Local Sports

Breezes Eagles FC junior teams off to great start

WHEN the Breezes Eagles Football Club approached the Bahamas Football Association (BFA) about joining in 2014, they learned of the BFA mandate requiring them to develop a youth feeder programme as a membership criteria. They accepted the challenge.

Nassau Rowing Club holds it 4th annual ergathon

NASSAU Rowing Club held its fourth annual 12-hour ergathon at Solomons Fresh Marke, Old Fort Bay Town Center, on Saturday.

Sports Notes

THE most valuable player in City Bowling League competition Monday night was Derrick Burrows of Fresh Blend Rolling Stones with a second high game of 258 and an outstanding 663 high three game set.

Cobras get heroes’ welcome

The CC Sweeting Cobras returned home to a “hero’s welcome” as the school population held a special assembly at their Oakes Field campus for the senior boys’ basketball team that won the inaugural National High School Basketball Championships.

Eight divisional champs emerge at Jr Golf Nationals

CAMERON Riley, Inecia Rolle, Xavier Robinson, Haylie Turnquest, Healthcliffe Khane, Ashley Michel, Rhan Miller and Christelle Straub demonstrated that they are among the best junior golfers in the Bahamas.

Jones and Colonials earn No. 8 seed in NCAA

THE George Washington Colonials women’s basketball team, featuring Grand Bahamian senior Jonquel Jones, has earned a No. 8 seed in the Sioux Falls Regional.

Signing to bring stem cell projects to The Bahamas

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday said the government has “provisionally approved” several scientific projects related to stem cell therapy with both scientific, educational, research and economic benefits for the country.

National champions

Two weeks removed from a Hugh Campbell title, the CC Sweeting Cobras solidified their position as the top senior boys’ basketball programme in the country by claiming the inaugural National High School Championship.

Outstanding performances at the CARIFTA Trials

AS the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations held its final CARIFTA Trials over the weekend, there were some outstanding performances produced by athletes as they prepare for the trip to St George’s, Grenada, over the Easter holiday weekend.

SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: A mad March day for records and retirements

FROM time to time I like to look back at great sports achievements, occurrences and events in sports history.

Eight Mile Rock Blue Jays win national title

VINDERO Lightfoot struggled shooting the ball all night, but his final trip to the line sealed the national title for his Eight Mile Rock Blue Jays.

NPWBA REGULAR SEASON COMES TO END THIS WEEK

THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association is all set to wrap up the regular season for the senior division this week at the DW Davis Gymnasium as they prepare for the start of the playoffs immediately after the Easter holiday break.

Bronze for Charlton, Collie at NCAA Indoors

Devynne Charlton and Latario Collie picked up third place finishes in the women’s 60 metres hurdles and the men’s triple jump respectively as they led a group of Bahamians competing at the NCAA Indoor Championships over the weekend in Birmingham, Alabama.