Men’s high jump: Wilson qualifies for the Olympics
JAMAL Wilson, who missed the opportunity to compete at the IAAF World Championships last year, is on the road to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Mystic Marlins win All-Girls High School Tourney
THE Dame Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins can celebrate as the initial champions of the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association’s All-Girls High School Basketball Tournament held in honour of long-time basketball coach Anthony Swaby at the DW Davis Gymnasium over the weekend.
Overall champions emerge in All-For-One Regatta
THE New Courageous, the Barbarian and the Crazy Partner emerged as the overall class champions in the second annual King Eric All-For-One Regatta in Montagu Bay over the Majority Rule holiday weekend.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: ‘I say the Chiefs keep it rolling to 12 straight, discarding Brady and the boys in the process’
A FEW very interesting facts caught my eye as I was perusing a few articles online the other day.
NPBA: Caribs top Elite 70-55, Rockets stun Giants 89-83
THE New Providence Basketball Association resumed its 2015/16 season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend.
Sports notes
THE Queen’s College Comets pulled off a 69-34 win over the Bahamas Academy Stars in a Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools senior boys’ make-up game yesterday. THE Queen’s College Comets pulled off a 69-34 win over the Bahamas Academy Stars in a Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools senior boys’ make-up game yesterday.
Bahamas go down 37-18 to USA South in rugby promotion match
THE Bahamas were beaten 37-18 in their NACRA Rugby Division One promotion match against the USA South Panthers on Saturday at the Winton Rugby Centre.
Rugby 7s tourney renamed in memory of Sean Neville
NACRA RUGBY: Dorian Roach, along with Sean Albury and Dorian Bowleg of the Buccaneers, presents the donation for future education to Dr Mike Neville, grandfather of Skylah (front, centre), surrounded by her family.
Bahamas set to face USA South
The rugby pitch will be active with international competition as the Bahamas faces a regional powerhouse with divisional promotion on the line.
Bid to host 2017 Youth Games in Nassau
THE Bahamas is intensifying its bid to host one of the region’s premier youth sporting events.
Cat Island Regatta founder set to be honoured
ONE of the founders of the Cat Island Regatta is expected to be honoured by the Cat Island Sailing Club Association when the Godfrey Kelly C Class Cat Island Regatta is held in Montagu Bay.
THE FINISH LINE: Jonquel, Buddy making a name for themselves on the hardwood
As we began the new year, the focus was on a couple of Bahamians who continued to shine for their respective men’s and women’s collegiate teams in the United States of America.
Sports notes
THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association is scheduled to return to the hardcourt Saturday at the DW Davis Gymnasium as they resume their 2015/15 season after taking a break for the Christmas holiday. A double header is set to begin at 7pm.
World’s best lady golfers ‘Pure as Silk’ in Classic
A mainstay on the Bahamas’ sports tourism calendar for the immediate future, the Ladies Professional Golfers Association (LPGA) Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic is set to tee off in just over two weeks featuring the best 120 female golfers in the world.
All-Girls High School tourney in honour of coach Swaby
THERE is no shortage of basketball tournaments catering to boys throughout the country, and now the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association will add another option for girls looking for an opportunity to showcase their skills.
