FRONT row from left to right are: Stephanie Higgs (Honouree), Fallon Symonette (Kfc/ Pizza Hut), Derek Wells (GBSSAA president), Carmel Parker-Dean (Fidelity Bank Freeport branch manager), Frazee Gibson (Chief Councilor City of Freeport) and ASP Steven Rolle (Police Press Officer). BACK row from left to right are: Emmit Higgins (Meet Director). Susan Bain (Chief official), Nikita Johnson (TBCA Track Coach), Stephanie Woodside (SMPR Track coach), Desmond Hall (GBSSAA Treasurer) and Norris Bain (MYSC Deputy Sports Director).
THE Grand Bahama Secondary Schools Athletic Association announced on Thursday that this year’s Track and field Championships will be at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex next week.
The meet will be named the Fidelity Bank High School Track and Field Championships and will be held from April 25-28th for the field events after school and April 29-30th for track events from 10am. The final day of competition will be held on Monday, May 2nd with All the Relays.
The GBSSAA thanked their sponsors Freeport City Council and KFC/ Pizza Hut, Focol, Grand Bahama Port, BTC and the Caribbean Bottling Company Limited.
During the meet, the GBSSAA will honour former longtime president Kenton Rolle, who has relocated to Exuma, and Stephanie Higgs, a retired physical education teacher and coach for over 40 years.
The championship trophies will be named in honour of the late Anita Doherty, former principal of Bishop Michael Eldon School and a former physical education teacher.
The defending champions are St Mary’s in the junior division an Tabernacle Baptist in the senior division.
Covid-19 protocols will be strictly enforced for everyone attending the meet.
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