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Burnside elected as new president of fast-pitch softball league
Burnside elected as new president of fast-pitch softball league By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net HAVING spent more than 40 years in the sport as either a player, coach, manager and administrator, Godfrey 'Gully' Burnside s
Burnside elected as new president of fast-pitch softball league
Burnside elected as new president of fast-pitch softball league By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net HAVING spent more than 40 years in the sport as either a player, coach, manager and administrator, Godfrey 'Gully' Burnside s
Vlasov and Beaumont pull off emotional win
It was a great weekend for Bahamian Ana Camille ‘Millie’ Vlasov and her horse, Beaumont, at the Jumping du Golfe St Tropez Hubside 1* Equestrian competition in St Tropez, France. Vlasov, the lone Bahamian in action, competed in three classes against competitors from France, Spain, Turkey, Italy, Chile, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Brazil, Ireland, Israel, Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden and the United Kingdom and was successful, winning all three of her races.
Elana Mackey upsets Clarke for ladies’ title
WITH her college roommate as her lucky charm on the sideline cheering her on, Elana Mackey stunned defending champion Sydney Clarke to capture her first Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals women’s title. In the rematch of last year’s final of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s week-long tournament at the National Tennis Centre, Mackey prevailed with an impressive 6-2, 7-5 triumph over Clarke on Thursday.
After surgery, Serena Brown expects to make impact with Hawkeyes in Big 10
SHE has been out of action for the past year, recuperating from surgery to repair her rotator cuff. But now Serena Brown has settled in at the University of Iowa where she expects to make an impact in the Big 10 Conference for the Hawkeyes, making the switch from the Texas A&M Aggies and the Southeastern Conference.
Briontae Riley to play pro in France
FROM the time she picked up a basketball under the supervision of coach Varel Davis at CH Reeves Junior High School, Briontae Riley knew that she was going to be something special. Thanks to Bahamian Jaraun ‘Kino’ Burrows and his Raw Talent organisation, the versatile multi-talented Riley is heading to Grans, France, to play professionally for the Basket Club Gransois.
Mikhail McLean making impact as assistant director of player development
AFTER suffering an injury, Bahamian basketball player Mikhail McLean thought his career was over.
'Fireman' postpones meet until next April
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net INSTEAD of going to Grand Bahama, Chris 'Fireman' Brown has decided to holf off his initial Invitational Track and Field Classic and is now expected to stage it at the new Thomas A Robinson
'Fireman' postpones meet until next April
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net INSTEAD of going to Grand Bahama, Chris 'Fireman' Brown has decided to holf off his initial Invitational Track and Field Classic and is now expected to stage it at the new Thomas A Robinson
Nationals: Top tennis players secure their berths in finals
It will be a rematch between the Newman brothers in the men’s final of the Giorgio Baldacci National Open, while former Fed Cuppers Kerrie Cartwright and Danielle Thompson will meet in the ladies’ draw. The players all secured their berths in the semi-finals of the main draw of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s weeklong tournament at the National Tennis Centre yesterday.
Heavenly Angels runners-up in 12-and-under volleyball tourney
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE D'ALBENAS Heavenly Angels last week returned from Deerfield, Florida, where they picked up the runners-up trophy in a 12-and-under girls' volleyball tournament. Head coach Cardinal Moncu
Heavenly Angels runners-up in 12-and-under volleyball tourney
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE D'ALBENAS Heavenly Angels last week returned from Deerfield, Florida, where they picked up the runners-up trophy in a 12-and-under girls' volleyball tournament. Head coach Cardinal Moncu
Heavenly Angels runners-up in 12-and-under volleyball tourney
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE D'ALBENAS Heavenly Angels last week returned from Deerfield, Florida, where they picked up the runners-up trophy in a 12-and-under girls' volleyball tournament. Head coach Cardinal Moncu
Heavenly Angels runners-up in 12-and-under volleyball tourney
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE D'ALBENAS Heavenly Angels last week returned from Deerfield, Florida, where they picked up the runners-up trophy in a 12-and-under girls' volleyball tournament. Head coach Cardinal Moncu
Heavenly Angels runners-up in 12-and-under volleyball tourney
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE D'ALBENAS Heavenly Angels last week returned from Deerfield, Florida, where they picked up the runners-up trophy in a 12-and-under girls' volleyball tournament. Head coach Cardinal Moncu
'We definitely have a strong team and I think we are going to surprise some of the countries'
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net HEAD coach Andy Knowles said he's extremely pleased with the team that was selected to represent the Bahamas in this year's Carifta Games. But he noted that each member will have to be at th
'We definitely have a strong team and I think we are going to surprise some of the countries'
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net HEAD coach Andy Knowles said he's extremely pleased with the team that was selected to represent the Bahamas in this year's Carifta Games. But he noted that each member will have to be at th
‘Reno’ gets busted lip ‘stitched right away’
TUREANO ‘Reno’ Johnson was on the verge of setting himself up for one of the greatest accomplishments in Bahamian boxing history. But that was thwarted by Mexican Jaime Munguia at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, on Saturday night.
Newman brothers in Giorgio Baldacci Open
When the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Annual Giorgio Baldacci Open is held next week, brothers Baker and Spencer Newman are looking to return and put on a show. The tournament is scheduled to begin on Monday and conclude on Saturday with the top men and women tennis players participating in singles and doubles. The BLTA intends to use the tournament as the trials for the men’s Davis Cup team and the ladies’ Fed Cup team.
Dynamic duo to double up as wild card entry in main draw
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THEY have long been close friends and junior rivals. Now Nikkita Fountain and Grand Bahamian Larikah Russell are teaming up to play together as a doubles combination - a role they have playe