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Can Big Red Machine win 27th straight BAISS title?

WILL the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine succeed in winning their 27th straight Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships or will this be the year that the Queen’s College Comets or any of the other 10 schools finally snap their dominance?

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Thomas clinches berth for 15th World Championships

HAVING clinched a berth for the IAAF 15th World Championships in Beijing, China this summer, Donald Thomas said he’s now looking forward to regaining his berth as one of the top high jumpers on the planet.

Best female players set for All-Star Classic at DW Davis this weekend

THEY combined their efforts to lead the CC Sweeting Cobras to victory in the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Monday night. On Saturday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium, Wayde Watson and Mario Bowleg will be on the opposite sides of the court as the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association hosts its All-Star Classic.

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Mario Bowleg and CC Sweeting Cobras join elite field of champions after Hugh Campbell victory

MARIO Bowleg and his CC Sweeting Cobras joined an elite field of champions after winning the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic title for the third time.

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Wrinkle reigns in NC wrestling

THE Bahamas has a reigning state champion in wrestling.

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Cobras strike back to win Hugh Campbell Classic

They fell short in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association playoffs, but the CC Sweeting Cobras peaked at the right time of the year and thrived where their programme often does - the Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic.

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Chris Brown Invitational cancelled for 2nd straight year

FORGET the second version of the Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational. It’s official. The country’s top quarter-miler said he has to scrap plans for the return of the biggest private meet to come to the Bahamas for the second consecutive year.

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NPBA All-Star Classic set for AF Adderley gym on Friday

AFTER posting their activities a week ago, the New Providence Basketball Association has confirmed that the Godfrey McQuay All-Star Classic is now set for Friday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with two additional events included in the package.

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Sporting Mischief & Mayhem: Dan Marino, the Super Winner without a Super Bowl win

BEFORE I begin, let me preface this by giving fair warning to Bahamian Dolphins fans - you know this isn’t going to be pretty.

Club Monica Track Classic: Athletes qualify for CARIFTA

AT least four athletes surpassed the qualifying standards for the CARIFTA Games and Grand Bahama Power Track Club made their presence felt as the Club Monica Track Classic took centre stage at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium over the weekend.

SPORTS NOTES

THE Baptist Sports Council is all set to kick off its 2015 AID Basketball Classic at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday. The basketball season is being dedicated to the memory of the late Colin ‘Troppy’ Knowles, a former player, coach and executive of the BSC.

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‘Dan Marino and Friends’ hit Bahamas

The success of the second edition of the “Dan Marino and Friends Bahamas Weekend” has left event organisers optimistic about the partnership between the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism.

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Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic championship tonight

NOT a final four, but the final three teams remain standing to decide the 2015 title for the Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic.

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‘Golden Girl’ Debbie hopes to put her stamp on national stadium at World Relays

SHE has had a history of performing big time wherever she competed locally or internationally. But there’s just one place that veteran sprinter Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie would like to enjoy some level of success and that is at home in the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

Sports notes

THE Pittsburgh Pirates are scheduled to hold a Major League Baseball showcase for junior and senior players on Sunday, March 8.