Adrian Curry ‘pulls through’ for bronze in 100m
FRESH off his sixth-place finish at the IAAF World Under-18 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya last week, Adrian Curry got the Bahamas on the medal chart on the first day of athletics at the sixth Commonwealth Youth Games in the men’s 100 metres.
Accreditation for Games has 'been rough,' says director
WHEN they originally got started, Kirsti Johnson and her accreditation team didn’t anticipate the massive turnout of persons to be accredited for the 6th Commonwealth Youth Games.By the time the games got underway, Johnson and her crew of about 20 vo
Donte, Isabel fall short despite gallant effort
ON a day that was highlighted more by the rain delays, Bahamian tennis players Donte Armbrister and Isabel Donaldson gave it gallant efforts, but they both fell short in their men’s and women’s singles tennis matches at the National Tennis Centre yesterday.
Bahamas' beach volleyball teams relegated to non-medal rounds
A RAINY afternoon made for difficult conditions for beach volleyball and another round of losses as the trio of teams were relegated to non-medal rounds.The girls’ team lost in the quarter-finals, but one of the two Bahamian teams in the boys’ draw w
Sands Back to Support Second Annual Kappa Klassic
BACK for their second annual golf tournament, the Grand Bahama chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity (KAY) will step and stroll into the Kappa Klassic Golf Tournament on Grand Bahama on July 29. The event is one of several planned as part of efforts
Bahamas' beach soccer teams are still in medal contention
BOTH of the Bahamas’ beach soccer teams remain in medal contention after mixed results at the national beach soccer stadium last night.The boys’ team secured the first win of the tournament for the Bahamas, a dominant 7-3 decision over Antigua and Ba
Boyce 'runs out of steam', eliminated in opening bout
LENNOX Boyce international debut was a tough lesson in developing his stamina as he ran out of steam as he had to fight his way off the ropes and he ended up suffering a split decision in his opening match of boxing at the sixth Commonwealth Youth Ga
Higgs 6th in final of 200m breaststroke
While Zac Reid capped off day one of the swimming competition in the sixth Commonwealth Youth Games with New Zealand’s third gold medal, Lilly Higgs was the lone Bahamian to make it to a final.
Team Bahamas still in search of first beach volleyball win
THE Bahamas is still in search of their first beach volleyball win of the VI Commonwealth Youth Games.Each of the three teams took to the sand yesterday but remain 0-2 in the preliminary rounds of the event hosted at the National Beach Soccer Stadium
Donte Armbrister wins 1st-round match
DONTE Armbrister set the pace for Team Bahamas, winning his first-round match in the men’s singles yesterday as the tennis competition got underway at the National Tennis Centre.
Beach soccer teams lose matches on opening day
Both beach soccer teams for the Bahamas lost opening day matches as the discipline began group stage play last night at the National Beach Soccer Stadium.
Holowesko 7th in time trials, just 13 seconds off the winning time
WILLIAM Holowesko is the lone flag bearer for Bahamian cyclists at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games and competed in the first of his two events as the discipline got underway.Holowesko finished seventh in the time trials, just 13 seconds off the win
Nursing injury, Parker shuts down season as track starts today
WHEN the athletic (track and field) competition of the sixth Commonwealth Youth Games gets underway today in the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, missing from Team Bahamas’ line-up will be sprinter Devine Parker. The top junior sprinter in the co
Mya Beneby and Karra Hanna soak up spotlight
One day after she and Mya Beneby were celebrated as the first medallists for the Bahamas at the sixth Commonwealth Youth Games, Karra Hanna said she’s still experiencing a lot of pain. Hanna suffered an injury during her semi-final match of the wome
Bahamas struggles on day 1 of Rugby Sevens
OVERMATCHED by some of the more experienced teams in the draw, the Bahamas struggled on day one of Rugby Sevens competition at the VI Commonwealth Youth Games.The team finished the day 0-3 with lopsided losses to Fiji (59-0), Samoa (59-5) and England
