The Tribune

TRACK

CLUB MONICA

MEET

THE Club Monica’s 14th Annual Track and Field Classic is scheduled for 9am Saturday at Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

All of the local clubs and athletes are expected to compete in the one-day meet.The admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children.

RUGBY

HEINEKEN CUP

THE Bahamas Rugby Union will continue its Heineken Cup competition at the Winton Rugby Centre 3:30pm Saturday when the Buccaneers take on Baillou.

The Cuckoos, in two games played, are leading the standings with a 2-0 win-loss record and nine points.

The Buccaneers are sitting in second place with a 1-0 record and four points in just one game played.

Baillou is sitting in third with a 0-1 record and one point. Freeport is also winless in two games with one record.

BOWLING

FINANCIAL

LEAGUE

THE top scorer in the Financial Bowling League competition last night was Sonith Lockhart of Rubis Oil Stars, who downed the pins for a 244 high game and a 643 high three game set. 

The runner-up was Alfred Burrows of the BTC Night Hawks with a 637 second high set. Philip Davis of the Moonlight Strikers toppled the pins for the second high game of 241.

The ladies’ MVP was Joy Lockhart of the BTC Night Hawks with a 199 second high game and a respectable 542 high three game set.  She was followed by Tara Culmer of Forsythe Communications with a 512 second high set.

Betsy Taylor, of the Best Deal Kirki Bar, struck for the second high game of 177.

In team scores for the evening, Forsythe Communications blanked Leno Corporate Services 3-0, Moonlight Strikers def. BTC Night Hawks 3-0, Best Deal Kirki Bar def. the Strike Force 2-1 and Rubis Oil Stars def. Deloitte & Touche 2-1.

TRACK

UB AT FRED

WILT OPEN

THE University of The Bahamas will kick off its international track and field calendar in Indiana on January 28 when a 12-member team participates in the 2017 Fred Wilt Open at Purdue University. The team consists of seven males and five females.

• The team includes the

following athletes:

Males - Aaron Cox – 60m and Long Jump; Yurick Dean – 200m and 4 x 400m; Tyler Gardiner – 400m and 4 x 400m; Ken Mullings – 60m hurdles and high jump; 4 x 400m; Avery Thompson – 60m hurdles; 4 x 400m; Leonardo Romer – 200m and Stony Duncanson – high jump.

Females - Antonishka Deveaux – 200m and 4 x 400m; Ronnecia Ferguson – 60m, 60m hurdles and  4 x 400m; Beyonce Scott – 60m hurdles, high jump and 4 x 400m; Gabrielle Shannon – 200m and 4 x 400m and Alexandria Strachan – 60m and 60m hurdles.

The team is being coached by Rupert Gardiner, assisted by Ednal Rolle. The team leaves on Friday and returns on Sunday.

14TH ANNUAL

CLUB MONICA

CLASSIC

THE 14th Annual Club Monica Track Classic is all set for this Saturday at Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

The one-day meet, featuring more than 30 clubs and schools, is scheduled to begin at 9am.

SOFTBALL

NATIONAL GIRLS

TEAM PRACTICE

THE Bahamas has been invited to participate in the Junior Women’s Softball World Championships, July 23-30, 2017 in Clearwater, Florida.

The process of selecting young ladies to participate on the Bahamas 19U National softball team began Tuesday and continued last night at the Junior Baseball League of Nassau (JBLN) Field of Dreams at St Andrew’s High School.

Additional practice dates and venues will be announced. Interested persons can contact Shane Albury at 552-0653 or via email shanealbury@aol.com for more details.