‘The Natural’ to be inducted in Florida Hall of Fame
FIVE years after he walked away from the ring as one of the most successful Bahamian boxers, Evander Freeman ‘the Natural’ Barr is going into the Florida Hall of Fame.
Jonquel Jones named National Player of the Week
GEORGE Washington Colonials senior forward Jonquel Jones was named the Ann Meyers Drysdale Women’s National Player of the Week for games played January 4-10, the US Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) announced yesterday.
Sports notes
MAJOR League Baseball has announced that it will hold a coaching clinic in Nassau - the first of its kind on the island - January 23-24.
Bahamas falls to USA South, 38-17
IT was another failed bid for the Bahamas in their attempt to achieve promotion in the NACRA Division I Championship Series.
Freedom Farm Baseball League season opened
ONE of the most popular youth sports in the Bahamas saw one of its flagship leagues make its official 2015 debut this weekend.
Coach Anthony Swaby honoured
WHEN one thinks about women’s basketball in the country, there’s very few who have contributed more to the growth and development of the sport than Anthony Swaby.
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.
