COVID-19 puts damper on Mario Ford baseball camp
FOR the past three decades, Mario Ford has spent a considerable amount of his time teaching so many youngsters the game of baseball at his homestead on Windsor Park, a place where he and his family were able to hone their skills in becoming some of the most successful players to participate in the sport, along with softball.
Track and field athletes get All-America honours
While they didn’t get to compete in the NCAA indoor championships because of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of Bahamian track and field athletes got All-America honours for the 2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field season.
Canadian swim coach Tony ‘TK’ Kennedy dies
POPULAR Canadian swim coach Tony “TK’ Kennedy, who helped to establish the Barracuda Swim Club as one of the most competitive teams in the Bahamas Swimming Federation, passed away last week.
San Salvador sporting facilities ‘deplorable’
WHILE many persons are looking at ways of how they will operate once sports resume in the country, sports administrator and physical education teacher Rev Stephen Brown is trying to find ways to get the facilities improved on the island of San Salvador.
Davonte Jennings commits to Saints
Davonte Jennings will be headed to the Junior College (NJCAA) route to continue his academic and athletic career in the fall.
‘I really wanted to graduate at school with my friends and family’
IT seems as if there will always be a debate in their home on Shrimp Road, Carmichael Road, as to who will be the better basketball player between brothers Deyton and Michael Albury Jr.
Athletes named on Academic All-Summit League teams
Bahamian quarter-miler Bradley Dormeus, high hurdler Sasha Wells and sprinter Kayvon Stubbs were among six Oral Roberts University athletes named on the 2020 Outdoor Track and Field Academic All-Summit League Teams.
FSU head coach: Izaak Bastian ‘is a model student-athlete’
IZAAK Bastian continues to receive academic accolades for the past season, most recently by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Nortmann re-signs with new club in Iceland
MEN’S senior national basketball team member Robert Nortmann re-signed in Iceland for another year with a new club.
Bain, Lumberjacks’ season marred by NCAA violations
A season of historic milestones for Nathan Bain and the Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks will be marred by NCAA violations centred around improprieties in the academic certification process for several student athletes.
‘This coronavirus ain’t nothing to play with’
AFTER his freshman year ended without a trip to the prestigious NCAA Basketball Tournament, Sammy Hunter is looking forward to returning to help the Ole Mississippi University Rebels regain its prominence during his sophomore year.
Hard work pays off for Azaro Roker
DESPITE the challenges of the offseason, Azaro Roker intends for his final season with the St Francis Xavier X-Men basketball programme to be the best of his collegiate career.
Butters sets the stage for breakout senior year
SHAVAUL Butters’ junior season has set the stage for a breakout senior year and a busy recruitment period for his upcoming senior season.
THE PRESS BOX: My Cowboys’ gamble pays off, and they ‘steal again’
THIS week saw the Dallas Cowboys see their gamble pay off and the team get away with larceny, yet again.
Kendalia Turner graduates, heading home to celebrate
With one of the most successful resumes as a collegiate female softball player under her belt, Kendalia Turner graduated from Georgian Court University yesterday and now she’s heading home for the celebration that was denied in Lakewood, New Jersey.
