Teams all set for Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
ONE half of our participants in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl have been announced, and the first team to accept the bid to participate in the second year of the event has distinct Bahamian roots at the administrative level.
Lady Operators rout Lady Cheetahs 64-34 in the NPBA season opener
WHILE the Johnson’s Lady Truckers picked up where they left off last year, the Bommer G Lady Operators are hoping that this will be the return for them to their elite status in the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association.
Jones posts double double
SENIOR Jonquel Jones posted her fifth straight double double and sophomore Kelli Prange scored a season high 19 points, but the No. 24/23 George Washington women’s basketball team dropped the Lone Star Showcase finale to Wright State 77-71 at Cedar Park Center on Saturday.
No. 3 Notre Dame beat UCLA 92-84 in OT
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Madison Cable saves her best games for UCLA.
Sports Notes
THE Baptist Sports Council is scheduled to continue its 2015 Softball Classic in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex this week.
Syracuse beat Texas for Battle 4 Atlantis title
They were prohibited from NCAA postseason play last season, but Syracuse made the most of their first tournament in over a year, highlighted by two wins over ranked teams.
MAJOR UPSET IN BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS
FOR the second consecutive year, a Bahamian player will appear in the Battle 4 Atlantis final.
Iesha ousted in quarters at Goombay Splash Bowl
Iesha Shepherd, the last Bahamian playing in the main draw of the International Tennis Federation’s Goombay Splash Bowl, got ousted in the quarter-final of the girls’ singles after putting up a gallant effort against top ranked Jacqueline Pelletier of the US.
1st annual ‘Ray Minus Youth Boxing Championship’ this Saturday
ONE of the leading boxers in the Bahamas in recent years at the amateur and professional level, Meacher “Major Pain” Major continues to make the transition to the coaching and promotional ranks.
Amateur boxers prepare for Olympic qualifiers next year
COACH Andre Seymour and his crew of amateur boxers are back together again as they prepare for the Olympic Games qualifying tournaments next year.
Undefeated Spartans gets 99-68 victory over Eagles
LOURAWLS “Tum Tum” Nairn had a lot to be thankful for - another win as the starting point guard for one of the top teams in all of college basketball and a career night.
Texas Longhorns earn 82-70 win over Washington
SAME teams, different location, and much improved result for the Texas Longhorns in their second matchup of the season against the Washington Huskies.
THE FINISH LINE: Kudos to ministry for hosting our first major sports awards banquet
In everything we ought to give thanks and what a more appropriate time than now as we are smacked into the Thanksgiving season.
Government leaders meet with FIFA officials ahead of the 2017 Beach Soccer World Cup
TWO of the top officials in the world of football met with Acting Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, Minister of Youth, Sports & Culture Dr Daniel Johnson and Ministry of Tourism Permanent Secretary Harrison Thompson today, and scored their first goal – assurance that government would provide “the highest level of cooperation” as the country prepares to host the FIFA 2017 Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas.
Sports Notes
THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association kicked off its 2015 season at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Saturday. In the opening game at 7pm, the Bommer G Operators face the Career Builders Lady Cheetahs. Following a “soft opening,” last year’s runners-up Super Value Cybots Queens take on defending champions Johnson’s Lady Truckers in the feature contest.
