Brackettes earn 17-15 victory over the Wildcats
THE defending champions Sigma Brackettes proved that they are not quite ready to give up their New Providence Softball Association ladies championship crown to the Sigma Wildcats.
Spanish Wells Bulldogs repeat as champions B team in 4-3 victory over Jordan Prince Williams Falcons
The Spanish Wells Bulldogs, splitting their team in two, repeated as the Bahamas Softball Federation’s Austin Knowles National High School Softball champions as the B team showed the A team how to do it.
Rolle begins offseason play in the ZBL League
FOLLOWING her historic promotion to the Women’s National Basketball Association, Waltiea Rolle began offseason play, like many other WNBA players, on the European circuit.
Cargill eliminated in the round of 16
CHRISTIAN Cargill’s historic run at the ITA Atlantic Regional tournament came to an end for the William and Mary University freshman tennis star.
Sports Notes
THE Bahamas Softball Federation will crown its new men and women champions this weekend as the National Round Robin Tournament is held at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
QC Comets take girls' title
THE Queen’s College Comets, behind the stellar performances of pitcher Dawayna Pratt, avenged their first two losses to the St Anne’s Bluewaves during the regular season of the BAISS to win the girls’ title in the Bahamas Softball Federation’s Austin Knowles National High School Softball Championships.
Stingrays get 18-6 win over Jets, Pros top Warriors
WEEK two of the Commonwealth American Football League saw the defending champions move back into the win column, while the league’s newest team failed to take the field for the second consecutive week.
STAR SAILORS HONOURED
IT was 50 years ago that Sir Durward ‘Sea Wolf’ Knowles and Cecil Cooke brought international glory to the Bahamas with their gold medal performance at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Yesterday, the memory was relived in the recognition by the Bahamas Government and the Bahamas Olympic Committee in a “Golden Anniversary” luncheon.
THE GOLDEN VOYAGE: How The Tribune reported the Bahamas' first Olympic gold medal
Durward Knowles wins first Olympic race in Star class
FIRST CECIL COOKE MEMORIAL JUNIOR REGATTA SET FOR MONTAGU BAY NEXT MONTH
AFTER watching the recognition heaped upon her deceased father, Sandra Cooke said she intends to keep his memory alive by hosting the first Cecil Cooke Memorial Junior Regatta over the weekend of November 1-2 at the Nassau Yacht Club in Montagu Bay.
'AS THE FORECAST FOR OLYMPICS WAS WINDY, CECIL HAD THE PERFECT BUILD'
UP until the 1964 Olympic Games, Sir Durward ‘Sea Wolf’ Knowles and Cecil Cooke were a formidable crew. You named the event in Montagu Bay and they won.
SOFTBALL CLASSIC STARTS TOMORROW
THE Austin Knowles high school national championship softball classic will start tomorrow at the Banker’s Field in the Blue Hills sporting complex.
Who will be the king of sculling?
In every sport, dynasties are developed with teams and athletes dominating the competition over a period of time. Since the inception of the Sands ‘Man in the Boat’ Championships three years ago, Clayton Bain has emerged as the “king of the sculling competition.”
Meet Jimmy Mackey, a certified NASM master trainer
FROM the basketball court to the training room, Jimmy Mackey has found a new niche in life and he is hoping that his role as a certified National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) master trainer will be able to help more Bahamians to excel in all areas of their physical fitness.
Officials call of game 3 because of rain
FOR the second night in a row, mother nature took centre stage in the New Providence Softball Association’s Carl ‘Bang Bang’ Johnson best-of-seven championship series.
