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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
IAAF World Indoors all set for ‘TrackTown USA’ March 7
THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) is expected to send a 9-12 member team, comprising of just one female - and for the first time a team for the men’s 4 x 400m relay - to the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s World Indoor Championships next month.
‘No Fear’: Champion Amateur Boxing Club to host second show for the year
RAY Minus Jr is excited about the future of amateur boxing in the country. His Champion Amateur Boxing Club continues to do its part in the promotion of the sport.
VIDEO: Close finishes set the tone for Hugh Campbell
The 33rd Hugh Campbell Tournament tipped off Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with a trio of close finishes to set the tone for this year’s event right away.
‘Fireman’ happy with his performance so far this year
CHRIS “Fireman” Brown says he is happy with his performance so far this year after he got a second and fourth place finish in his two races in Europe last week to get his hectic 2016 campaign started.
Happy belated 64th birthday to ‘Elisha Obed’ Ferguson
HAPPY belated birthday to Bahamian middleweight champion Everette ‘Elisha Obed’ Ferguson. On Sunday, the Bahamas’ first world boxing champion celebrated his 64th birthday at his sister’s home in Pinewood Gardens.
Mystic Marlins senior boys in church invite honours
AS they prepare to add the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic title to their first Government Secondary Schools Sports Association senior boys’ basketball crown, the Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins were invited to church where they were honoured for their performance.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: For me, Wilt the Stilt is the greatest scorer of all time
ONCE again a great sports debate erupted in the friendly confines of the barbershop. This time it revolved around scoring, and who was the greatest scorer all-time in the history of the NBA.
QC Comets celebrate victory in special ceremony
A special ceremony was held yesterday on the campus of the Queen’s College Comets as they celebrated their repeat victory as the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) track and field champions.
Shining Knights
THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s (GSSSA) Senior Track and Field Championships concluded on Friday with the CR Walker Knights celebrating as the champions, regaining the title that they lost to the CV Bethel Stingrays for the past two years.
