The Tribune

TRACK

BSC TRACK MEET

THE Baptist Sports Council is scheduled to hold its 2013 Track and Field Classic at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium 10am Saturday. The event will feature all of the categories for boys and girls, including five-and-under, open and master.

Each athlete will only be allowed to participate in a maximum of three events, which will include two track and one field or two field and one track. Relay events are not included. The entry fee is $5 per athlete. For further information, persons can contact Brent Stubbs at stubbobs@gamail.com or call 425-7265 or 502-2363 or Jonique Webb at joniquewebb@hotmail.com or Nicola Major at seek_ye_first@hotmail.com

SOFTBALL

BSC SOFTBALL

THE Baptist Sports Council has announced that due to the fact that the Bahamas Softball Federation has to play both its Austin Knowles National High School Tournament this weekend and the National Round Robin Tournament next weekend at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex, its 2013 Softball Classic will not begin until Saturday, November 9.

As a result of the late start, the league has announced that games will also be played on Tuesday and Thursday nights at the Banker’s Field.

Churches still interested in participating are urged to contact Brent Stubbs at stubbobs@gamail.com or call 425-7265 or 502-2363 or Jonique Webb at joniquewebb@hotmail.com or Nicola Major at seek_ye_first@hotmail.com.

SOFTBALL

EXUMA SOFTBALL

THE Exuma Softball Association completed game two of their best-of-seven championship series on Thursday night in Exuma with the Police rebounding after losing game one to defeat the Pressure Hot Batters 7-6 before the rain came pouring down in the bottom of the seventh.

Game three was scheduled for the weekend, but was postponed due to a festival that was held on the island. The new date will be announced shortly. The winning team will go on to represent Exuma in the Bahamas Softball Federation’s National Round Robin Tournament slated to be held at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex at the end of the month.

HOLY SPIRIT

RUN/WALK

THE Holy Spirit Anglican Church is scheduled to hold a fun run/walk 6am October 19. The route will begin at the church on Howard Street and travel through the historic Chippingham area, passing Fort Charlotte on to West Bay to Goodman’s Bay (for walkers) and to the round-a-bout at Cable Beach (for runners) returning to the church. Participants will be grouped according to their sex and age as of December 31 and awards will be presented to the first place only in the U-15, U-20, U-30, U-40 and 40 & over in both the male and female categories. A trophy for the church or organisation with the most participants will be presented. Registration forms can be picked up and returned to the Holy Spirit Anglican Church Office on Granger Street, Chippingham. The contacts are 322-7993 or 323-6591 or email: holyspiritanglicanchurch<@>yahoo.com or call Laura Pratt-Charlton at 357-3109.

SOFTBALL:

BSF TOURNEY

THE Bahamas Softball Federation has announced that its annual Austin ‘King Snake’ Knowles National High School Softball Tournament is slated to be played over the weekend of October 24-26 at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. The federation is hoping to attract teams from throughout the Bahamas to participate in the senior boys and girls tournament. The tournament serves as a development for the federation, which looks at talented players to infuse into their senior programme within their affiliated island associations.

SOFTBALL:

BSF NATIONALS

THE Bahamas Softball Federation is all set to hold its National Round Robin and Championship series over the weekend of October 31 to November 3 at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

The event is expected to attract the federation’s affiliated Family Island championship teams in both the men and women divisions, who will get to compete for the national championship title.

The NPSA is now preparing to start its best-of-seven championship series this week to determine which teams will represent their association in the event.

BASKETBALL

COOPER SIGNS WITH

MIAMI DADE

THE men’s basketball team at ULM continued to rebuild for the future with the commitment of Prince Cooper earlier this week. The 6’4” forward will play the 2013-14 season at Miami Dade College before joining the Warhawks in summer 2014.

“The programme has been down, but it’s rebuilding and I really want to be a part of it,”Cooper said. “I feel that with my physical play, I can really help the programme get to where we want to be.”

Cooper, originally from Piney Woods High in Mississippi, but of Bahamian decent, developed a relationship with ULM assistant coach Ryan Cross while being recruited out of high school. The two kept in contact, allowing for Cooper to come to the Monroe, La. campus recently for an official visit.

“I really like the school’s academic programmes,” he said. “I wanted to major in business management or kinesiology, and both are options there. I really like that ULM is a big campus, but not in a big city with distractions. Coach Cross came and watched me practice and then came and watched me at Miami Dade College.”

Described as a slasher, Cooper is a good mid-range shooter, as evident by his 11.1 point average his senior season at Pine Woods.

But before he makes it to ULM to begin his Warhawk career, his focus is on the Sharks.

“My goal this season is to finish strong and stay healthy,” he told WarhawkReport.com. “I want to take this season to work on my weaknesses and improve my strengths to get ready to play at ULM.”