The Tribune

BASEBALL

ELEUTHERA ACTION

THE Eleuthera Junior Baseball League of Rock Sound played its final game in the junior divisions of the 2013 Championship Series in Spanish Wells on Saturday.

The Spanish Wells Contenders nipped the Rock Sound NuView Stingrays 7-6 in a thriller to clinch the title.

The Stingrays tagged the Contenders with four big runs in the top of the first inning and two more in the fifth inning off starting pitcher Chandler Albury.

However, the Contenders chipped back with a run in the first, two in the third and four in the fifth inning to win with a walk-off two run homer by the MVP Bailey Pinder.

Pinder went three-for-three with two doubles and a walk-off two-run homer to end the games and secure the title.

The Stingrays pitcher Jonathon Brown struck out five Contenders batters and his teammate Tyler Leary went 1-for-3 with a mammoth two-run homer straight away to center field.

The Contenders pitcher Chandler Albury struck out three Stingrays batters and relief pitcher Kirby Albury came in the fifth inning and struck out the side to secure the win.

The series marked the end of a very successful season for the league and resident Larry Forbes and his executives wish to express their thanks and gratitude to all the team managers, coaches, players and fans for the time and support in the development of the young men and women in their respective communities through the sport of baseball. He also wished good luck to both Spanish Wells Harbourside and Rock Sound NuView, as well as the Spanish Wells Sluggers as they prepare to attend the 11th Annual BBF Nationals Championships in Freeport next week.

TENNIS

FARM ROAD MINI TENNIS

THE Bahamas Olympic Committee is joining forces with the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association and the Farm Road Urban Renewal Centre to put on the Farm Road Mini-Tennis Open 2pm June 15 at Our Lady’s Church parking lot on the corner of East and Deveaux Streets.

The joint project is designed to expose inner city kids to the game of tennis. Children in the community are urged to come out and participate as they learn the fundamentals of the game in a friendly environment.

BOXING

SHOUT OUT TO OBED

CHAMPION Amateur Boxing Club hosted its “Shout Out To” Oswald ‘Elijah Obed’ Ferguson, the Bahamian former WBC Junior Middleweight Champion of the World Amateur Boxing Show, at Wulff Road Boxing Square on Saturday.

This event featured eight exciting matches. The results were as follows:

Jonathan Cox won on points over Keno Cartwright 18-16

Giovanni Johnson won over Islet Florestal – referee stopped the contest in first round

Javano Collins won on points over Giovanni Johnson (second match) – 15-14

In exhibition matches, Malik Lungrin and Lennox Boyce faced each other, Gabriel Newbold fought against John Brown, Tyrone Oliver took on Emmanuel Forbes, Kendrick Stuart battled Donovan Taylor and Tyson Isaacs and DeAngelo Swaby squared off against each other.

The best fight of the night was between Javano Collins and Giovanni Johnson. The most valuable boxer was Jonathan Cox and the most improved boxer was Giovanni Johnson.

Up next for the club is the annual Summer Programme set to begin July 1 and end August 23. The next ‘shout out’ show is set for July 6.

Champion Amateur Boxing Club is also planning to host the Holiday Family Fun Day during the Emancipation Day Holiday noon August 5 at the Wulff Road Boxing Square. Grill (food, drinks), chill (games, music, prizes) and enjoy live amateur boxing.