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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
Dynamic duo
While Shaunae Miller continues to excel on the professional circuit, Devynne Charlton is making her presence felt on the collegiate scene.
CARIFTA qualifiers are starting to pile in
By BRENT STUBBS
Sharks take opener
IN the fourth meeting between the two teams this season, the SC McPherson Sharks pulled away late to take a game one lead in the best-of-three GSSSA junior boys’ basketball series.
Waltiea continues to dominate in NBL
WALTIEA Rolle continues to dominate in the NBL League in Bulgaria. The top player on her team since joining on January 9, today proved no exception.
Hugh Campbell time
THE Bahamas’ most prestigious basketball tournament for senior boys will feature 30 teams sandwiched in a 54-game package from Monday to Saturday, February 17-24, at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the championship game being staged at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.
Sports in brief
THE New Providence Volleyball Association continued its second playoff series at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night as the Johnson’s Cherry Bombs swept the College of the Bahamas Lady Caribs 28-26, 25-17 and 25-22 to win the series 2-0 and advance to the ladies’ championship.
