The Tribune

SOCCER

KPMG FOOTBALL

FEST

THE Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) is scheduled to host its annual KPMG Football Fest 9:15am to 4:30pm on Friday, November 20. This will be the fourth year the tournament has been held. The KPMG Football Fest brings together nearly 100 student athletes from four different Caribbean countries, including The Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Jamaica, for two days of competitive sport, fun and cultural exchange.

An opening ceremony is all set for 9:15am to 10am which will feature a team parade (displaying national flags), the Bahamian national anthem and a Junkanoo rush-out and a 13-and-under football tournament with matches featuring players who represent five schools from around the Caribbean (10am to 4:30pm).

BOWLING

CITY BOWLING

LEAGUE

THE most valuable player (MVP) in City Bowling League competition last night was Kelsey Rolle of Ten Back Strikers, who downed the pins for a 236 high game and a strong 598 high three game set. The runner-up was Ricardo Rolle of Duce City E & U Water Coolers with a 224 second high game and a 588 second high set. The leader in the ladies’ category was Janice Hoyte of Ten Back Strikers with a 227 high game and a huge 630 three game set. Hoyte was followed by Joanne Powell of Bahamas Air Flyers with a respectable 555 second high set. Tara Culmer of Island Game Strokers struck for the second high game of 215.

Team scores for the evening were:

Fresh Blend Rolling Stones 3, BEC Shockers 0

Bahamasair Flyers 3, Telco Enterprises 0

Reach Crusaders 3, TK Falcons 0

Genuine Knights 3, Duce City E&U Watercoolers 0

Ten Back Strikers 3, Checker’s Cafe 0

GIGA Tech 2, Coca Cola Avengers 1

Island Game Strokers 2, Duce City E&U Watercoolers 1

KIDS’ ATHLETICS

RACE

THE Kids’ Athletics Academy is all set to host its 3rd annual one-mile road race 10am Saturday at the Hot Rod Race Track and Motorsports Park at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Complex.

Categories

Under-6 - 400m, Under-8 - 800m, Under-10 - 1200, Under-14 - 1 mile, Under-16 - 1 mile, Under-18 - 1 mile and Open - 1 mile.

Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners and medals from 4th to 10th place finishers.

Registration is being held at the BAAA office with Ann Thompson or coach Sherry Murray-Francis at Temple Christian Primary School, Collins Ave, or at race track on race day.

This race is the first off-season event on the BAAA calendar and will be utilised as a fitness testing for our athletes. All track clubs, basketball teams and persons training for half marathons are encouraged to participate.

JBLN

BASEBALL

THE Junior Baseball League of Nassau opened its 2016 pre-season this past week with a full slate of games played in all seven divisions at the St Andrew’s Field of Dreams.

The JBLN pre-season is scheduled to train players and teams for the upcoming season which will open on January 16, 2016.

Games this week:

Wednesday

6:30pm Major - Yankees vs Reds

Friday

6:30pm - Major - Reds vs Giants

Saturday

10 am - Coach Pitch - Cubs vs Marlins

Minor - Royals vs Tigers

Junior - Orioles vs Dodgers

Softball Girls

Crushers vs Shippers

11am - Tee Ball -

Hot Fries vs Blue Claws

12:30 am Coach Pitch - Padres vs Athletics; Minor - Pirates vs Mets; Junior - Mariners vs Phillies;

12:30 pm Soft Ball - Spice Girls vs Oilers.

1pm Tee Ball - Hornets vs Bears.

3pm Senior - Braves vs Blue Jays; Softball - Players vs Distributors.

Sunday

2pm Senior - Brewers vs Rangers; Softball - Shippers vs Players.