Final trials for CARIFTA Swimming Championships start this Friday
WITH the Bahamas Swimming Federation getting ready to host the 2017 CARIFTA Swimming Championships, president Algernon Cargill said they are confident they will field the best team to regain the title over the Easter holiday weekend.
Turks & Caicos swim Club on their marks for CARIFTA Games debut
THEY don’t have a 25 or 50-metre swimming pool in the Turks and Caicos Islands, but that doesn’t deprive the Surf Side Ocean Academy Aquatic Club from preparing their swimmers to make their debut in the 2017 CARIFTA Swim Championships.
RESULTS: Barracuda Swim Club/Atlantic Medical Invitational
• Here’s a look at the individual performances of the Barracuda Swim Club’s Atlantic Medical Invitational at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend:
Mystic Marlins advance to final
The Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins will have an opportunity to defend their National High School Basketball Championship, but to do so they will face a challenge from the Jordan Prince William Falcons.
Olympian Michael Mathieu victorious in 100m
WHILE the collegiate athletes get ready for the NCAA Indoor Championships, others were making their outdoor debuts over the weekend in the United States, including Olympian Michael Mathieu.
University of the Bahamas Mingoes rout island game pros 89-70
COACH Baccus Rolle said he knew sooner or later his University of the Bahamas Mingoes would explode against the Island Game Pros. He just didn’t know when.
FOURTH QUARTER PRESS: ‘I predict a strong showing in the group stage’ by Rake ‘n’ Scrape boys
IN the weeks since Team Bahamas completed a creditable sixth place finish in the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, reports abound concerning some unrest within the squad and a tricky draw for the upcoming FIFA World Cup tournament. Despite this, however, the focus should remain on the bright future ahead for the country’s beach soccer programme.
Barracudas champions of Atlantic Medical Invitational
EVEN though they got some welcomed competition from the visiting Surf Side Ocean Academy Aquatic from the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Barracuda Swim Club still emerged as the champions of their Atlantic Medical Invitational.
SPORTS NOTES
ST Thomas University’s track and field coach and academic recruiter will conduct sessions on March 12 at RM Bailey Secondary High School from 2-5 pm.
Gibson, Gaither get set for inaugural Grenada Invitational
A number of Caribbean track and field stars, including Jeffery Gibson and Tynia Gaither, will be among the field to participate in the inaugural Grenada Invitational scheduled for the National Athletic Stadium in St George's next month.
Three teams exit in National High School Basketball Championships
Day two of the National High School Basketball Championships featured the first round of eliminations as the field in Division I of the double elimination tournament was reduced by three.
Top ranked high school teams clash in Freeport
The National High School Basketball Championships opened yesterday in Freeport, Grand Bahama, featuring the top ranked senior boys and girls programmes in the country.
Volleyball: Vixens and Intruders 2-0 in best-of-5 series
BOTH last year’s defending champions Scottsdale Vixens and National Fence Intruders won the first two games of the New Providence Volleyball Association’s best-of-five championship series at the DW Davis Gymnasium.
Wardy ‘Shakespeare’ Ford ‘tried to help people whenever he could’
THE talented Ford family lost another piece of its heritage with the death of Wardy Ford on Wednesday night at their homestead on Winsdor Lane.
THE FINISH LINE: Hugh Campbell ‘rules and regulations should be consistent’ across the board
THE 35th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic saw the Tabernacle Baptist Academy Falcons taking the prestigious senior boys’ basketball title back to Grand Bahama for the seventh year.
