Spartans top Pacers to win Varsity Boys Spring Classic
THE Noble Academy Spartans avenged their only defeat during the round robin play to hand the RM Bailey Pacers their only loss when it counted the most in the championship game of the inaugural Varsity Boys Spring Classic that concluded at Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Friday night.
Spanish Wells and the St Anne’s Bluewaves emerge as champions
SPANISH Wells and St Anne’s Bluewaves emerged as the boys’ and girls’ champions respectively in the Bahamas Softball Federation’s Austin ‘King Snake’ Knowles National Softball Tournament that was played at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex over the weekend.
Sooners look to regroup after bad loss in Buddy Hield's last game
HOUSTON (AP) — Oklahoma's wonderful season ended with a thud.
‘I consider myself a Carifta baby’
She still probably has one of the greatest moments in the history of the Carifta Games, running down her Jamaican rival on the anchor leg of the girls’ under-20 4 x 400 metre relay for the gold medal here at home when she went on to earn the prestigious Austin Sealy award for the most outstanding athlete in 1984.
Pro boxing returns with ‘Caribbean Showdown’
PROFESSIONAL boxing is expected to return to the Bahamas at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium next Friday night when Sports Nutrition Products Bahamas Limited is all set to stage a “Caribbean Showdown” between the Bahamas and Jamaica.
Postseason awards for Hield, Higgs and Jones
THE postseason accolades have begun to roll in for Bahamian basketball players at the NCAA Division I level.
SENIOR MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM IN THE CENTROBASKET
THE local basketball community will shift its attention to international competition this summer as the Bahamas looks to begin a long trek toward Olympic qualification in 2020.
THE FINISH LINE: Jamaica in class of their own at CARIFTA as Bahamas faced some stiff competition
Every year around this same time, we take an retrospect of the performances of the Carifta teams representing the country.
Morley makes history in international rowing
Emily Morley made Bahamian history when she competed in the W1x (Women Singles) at the FISA Olympic Qualification Regatta at Laguna de Curauma March 13-24 in Valparaiso, Chile.
Team Bahamas gets high marks for CARIFTA performance
BAHAMAS Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) president Rosamunde Carey gave the management, coaching staff and the athletes of the BTC Bahamas team high marks for the way they performed at the 45th Carifta Games in St George’s, Grenada, over the Easter holiday weekend.
Bahamas second overall at CARIFTA Aquatics Championships
JOB WELL DONE: It was a valiant effort toward a third consecutive CARIFTA championship title in the pool for Team Bahamas, but that effort fell just short of that historic goal.
FOURTH QUARTER PRESS: What’s the buzz with ‘LA LA in Lakerland’?
THE NBA has been a buzz this past week with the defending world champions, the Golden State Warriors, pulling even closer to the 96’ Bulls’ 72-win campaign; Lebron detailing a wish to play alongside some of his generation’s best players, a kid making a mad dash to hug Carmelo, Kyrie Irving’s supposed “ex-girlfriend” and last but certainly not least – the “LA LA” in Lakerland.
Sports Notes
THE New Providence Basketball Association opened its first round best-of-three playoffs Tuesday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium.
Athletes qualify for IAAF World Juniors
St George’s, Grenada — While Kendrick Thompson posted the only record for the Bahamas at the 45th Carifta Games here over the Easter holiday weekend, there were a number of athletes who qualified for the IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, including Brianne Bethel with a double dose of achievement.
CARIFTA Chess: Nathan Smith brings home the gold
CANDIDATE Master Nathan Smith went unbeaten this past weekend and cruised to a gold medal in the CARIFTA Chess Championships in St Croix, US Virgin Islands.
