Top cyclists Major, Colebrooke ready for Commonwealth Games
THEY are considered the top two local competitors, but cyclists Jay Major and Anthony ‘Biggie’ Colebrooke both know that it will take some international success in order to be contenders at the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia.
Mystic Marlins claim two National Basketball Championships
AFTER a lopsided loss in last year’s national title game, the Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins set their sights on a rematch with the Jordan Prince William Falcons.
THE PRESS BOX: Cowboy Nation, here’s what to do with Dez Bryant
AFTER making multiple impressive moves during the second week of the NFL free agency period, including signing two wide receivers, ex-Jaguar Allan Hurns and ex-Bear and Bill Deonte Thompson...
Athletes burn up the track in the US
A NUMBER of Bahamians, including members of the University of the Bahamas and a few CARIFTA Games and Commonwealth Games bound athletes, were in action in a series of meets over the weekend in the United States.
Final matchups set
The final matchups have been decided, setting the stage for a night of thrilling finishes at the 2018 Bahamas National High School Basketball Championships.
Jones returns home after stint in the WCBA
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama – For basketball superstar Jonquel Jones, the importance of representation of Bahamian women at the elite levels of the sport will continue to pay dividends as a younger generation has more examples of success to look to for inspiration.
Strachan: ‘I wanted to prove to everybody that I was fast enough’
IN the same year that she duplicated her feat as the Austin Sealy winner for the most outstanding performance at the CARIFTA Games, sprinter Anthonique Strachan went on to pull off the 100/200 metre double at the IAAF World Junior Championships to earn the year-ending IAAF Female Rising Star of the Year.
Gateway Academy to face Agape Christian in title game tonight
THE finale in the Family Island Division of the Bahamas National High School Basketball Championships will feature another matchup between league champions out of Bimini and Abaco.
High Flyers rout Stampers 82-57, Rockets top the Mingoes 77-72
THE Breezes High Flyers and the Rockets both took a 2-0 lead in their New Providence Basketball Association best-of-five semi-final playoff series at the AF Adderley Gymnasium Saturday night.
Coleby and Hilltoppers secure berth in the NIT semi-finals
Dwight Coleby came up with two big defensive plays down the stretch to help the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers prevail with a 92-84 win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
Top seeds prevail on day 1 of High School Basketball Nationals
TOP seeds won out as expected on day one of the National High School Basketball Championships at the St George’s Gymnasium in Grand Bahama.
Lavern Eve reflects on her Austin Sealy Award
IN what turned out to be her defining years as a junior athlete, Lavern Eve became the first of two Bahamians to win the Austin Sealy Award as the most outstanding athlete at the CARIFTA Games.
Swimmers come home to prepare for CARIFTA
ON their return home to prepare for the CARIFTA Swimming Championships, Izaak Bastian and siblings Samuel and Salene Gibson travelled on the same Bahamasair flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with the Bahamas’ three gold medal teams in the CARIFTA Water Polo Championships in Jamaica.
THE FINISH LINE: Water polo champs have made a case for their own training facility
MICHAEL Pintard, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture made two announcements this week in the House of Assembly that grabbed my attention.
SPORTS NOTES
THE Breezes High Flyers and the Rockets took the initial lead in their respective New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-five semifinal playoff series on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.
