Flow CARIFTA Games on track with $30,000 boost from Commonwealth
WITH the countdown to the start of Flow CARIFTA 2018 set for March 30 to April 2 in Nassau, Commonwealth Bank has announced a $30,000 donation to boost coffers for the host island nation.
SPORTS NOTES
Bahamas Olympic Committee president Rommel Knowles expressed their gratitude to the family of the late Barbara Thompson on her passing on Wednesday.
Island Luck sponsors CARIFTA
The final opportunity for aspiring athletes to qualify for the 2018 Flow CARIFTA Track and Field Championships will take place this weekend and a new corporate partner came on board to sponsor the trials and next month’s main event.
Gymnastics Federation mourning loss of Thompson
GYMNASTICS Federation of Bahamas executives, family and friends are mourning the passing of President Barbara Thompson on March 14, according to a press release.
McPhee-McCuin and Dolphins eliminated in 1st round
HEAD coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, sophomore forward Shalonda Neely and their Jacksonville University Dolphins saw their season come to an end in the opening round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.
Lashann and Longhorns advance to NCAA Tournament
FOR the third consecutive year, Lashann Higgs saw her programme advance to the Women’s NCAA Tournament following the “Selection Monday” process for the field of 64.
Team Bahamas in World Junior Tennis competition
THE Bahamas’ three-member boys team of Michael Major Jr, Anthony Major Jr and Dentry Mortimer Jr fought back yesterday at the World Junior Tennis Competition in Guatemala after losing to Honduras.
Sports Notes
THE New Providence Basketball Association opened its postseason on Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the Caro Contractors Resistance and the Triple K Stampers taking the opener in the men’s division II encounters.
Thompson steps up her game
As a senior at Morgan State University, Danielle Thompson has been called upon to be more of a leader for the Lady Bears women’s division one tennis team.
Fun run/walk road race to remember ‘Uncle Lou’
LEVITICUS ‘Uncle Lou’ Adderley, one of the most influential Bahamian sporting personalities, will be remembered by the St Augustine’s College Alumni Association with the staging of another fun run/walk road race.
Big Red Machine earn trip to Penn Relays
IN addition to repeating as the overall champions of the National High School Track and Field Championships, the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine booked three of the four spots for the relay teams that were awarded full rides to the prestigious Penn Relays.
Dean won’t be seeking another term as NPSA president
ALTHOUGH he’s now a newly elected executive of the Bahamas Softball Federation, Henry Dean said he won’t be seeking another term in office as president of the New Providence Softball Association.
Boxer Carl Hield qualifies for CAC Games
DESPITE the fact that he left on a “wind and a prayer,” Carl Hield can now breath a sigh of relief after qualifying for the Central American and Caribbean Games.Not deterred by the Bahamas Amateur Boxing Federation’s disclosure that there wasn’t any
Kerrie Cartwright advances to the main draw
WITHOUT any time to celebrate her doubles victory with her American partner Kariann Pierre-Louis, Kerrie Cartwright was right back in action in her third and final 12th Lyttos Beach ITF Pro Circuit Tournament in Heraklion, Greece.Cartwright, 25, pull
THE PRESS BOX: A look at three potential 1st round picks for the Cowboys on defence
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