INDEPENDENCE CUP: BAHAMAS TEAM SELECTED
AN eight-member team, including for the first time boxers from the Strikers Boxing Club, has been selected to represent the Bahamas at the Independence Cup in the Dominican Republic February 18-25.
Sports notes
WITH the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association on a week’s break and the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic being played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium, the New Providence Basketball Association will move its games this week to the DW Davis Gymnasium.
‘Ed Sky’ wins on Valentine’s
In memory of the late Edgar Moxey, who was buried last week, Ed Sky was the first of two boats to catch the Campari Lady Nathalie en route to winning her first major regatta.
Arianna strikes gold x2
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Ryan Lochte, an 11-time Olympic medalist, highlighted the closing night of the Arena Pro Swim Series on Saturday by winning the 200-meter individual medley while Michael McBroom, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace and Joao de Lucca picked up their second gold medals.
COB Caribs men’s basketball team ‘will only get better’
HIALEAH, Florida — Sean ‘Bass’ Bastian, the assistant athletic director, said the College of the Bahamas men’s basketball team will only get better as a result of their participation in the Florida National University’s Basketball Classic over the weekend.
Finally, victory in sculling for Leander Nesta
FISHERMAN Leander Nesta found the lucky charm the third time around.
‘I still think we played our heart out in all three games’
HIALEAH, Florida — After shooting the lights out in the first half, the Florida National University Conquistadors powered their way inside in the second half for a 91-57 victory over the College of the Bahamas Caribs men’s basketball team.
A flying start
The CV Bethel Stingrays are on a fast track to repeat as champions following day one of the 22nd Annual Government Secondary School Sports Association Senior Track & Field Championships.
Caribs fall to Bucs 91-82 in overtime
HIALEAH, Florida — Game two of the Florida National University’s Basketball Classic at the Bucky Dent Gymnasium was a complete turn around for the College of the Bahamas men’s basketball team.
Buddy Hield on John R Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 list
NAMED at the midseason mark as one of college basketball’s top prospects, Buddy Hield survived another round of cuts as the list of finalists for the prestigious award is dwindled down.
THE FINISH LINE: For Jonquel Jones, the sky is definitely the limit
IT’S not how you start, nor how you get there, but more importantly, it’s how you finish. The Finish Line, a weekly column, seeks to invoke commentary on the state of affairs of the local sports scene, highlighting the highs and the lows, the thrills and the spills and the successes and failures as we transgress from one week to the next.
Sports notes
THE family and friends of the late Ozzie Arnett are scheduled to hold a special service to celebrate his life 5:30pm February 19 in the VIP stand of the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium. The funeral service for Arnett will take place at a later date to be announced.
Kingsway junior girls are BAISS champions
Kingsway Academy Saints junior girls’ basketball team has been dominant throughout the BAISS season, and that trend continued on their way to the championship title.
CH Reeves Raptors win 7th straight title
THE dominance continued for the CH Reeves Raptors in the 22nd edition of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association Junior School Track & Field Championships.
SAC senior girls sweep Falcons to win title
THE St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine plowed through the competition en route to an undefeated season and the BAISS senior girls’ basketball title.
