The Tribune

BASEBALL

JBLN REGULAR

SEASON

THE Junior Baseball League of Nassau has announced that they will open their 28th regular season this week with some 28 baseball teams for boys and five softball teams for girls competing. The season will run until May.

The divisional breakdown of teams are as follows:

Tee Ball Division - 5-6 years - 5 teams. Coach Pitch Division - 7-8 years - 3 Teams. Little League Minor Division - 9-10 years - 6 Teams. Little League Major Division - 11-12 years - 4 Teams. Junior Division - 13-15 years - 5 Teams. Senior Division - 16-Over - 5 Teams. Girls Soft Ball - 13-19 years - 5 Teams.

This week’s schedule

is as follows:

Today

6:30pm - Minor league -

Royals vs Marlins

Friday

6:30pm -Major League -

Yankees vs Giants

Saturday

Noon - Tee Ball -

Hornets vs Blue Claws

12:30 pm - Coach Pitch -

Padres vs Cubs

12:30 pm - Minor League

• Mets vs Pirates
  
  

12:30 pm - Junior League

• Orioles vs Dodgers
  
  
  

12:30 pm - Softball -

Distributors vs Knights

2pm - Tee Ball -

Hot Fries vs Bears

3pm - Coach Pitch -

Red Sox vs Padres

3pm - Minor League -

Diamondbacks vs Astros

3pm - Junior League -

Mariners vs Indians

3pm - Softball - Players

vs Crushers

Sunday

12:30pm -

Senior Division -

Brewers vs Rangers

12:30pm - Major League -

Reds vs Cardinals

3pm - Senior Division -

Braves vs Nationals

3pm - Softball -

Spice Girls vs Crushers.

BOWLING

BBF ELECTIONS

THE Bahamas Bowling Federation has announced that its annual general meeting and election of officers is all set for 7pm on Wednesday, January 18 at Mario’s Bowling and Family Entertainment Centre.

All members of the Ten Pin Association of the New Providence, which comprise of the City and Financial Leagues, are eligible to vote.

The federation is inviting all financial members to come out and participate in the voting procedure.

CITY BOWLING

LEAGUE

THE City Bowling League competition resumed after the holiday break last night with some outstanding scores being posted.   

The top scorer was Lasheik Major of Carib Construction with a 650 high three game set. The runner-up was Ritchie Pyfrom of Telco Enterprises with a 648 second high set.

Johann Pyfrom, also of Telco Enterprises, blasted the pins for the high game of 245 followed by Raymond Adderley of Carib Construction with another big game of 241.

The ladies’ MVP was Driskell Rolle of TK Falcons with a 196 second high game and an impressive 569 high three game high set. She was followed by Tara Johnson of Duce City E & U Water Coolers with a 545 second high set. Betsy Taylor of Bahamasair Flyers downed the pins for the high game of 203.

In team scorers posted: Bahamasair Flyers def. TK Falcons 3-0; CDM Knights def. The Avengers 3-0; Carib Construction def. Fresh Blend 3-0; NUA Reach Crusaders def. Telco Enterprises 2-1; Island Game Strokers def. Ten Back Strikers 2-1; Duce City def. Giga Tech 2-1 and BEC Shockers def. Checker’s Cafe 2-1.

ROAD RUNNERS

TRACK MEET

THE first track and field meet on the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ 2017 calendar is the Road Runners Track Classic that will be held this weekend at the new Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

The event is slated to begin at 6pm Friday and continue at 1pm on Saturday.

However, the throwers will compete on Saturday only at the University of the Bahamas playing field, starting at 10am as the National Sports Authority has denied anyone from using the newly refurbished infield for throwing events at this time.

BAISS

BASKETBALL

COMETS WIN

THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools continued its basketball season on Friday with the Queen’s College Comets junior boys blasting the St John’s Giants 46-38.

The Comets’ leading scorers were Nathan Moss with 12 points and Nathan Allen with nine. The leading scorers for St John’s were I Issacs with 20 and T Basden with 12.