Softball community mourning loss of David 'Billy' Micklewhite, 66
THE local softball community continues to mourn the loss of one of the game’s icons, not just locally in his native Eleuthera but throughout the entire Bahamas.
Quality Beach Soccer Club teams dominate international friendlies
QUALITY Beach Soccer Club’s 16-and-under men’s squad dominated this past Sunday in an international friendly club match against St Stephen’s Soccer Academy out of Austin, Texas.
Soccer trio named to Rush Select Under 14, 15 sides
A TRIO of local soccer players continue to capitalise on the opportunities provided by the partnership between Youth Empowerment through Soccer International and Rush Soccer as the groups provide an avenue for young Bahamians to gain increased exposure in the sport.
Leevan's road to recovery
It has been a long road to recovery for triple jumper Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands since the 2012 Olympic Games. But the national record holder said his progress is going so great that he anticipates that he should be ready to compete at the Commonwealth Games this year.
Big Red Machine rollin’
Asia Darville hit just one free throw but that was enough to lift the St John’s Giants past the Kingsway Academy Saints on Tuesday night to earn a berth into the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ senior girls best-of-three basketball championship series.
Girls basketball team gets lunch treat thanks to Romeo's
THE hospitality that is offered to tourists to our shores by Romeo Farrington’s world renowned Romeo’s Executive Limousine & Taxi Service was extended to the Carlton E Francis girls basketball team as they were treated to lunch on Tuesday at McDonald’s downtown.
Leevan to go back to school for Hall of Fame induction
LEEVAN ‘Superman’ Sands is heading back to school. This time, it’s to be inducted into the Barton County Community College Hall of Fame.
‘Fireman’ sets his focus on IAAF World Indoors
With his second annual Invitational cancelled due to the unavailability of the new Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, quartermiler Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown has turned his attention to regaining his international glory at the IAAF World Indoor Championships.
In memory of the late Leonard ‘Skinny’ Archer
LEONARD Peter “Skinny” Archer found personal illumination in the advice of ancient Rome’s famous General, Marcus Aurelius, that propriety, dignity and even majesty should measure in the performance of every human act, and that even those most humble possess particles of value likewise found in highest heaven.
Judo team brings home gold, silver and three bronze
A 10-member team returned from the USA Junior Cup and Cherry Blossom Tournament with five medals, including a gold, a silver and three bronze.
Saints rout Blue Waves 31-15 in sudden death semifinals
SAINTS head coach Randy Cunningham said he is in the midst of building a junior girls programme set to dominate high school basketball for the next five seasons and if last night’s playoff game was any indicator, the Saints are well on their way to achieving that goal.
junior Boy Comets cruise to 67-33 win over Kingsway
UNDEFEATED in the regular season, the Queen’s College Comets, a perennial powerhouse in recent years in the league’s Junior Boys basketball division, cemented their status as favourites to claim another title.
Star Performers Track Classic 'a greet meet'
THE Flying Angels Track and Field Academy from Toronto, Canada, joined the return of the St Jago Track Club from Jamaica, in adding the excitement to the Star Trackers Track Club’s 11th annual Star Performers Track Classic on Saturday.
Stingrays win the Boil Fish Bowl title
MISSED opportunities by the defending champions, and a dominant performance by one of the league’s top running backs propelled the V8 Fusion Stingrays to the 2014 Commonwealth American Football League Boil Fish Bowl title.
Boxer’s ‘life flashed before his eyes’ when he was shot
Professional boxer Valentino Knowles, expected to make a full recovery, said he doesn’t hold any animosity for the young men who opened fire on him and his friends on Saturday, January 19, in the Kemp Road area.
