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‘Q’ Ferguson looking forward to fine season

BAHAMIAN sprinter Sheniqua ‘Q’ Ferguson is loving it in Jamaica. Having made the move from her former training base to join the MVP Track Club, Ferguson says everything is going well. Despite early nervousness about the change, she is now looking forward to a fine season.

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THIS weekend, the KPMG Youth Winter Championship is all set for Montagu Bay. This is the second year of KPMG’s undertaking to be the proud sponsor of Bahamas National Sailing School’s Annual Junior Winter Regatta.

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Teams eliminated as field reduced to 24

Day four of the prestigious 33rd Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic featured the first group of eliminations as the field was reduced to 24 teams.

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Time to fine tune swimmers for CARIFTA, says coach

WITH the team now selected, head coach Allan Murray said it’s now time for the coaching staff to fine tune the swimmers before they head off to Martinique at the end of March to go for their third straight CARIFTA Swimming Championships.

THE FINISH LINE: A remarkable turnaround for CR Walker Knights

So the CR Walker Knights are back on top of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association track and field chart. Under first year coach Ednal Rolle, they regained the championship title that they relinquished to the CV Bethel Stingrays two years ago.

MOT in new partnership with Florida Panthers hockey team

THE Ministry of Tourism (MOT) has inked a deal and new partnership with the Florida Panthers hockey team.

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THE top scorer in Financial Bowling League competition last night was Kevin B Williams of the Strike Force with a 610 high three game set. 

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Falcons get 42-32 win over Sentinels

Family Island teams took to the floor for the first time this week on day three of the 33rd Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic.

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Eagles win their first tourney game in 3 years

THE Clement Howell Eagles out of the Turks and Caicos Islands have brought diversity to the Hugh Campbell Tournament for the past four years.

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Despite injury, Jonquel on pace to be WNBA Draft Lottery Pick

DESPITE a lingering shoulder injury which has kept her out of the last eight games, Jonquel Jones remains in contention for many of the NCAA’s top awards and on pace to be a WNBA Draft Lottery Pick.

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Pacers stop Cavaliers, Knights top the Scarabs

The cross matchups between public and private schools continued to headline the early rounds of the 33rd Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic.

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BAAA gets in gear for IAAF World Indoors, CARIFTA Games

WITH their local track and field season now in full gear, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) president Rosamunde Carey said they are now gearing up for a hectic international campaign that will begin with the IAAF World Indoor Championships and the CARIFTA Games next month.

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Next month’s Chickcharney Challenge has expanded course, new routes and gut-wrenching obstacles

WHEN the smoke clears on March 6, dozens of Chickcharney will have bested the toughest obstacle course on the island.

Action heats up in the City Bowling League

THE most valuable player in the City Bowling League competition last night was again Sonith Lockhart of Carib Construction with a 255 high game and an outstanding 671 three game set.

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Management confident Bahamas CARIFTA team will bring back more than 31 medals

WHILE the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) will be keeping the precedent set last year where only those athletes who qualify will travel, the management team say they are confident that the BTC Bahamas CARIFTA team will bring back more than 31 medals from the CARIFTA Games in Grenada next month.