'A father figure to all of us'
WHILE still trying to come to grips with the shooting death of four victims last month, the Fox Hill community is now mourning the sudden passing of Deacon Ethelbert ‘Eddie Marker’ Rahming, the legendary basketball coach and disciplinarian who developed some of the top players in the area.
Top 108 golfers in the world to tee off for $1.3m in prize money
ABOUT 108 golfers from around the world will make up the field of competitors in the second annual Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic next week as the Ladies Professional Golf Association kicks off its 2014 calendar year at the Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island.
Sports in brief
WALTIEA Rolle played one of her best games on Sunday for the Haskovo 2012 women’s basketball team.
Rolle, Ward accept sponsor exemptions for LPGA Classic
BAHAMAS native Georgette Rolle and veteran LPGA player Wendy Ward have accepted sponsor exemptions to play in next week’s Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic at the Ocean Club Golf Course January 23-26.
Six straight
THE home court advantage continues to work out in favour of the DW Davis Pitbulls as they remained atop the GSSSA Junior Boys basketball standings with another blowout win.
Mackey: 'I always felt I was a clean athlete'
He was sidelined by a doping violation that prevented him from making his initial trip to the IAAF World Championships last year.
'Catch Me If You Can' regatta all set
By BRENT STUBBS
One last victory lap for junkanoo icon Winston 'Gus' Cooper
THERE was one last victory lap that junkanoo icon Winston ‘Gus’ Cooper, the eminent long-time leader, directed for his Valley Boys.
Cecil Rose 'will be missed'
ALTHOUGH it was not as heralded as the other two funerals that took place this weekend, talented guard Cecil Rose was remembered for his contribution as a trailblazer to the Bahamian basketball community.
Cox, Charlton off to good start with Boilermakers
THEY left for Purdue University last year as close friends and rivals off and on the track. Now as room-mates and team-mates, hurdler Devynne Charlton and sprinter Carmiesha Cox are hoping to strike terror in their opponents as they compete for the Boilermakers women’s athletic team.
'KING' ERIC GIBSON LAID TO REST
By BRENT STUBBS
Little gymnastics shine in the Atlantis Crown Invitational
The third annual Atlantis Crown Invitational came to our beautiful island shores once again. Hosted by Branch Gymnastics and Kids Sports USA, the meet was held in the Imperial Ballroom at the Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island.
Ancestral tribute to former director of sports Winston 'Gus' Cooper
ANTHROPOLOGISTS agree the notion that the survival of any culture resides in the capacity of its people to cherish that which it has produced, using such indigenous commodities, human as well as capital, to construct positive patterns of living permanently alluring to successive generations of its citizenry.
Rockets beat Caribs as Cybots take down Marines
THE New Providence Amateur Basketball Association resumed play Monday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium following the holiday season.
