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Abner Johnson sets new national record

From the time he enrolled in Northwestern State University, Abner Johnson said his goal was to break Perry Adderley’s Bahamian national record in the men’s weight throw. Now in his senior year for the Demons men’s track and field team, Johnson finally did it.

Bahamas World Boxing Federation launched in Grand Bahama

WELLINGTON Miller was more pleased with the launch of the newly formed Bahamas World Boxing Federation.

Queen’s College Comets ‘hoping to spoil the party’

WITH the celebrations for St Augustine’s College’s 80th anniversary already underway, the Big Red Machine would love to add to the festivities with another Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships.

BAISS: Comets blank Saints 3-0

THE 2025 Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) soccer season rolled on yesterday with the senior boys of Queen’s College and Kingsway Academy going head-to-head at the Queen’s College campus.

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‘Eyes on the prize’: Olympian Rhema Otabor is looking forward to another successful season

Rhema Otabor, the national record holder for the women’s javelin event, is gearing up to have another successful outdoor season during her 2025 campaign.

UB Mingoes pull off comeback win over Midnight Aces

THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes women’s volleyball team needed the full match, including an extended fifth set, to take out The Midnight Aces in UB Showcase action at The Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Tuesday.

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KAMRON Henfield leads Team Velocity to victory at Speed Capital Caribbean Showcase

KEMRON Henfield was named the most outstanding athlete in the boys’ under-17 division as he led Team Velocity to victory in Class C - comprising of 20-and-under athletes - at the Speed Capital Caribbean Showcase.

SPORTS CALENDAR: February 27, 2025

THE Noble Preparatory Academy is all set to hold its 2025 Track and Field Classic on Saturday, March 15 at the original Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium from 9am to 6pm.

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NPBA pays a special visit to Centreville Primary

THE students at Centreville Primary School got a special surprise yesterday morning as coaches, players and executives from the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) paid them a special visit.

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Tabernacle Baptist Academy Falcons take their 9th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic title back to Grand Bahama

With their ninth Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic title in hand, the Tabernacle Baptist Academy Falcons returned to Grand Bahama yesterday to a grand celebration at the Grand Bahama International Airport.

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Falcons fly high

With their ninth Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic title in hand, the Tabernacle Baptist Academy Falcons returned to Grand Bahama yesterday to a grand celebration at the Grand Bahama International Airport.

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Sensei Elrick McKinney inducted into Hall of Fame

IT’S been a long time coming, but sensei Elrick McKinney said he’s grateful that he has finally gotten his first major recognition for his contribution of more than 40 years to martial arts in the country.

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Junior tennis teams have mixed results in Guatemala

THE Bahamas’ junior Billie Jean King Cup (BJKC) and Davis Cup teams experienced mixed results yesterday at the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup and Jr Davis Cup North/Central America & Caribbean Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

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Coach Knowles ‘impressed’ with Exuma Sailing Club

FOR the second consecutive year, the Exuma Sailing Club was a cut above the rest at the Sir Durward Knowles National Junior Sailing Championships which wrapped up on Saturday at the Montagu Bay foreshore.

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Michael Major Jr ‘holding his own’ as a Bison

OVER the past few weeks, Bahamian Davis Cupper Michael Major Jr has been holding his own as the number one player for the Howard University Bison men’s tennis team.