Sports Notes
TRACK BAISS CROSS COUNTRY
Roberts advances to quarter-finals
Justin Roberts, still celebrating his birthday and the Ministry of Sports’ recognition with the Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands Courage Award, continues to turn in some tremendous performances in his comeback from an injury as he advanced to the quarter-final of the International Tennis Federation’s USA F35 Futures in Tallahassee, Florida.
Raynell Young and Eagles are champions
AFTER completing primary school at St Cecilia’s, Raynell Young has taken her talent to South Florida where she’s starring both athletically as a versatile basketball and track and field athlete and academically as an honour roll student for the Attucks Middle School in Hollywood, Florida.
Scheidt takes early lead after boat breaking final race
RACING at this sixth edition of the Star Sailors League Finals got off to a dramatic first day of competition in Nassau, with four races held, four different winners and a last race in which a squall brought driving rain and 25 knot gusts that claimed one rig and caused one man overboard.
Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn making his mark on the sidelines
PHOENIX, Arizona —The focus for much of the night was on the history making efforts of Buddy Hield and Deandre Ayton, but another Bahamaian basketball figure continues to make his mark on the sidelines.
Star Sailors League Finals in Nassau – Day two
A replay of day two of the Star Sailors League Finals from Nassau.
CLASH OF THE TITANS: Buddy Hield and the Kings top Deandre Ayton and Suns, 122-105
PHOENIX, Arizona — The much anticipated first NBA regular season game featuring two Bahamian born players quickly turned into a lopsided win for Buddy Hield and his Sacramento Kings.
Miller-Uibo misses ‘hat trick’ of awards in athletics
SHAUNAE Miller-Uibo missed out on the hat trick of awards in athletics, losing out in the voting process for the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s Female Athlete of the Year to Colombia’s Caterine Ibarguen.
No wind on day 1 of Star Sailors League Finals
THE wind failed to materialise on Nassau’s Montagu Bay for the opening day of the sixth Star Sailors League Finals.
Roberts, Newman advance to main draw
BIRTHDAY boy Justin Roberts and Davis Cupper Baker Newman advanced to the main draw of the respective tournaments they are competing in this week in the United States and the Dominican Republic.
Abaco Tennis Association in the spotlight
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) will be highlighting tennis development in the Bahamas over the upcoming weeks.
Mother of eight getting ready to run Marathon Bahamas
A RETIRED mother of eight is gearing up to participate in Marathon Bahamas in January.
Avengers’ Greg Taylor City Bowling League MVP
THE most valuable player (MVP) from the City Bowling League competition last night was Greg Taylor of the Avengers with a 256 high game and a 604 high three game set.
Bucket knock off Rockets 85-79, Stingers stop Rockets 94-78
THE New Providence Basketball Association’s double header on Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium saw the Aliv Bucket and the PJ Stingers emerge victorious.
