘Red Eye’

Development programme rocks the Hope Centre

COACH Terrance “Red-Eye” McSweeney is flanked by competitors in his Diamond Basketball Development Programme. The programme staged its second weekend of action on Saturday at the Hope Centre.

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Fitness guru makes plea for all sporting bodies to unite

DURING his contribution at the Bahamas Events & Sports’ Meet and Greet for Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg, fitness guru Leonardo ‘Nardo’ Dean made a passionate plea for all sporting bodies to come together and work towards a common goal for the betterment of sports in the country.

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Track & field athletes get a taste of paradise

ATLANTIS VISIT: After completing their training session at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, Bahamian “Golden Girl” Shaunae Miller-Uibo and her Pure Athletics Track Club teammates took some time to relax and enjoy the sights of New Providence.

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Gaither, Charlton record breakers

It was a record breaking performance meet for both sprinter Tynia Gaither and hurdler Devynne Charlton as they led the way for a few Bahamians competing at the 2022 Texas Tech’s Red Raider Invitational over the weekend.

Romad Dean scores season high 38 in win

ROMAD Dean and his Crestwood Prep Lions returned to play in the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association and the highly touted senior prospect turned in a season high scoring effort.

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Minister: ‘Government is not stopping you from playing sports’

MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg called on sporting bodies to be more innovative and diversified in their leadership, while advising them of the revision of the Bahamas Sports Advisory Council, provisions for the development of faculties for the seventh Bahamas Games in 2023 and to make the federations more self-sufficient as they relaunch sports in paradise.

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Young and Indians lose in PR finals

CHAVEZ Young concluded his offseason in the final series of the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC), commonly known as the Puerto Rican Winter League.

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Johnson posts two double doubles

CHRISTOPHER Johnson has emerged as an offensive leader for the Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville Cardinals.

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‘Golden Girl’ Shaunae enjoys Atlantis

AFTER completing their training session at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, Bahamian “Golden Girl” Shaunae Miller-Uibo and her Pure Athletics Track Club teammates took some time to relax and enjoy the sights of New Providence.

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Pole vaulter Vanderpool following father’s legacy

It’s not every day you find a father grooming his son to take over a legacy he created for himself.