Bahamas to take spotlight at Dolphins game
THE Islands Of The Bahamas will receive prominence during the Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets game on Sunday (December 29) at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Petty hosts welcome home ceremony for athletes on athletic scholarships
HARRISON Petty, president of the Bahamas Parents Association of Track and Field, hosted a welcome home ceremony on Friday at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium for the athletes whom they helped to get off on athletic scholarships.
Jones posts double double in Colonials uniform
THE long-awaited debut for Jonquel Jones and the George Washington Women’s Basketball Programme was better than advertised as she helped lead the team to a rout in her first game in a Colonials uniform.
Lil' Bahamians among the best junior tennis players in the world
A number of Bahamians played in the Little Mo International tennis tourney in Miami, Florida, last week. It’s the largest tournament in the United States for the best junior players around the world.
Dario Saunders gets valuable advice for the minor league
FROM several players who have been there and done it, Dario Saunders got some valuable advice to help him prepare for his trip to the Dominican Republic in April to play in the Cincinnati Reds’ minor league summer league programme.
Thompson, Mullings victorious
Teenage sensation Iesha Shephard was having a sensational run through the ladies’ singles of the Giorgio Baldacci Battle of the Elite Players Tennis Tournament until she ran into Danielle Thompson in the final.
Coach Sandy Reid back in Bahamas with a plan for tennis
AFTER spending the past two decades in the United States, Sandy Reid is now back home and he’s hoping to make a contribution to the future growth and development of the of the junior programme in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association.
Saunders signs Minor League contract with Cincinnati Reds
CHRISTMAS came a little early for Dario Saunders, who will get to live out his life-long dream of playing professional baseball, after he signed a Minor League Baseball contract with the Cincinnati Reds.
Shephard, 14, upsets Fountain
In what could be described as a “changing of the guard,” rising young teenager Iesha Shephard pulled off one of the biggest upsets of her life with a stunning 2-6, 7-5, 6-0 victory over veteran Nikkita Fountain to highlight Thursday’s action at the Giorgio Baldacci Open Challenge tennis tournament.
Bahamas teams in win column at major beach soccer championships
IN the Bahamas’ first appearance at the Major Beach Soccer Championships, Quality Beach Soccer Club delivered a series of encouraging performances against some of the most notable teams in the region.
Top tennis players take time out to remember G Baldacci
WHILE the country’s top tennis players vie for supremacy on the court in the Giorgio Baldacci Open Challenge Tennis Tournament, they took time out to fondly remember the impact Baldacci had on the sport.
Top four seeds dominate en route to next round
Day one of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Giorgio Baldacci Open Challenge Tennis Tournament was highlighted by the performances of the top two players in the men’s singles draw.
Students get opportunity to design mascot for 2014 IAAF World Relays
A DESIGN competition engaging students aged nine to 18 to design and name an original mascot for the 2014 IAAF World Relays commenced this week. The competition is slated to end on January 17.
Francis, Ferguson and Turnquest are victorious
Teenagers Joshua Turnquest and Shannon Francis, fresh off their appearances in the IC North American 16-and-under Junior Challenge, pulled off victories in three of the six scheduled matches played in the men’s qualifying round of the Giorgio Baldacci Battle of the Elite Players Tournament at the National Tennis Centre on Tuesday.
