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Golden Girls & Kings of the World: The fast track to team glory

Alpheus Finlayson looks at how The Bahamas built a reputation for relays excellence over half a century.

BSC Basketball Classic underway

THE Baptist Sports Council kicked off its 2015 Basketball Classic on Saturday at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

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EXCITEMENT BUILDS FOR THE NATIONALS AFTER QC VICTORY

WITH the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ 27th Track and Field Championships going to the Queen’s College Comets, Senator Greg Burrows said the excitement has soared going into the Ministry of Education’s National High School Track and Field Championships this weekend.

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BAHAMIANS LEAD KNIGHTS TO HISTORIC SEASON

Their storybook season and playoff run ended this weekend, but a dynamic trio of Bahamians led the Niagra College men’s basketball programme to a historic season.

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Bahamian connection on track at ‘Big Ten’

THE Bahamian connection of Devynne Charlton and Carmiesha Charlton and coaches Rolando ‘Lonnie’ Greene and Norbert Elliott of the Purdue University Boilermakers celebrated success at the Big Ten Indoor Championships over the weekend in Geneva, Ohio.

SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Fans Jumping on the Kobe bandwagon . . . at last

Here’s what’s been tickling my brain all weekend. You see, we have some of the most fickle fan bases when it comes to sports in this country.

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Britenique Harrison makes her mark at the Tigers

BAHAMIAN Britenique ‘Brit or Big Baby’ Harrison is making a name for herself as a member of the Benedict College Tigers women’s basketball team.

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THE New Providence Volleyball Association kicked off its best-of-five championship series on Sunday at the DW Davis Gymnasium.

ARE WE PASSING THE BATON OR PICKING IT UP?

FROM generation to generation, from ancestor to ancestor, a passage is paved for us. But are we responsible for picking up the baton and continuing where each generation left off or should it be passed to us?

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NPA basketball team sets sights on classroom

They opted not to compete in the country’s most prestigious basketball tournament, but members of the Noble Preparatory Academy senior boys basketball team have their sights set on a greater prize in the classroom.

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Comets celebrate a new era

THE Queen’s College Comets celebrated the start of a new era as the curtain came down on the 27th edition of the Bahamas Independent Secondary School’s’ Track and Field Championships on Friday.

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Walteia Rolle returns for second season with seattle storm

LAST season marked a career milestone for Waltiea Rolle and this season, that opportunity has been extended as she continues her career in the Women’s National Basketball Association.

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Robinson hoping to help launch a new golden era

THE Golden Girls era is finally over, but V’Alonée Robinson is hoping that she can be one of the athletes to help with the resurgence of the Bahamas women’s relay team.

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Youth shines for All-Stars

SUPER Value Cybots Queens’ forward Tracy Lewis led a balanced scoring attack on Saturday at the DW Davis Gymnasium as the President’s All-Stars used their youthfulness to out-shine the more experienced Vice Presidents.

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Arianna thanks BTC for helping boost her profile

WITH a string of glittering performances and a name like Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace you would have thought that public recognition would come easily.