PM Thunderbird should be eligible to sail
THE majority of a five-member inspection committee by the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources have deemed the newly reconstructed PM Thunderbird seaworthy and should be eligible to sail in the various regattas.Three members of the committee,
Mario Ford hosting youth development programme
AFTER completing another successful summer baseball camp on Windsor Park, Mario Ford decided to provide another avenue for the young boys in the inner city communities to develop their skills by hosting a youth development programme.The eight-week pr
Truckers to face Wildcats in ladies' game 7 tonight
It will come down to one final game tonight for all the marbles as the New Providence Softball Association concludes its 2017 Godfrey ‘Gully’ Burnside best-of-seven championship series for the ladies’ division.Starting around 8pm in the Banker’s Fiel
Bahamian players help Axemen to33-23 victory over Huskies
THE Acadia Axemen are headed to the AUS playoffs as the top overall seed.Eugene McMinns caught his third touchdown of the season, Arrien McDonald led the team in punt return yardage and Shelton Williams got the start on the offensive line in the Axem
Travis Munnings named to All-Conference Third Team
COLLEGE Sports Madness projects Travis Munnings as one of the top players for University of Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks and in the Sun Belt Conference.The junior forward was named to the publication’s 2017-18 Preseason Sun Belt All-Conference Third Tea
Lady Truckers take 3-2 lead
The Johnson’s Lady Truckers are now back in the driver’s seat and one game away from repeating as the New Providence Softball Association ladies’ champions.After watching the Sunshine Lady Wildcats win the last two games to pull even in the Godfrey ‘
'Good time for us to say thank you to Sir Durward Knowles'
THE focus next week will be on the Sir Durward Knowles 100 Regatta in Montagu Bay.It’s anticipated that more than 100 boats competing in the sloop sailing and Olympic-style competition will be in action from Thursday to Saturday.The regatta, under th
Buddy cans 19 in Kings' opening loss
THE Kings’ season opener ended in a loss, but Buddy Hield and the young core showed enough promise to give the Sacramento faithful optimism on the future of the franchise.Hield scored 19 points on 8-17 shooting from the field and 3-7 from three-point
VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
THERE is no higher individual player honour we award than the Grand Bahama Sports.com/GBSSAA Volleyball Players of the Year. They demonstrate the very best our sport has to offer as chosen in consultation with the head coaches for each high school le
Sports notes
SPORTS NOTESBOWLINGFINANCIAL LEAGUETYRONE Knowles of Leno Corporate Services was the top scorer in Financial Bowling League competition Wednesday night at Mario’s Family and Entertainment Centre with a 224 high game and a 622 high three game set. Sta
Elite junior swimmer Izaak Bastian to join the Florida State Seminoles
ANOTHER elite Bahamian swimmer at the junior national level has agreed to further his athletic and academic career with a major NCAA Division I programme.Izaak Bastian announced his verbal commitment to join the Florida State Seminoles for the Fall 2
Ural wins first Sands Beer Cup
URAL Pratt has emerged as the winner of the Bahamas Golf Federation and the Bahamian Brewery Company’s first Sands Beer Cup.Golfers competed in 11 rounds of golf in six tournaments during the year in New Providence, Grand Bahama and Exuma.The final t
Week 7: Naughty's NFL Picks
THURSDAY CHIEFS vs RAIDERS - THE Raiders at home is quite enticing. However, I don’t see the Chiefs dropping two in a row. Chiefs with the big division road win! CHIEFS 27, RAIDERS 24 Sunday BUCS vs BILLS - QB issues in Tampa Bay, Jameis Wi
Bahamian connection, Knights capture the Tip-Off Challenge
THE Niagara Knights men’s basketball programme got off to a successful start in exhibition play to set the tone for a promising 2017-18 campaign.With several Bahamian players on its roster for another season, the Knights captured the Dave Stewart Tip
Trevon Grant looks to emerge as a leader for Axemen
HEADED into his senior season, Trevon Grant looks to emerge as a leader for the Acadia Axemen basketball programme.Through six preseason contests thus far, Grant has averaged 12 points and 5.8 rebounds per game to lead the Axemen to a 4-2 record in e
