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Top teams advance to final round in GSSSA basketball

THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association saw several teams advance to the championship round while others forced a third and deciding game. In the Junior Boys’ division, the CH Reeves Raptors completed a two-game sweep over the SC McPhers

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Wrestlers ready for Commonwealth Games

THE Bahamas Amateur Wrestling Federation has confirmed that Sean Wrinkle and Rashji Mackey will represent the Bahamas at the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia.The games are scheduled for April 4-15 and wrestling will be among the list o

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EAGLES FLY: Foles, Eagles outshoot Patriots for 1st Super Bowl, 41-33

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As their delirious fans sang their theme song and their owner lifted the Lombardi Trophy, the Philadelphia Eagles finally could breathe freely.

‘Golden girl’ Miller-Uibo ties indoor 300m world record

OLYMPIC golden girl Shaunae Miller-Uibo, in a celebratory weekend with her husband, added her name to the women’s world indoor 300 metres record.

NPBA: Regulators get 72-66 win over Stingers

ALEXANDER Rolle came off the bench and scored 15 points to help power the Leno Regulators to a 72-66 victory over the PJ Stingers as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action on Saturday night. It was one of three games played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.

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Newly formed Makos win 'Cudas' Annual Swim Meet

THE newly formed Mako Aquatics Club emerged as the champions of the Barracudas’ annual Atlantic Medical Swim Meet held at Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend with a number of the high point winners surpassing the CARIFTA Games qualifying standards. At the end of the two-day meet on Saturday, Mako Aquatics Club, headed by Travano McPhee, accumulated a total of 1,103 points to take the title from host Barracudas, who had 838. The Alpha Aquatics finished third with 509.50.

THE FINISH LINE: Kudos to International Elite, Max D for helping our baseballers get to next level

IT’S one thing to talk about what you can do, but it’s another to actually go out there and do it.

RUGBY ACTION THIS WEEKEND

THE Bahamas Rugby Union will continue its regular season action this weekend at the Winton rugby pitch in Winton Meadows.

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Falcons, SAC in win column

JORDAN Prince William Falcons and St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine each placed multiple teams in the BAISS Championship final and each had two teams win yesterday as the series tipped off in the four divisions.

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'Iggy' and CARIFTA team visit Temple Christian

THE Flow CARIFTA Games Bahamas 2018 team was at the Temple Christian School on Tuesday to continue its campaign’s message to be “The Best You” in line with the theme of the games: “Faster, Further, Higher.” The students were encouraged to be student

Butler named GB basketball Player of the Year

DESMOND Butler, of the Tabernacle Baptist Academy Falcons, has been named Grand Bahama Sports.com’s senior boys basketball Player of the Year, giving the basketball powerhouse back-to-back Players of the Year.He was already a great player last year,

Race weekend: Bank awards top finishers of student run/relay

SCOTIABANK awarded the top finishers of the Student Run Relay segment of the Annual Sunshine Insurance Race Weekend.The top finishers, in the straight and mixed divisions, were presented with trophies and giftbags yesterday during a special ceremony

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The countdown begins: 54 days to go!

IT is now 54 days and counting as the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations gets set to host the CARIFTA Games for the eighth time since the biggest regional track and field meet got started in Bridgetown, Barbados, in 1972.The Bahamas first h

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Smith signs with Rangers

Versatile Courtney Smith, who made the transition from a shortstop and outfielder to catching, is the latest Bahamian to sign a professional contract, inking his name on the dotted line with the Texas Rangers yesterday at the Courtyard Marriott.Flank

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Final matchups set in BAISS championships

The final series matchups are all set in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools basketball championships.