Freedom Farm opens baseball season
HUNDREDS of young baseball players (boys and girls) in the Freedom Farm Baseball Youth Development League gathered with adoring fathers and mothers, sponsors, coaches, family and friends to worship at Holy Cross Anglican Church on Saturday.
Carlton E Francis girls, boys, win title
It must sound like a scratched tape, but Carlton E Francis has done it again. The most dominant primary school basketball team this year, coached by Sherman Smith, completed the New Providence Primary Schools Sports Association’s basketball tournament by winning both the boys and girls’ title at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Friday.
BAAA awards set for Sunday
AFTER a month-long delay, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ much anticipated Year-Ending Awards presentation will be held at Government House on Sunday.
Students take advantage of golf clinics at Ocean Club
SEVERAL days remain before competition officially tees off at the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic. However, the event has already taken on a local perspective.
Burning up the track
Sprinter/hurdler Devynne Charlton continues to turn heads as she competes in her freshmen year at Purdue University.
Swift takes it all
MARISSA Albury, Carter Albury, Dylan Mitchell, Amber Pinder, Samuel Gibson, Celia Campbell, Alec Sands, Joanna Evans and Gershwin Greene were the high point winners of the Gunite Pools/Swift Swimming Invitational Meet over the weekend.
Runners take to the streets for Sunshine Insurance’s Race Weekend
A husband-and-wife duo emerged as the major storyline Sunday morning as Sunshine Insurance’s Race Weekend concluded with the fifth edition of Marathon Bahamas.
Fox Hill inmates fall 9-0 to Freedom Farm in exhibition game
SUPERINTENDENT Patrick Wright said sports is definitely a good way to help transform the lives of the inmates of Her Majesty’s Prison.
Ilhee Lee to defend Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic title
DEFENDING champion Ilhee Lee, two World Golf Hall-of-Famers and five of the top 10 players in the Rolex World Rankings highlight the list of those who will be playing in the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, scheduled to begin the 2014 women’s professional season January 22-26 at the Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Sports in brief
THE New Providence Volleyball Association continued its regular season at the Donald Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Scotiabank, RBC, Vitamalt proud sponsors of Marathon Bahamas
SCOTIABANK has again joined forces with Marathon Bahamas as a corporate partner for the 5th Annual Marathon Bahamas event. As a gold partner, Scotiabank has contributed financially and in-kind to support this event which directly benefits the fight against cancer in the Bahamas.
Good luck Georgette
As the top female golfer in the country, Georgette Rolle said she’s excited to have been afforded the opportunity to compete again with some of the best golfers in the world at the PureSilk Bahamas LPGA Classic set for next week at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island.
Men's national volleyball team set to compete at CAC Games
THE Bahamas men’s national volleyball team was one of the major sporting storylines in 2013 as they gained regional notoriety and accomplished a rare feat for the Bahamas – the qualification of a team sport at the Central American and Caribbean Games.
Andre Seymour receives AIBA three-star coach certificate
ANDRE Seymour, the only AIBA three-star coach in the Bahamas, was presented with his certificate by the Bahamas Olympic Committee yesterday and took the opportunity to highlight the development of amateur boxing in the country.
All athletes are invited to give thanks for a successful 2013
AS they anticipate 2014 as a year of great growth and achievement for sports in the Bahamas, the Bahamas Olympic Committee looks to give thanks and showcase the religious aspect of all athletes in the country.
