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THE defending champions Vixens took game one of the New Providence Women’s Volleyball Association’s best-of-five championship seris in four sets over the Johnson’s Cherry Bombers at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

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VIDEO: Inaugural World Relays Bahamas 2014

THE inaugural IAAF World Relays Bahamas is fast approaching . . .

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400m specialist Delauze signs letter of intent to attend 'The U'

HENRI Delauze, a young up and coming junior athlete, has signed to the University Of Miami, commonly referred to as “The U.”

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Falcons survive 'awful' performance in debut

The Tabernacle Baptist Falcons survived what head coach Norris Bain called an “awful” performance to make a successful debut at this year’s Hugh Campbell Classic.

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Eleuthera Junior Baseball League of Rock Sound round-up

SPANISH WELLS – the Eleuthera Junior Baseball League of Rock Sound played week #3 games in Spanish Wells this past weekend.

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COB athletics wants access to stadium, gym

AS the College of the Bahamas continues to position itself as a viable option to attract student athletes, the athletic programme reached another milestone, however its development remains hindered by issues regarding access to facilities.

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Seminoles overpower the Warriors 63-61

With the game on the line, centre Ira Farrington stepped up big time to help the North Andros Seminoles make their return to the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic a successful one.

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Noble Prep Academy makes debut with 58-24 rout over Cougars

THE 32nd Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic closed out day one of competition at the AF Adderley Gym Monday night with Noble Preparatory Academy making their debut with a 58-24 rout over the Charles W Saunders Cougars.

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Rattlers strike first, win Hugh Campbell opener

JUST days after claiming the GSSSA title, the CI Gibson Rattlers struck first in the 32nd Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic with a tournament opening win.

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Renaldo's Ramblings: This is our mid-February madness

THIS is our March (or mid-February) Madness. It is far from our most popular sport, doesn’t have the international profile of track and field, doesn’t earn as much scholarships for student athletes as baseball, yet it’s hard to find another sport that engages young Bahamians the way basketball does.

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Buddy Hield leads Sooners to 77-74 win over Cowboys

WITH sophomore sensation Marcus Smart in the midst of a three-game suspension, Bahamian guard Buddy Hield took centre stage and led the Oklahoma Sooners to a two-game sweep in this year’s edition of the “Bedlam Series”.

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Bahamas all set to soar at IAAF World Indoors

QUARTERMILERS Shaunae Miller and Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown and jumpers Donald Thomas and Bianca ‘BB’ Stuart are expected to lead the Bahamas’ contingent at the 15th IAAF World Indoor Championships in the Ergo Arena in Sopot, Poland, March 7-9.

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Sports in brief

THE Technicians swept the Warriors in three straight sets at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Sunday to complete the best-of-five championship series that is slated to get started Wednesday night.

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Boxer to face off in regional showdown

ONE of the newest boxing clubs on the local scene will see one of its top fighters face off in a regional showdown, an integral part of his development toward the 2016 Olympics.

Robinson wins ‘Catch Me If You Can’ title

ELEAZOR ‘the Sailing Barber’ Johnson always prides himself on drawing the largest crowd on Montagu Beach for his annual St Valentine’s Day Massacre.