Sports Notes
THE Brajaxba Tennis Beat The Heat Tournament was held at the Winton Tennis Centre over the weekend.
‘We have a number of qualifiers’ for Jr Pan Am, World Youths
The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations hosted its second national championships in two weeks, this time for the juniors, at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium over the weekend.
Bahamas routs Bermuda 57-38 in CBC opener
DESPITE a relatively new supporting cast, the defending champions staked their claim as early favourites at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: A legend lost - RIP Dusty Rhodes
GROWING up in the Bahamas there was a Saturday fixture at noon. Championship Wrestling from Florida, with host Gordon Solie.
National teams named for Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships
THE Bahamas Golf Federation has released the names of players who have been selected to represent the Bahamas at both the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships and the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships.
Charlton sets new national record in 100m hurdles
SEVERAL Bahamian student athletes closed out their collegiate seasons at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships highlighted by All-American finishes and a new national record.
Bahamas strikes gold
Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said she could not ask for a better performance than what she got from the women’s national basketball team as they won the Caribbean Basketball Championship title and in the process qualified for the 2016 CentroBasket Tournament.
Bahamian quarter-milers taking international circuit by storm
THE Bahamian quarter-milers are now taking the international circuit by storm.
Bahamas teams fall short in Rugby 7s Olympic qualifier
IN the Bahamas’ first bid to reach Olympic qualification in rugby sevens, they fell short in both the men’s and women’s divisions.
Lady Operators stop Lady Truckers 12-6
HIGH school sensation Rochea Morley came up with the biggest hit of the game as her grand slam in-the-park fuelled a six-run surge in the bottom of the sixth inning for the Bommer G Lady Operators that eventually stopped the Johnson Lady Truckers in the ladies opener of the New Providence Softball Association double header in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex Saturday night.
MLB PROSPECT DAVIS ON RANGERS’ SUMMER LEAGUE TEAM
AS he continues his path toward Major League Baseball, one Bahamian prospect has begun his minor league campaign in the Caribbean.
CARIBBEAN TITLE GLORY FOR BAHAMAS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
THE Bahamas women's national basketball team avenged last year's disappointment of missing out at a shot at the final by winning this year's Caribbean Basketball Championship title.
Twelve to represent Bahamas at the CBC
THE Bahamas Basketball Federation has finalised the list of 12 players who will represent the men’s team at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships next week in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
Gardiner 'boy wonder'
ABACONIAN Steven Gardiner, dubbed the “boy wonder dream kid” by his new coach George Cleare, moved from the ninth fastest Bahamian to the fourth in a span of just one week as he dropped his personal best time from 44.98 on June 6 to 44.64 yesterday to complete a pair of victories that now has his name sprawling through the international circuit.
Boxers qualify for Pan Am Games, bring home bronze
BEFORE they left last week for Tijuana, Mexico, veteran team member Carl Hield had predicted that all three boxers representing the Amateur Boxing Federation of the Bahamas would win a medal and qualify for the Pan American Games. Mission accomplished.
