The Tribune

By BRENT STUBBS

Senior Sports Reporter

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

THE second and final week of action for Team Bahamas at the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games kicked off in Veracruz, Mexico, over the weekend with boxing, cycling and sailing taking the spotlight.

Coming off the historic six-medal haul, including a record breaking four gold from Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace and two silver from Joanna Evans, Carl Hield showed the most promise so far in boxing as he advanced out of the round of 16 in the men’s welterweight division.

One of two of the three-member boxing team to see action on the first day of competition on Saturday, 28-year-old Hield pulled off a 3-0 decision over Lester Martinez from Guatemala in the 69 kilogram welterweight division. He will now go on to take on John Sanchez of Colombia today at the World Trade Center.

Also on Saturday, it was quite the opposite for Rashield Williams as the 25-year-old suffered a 3-0 loss to Danielito Zorrilla from Puerto Rico in the 64kg-light welterweight division.

Godfrey Strachan, 23, was scheduled to take on Raul Sanchez from the Dominican Republic in the 75kg-middleweight division. However, no results for his match were available up to press time last night.

Two members of the cycling team participated in the road race on Sunday at the Cycling Road Xalapa-Coatepec. But neither Anthony ‘Biggie’ Colebrook nor D’Angelo Sturrup completed the course as they were eliminated.

In sailing at the Gaviotas Beach, Paul de Souza was eighth in the first race of the Snipe Class competition and he came back for a fourth place in the second race. He will contest races three and four today.

And in the Snipe Class, Team Bahamas got a much better showing as skipper Robert Dunkley and crew member Michelle Hope were second in the first race staged. The second race was postponed because of the weather conditions. They are expected back on the water today for second, third and fourth races.

Also today, the track and field competition is slated to get underway at the Heriberto Jara Athletic Stadium with sprinter Adrian Griffith running out of lane six in the second of three semi-finals of the 100m for a shot in the final on Tuesday.

Katrina Seymour will run out of lane four in the second of the two semi-finals of the women’s 400m hurdles for a berth in the final that will be contested on Wednesday.

And Delron Innis will be participating in the first final when he will be the fifth of eight competitors in the men’s discus throw.

Team Bahamas still has competitors left to compete in bowling, tennis, men’s volleyball and rowing.